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Literary
June 7, 1771
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A prose fable where a weary traveler, denied a ride on a crowded stagecoach, warns of the driver's drunkenness and vehicle faults. After one passenger exits to check, the traveler takes the seat and falsely assures safety, illustrating deceit. Intended for modern patriots and politicians. By Aesop Junior.
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A FABLE to be studied by modern Patriots and Politicians.
The weather was very hot and the road full of dust, when a stage coach came up with a traveller, who was toiling and sweating on foot. "For Heaven's sake, (said he to the driver.) give me a place ; no matter where, whether within or without, on the coach -box behind the coach. take pity upon me, otherwise I die with fatigue." "Every corner is already crammed," (answered the Driver,) and you cannot be admitted (cried the passengers) unless you mean to have us all stifled." Alas ! (said the traveller) but now I examine things more closely, I would not accept of a place. To shew you, however, how disinterested I am, and that I can return good for evil. I will warn you of your danger.- The coach-man is drunk, the horses unruly, and the axle-tree cracked." At first they laughed at him, and disregarded his warning, but he bawled so loud, and persisted so obstinately in his assertion, that one of the passengers, more timid than the rest, thought they might at least examine the matter, and so stepped out. The Driver, who had assured them that everything was safe and in good order, was disobliged ; and the crafty traveller, watching the opportunity, jumped in the vacant seat, "Drive on." says he to the coachman; " and give me leave to assure you, (addressing himself to his fellow-passengers) this is the soberest coachman on the road. his horses quiet, and his axle-tree heart of oak. "
Aesop JUNIOR.
The weather was very hot and the road full of dust, when a stage coach came up with a traveller, who was toiling and sweating on foot. "For Heaven's sake, (said he to the driver.) give me a place ; no matter where, whether within or without, on the coach -box behind the coach. take pity upon me, otherwise I die with fatigue." "Every corner is already crammed," (answered the Driver,) and you cannot be admitted (cried the passengers) unless you mean to have us all stifled." Alas ! (said the traveller) but now I examine things more closely, I would not accept of a place. To shew you, however, how disinterested I am, and that I can return good for evil. I will warn you of your danger.- The coach-man is drunk, the horses unruly, and the axle-tree cracked." At first they laughed at him, and disregarded his warning, but he bawled so loud, and persisted so obstinately in his assertion, that one of the passengers, more timid than the rest, thought they might at least examine the matter, and so stepped out. The Driver, who had assured them that everything was safe and in good order, was disobliged ; and the crafty traveller, watching the opportunity, jumped in the vacant seat, "Drive on." says he to the coachman; " and give me leave to assure you, (addressing himself to his fellow-passengers) this is the soberest coachman on the road. his horses quiet, and his axle-tree heart of oak. "
Aesop JUNIOR.
What sub-type of article is it?
Fable
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Political
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Fable
Traveler
Stagecoach
Warning
Deceit
Politics
Hypocrisy
What entities or persons were involved?
Aesop Junior.
Literary Details
Title
A Fable To Be Studied By Modern Patriots And Politicians.
Author
Aesop Junior.
Subject
To Be Studied By Modern Patriots And Politicians
Key Lines
"The Coach Man Is Drunk, The Horses Unruly, And The Axle Tree Cracked."
"This Is The Soberest Coachman On The Road. His Horses Quiet, And His Axle Tree Heart Of Oak."