Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-29
From N. o. Delta.
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An AllegOry,


Two great robber cheltains, and their
who had their castles and
sirongholds not very far from each other,
for hundreds of years carried on system
of most deadly warfare one against the
other. Their maraudng bands used TO scour
the whole country round in search OF plum
der; and every poor passenger they met
on the highway, if he was not strong
enough TO resist thern, was sure TO tall a
victim TO their Iawless enterprise. And
It sometimes happened that when one OF
them had secured a valuable prize, and
the mercenaries in his train we're returning
home rich with The spoils that they had
taken from snme more honest nelghbor, he
would be met by party belonging to the
other, when a deadly fight would ensne
for the possession of their il-gotteu plum
der. Sometimes one would prove vlcto-
rious, and sometimes the other. The first
of these used TO carry as his emblem upon
his banner and shield, the Lion, king OF
the forest; and although he might possess
all the british pr0peuslies OF the forest
monarch, in his thirst for blood yet he had
few of the noble attributes of his nature
The other, for long series OF years adopt
ed the Lily as his emblem, until his band
thinking their chie(lan aggrandlzed too
much Of the plumber to himself, formed
lhe resolution 10 cut off his head Ih's
thew did, and chose in his place one from
amongst themselves. full of courage and
daring, and who never asked any other ar
guments to slregthen his title to neigh
boris henroosl, than the superior force
he could bring to drive him from it,
When under his command, they lad some
grand forging and plundering expeditions,
and the great rdzztdS that were underia.
ken at various times and places, so filled
The pockets of his followers, that they al
most worshiped him, and his name was
always upon all their lips. He went on
conuuering and plundering successfully
for long lime, until he happend to cast
his ewes upon the farm of man who lived
in the North, who, in addition to the pre-
cautions he adopted against robbers, in
terrifying himself, was well assisted by
nature, lor the climate was so cold and
inhospitable, that none could live there
but those who had been born within 1t con-
fines. The chietain marched against
This man with half million OF his follow
ers, who, when he saw him approach, sci
fire TO his house and barns, and winter
coming on, The chieltain's men had ne
Mace to she!ler themselves from the fros
and cold. and nearly all persisted or were
destroyed by the servants of the farmer.
When the rival chleliain saw his neigh
bor thus beaten, and so many Of his peo
Die killed, he called together those who
had been robbed and plundered by HIM, ant
urged them 10 band themselves together
10 destroy him, promising them his assIs
lance. He at last reused their spirit, ant
they drove him from place 10 place, unit
finally they conquered him and took hin
prisoner, and co fined him upon a bar
rem rock in the midst of the ocean until n
died.
Since then, the followers of these two
chieitains have been upon much NOR
friendly terms, and within the last two o
three years, they themselves have beef
visiting each other, eating and drinking to
gelher, and exchanging all sorts of kindnes
ses and civlIities, at their different castles
Every body wondered that Two such dead.
enemies should SO soon become reconclled
1t began at last to be suspected, that i wa
not rroinapy great love or ELECTION the on
had for the other, but was dictated entirel
by motives Of selfpreservalon. 10 the Fla
West, 10 the direelion Of the setting sun,
band had arisen who chose their own ruler
and governors; they had county nc
in all that nature could bestow, and live
happily AMI peacibly together. Many
The followers Of these chIeiialns had gon
thiher 10 escape their tyranny and persf
culiou, and they used 10 write to the