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requested me to come when the snow had 

 fallen, to observe their tracks into his pre- 

 serves : I reminded him of the story in 

 i^sop's Fables, of the answer the Fox gave 

 the Lion, when he endeavoured to entice 

 him into his den — " You will," said the 

 Lion, " run no risk ; observe the tracks of 

 many of your species into my den." " Very 

 true," answered Reynard ; " I see the 

 marks of those that entered, but where can 

 you point out to me a single trace of one 

 returning f" I was well assured, if a fox 

 once wandered into my pretended friend's 

 preserves, he would never come out again 

 alive. I have always preferred an open 

 foe, in every station of life ; for a pretended 

 friend is the worst of enemies, — and so is 

 that person who promises to preserve 

 foxes, and at the same time gives secret 

 orders to his keepers to destroy them. 



If you are invited to hunt a country, 

 with promises of support in every way, it 



