The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

| flush oil their second summer-ady anced ,(
the front, the ewes formed a hollow triangl,
in the rear, with their little ones i'm the midst
This admirable manpuvre was made 80 Ia
pidly, and with such precision, that Field
marshal the Duke Of Limbs, las the shep
herds called him, he looked so like ran
on stilts,) who directed it, expressed his ap
probation afterwards in short general order
Where. in what school, do birds and beasts
learn their tactics of flight and selfdelence
and who is their teacher His name is
Wonderful
As the ancient enemies to their race came
nearer and nearer, and stood at last face to
iace--silly Sheep to willy Woli-not farther
apart than wolf might leap easily, and a
lamb get over at Two bounds, there was a
dread, dread silence dixie the hush of the
EnSlish line of battle in presence Of the
French, which is 80 shocking to thar sus-
ceptible psople.) mbrOken even by the
pretty bleating of yearling lu,nb in its
playfnlness. II drop of dew had fallen
il would have been heard, the silence was
so intense. The Highland lads were cool
enough to observe that, though old, these
venerable visitors had lost none of their
teeth, and but little of that gloating glare OF
the eyes which makes their gaze 50 terrible
to the timid. Though modest, moderate.
and amiable-ior wolves-there was Ger.
tam something now not progressing in
lhelr looks. The opening lines Of the po
ann 1,dV al Il.
rest. Sheep are not great Lava;erS in their
way, but they are wise enough 10 know that
these Wolves looked bland, but not benign
shy, but not sheepishly shy-calm but no,
|easy-friendly, but not TO be trusted further
than strong man can move hill al once
They hung their heads little down. sign
Of shyness, though it might be a sign only
of old age, weakening spine, and musing
habits of mind. They glanced. too, not
boldly, but futivelv, at the front rank of
rams, steady in their strength In short, to
any other than these simpler savages, with
out guile themselves, and not srlspectng il
therefore where it is, they looked the very
picture of three sad old roundrels with
wicked designs in their heads; and too well
spoken and civil by half--lor Wolves,
The most dgnifed of the three, as a sign
Of amity, and TO show that he contemplated
no violence, none of the old leaping and
tearing in the fold, laid himself down on the
grass, quite at his ease, his companions doing
likewise, and preserving this attitude OF
graceful repose. when their superior slowly
rising, advanced little in front of the lin,
OF rams, as il to address them; upon which
there was a movement among them of one
step to the rear, and then halt, and eyes
right as before.
And now, after little phthisical cough
ing, the venerable stranger said, no, in the
sweetest tones certainly - shepherds dogs
would have been shocked to hear such bark
ing BE under no apprehension. my good
friends. You have nothing to fear from us. y
He was assured by reclamation, that High
landers knew not fear, 20 he proceeded Il
come an ambassador from my tribe - OF
peace to you, of war only to the Lowland
ers. There was Immediately vociferons
bleating, which did not subside I'LL he cried !:
" Hear me, for | will speak," There was
then general call for silence, those who
most demanded it and commanded it making
the mos, noise, when he proceeded My
people, shall not be believed, ii may be,
when say tiny people, of gentler natures
than shepherds say they are, and more be
nevolent--my people have seen with sor-
row, shaking their heads at it as sad 20 see,
the perpetual petty war waging between the
Highland and the LOwland races of sheep
a wasting war-a useless war-a war with
ont the honors, though it has all the horrors
Of war-a war without end or aim, still be
ginning and never ending. As neutral
nation between the high and low contending
parties, il is a cause Of continual disquiet to
us, who love to live at peace Ay, see
how incredulously you hear ME talk OF
peace but Wolves are not what they were:
We are changed people-and, let me say
it, changed for the better-since patriarch
among Our tribes, dying, prophesied that, il
We Quilted rot our predatory habits, lived
harmless lives. left
Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe
and took to salad-eatng, as Of old, every
mans hand would ultimately be against us
and our ancient race be utterly extinct ant
extirpated from the face Of the earth. /
was time to look about us. We sttendec
to his warning voice-for what the dyin;
say is true--counselled together conservative
", eschewed venison, and took to vegeta
bic diet and temperate water from the brook
in lieu Of heating, fever-breeding meats anc
drinks; and behold how well this abstinence
agrees with US.
And here there was buzz Of somethin,
not unlike satisfaction it might be to hea
that wolves had eschewed meats, which i'm
cluded, mutton, Of course; but there wa
no congratulations on this change-no ON
was glad to see them looking so well-no
one among all his auditors cried, ''Lonl
live King Richard The bad odour q
Wolves was not to be so soon forgotten an
forgiven, even by simple Sheep.
| lie missed those encouraging signs tina
he was making an impression, for he ha
set this clap-trap for them. but no matter,
wolf can get on without them. He bega
again lamenting this little warfare, whic
resulted in nothing but the loss of horn @
two, and sometimes hot-headed partiza
or so, on either side. cit was only tw
DAYS SINCE" he said, when he was set rigf
by one Of his companions-it was onl
Yesterday: he said it made no difference, bt
!, did all the difference glorious goo