Wit and Humor of America, The Vol 04

<h2><SPAN name="THE_TWO_PEDESTRIANS" id="THE_TWO_PEDESTRIANS"></SPAN>THE TWO PEDESTRIANS</h2> <h3>BY CAROLYN WELLS</h3> <p>Once on a time there were two Men, one of whom was a Good Man and the other a Rogue.</p> <p>The Good Man one day saw a Wretched Drunkard endeavoring to find his way Home.</p> <p>Being most kind-hearted, the Good Man assisted the Wretched Drunkard to his feet and accompanied him along the Highway toward his Home.</p> <p>The Good Man held fast the arm of the Wretched Drunkard, and the result of this was that when the Wretched Drunkard lurched giddily the Good Man perforce lurched too.</p> <p>Whereupon, as the Passing Populace saw the pair, they said: "Aha! Another good man gone wrong," and they Wisely Wagged their Heads.</p> <p>Now the Bad Man of this tale, being withal of a shrewd and canny Nature, stood often on a street corner, and engaged in grave conversation with the Magnates of the town.</p> <p>To be sure, the Magnates shook him as soon as possible, but in no wise discouraged he cheerfully sauntered up to another Magnate. Thus did he gain a Reputation of being a friend of the Great.</p> <h3>MORALS:</h3> <p>This Fable teaches us that A Man is known by the Company he Keeps, and that We Must not Judge by Appearances.<span class='pagenum'><SPAN name="Page_604" id="Page_604"></SPAN></span></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />