THE THREE LAMENTS.
A fox, a steer, and a sheep met on the edge of a wood, and took to complainingthus of man: •. ■
"To think," snarled the fox, " that I am hunted for my ekin. I adorn' careless women. ..."
Oh," lowod the steer, hia eyes moist, my hide is turned into leather to beat on dirty roads and the pavements of city streets. ..."
Tho sheep appeared.to be the most distressed of the three.
• My skin, my skin," it bleated piteously, is used for diplomas." —William Seaglo in " The Smart Set."
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 14 June 1924, Page 17
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90THE THREE LAMENTS. Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 14 June 1924, Page 17
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