J50 STUDIES OF NATURE. 



King of the Country, having around him the prin- 

 cipal perfonages of his State. An immenfe crowd 

 of people were colleded within and without the 

 cavern, who preferved a melancholy lilence, im- 

 prefled with refpeâ:, religion, and terror. 



Tor-Tir, addrefling himfelf to the whole aflem- 



bly, faid to them : " Oh King, and you larles 



*' affembled for the defence of the Gauls, do not 



** believe that you ever can triumph over your 



** enemies, without the afTiftance of the God of 



** Battles. Your lofTes have demonftrated what 



** is the confequence of negleding his awful wor- 



*' fhip. Blood offered up to the Gods, faves the 



** effufion of that which mortals (hed. The Gods 



*• ordain men to be born, only that they may die. 



*' Oh ! how happy are you, that the feleftion of 



** the vidimhas not fallen upon one of yourfelves! 



** Whilft I was confidering, within myfelf, whofe 



*' life among us would be acceptable to the Gods, 



** and ready to offer up my own for the good of 



** my Country, Niorder, the God of the Seas, 



** appeared to me in the gloomy forefts of Char- 



**tres; he was dripping all over with fea-water. 



" He faid to me, with a voice thundering like the 



** tempeft ; I fend to you, for the falvation of the 



*' Gauls, a flranger, without relations, and without 



*' friends. I myfelf daflied him upon the wcftern 



" fliores. His blood will be acceptable to the 



." Gods 



