8 THE WAVE. FABLES AND ANECDOTES. A Successful Man of Business, having occa-| sion to write to a Thief, expressed a wish to] see him and shake hands. "No," replied the Thief, “there are some| things which I will not take—among them ‘your band.” . “You must use a little strategy.” said a Philosopher to whom the Successful Man of| ‘Business had reported the Thies haughty re: ply. "Leave your hand out some night and| ‘he will take it.” ‘So one night the Successful Man of Busi ness left his band out of his neighbor's pock-| ts, and the Thief took it with avidity. A Cat was looking at a King, as permitted by the proverb. “Well” aid the monarch, observing. her inspection of the royat person, * how do you tike me? “'iPean imagine s King,” said the Cat “hots T would Ike better Ror example?" ‘The King of the Mice.” ‘The sovereign was so pleased with the wit of he ely that he elevated ert the pur tage and. gave her permission to scratch bis Prime Minfaters eyes out ‘A Hunter who had lassoed a Bear was try-| ing to disengage himself from the rope, but the slipknot about his wrist would not yield, for the Bear was all the time pulling ia the| slack. In the midst of his trouble he saw a ‘Showman passing, by and managed to attract it you give me,” he said, “for my be some Give or ten minutes.” sid the Showman, “before Isball want fresh Bess, prices would fall dar: ing the Intermediate time. T think fl wai ad watch the market “Phe price ofthis animal" the Hunter re-| plied, "8 down to. bedrock: you can ‘have Fim for nothing a pou spot casb, and il throw inthe next oe Hat lee.” a he ehaser-must remove the goods frm the Premises forthwith, to asks Soom for: thee Fite cating tiger, a catbeaded gorilla and an rm of ratlemacen: Bat the Stowman passed on, in maiden reditatios, fancy free, ad being joined soon Sferward by the ‘Bear, who was. absenty| Bicking bie teeth, i was inferred that they Mere not unacquainted, “Come,” said a Lamb toa Lion whom she| had met in the Gelds, “let us lie down to- gether.as it has beeu predicted that we would.” Tustead of complying, the Lion started to| run away in terror, greatly to the surprise of| soime peasants, who were even more astonished| ‘when they saw the Lamb in fierce pursuit. In| 2 few moments the smaller beast had over- taken the larger, and, sprioging upon hirm, fastened her teeth in his throat and was sooa| ‘eating the carcass at her leisure. This threw the peasants into the utmost consternation| ‘and they cried out that it was a miracle. Miracle, your grandmother!” said an| ‘aged man who had thoughtfully ensued upon ‘these events in order to expound their mean- ‘Skin" and ‘the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.’ A Lion seeing a Poodle whose hair had| been cut in imitation of his own fell into laughter at the ridiculous spectacle, ‘Who ever saw ‘2 Lion?” This very tru austere dignity, “that I am small; but, sir, Teg to observe that Tam all dog.”” ‘An aged ‘Tramp was taking his breakfast at a swillbarrel when he was accosted by a Sleck Peron who sds ae be “"iMy goed mau, I pass my life in doing be- nevolent deeds.” Cam Superintendent of the [amram Gobootle Home for the Aged Indi ent. dare say you are very unworthy of Sur charity, but if you wil send in am appl feation for ‘admittance T will subuit it tothe Board." "The Tramp thanked him and did as he sug- gested, but when the application was read. at Senet mecig of he Beard wa waa mousy rejected, for it was sigued. Jamram [Gobootle. ‘The members of the Board feared that ifthe founder of the institution were ad- matted as an inmate bis presence might em- barrass the administration. ‘A Widow weeping on her husband's grave| was approached by an Engaging Gentleman who, in a respectful manner, assured her that [beshad long entertained for her the most ten-| der feelings. "“Wreteh!” cried the Widow. “Leave ime this instant ! Is this atime to talk to me of love? : “Tassure you, madame, that I had not in- tended to disclose my affection,” the Engag- ing Gentleman humbly explained, "but the power of your beauty has overcome my dis- eretion.” “You sbould see me when I have not been crying,” said the Widow. the actors in this little tragedy are only