Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ...upon a time there were Two Fools. And one of those Fools was a man and the other was a woman. And that is a Bad Combination. And there came unto them one of their friends, and spake unto them, saying, Behold, people are talking about you; and what they say is Unpleasant. Have a care, therefore, lest what they say become More Unpleasant. And when the Two Fools heard this, they spake one to another, and said, We should worry about what People Say. For we have done nothing amiss, and we shall do nothing amiss. And they who speak evil of us seek only the evil that is in their own hearts. They are Idle Gossips. Let them talk. We will give them something to Talk About. Then these Two Fools proceeded to give the Gossips something to Talk About. And they succeeded beyond their Fondest Hopes. And the more people talked, the more Defiant these Two Fools became. And when they had gotten themselves into a Pretty Bad Mess of Publick Scandal, then did the Woman Fool come unto Keturah, and the Man Fool came unto me. And we had what might be called a Foursome. And the Woman Fool wept much; and the Man Fool swore. And I said unto them, Ye are Two Fools with less than a Single Thought; two Nuts, and both of you Cracked. And they said, Behold, we have done no wrong. Let the evil be unto those who evil think. And I said, Nay; the evil is also unto those who cause others to think evil. And the man said, When a man knoweth that he hath done nothing wrong, then may he stand in his Conscious Rectitude and face the Lying, Foul-mouthed world. And I said, Save thine eloquence. For a righteous cause a man may face the world, but not for the sake of indulging his own Folly. And Keturah spake unto the Woman Fool, and said, My dear, this world is prone to judge that...