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

Two great robber chieftains, and their
defendants, who had their castles and
stronghods 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
en- ough to resist them, was sure to fall a
victim to their lawless enterprise. And
it sometimes happened that when one OF
them had secured a valuable prize, and
the mercenaries in his train were returning
home rich with the spois that they had
taken from some more honest neIghbor, he
would be met by a party belonging to the
other. when deadly fight would ensue
for the possession of their ill-gottsu plum
der. Sometimes one would prove victO-
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 propenslties 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 cheltIan aggrandlzed too
much of the plumber to himself, formed
The resolution 10 cut off his head. This
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 stregthen his title to a neigh
boris henroost, than the superior force
he could bring to drive him from it,
When under his command, they ad some
grand foraging and plundering expeditions,
and the great razzidS that were underta.
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 ips. He went on
conquering and plundering successfully
for long time, until he happend to cast
his eyes upon the farm of man who lived
in the North, who, in addition to the pre-
cautions he adopted against robbers, in
| fortiying himself, was we'll assisted by
nature, for the climate was so cold and
| inhospitable, that none could live there
but those who had been born within it con-
fines. The chiettain marched against
! this man with half a million of his follow
era, who, when he saw him approach, set
! fire to his house and barns, and winter
coming on, the chieftain's men had no
place to shelter themselves from the frost
nd cold, and nearly all persisted or were
estroyed by the servants of the farmer.
When the rival chieftain saw his neigh
or thus beaten, and so many OF his peo-
lie killed, he called together those who
lad been robbed and pundered by him, and
Urged them TO band themselves together
destroy him, promising them his assIs.
ance. He at last reused their spirit, and
hey drove him from place to place, until
inallv they conquered him and took him
prisoner, and CO filmed him upon bar
rem rock in the midst of the ocean until ne
died.
Since then, the followers of these two
chieftains have been upon much more
friendly terms, and within the last two OF
three wears, they themselves have been
visiting each other, eating and drinking TO-
gether, and exchanging all sorts OF klndnes-
ses and civilities, at their different castles
Every body wondered that Two such deadiy
enemies should so soon become reconclled
1t began at last to be suspected, that IT was
not from any great love or ELECTION the one
had for the other, but was dictated entirely
bv motives of selfpreservation. In the RAJ
1 West in the direction of the setting SUM-
hand had arisen who chose their own ruIer'
and governors; they had county rlcl
in all that nature could bestow, ano ilSe1
J, happily and peacibly together. Many Q
,he followers of these chIefains had gone
thither 10 escape their tyranny and Pefse
cu,ion, and they used TO write 70 'nsi