. First century of national existence; the United States as they were and y to do juftice to others, as to exailit from them. The Bear and the two Friends. TWO Friends, fetting out togeth-er upon a journey, which led througha dangerous foreft, mutually promifedto affill each other if they Ihould hap-pen to be aflaulted. They had notproceeded far, before they perceiveda Bear making towards them withgreat rage. There were no hopes in flight; butone of them, being very aftive, fprungup into a tree; upon which the other,throwing himfelf flat on the ground,held his breath and pretended to be
. First century of national existence; the United States as they were and y to do juftice to others, as to exailit from them. The Bear and the two Friends. TWO Friends, fetting out togeth-er upon a journey, which led througha dangerous foreft, mutually promifedto affill each other if they Ihould hap-pen to be aflaulted. They had notproceeded far, before they perceiveda Bear making towards them withgreat rage. There were no hopes in flight; butone of them, being very aftive, fprungup into a tree; upon which the other,throwing himfelf flat on the ground,held his breath and pretended to bedead; remembering to have heard itaflerted, that this creature will notprey upon a dead carcafs. The bearcame up, and after fmelling to him fome time, left him and went on. When he was fairlyout of fight and hearing, the hero from the tree called out—Well, my friend, what faid thebear 1 he feemed to whifper you very clofely. He did fo, replied the other, and gave me thisgood piece of advice, never to alTociate with a wretch, who in the hour of danger, will deferthis The Tiuo Dogs. HASTY and inconfiderate con-nections are generally attended withgreat difadvantages; and much ofevery mans good or ill fortune, de-pends upon the choice he makes ofhis friends. A good-natured Spaniel overtook afurly Maftiff, as he was travelling up-on the high road. Tray, althoughan entire ftranger to Tiger, very civ-illy accofted him; and if it would beno interruption, he faid, he Ihould beglad to bear him company on his , who happened not to be alto-gether in fo growling a mood as ufual,accepted the propofal; and they veryamicably purfued their journey together. In the midlt of their converfation, they arrived atthe next village, where Tiger began to difplay his malignant difpofition, by an unprovokedattack upon every dog he met. The villagers immediately fallied forth with great mdig-nation, to refcue their refpeftive favourites; and falling upon our two friends, without dif-tin
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