

SOME FABLES FOR GOOD OLD BOYS AND GIRLS. 



Part Third. 



Near the margin of the great river the scientists presently found a huge, shapely 

 stone, with this inscription : 



" In 184'/, in the spring, the river overflowed its hanks and covered the whole town- 

 ship. The depth was from two to six feet. More than poo head of cattle were lost, 

 and many homes destroyed. The Mayor ordered this memorial to be erected to perpetu- 

 ate the event. God spare us the repetition of it ! " 



With infinite trouble. Professor Woodlouse succeeded in making a translation of 

 this inscription, which was sent home and straightway an enormous excitement was 

 created about it. It confirmed, in a remarkable way, certain treasured traditions 

 of the ancients. The translation was slightly marred by one or two untranslatable 



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