The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17
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Did cover them with ieaves


he did not say of what sort. we could and
If We would: but see John Hunter passim-
in rerbnm ''MANYPLEs."
True TO the old liking, not forgotten
since yesterday. his companions licked their
lips, and with longing, lingering looks fix
ed their watering eyes on Two lambs-lun-
cheons for two--who would come in 'front.'
and hoped they might never meet 50 sad a
fate. The hypocrites
This loss Of valuable lives-this little
war-the deaths in dribbling DETAIL the
grey Wolf continued, ''must be brought 10
CONCLUSION in some way or other 81 you
sheep, like us wolves, will heM the awful
voice OF prophet among you, crying BE
ware, the time is coming when every man 5
hand shall be against you, unless We repent
and forsake the evil Of your ways" And
here there was a strong sensation among
these simple Ones much CONSERVATION, and
strange looking into one another's faces, as
who should say, May not this be so {?
Speaks he not like soolhsayer or like
seer among our shepherds gifted with second
sightt' When they turned to him again
from conmuning together, he observed tina,
they looked upon him with more respect
fui reverence than sheep had ever shown to
wolves before; he resumed accordingly:-
There are but two ways TO avert this dire
calamity To the world--the extirpation of
sheep as disturbers Of the peace Of society,
fcr this land was not made for sheep alone
nor for wolves, who have been warned in
good time to remember this, and make
themselves agreeable TO their fellow NOR
tails, and be at peace with them. There
are two ways to bring this war between
your races TO conclusion, and both are
honorable. The one is a proposition, TO be
made by you, for general peace" He
was silenccd by burst of hleating which
seemed to shake the very hills in their seats,
the purport Of which was when translated
No, no; wo won't hear word Of peace:
so don't mention IT, War to the death
with the Lowlanders, The Highlanders
will never sue for peace and such like
clamors. Poor ovine nature, like human
nature. il is pride-still pride--evermore
pride When their clamorous baa baaing
was ont of breath, and ceased, he finished
his sentence: ''--of a general war;" and
the uproar now was deafening. Ii was
some minutes before he could obtain hear
ing to add, Not lutte war-a war of
outposts-but great and general war,
which should bring these Lowlanders, nu-
merous as they are, and insolent as they
are, TO beg for peace upon their Bonded
knees And here there was another burst
of bleating, accompanied by dancing and
ungainly caPering, as if the victory was al
ready won, and they were wild with Joy
and exultation.
"What time this would have been for
lamb, whispered one Of the wired Wolves
to his companion who was thinking so too
III we had not forsworn flesh meats-for
the nonce," And. unobserved, again they
licked their longing lips.
When this cry before they were out Of
the wood was over, Hypocrite the first wen,
on with his palavering, like one who meant,
as We say, TO go in and win. Not only
lambs, but wolves looked up, and saw no
end of good eating, like lord-mayor on
his induction. ''You have had great provo
cations, ] believe" he said, "frqm this sleek
SNUG, snug, petty, pusillanimous race. All
You have endured more injuries from these
Lowlanders than you are conscious OIL
thoughtful Of. We have observed, you have
not, that there never was an instance known
of one Of your race who went south ever
returning-ever coming back again to hi.
native wilds, to tell the tale of his travels =
They looked foolishly in each Others faces
it had never struck them: this was indeed
the first time it had struck them, and i
struck them dumb. "What becomes O
them,' he continued, sit is not for me t
say. But one Of our tribe, caught, when 1
little, needless, foolish cub, and sold int
captivity, travelled through their country il
a cage, ill lac escaped ond found h;s wa,
back to the forest he tells us, and | believe
the words of his mouth, though traveller
are said to see and say strange things, tina
he has not only seen several of our skins
which these barbarians set great store by,
and he seemed much affected for moment
'but hundreds Of the skins you wear, an
which 50 well become you, carried out o
the markets, a CARLOAD at time. with m
more life in them-no more flesh and bloo'
and bonc-than there is under the lichel
on one of these rocks lying around us !!
Here he was interrupted by irrepressibl
murmurs of horror; and proper question
to be put by the Duke Of Limbs in his plac
how did he know that they were Higt
land integ,ments! by the wool-not I
} be mistaken" he was answered. eyes
these Lowlanders look sleek, and fat, an
fleshy, and we'll they may, when they fec
as they do, the canni--no; | will nc
! utter the disgusting word! Learn this fror
me, and you will think worse Of shepherd
than you do: in some parts Of the worl
= there are shepherds who prey on shepherd
: and think them good eating when bake
, with vans under them, and esteem them s
t done dish tor king, or
Do you wonder. then, when sheep feed o
sheep-Lowlandc iatten on lean Hig
n landers?"
To rage Of these Highland Hotspurs vi
e terrible to look upon. They were for {
4 immediate descent upon these wretches, no
r while their indignation YVES at blood heat,