Ade S Fables

In all the Country around there was not a Man who came up to her Plans and Specifications for a Husband. Neither was there any Man who had any time for Her. So she led a lonely Life, dreaming of the One-the Ideal. He was a big and pensive Literary Man, wearing a Prince Albert coat, a neat Derby Hat and godlike Whiskers. When He came he would enfold Her in his Arms and whisper Emerson's Essays to her.

As the title suggests, this book is a collection of fables written by George Ade. More than a dozen tales are featured, including the following: 'The New Fable of the Private Agitator and What He Cooked Up', 'The New Fable of the Speedy Sprite', 'The New Fable of the Intermittent Fusser', and 'The New Fable of the Father Who Jumped In'.

Book Excerptall and don't try to Force. He is sure to blow up sooner or later. Take another Lesson to-morrow morning and then publish your Defi in the afternoon."He never had been strong enough to stand off Ambition. So the next Day he took on Old Sure-Thing again and got it in the same Place.No wonder. The Octogenarian was of Scotch Descent. He was the Color of an Army Saddle. He never smiled except when the Kilties came on tour. His Nippie consisted of a tall Glass about half full and then a little Well Water.A plain American Business Man with a York State Ancestry had a fat Chance against this Caledonian frame-up.But that same persistent Ambition kept sending him back to the Ring to take another Trouncing.One day he failed to show up at the Club House. The Trained Nurse, who fanned him during the final Hours, never suspected. But the Caddy- Master knew that he had died of a Broken Heart.MORAL: Those who travel the hardest are not always the first to arrive.THE NE

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