Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1882 — The Hare and the Fish. [ARTICLE]

The Hare and the Fish.

[Detroit Free Press.] The hare aud the fish, having borrowed tobacco of each other for several months, and agreeing perfectly on politics, set out to make a jouruey tcgether aud see the sights of the world. They had not proceeded many miles when a wolf was discovered in pursuit. The hare at once started off at the top of his speed, but the fish called out: “Do not leave me thus: I can not run!” A lisa who can not run has no business to make a journey,” replied the hare, aud away he flew to save his bacon. The fish hurried after as fast as pogßible,and both found themselves on the bahk of a river, while the wolf was yet'a furlong away. The fish at once rolled into the water and darted away but the hare shouted after him : “Do not leave me; I cannot swim!” “A hare that can not swim has no business to make a journey,” and he sailed away and lett the hare to be eaten on the halfshell. Moral—An owl who overheard the affair fram his perch in a persimmon tree drewdown his left eye and softly said: “You don’t know "a man until you have traveled with him.”