Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-03-04
THE WOLF AND THE LAuD.

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HE WOLF AND THE LAMB.
One hot sutry day, Wolf and Lamb
happened to come Just at the same time 10
quench their thirst in the stream of a
brook that fell tumbling down the side of
rocky mountain. The Wolf stood upon
higher ground, and the Lamb at some dis
lance below him. However. the Wolf.
having mind TO pick quarrel with the
Lamb, asked him what he meant by disturb
ing The water, and making it so muddy tina,
he could not drink! The Lamb, frightened
at th;s threatening charge, told him. in a
tone as mild as possible. that with humble
submission, he could not Conceive how
that could be, since the water which he
drank ran down from the Wolf to him, and
therefore could not be disturbed so far up
The stream. BE that as it may, replies the
oil, you are rascal, and | have
been told that you used i'll language con.
corning me ''eh!nd my back, about half a
year ago. Upon my word, says the Lamb.
the time you mention was before | was
born. The Wolf, finding it to no purpose
to argue any longer against truth, fell into
great passion, snarIing and foaming at the
mouth as if he had been mad; and drawing
near to The Lamb, Sirrah, says he if it were
not you, il was your father, and that is the
same, 80 he seized the poor innocent help.
less thing, tore it TO pieces, and made a meal
Of it.
The Moral subjoincd to this Fable goes
on to say when cruelty and Justice are
armed with power, and determined on op.
preston, the strongest pleas of innocence
are preferred in vain, and nothing is more
easy than finding prerences to crimna,e
the unsuspectIng victims ottyranny. '-Thjs
Is eXceIIcntIy in point. Again: How
many OF the Degenerate, corrupt and aIbi.
trary governments exclalms the moralist.
with which the civilized world has been
dIshgured have exercised their vengeance
upon the honest and virtuous, who have
dared IN bad times TO speak the truth"
Any one who calls to mind the course
OF the Administration towards Gen. Tavlor
from the time when an effort was made to
censure the capitula;ion Of Monterv to the
present moment, including the withdrawal
of his best troops from him and his suhse.
quent exposure 10 an overwhelming force
Of the enemy, his long continuance on the
line Of the Rio Grande, doing garrison duty.
in a state of dull NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
mind all these and other particulars, any one
may see that the occasion which called
forth General Taylor's letter Of reply and
his allusion 10 Esop, was one Of series of
direct orindirect attempts TO put General
Taylor in the wrong before his country. |
men; to show him at variance with the Gov. |
eminent and suffering under its condemns |
ton; and, if possible, TO rob him fhis we'll |
earned glory and cover him with disgrace. !
With one less cool, less determined. less firm
in his consciousness Of duty. this insidious
policy might have prevailed. 1t has not
prevailed against General Tayor-bu; on
the contrary the prosecutions he has |
suffered from the Government which ought !
to have sustained and strengthened him |
against the enemies Of the country, have
the more endeared him to the people
With a profound admiration Of his great
achievements there is mingled a powerful |
which. inspiring indignation
against those who have wronged him, fills |
The hearts of the people with determine.
lion TO have justice done 10 the hero who |
has exalted the national renown so glo. |
'iously, and who under all the adverse Wis. |
tations to which he was subject, invariably
showed himself patient, enduring and calm |
rs well as courageous and indomitable.