. First century of national existence; the United States as they were and uded fhe washanging for fome mifdemeanour; andwith great joy immediately fallied forth in queft of their prey. Pufs, as foon as a fufficientnumber were collefted together, quitting her hold, dropped into the midft of them; andvery few had the fortune to make good their retreat. This artifice having fucceeded fo well,file was encouraged to try the event of a fecond. Accordingly (he whitened her coat allover, by rolling herfelf in a heap of flour, and in this difguifc lay concealed in the bottom ofa meal tub. This f
. First century of national existence; the United States as they were and uded fhe washanging for fome mifdemeanour; andwith great joy immediately fallied forth in queft of their prey. Pufs, as foon as a fufficientnumber were collefted together, quitting her hold, dropped into the midft of them; andvery few had the fortune to make good their retreat. This artifice having fucceeded fo well,file was encouraged to try the event of a fecond. Accordingly (he whitened her coat allover, by rolling herfelf in a heap of flour, and in this difguifc lay concealed in the bottom ofa meal tub. This ftratagem was executed in general with the same effeft as the former. Butan old experienced Rat, altogether as cunning as his adverfary, was not fo eafily enfnared. Idont much like, faid he, that white heap yonder: Something whifpers me there is mifchiefconcealed under it. Tis true it may be meal; but it may likewife be fomething that I (houldnot reli(h quite fo well. There can be no harm at leaft in keeping at a proper diftance; forcaution, I am fure, is the parent of 418 EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. The Fox and the Swallow. ARISTOTLE informs us, that thefollowing Fable was spoken by Etop tothe Samians, on a debate upon chang-ing their minifters, who were acculedof plundering the commonwealth. A Fox fwimming acrofs a river,happened to be entangled fomeweeds that grew near the bank, fromwhich he was unable to extricate him-felf. As he lay thus cxpofed to wholefwarms of flies, which were galling himand fucking his blood, a fwallow, ob-fcrving his diftrefs, kindly offered todrive them away. By no means, faidthe Fox ; for if thefe ftiould be chafedaway, which are already fufficientlymore hungry fwarm would fucceed, and I fhould be robbed of every re-blood in my veins.
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