. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. T> Bee Journal CHICAGO, ILL, DECEMBER 5,1901- FORTY-FIRST YEAR No. The Fence or the Ambulance—Which? BY JOSEPH MALINS. "Twas a daogerous clitl'. as con- fessed. Though to walk near its crest was so pleas- ant: But OTei- its terrible edge there had slipped A duke, and full many a peasant; So the people said something would have to bed( But their projects did not at all tally. Some said. " Put a fence round the edge of theelitr;'' Some. "An ambulaneedown in the ; But the cry for the ambulance carri
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. T> Bee Journal CHICAGO, ILL, DECEMBER 5,1901- FORTY-FIRST YEAR No. The Fence or the Ambulance—Which? BY JOSEPH MALINS. "Twas a daogerous clitl'. as con- fessed. Though to walk near its crest was so pleas- ant: But OTei- its terrible edge there had slipped A duke, and full many a peasant; So the people said something would have to bed( But their projects did not at all tally. Some said. " Put a fence round the edge of theelitr;'' Some. "An ambulaneedown in the ; But the cry for the ambulance carried the day, For it spread througli the neighboring city ; A fence may be useful or not, it is true, But each heart became brimful of pity For those who slipped over that dangerous cliff; And the dwellers in highway and alley Gave pounds or gave pence—not to put up a fence. But an ambulance down in the valley. " For the clilfs all right, if you're careful,'' they said; " And if folks even slip and are dropping. It isn't the slipping that hurts them so much As the shock down below—when they're ; So day after day, as these mishaps occurred. Quick forth would these rescuers sally, To pick up the victims who fellotT the cliff, With their ambulance down in the valley. marvel ?It'. Then an old sage remarked, to me That people give far more attention To repairing results than to stopping the cause. When they'd much better aim at prevention. Let us stop at its source all this mischief,'' cried he. " Come, neighbors and friends, let us rally— If the cliff we will fence we might almost dispense With the ambulance down In the ;' "Oh. he's a fanatic," the others rejoined; " Dispence with the ambulance ! Never I He'd dispence with all charities, too, if he could; No, no! We'll support them forever; Aren't we picking folks up just as fast as they fall ? And shall this man dictate to us '. Shall he '. Why should people of sense st
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