Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1914 — FABLES FOR THE FAIR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FABLES FOR THE FAIR

By JOSEPHINE DODGE DASKAM

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THE WOMAN WHO BRIBED HER NIECE There was once a Woman who had Two Nieces. One Day she Called, them Both to her and Spoke as follows : “If you will Remove those Birds from your Hats,” she said, “1 will give Each of You a beautiful lave Bird in a Neat Cage. They will Carol and Twitter all Day, and you will Not have the Debasing Consciousness of having Destroyed the Life of a Living Creature. Moreover, by Trimming your Hats with Ribbon Loops you will Present a far more Attractive Appearance. If anything Disgusts a Man, it is the Cruelty of Women in this Regard.” \ , “I shall be Glad to Do as you Suggest,” said One Niece. “And I shall do No Such Thing,” said the Other. “To Begin with,

I had Just as Soon adorn a Hat as a Cage, if I were a Bird. And what is More to the Purpose, the Hat is very Becoming to me As it Is?’ “Then I will Give your Sister Both the Birds,” said her Aunt. Later on a Young Man begged the Aunt to Introduce him to* her Niece. “Which one?” said she. ‘“The One with the Yellow Wing in her Hat,” replied the Young Mafi. “I did Not Notice any Other.” “My Other Niece has a far Better Disposition,” said the Woman, “and a much Kinder Heart. She would Not take the Life of Harmless Birds, but keeps Hers in a Cage, ..and is Devotedly Attached to Them. Would you not Prefer to meet Her?” ‘ “I think Not,” replied the Young Man. “I Especially Admired the One with the Yellow Wing. And Personally Ido Not Care for Birds as Pets. I Think they are Noisy and Messy.” < ' This teaches us that a Bird in the Hat is Worth Two in the Cage.

BEGGED THE AUNT TO INTRODUCE HIM TO HER NIECE.