Printer’s Block of George Ade’s “The Fable of The Good People Who Rallied to the Support of the Church.” · Carlson Fable Collection

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Printer’s Block of George Ade’s “The Fable of The Good People Who Rallied to the Support of the Church.”

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1940? Printer’s Block of George Ade’s “The Fable of The Good People Who Rallied to the Support of the Church.” Mounted on wood, with a hook for hanging. 9.7” x 2.7”. Unknown source.

What fun! Our collection has a number of individual George Ade “Fables in Slang” cut out of newspapers – unfortunately not featuring this one. We have a number of his books. For those who do not want to read either forwards or in mirror-fashion, I lay out the text here. By the way, I was surprised how easy the printer’s block was to read when I flipped it in my computer!

Date

1940?

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The Fable of The Good People Who Rallied to the Support of the Church

A CONGREGATION needed Money for repairing the Church, so the Women got together and decided to hold a Raspberry Festival. Sister Frisbie invited them to come and Carouse on her Front Lawn. Some 22 Members of the Flock flew out and bought a few Things to Wear, the Outlay for washable Finery running to about $8 per Head.

Mr. Frisbie got $9 worth of Chinese Lanterns and strung them around. He wanted to do the Thing up Brown so as to get a Puff in the Weekly. The Paper came out and said that the Frisbie Front Yard with its Myriad Twinkling Lights was a Veritable Fairy-Land. That kind of a Notice is worth $9 of anybody's Money.

Mr. Frisbie and three other Pillars of the Church devoted $7 worth of valuable Time to unloading Tables and Camp-Stools.

The Women Folks ruined $14 worth of Complexion working in the hot Kitchen to make Angel Food and Fig Cake.

On the Night of the Raspberry Orgy the Public trampled down $45 worth of Shrubbery.

When it came time to check up the Linen and Silverware it was found that $17 worth of Spoons with Blue Thread tied around them had been lost in the Shuffle.

The Drip from the Candles ruined $29 worth of Summer Suits and Percale Shirt-Waists.

Four Children gorged themselves and each was tied in a True Lover's Knot with Cholera Morbus before another Sunrise. The Doctor Bills footed up $18.

After clearing the Wreck, paying the Drayman and settling for the lee Cream and Berries, it was discovered that the Church was $6.80 to the Good. So everybody said it was a Grand Success.

MORAL: Anything to avoid dropping it in the Basket.

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