A Noble Answer.
The Eev. Dr Sargent states that at a slave market in one of the Southern States of America, at which he was present, a smart, active, coloured boy was put up for sale. A
kind master, who pitied his condition, wishing him not to have a cruel owner, went up him and said : "If I buy you, will you be honest 1" The boy, with a look that baffled description, replied : " I will be honest whether you buy me or not." — Children's Friend.
A Presumptuous Owl.
A young owl once had seen himself
Within, a fountain clear. And thought he was the finest bird That flew, both far and near, " I am," said he, " the glory of The woods and starry night ; I shall woo the eagle-s daughter Down from her rocky height." " My daughter," said the king of birds, " Mate with an owl ? you jest ! You only live in shades of night, She loves the sunlight best. " Meet me here to-morrow morning,
Just at the break of day, And if my eaglet smiles on you I will not|say thee nay." But dazzled by the shining rays That pierced his darkening sight The owl fell prone upon the rockß, And thence escaped at night. The birds pursued him to an oak, And there he lived alone, Lamenting that ambitious views Needs talent, strength, and tone. Kakanui.
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Otago Witness, Issue 181, 6 August 1886, Page 35
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229A Noble Answer. Otago Witness, Issue 181, 6 August 1886, Page 35
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