nture to
flatter myself that it is not due altogether to the mothers. You and I
are not entirely alike ourselves."

A Racial Parallel

Some White Christians engaged in driving Chinese Heathens out of an
American town found a newspaper published in Peking in the Chinese
tongue, and compelled one of their victims to translate an editorial. It
turned out to be an appeal to the people of the Province of Pang Ki to
drive the foreign devils out of the country and burn their dwellings and
churches. At this evidence of Mongolian barbarity the White Christians
were so greatly incensed that they carried out their original design.

The Honest Cadi

A Robber who had plundered a Merchant of one thousand pieces of gold was
taken before the Cadi, who asked him if he had anything to say why he
should not be decapitated.

"Your Honour," said the Robber, "I could do no otherwise than take the
money, for Allah made me that way."

"Your defence is ingenious and sound," said the Cadi, "and I must acquit
you of criminality. Unfortunately, Allah has made me so that I must also
take off your head--unless," he added, thoughtfully, "you offer me half
of the gold; for He made me weak under temptation."

Thereupon the Robber put five hundred pieces of gold into the Cadi's
hand.

"Good," said the Cadi. "I shall now remove but one half your head. To
show my trust in your discretion I shall leave intact the half you talk
with."

The Kangaroo and the Zebra

A Kangaroo hopping awkwardly along with some bulky object concealed in
her pouch met a Zebra, and desirous of keeping his attention upon
himself, said:

"Your costume looks as if you might have come out of the penitentiary."

"Appearances are deceitful," replied the Zebra, smiling in the
consciousness of a more insupportable wit, "or I should have to think
that you had come out of the Legislature."

A Matter of Method

A Philosopher seeing a Fool beating his Donkey, said:

"Abstain, my son, abstain, I implore. Those who resort to violence shall
suffer from violence."

"That," said the Fool, diligently belabouring the animal, "is what I'm
trying to teach this beast--which has kicked me."

"Doubtless," said the Philosopher to himself, as he walked away, "the
wisdom of fools is no deeper nor truer than ours, but they really do seem
to have a more impressive way of imparting it."

The Man of Principle

During a shower of rain the