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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