Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1882 — A Fable. [ARTICLE]

A Fable.

One day an old Turkey took a Walk through the Meadow to see how the Crops were getting along. Seeing a Hornet’s Nest by a Stone Wall, she Fondly Imagined she could Hatch out the Contents. So Sat down upon it, and did Hatch out the contents in about two Seconds. Five Minutes later she stood filled with Humiliation, Running her Bill through her Feathers and Attempting to Count the number of Perforations in her Breast, which looked very much like a Nutmeg-Grater. The Moral of this Fable teaches us that Squatting on other People’s Property is a Perilous Proceeding; and that there are some Humble Institutions which cannot be sat upon.— Puck.