Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1885 — The Foolish Friends. [ARTICLE]

The Foolish Friends.

In the depths of a forest there lived two foxes who never had a cross word with each other. One of them said one day, in the politest fox language: “Let’s quarrel." • “Very well," said the other, “as you please, dear friend. But how shall we set about it ?" “Ob ’. it cannot be difficult,” said fox number one; “two-legged people fall out, why should not we ?” So they tried all sorts of ways, but it could not be done, because each one would give way. At last number one fetched two stones. “There!” said he, “you say they’re yours, Mid I’ll say there’re mine, and we will quarrel and fight and scratch each other. Now I’ll begin. Those stones are mine!" “Very well,” answered the other, gently, “you are quite welcome to them.” “But we shall never quarrel at this rate !” cried the other, jumping up and lickjng his face. “You old simpleton, don’t you know that it take two to make a quarrel any day?” - ■ * ' So they gave it up as a bad job, and never tried to play at this, silly game again. I often think of this fable when I feel more inclined to be sulky than sw'eet. — Anon. w .