The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03

Brancallon.
The lion told him all he had done.
his arts, his ambushes and his races.
The ass interrupted him:
20 fool, brainless creature that you
arel From morning until now you
have not ceased to run, and hustle, and
brush through the thickets. and chase
over the mountains. to take what little
you took. And I. lying here and taking
my pleasure, have caught and eaten
so much that am just ready to burst
as you may easily see. And to prove
to you that am not telling idle stories,
have kept this fat bird as a morsei
for you, which for the love Of me.
beg you will accept"
The lion thanked the ass for the bird
and then went away, resolved never
again TO present himself before the
ass. While on his way he met wolf
running at great speed. The lion
stopped him with the inquiry:
Where are you going 30 fast com.
rade wolfT'
'0n important business. I must be
at certain place this very hour, so
don't trouble me-" replied the wolf.
But the lion. believing that the wolf
was rushing into danger, begged him
TO go no farther.
Not far from her." said he, Is "Bran-
Gallon. very large animal, with mon
strous ears, and hide thick enough
for a shield. His voice Is like thun-
der; any beast would fly before II.
Then he does the most wonderful
things. He is monarch before whom
all must tremble."
The wolf knew that tho lion spoke of
the ass, and said to him:
Don't be afraid. 1t is only an ass,
the most contemplate animal ever
created, good for nothing but to bear
burdens and blows. AS for me, l have
eaten In my time more than hundred
of them. Come with me. We may
go safely, as l shall show you"
go. my friend, If II seems good to
you" said the lion; ''for my part, am
satisfied with what I have SEEN"
But the wolf prevailed on the lion
to accompany him on condition that
they should not separate from each
other; and to make this sure, they tied
their tails together. Then they started
towards the ass. who seeing them at
distance, and being afraid was just
about to fly, when the lion, pointing
him out to the wolf. exclaimed:
"See. brother! See him coming
straight for us! Let US not wait, for
he will kill us. l know his fury"
The wolf burned with the desire to
attack the ass.
"Be quiet" he said to the lion, "be
quiet, entreat you, and have no fear.
1t is only an ass"
But the lion. more frightened than
ever, plunged through the most tangled
thickets and leaped the widest bitches.
While he was breaking through thick
hedge, thorn tore open his left eye.
Such was his fright that he thought the
hurt came from Brancalion; and still
flying on. exclaimed to the wolf:
Didn't tell you rightly, comrade?
Run! Run! Run faster! He has al
ready put out one of my eyes,"
And still flying he dragged the poor
wolf against the sharp rocks, and
through the most dangerous places,
till the poor creature died of his bruises
and other hurts.
When at last the lion believed himself
in safety, he said to the wolf:
"Comrade, think We may now un-
tie our tails; what do you say?"
Hearing no answer, he turned and
saw that he was fastened to a dead
body.
"Ah, comrade, told you he would
kill you," he exclaimed; "but you were
obstinate; you would not believe me.
See what It has cost us! You have lost
your life, and my left eye"
Then, untying himself, he abandoned
the dead wolf and went to hide him.
self insdense and dark csverns, leaving
the ass possessor of the mountain,
from whence 1t has come that the ass
dwells among the haunts of men, and
the lion In savage and uninhabited
places.
But men, as we'll as lions, are some
times deceived and over-reached by
false pretenslons.-Waverley Maga.
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