The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-05-08
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when he entertained d quorum Of learned ones
HAax hiS t1blesss1 he Inst time thai Dur piIIoso-
pler enjoyed this honor VA l775, Just before
he was driven from England BY Lord North.
{ he conversation taking i farm on fables, Lord
Spencer observed that II hid certainly been d
xtay luoky# thing, especially lfor The Syonng
( this mode q finstractioi had ever been hit
%, as there was something in it wonderfully
calculated 40 toach a:favorite string with them
lie, novelty and surprise. They would listen,
b. said, 10 . fox.when they would not 10 o
father, aIas they swenid be more apt 10 remem-
Der anything good told them BY an owl OF a
cowssthAti they would BY al uncle sor an aunt.
But I am afraid, continued his lordship, that
the ago Of ; fablessis past dfsop and Phndrus
among tho ;ancientA. and Fontainef and Guy
among TIE moderDs, have given us SO many
Zine speeches from the birds and beasts, that /
suspect tsssir budgets arc pretty nearly ex-
zhausled.
Ihe company coincided with bis lordship,,
except Frnnklin, who wnssilent.
~ Well, Doctor.' said Lord Spencer, & what
i your opinion on this subject r
& Why my loid,s replied Franklin, & / can
not Say TINT ] have the honor to think With
you III This affair. The birds and beasts have,
Indeed, said . great many wise things but il il
likely they will pay d great many more yet be-
tire they are done. Mature, ! nm thinking, Il
not qnite SO easily exhausted Us your iordship
tseeIns TO Imagine"
Lord Spencer, evidently confused, but with
that c0untenance of pleasure which character
res great souls when they meet superior genius
exclaimed. : Well doctor, suppose you give MS
> fable ? / know you arc good ut an impromp-
tu." The company all see ouded the motion.
Franklin thanked them for the complement,
but begged to be excused. They would hear
no excuse. They knew, they said, lie could do
y, and insisted be shonld Crafty them. Find,
ing all resistance Intellectual, he drew his Ben
I'll, and after scribbiing d few minutes, reached
Il. to Spencer, saying g We'll my lord, since you
will hpve it 40, here's something fresh from
the brain, but lin afraid you'll not find Hsor
ID i"
Z Read il. Doctor, read It Y was the cry OF
the noble lord and his friends. In a mood
spitefll and pleasant, Franklin thus began
ssssO Once upon q time--hem--as an eagle, in full
pride Of his pinious, scared over an humble
%:arm-yard, darting bis fiery eyes in search Of a
pig, or q lamb, Or soRa such a pretty titbil,
what should he behold but a plump young rab.
bit, rs he thought, squaiied among the weeds.
Down at once upon him be prounced like thun-
der, bearing him nloft in his talons, thus chuck
cd to himself with joy. M POUNDS what alucky
dog | am what q nice rabbit here this morn.
ing for my breakfast" His Joy was bnt mo.
mentary, for the supposed rabbit happened to
be o. stout scat, who splitting and ragingg, in
stantly struck bis nail and teeth, like any wild
cat squalling with fury, into the eagles Thigh,
making-thc blood and feathers fly ut q dread
full rate. @
. Hold, hold, for mercy sake-hold ncried
the eagle, his wings shivering in the air with
torment.
z Villain ! : retorted the cat, with tiger-like
growL !" dare you talk Of mercy after treating
me thus, who never injured you?
" Q, bless You, Mr.. Cnt, is that you ? +" re-
Joined the eagle, mighty ~complaisaint ; " pom
honor, did moi intend, cir, / thought it was
= only . rabbit | had got hold of-and you know
nc are oil fond of rabbits. Do you suppose.
lhy dear sir, that if l had but drcam't II was
YOU, / would ever have touched The hair Of
your head No indeed / am not such a fool
MS all that comes to. And now, my dear Mr..
Cat, come, let's be good friends again, aud ri
bet. you 80 with oil my heart
Yes. you'll let me go, sconndrel, will you
here from the clouds-to break every bone
in my skinl No, villain, carry me back, and
put me down exactly where you found me, or
III tear the throat ont of you in ID moment.
Without a word Of reply. the eagle stopped
at once from his giddy height, and sailing hum.
bly, down with great complaisauce restored the
cat to his simple farm-yard, there to sleep, or
hunt his rats aud mice AT pleasure.
4 solemn silence ensued. AT length with a
deep prophetic sigh, Lord Spencer replied
Al { d.. Franklin, 1 see he drift Of your
.fabie, and fears hare already made the appifea-
tim. God grant that Britain may not prove
the eagle, and America the cat" This fable.
paraphrased into the Wing papers of that day
concludes in this way:
r THUS Britain thought in seventy six
Her talons in a hare 10 fix;
But in the scufiie il was found,
The bird received q dangerous wound
Which. though pretending Of 10 hide,
Still rahhles in his Royal side.w
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