CONTENTS
The Statue at Bum- BOOGLE 310
Improvidence 310
Sheep and Lion 311
The Inconsolable Widow 311
An Intrusion 311
The Tolerant Sovereign 312
The Mysterious Word.. 3 12
A Born Captain 313
Revelation 314
Soldier and Vulture.. .314
Her Honor the Mayor. 315
In Advance of His T1ME.315
Cause and Effect 316
The Unshrewd Assassin 317
Environment 317
A Chained Eagle 318
The Powerless Poet 318
From General to Particular 319
Disappointment 320
The Merciful AspiRANT.320
A Discomfited Philosopher 321
A Monarch Forearmed. 322
Wolf and Tortoise 323
A Condition Precedent. 323
The Ambitious Statesman 324
The Limit 324
As Usual 325
FABLES FROM "FUN".. 329
AESOPUS EMENDATUS
Jupiter and the Baby Show 341
Mercury and the Wood- chopper 341
The Penitent Thief... 342
Fox AND Grapes 342
Farmer and Fox 342
Archer and Eagle 343
Truth and the Traveler 343
Wolf and Lamb 344
Grasshopper and Ant.. 344
Goose and Swan 344
Fisher and Fished 345
Wolves and Dogs 345
Dame Fortune and the
Traveler 346
Wolf and Shepherds . . 346
Lion, Cock and Ass 346
Snake and Swallow... 347
Victor and Victim.... .347
Hen and Vipers 348
Spendthrift and Swallow 348
Lion and Thorn » 348
