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grafp. The conteft was long though unequal. The panther that never 

 yields, fupple, fierce, enduring, all over full of life, feemed to revive 

 the combat after the dafliing ftrokes of the horfe, appeared to the 

 Jiave compleated his dedrufiion. The fox, at length, having, by an un- 

 ufual noife, turned the courfe of the horfe among fome rocks and trunks 

 of fallen trees, the repeated fliocks and lacerations to which the panther 

 was thus expofed, extinguiflied all remaining fparks of life. The grey fox 

 proud of his exploits, invited the red fox who was juft then returning 

 from his expedition to feafl: on the fiefli of the bleeding panther. The 

 red fox complied, referving fome better food which he had brought with 

 him, for a time when there would be no invitations. Still preferving his 

 advantage over his ancient ally, well knowing that whatever pretentions 

 to fuperiority his friend might have among the other tribes, he could never 

 rank high in the nation of foxes. 



Section iv. 



AN INSTRUCTIVE FABLE OF THE INDIANS. 



The wolf, glutted with the blood of the dam, fpared the fawn for 

 a time. It was of a very tender age, and milk-white ; He was diverted 

 ■by its innocent fports, and foon became fo dazzled with the beautiful 

 whitenefs of its lldn, that he wiflied for nothing fo much as to ex- 

 change his wolf's garb for a coat of the fame colour. He communi- 

 cated his wiflres to his uncle the fox, who affured him, that at the 

 expence of a little pain, the thing was eafy ; he had only to fet fire 

 to the trees, which the laft ftorm had blown down, and fo foon as the 

 flames were at their height, pafs rapidly from one end to the other, 

 between the rows, and he would certainly come out milk-white. The 

 wolf, defpifing the pain, got every thing ready ; but from his eagernefs 

 to improve his beauty, having begun to run the gauntlet before the 



flames 



