PcJ&er, Alaska Dorothy M.'Bell, EdtLtor
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THE MOUSE AND UK STAKE r " .
A Viov.se found a beautiful piece of plum cake,
Tvichost rind sweetest that mortal could make{
*Twas heavy with citron and fragrant with spice,
And covered with sugar all Sparkling as ice. '
*My starsiw cried the mouse, while his eye beamed with glee,
"Here’s a treasure I’ve found. What a feast it will be I
But hark! there’s a noisel^Tis ny brothers at play;
So IT11 hide with the cake^ lest they wander this way.
"Not a bit shall they have, for I know I can eat
Bvery morsel myself, and I’ll have such a treat I”
So off went the mouse, as he held the cake fast;
While his hungry young'brothers went scampering past.
He nibbled and nibbled, and panted; but still
He kept gulping it down* till'he made himself ill;
Yet he swallowed it all, and, ’tis easy to guess,
He was soon so unwell that he groaned with.distress.
His family heard him, and as he grew worse,
They sent for the doctor, who made him rehearse
How he’d eaten the cake to the very last crumb,'
Without giving his playmates and relatives some.
"Ah mej" cried the doctor, "advice is too late;
You must die before long, so prepare for your fate.'
If you had but divided the cake with your brothers,
’Twould have done you no harm, and been good for the others.
"Had you shared it, the treat would have been wholesome enough
But' eaten by one, it was dangerous stuff;
So prepare for the worst." And the word had scarce fled,
'.Then the doctor turned round, and the patient was dead.
Now all little people the lessen may take,
And some large ones may learn from the mouse'and the cake,
Not to be over-selfish with what we may gain,
Or the best of our pleasures may turn into pain.
INITIATION
The new manager of the Il.V.F.C.A. is being properly initiated
by having a law suit thrown in his lap. This tine he hardly
had time to get out of his car and unpafck his suitcase.'Tell—
there is nothing like getting a nan off to a good start.
BUILDING A
NEW
WORLD
Capt. S. Pelle wiil
lecture cn—
"Building a New TTorld"
Bunday-October 17,1948
2:00 p.m.
Palmer Community
.Auditorium
Film strip will be
shown entitled:
"ONE TTORLD OH NONE"
and
Colored slides.
Baha’i TTorld Faith
TTorld Eaith for T/orld
Freedom.
‘You are invited.
4- Hors
are reminded that
October 15th is the
last day on the Record
books. They must be
in on this day if you
expect to receive:" a
4-H pin for your yearfs
work.
So letfs not fbrget
about that story and
record of your year’s
work.
PALMER.
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VALVE GRIND
AS AN
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ADDED SERVICE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS
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CHILTON FLAT RATE PRICES
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