But alas! after he had Invested all his Fortune in it, the Scheme proved
to be Worthless, and he Lost all his Money.


MORALS:

This Fable teaches that you should Strike While the Iron is Hot, and
Look Before you Leap.




THE RETORT

BY GEORGE P. MORRIS


Old Nick, who taught the village school,
Wedded a maid of homespun habit;
He was stubborn as a mule,
She was playful as a rabbit.

Poor Jane had scarce become a wife,
Before her husband sought to make her
The pink of country polished life,
And prim and formal as a Quaker.

One day the tutor went abroad,
And simple Jenny sadly missed him;