The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07

assure you that camel's flesh must be very
proper for you
The Lion. who was Of a truly noble dis
position. was highly incensed at this pro-
posal of the Raven, and very passionately
exclaimed. %! what a wicked and treacher-
Gus age is this. Vile and cunning as you
are. for | have long known you, Corvo dor
SO was the Raven called, how can all your
sophistry prove ii lawful In a King 10 be
faithlcss. and violate ascertained prom
ises:'
sir replied the Raven. far be 1t from
me to attempt to prove that: but. may II
please your Majesty. ! cannot hut remem-
Der. upon this most urgent occasion. that
great casuists hold 1t for a maxim that a
single person may be sacrificed to the well
fare Of a whole nation. Or. should not this
be entirely satisfactory 10 your Majesty.
perhaps there may be some expedient found
10 diseugasc You from Your promise
Upon that the Lion bowed down his
head with fatigue and anguish. as If to
| consider OF 1t, and the Raven returned TO
his companions, TO whom he related what
discourse had passed between the King
and him. And now.' said he. let us so
to the Camel, and inform him Of the I'M
fortunate accident that has befallen the
King, and Of his being likely to starve: and
then lay before him. that since We have
spent the greatest part of our lives In peace
and plenty under the Kings reign, 1t is but
Just that some Of us now should surrender
UP our own 10 prolong his days. In pursu-
ance OF this discourse, We will engage the
Camel TO us. and go to the
King and offer him our three carcasses:
striving AT the Same time which shall ba
mos; free of his flesh 10 serve his Majesty
for his present nourishment. The Camel.
perhaps, will then be willing to follow our
example. and offer TO sacrifice himself in
the same manner, and then We will take
him at his word
This they all readily agreed to; and. in
short. acted their parts so we'll that they
took the Camel with them TO the King. TO
whom the Raven thus addressed himself:
Sir said he, seeing your health Is Of
much more consequence to the public good,
and more precious to us than our own
lives. suffer me to show the jus. sense I
have of my duty, by Offering up my own
body TO you, to apnease your raging hum
GER
What a goodly collation. you offer to his
Majesty" cried the Fox. well instructed in
NS f"'s AS was W Y III IL ueSlHH, you |
that have only a little skin, and three or
-FOUR dry bones. are a precious bit to satisfy |
the King. who. I warrant you. could feed
at this time like a glutton after a three |
days fast. I have better flesh, and more |
substantial than your, and have so much |
true sense of my duty las I hope every one
OF his Majesty's subjects has, especially
those who. like us, have tasted of his
flvOrGo that I ~ n q 6eoivoYo ,n ,,,.,oY 80
approve my gratitude and love to my SOW
erelgn. And, turning to the Lion, Sir
said he, let me entreat your Majesty to |
eat me-
After these. the Wolf played his part.
Sir said he. your Majesty must have
more solid diet to refresh your hungry
stomach than these can afford you. and
think myself a banquet much more proper
to regale you
The Camel. on this, unwilling to appear
less afectionate than the rest, when It
came to his turn, All you three said he, |
are not enough to satisfy the Kings hun
ger; but, though he had not eaten a mouth |
full these three days, I alone am sufficient |
TO restore him to his health
Then said all the rest. This Camel
speaks reason; his flesh is excellent. dainty
az. ~ yUuE Majesty s taste, How |
happy will he be to leave to posterity such
an example OF zeal and generosity And.
SO saying. they all fell upon him, and tore
to pieces. before he could speak
another word.
This Fable shows you that when sew
eral conspirators combine together in the
contrivance Of an enterprise. they easily
bring it to pass"
tyoII ara norfart11, IN tho rtrb<ss ~oy1 |
Damna, and. for my part. were l in your
condition. 1 would defend my life; and. If
must perish. fall like a warrior. not like a
victim of justice at the gallows. He that
dies with his sword in his hand renders
himself famous. 1t is not good to begin a
war; but, when We are attacked, 1t Is ig-
nominious to surrender ourselves like
towards into the enemy's hand."-Pi!pay.