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Show a o A "i- . rrt.i-'-y V i ii j IsJO '..l.U i ..'i. ' Lvs4. Trjr.!aitJ Fior.i i':o Portuj'.:: of A.M:.vj LcanJrc's " C1J TiiilC T..JC5." Dy W LL'AM 5. B RCi:, M. D. IfJlt 111:!!!'. 1 1 In I'or- 4 , la - I. litem two ill)-.' 5 T li -y no,,, l.i.b,,,. a t i K i,,;n,-r wh.. i. ...I mi if. "WCW "1,1, li 1,1. U r n--e, a.l T.-i in: car.., thl, k lips nil, I a "' " tl, ,tma.i" Mil ," c,ul.l:y I iiii.I. Hi-fir- iv. ; ... , a-..l mean iliat lie lKiabul ii s.., 1 leu. i, ml .-.,,! ! I,-, I -..-r h'lif L: I, ai, ! a. 'I I ai he was Lenten i ry d., I , Hi" miller, n In ll,"d lo Bin It I,. ,u ilo l, at was l,"yon,l hU puiivr. A i la-' be ran ii iv -i y iii iii his III , 'irr. n. d w ill leu;: and lar, til be can in Hie I.-,, I of a nieiiiiinlii. " rcnuiH n n,l pl,-,iMii-: l,i nil tliinu--. llial tl" tr.ehid I,, ten, a, II Ui i" In.' II"' r.ia.in,i, r of Ms days. lit l.i,,l.i .1 nil in,, :i, , I hi, n to see If tic re was ntiytbitu' lo l," fmrnl m il then baldly iiv, i n, led Hi" mountain. whTO nt his ,e,-ine be trn..al lli"ll til,. tn, :i.: I,, -lor" liiin. tlianklu Gel tlial II" had been ll-l iv civil flolll 111,, hand., of wi.k.al iiii.I cl m l tyiaut ef II 1,,111'r and put 111 sweet flail up l.i his kl In suslulii hi ini.rral,!" life. Willie I," was fUll-fi lie: Ids lippelile. ft i;,ni, ll,,n ii,,i',ia, l , w I". iii-melb ,1 Kieally at tli" l ! I - t the ""S III in vltisc .'"ui" to fed tip-in Uif inoiiii-l.-ianililioiii 11. ci, sc. And hailnit never l'f,,.f Mi n He a all iinliiinl. tl," Hon was ilia!, I ef bun and dined not pass ll!ni II tiiM. m i, mlier hand. I he a. seelns tha linn, was ni much alarmed that Ills hair l,l,-'l,'d and st.i, d up. II" no Inmjer ilired bend Ins lick lo nil the (ra.s. tier even move from bis place. l inallv-, the lion, itn.wim; coiitldeiil, (l,i,l'":i I ,'d 111" !' s and Mid 111 lllllli "Whil nri'voil iloii'it here. cuoiliideV I What has luade you u b..!d ai lo euuie here? Who are ymiV I'.i lolll Hi ' as rc,ll",l-And rc,ll",l-And iviio ivre .veu yourself Ihnf ask me this';" Then il'" !'", i,-l,,nl-:,,',l at this proud reply, ansvi, r. d: "I inn the K In K it all the nuluuils." "What Is your naue'r" dcnnndeil Ihc ar s. 'They enll me linn. And vlint I' your iinineV" The ass with re-tore, 1 ronlldeiiee, re Idled: "They who know in" call me r.rnucii-lion." r.rnucii-lion." Then the lloll raid In hiln.cli': "Truly, here Is ihliu; I i-niiiiiil rnuipreheml. This person inut be teimelhlnir inure Ihau I nut.'9 And nil Ircsslni; the ass, said: "llraucalloii. your name and words thiiw clearly Unit you niiL'ht to be iiune powerful, rol,n-t niul cournucoiis than I nm. N'everihele.s. I inn of ihc nplnlim that we would belter prove each other," These Words so miffed lit, Hie ns that he liirned bis hack uiiou the lion, threw his hlml le:- lulu 1'ie air and bi-n.ved very rurlously Li Ihe en nl siirpilse or the lli.ii. The evenlni; now' U-hiv: at haiiil, Ihe lion said o the n ss: "We will repose tmw. brother, and lo-morrow lo-morrow inoi-nlni; pravo our Mi-etu.'il mid skill, lie win. lli. ii shows hit ir lies1 lllde to do tine- IIP,,-'- w 1,1,1, I Klui.l irn,ose, shall be hud of the iiimiuln In." To which Ihe ass atrieed. The In, unlin.' caine, and lli't arose niul went forth In .ii, puny till they arrived nt a deep and wild illicb. Then the II. ,1, said to Ihe ls: "Ilrancalloii, I am your friend, bill I shall never be at rest till I know jo it power niul skill. Ilo me Ihe pie, '. 1 beseech you, novv thai the ofonlnli prcsenls llself, lo let me see which or IIS rail best leap this ,1,1, II " haiylliK tills, ho bound,., I Ii, Ihe oilier side. Tl;.. nss did his best to fol'sw Mm. bill leaped s,, awkwardly Hint l.o Ml upon a cr.nl lo In Hie middle of 111" ditch, w here ho was In L'le il daii'ter of dealh, his forefeet and leiol on one side, ami Ihe rest of Ihe body mi the Oilier. The lion, noil, lint the peril, on ton-dlihui ton-dlihui of the nss. erl. d ,,m : "What are you iKdna. r ad"':" I'.itl ihe poor n-s was pa. I ai'svvcrlnr?. Rn the Hon. fearlut- he wool die II left to loin:; th 'l-e upon the lot, .le. ; Sceneile.l llilo the dil, Il and dia-vy him cm. i 'Ihe ns. iludliiir him -,-lf out of il.an- IT'-r, llinied to the 1 1 ' IS nil, I llKip-tl ll oil li I 111 all Hi" a'ulse 111 his power. The lion. iiKionMicd al Ih's iiiinaii-r, 1 cm. ' Hurt, asked w hy he thus ui,l,il-l- d hlin Win n he had so Kindly saved hi. life, j The nss, pretendlni; to be ai,-:ry, ro-pllcd ro-pllcd with Insolcm e: "Yuu vile Mid uiallcluiis creature! j Iio i,.,i a-k me why I iipbriii.l JuV I wi ll v,i to know liial you have .le ,,.,, I ,,. ,H II," ,1, i.e.! pi a-in, 1 ever te.-eiled. oil tlioUlil ,'l.,.l.-thll ,'l.,.l.-thll I was .Hlielill ;. Wild" I W.I" r,iv i: ,i ;,h .1, l ulu " " hat I., lid "I' .l.'H 'hi V" ifl-cd 111" Hon. "II vv.i- nil pilip,"... Iliat I laml.,1 on Ihe .":, ii. v l.ucil nil on" side ;ll, I lev hind I l tl Kin. Ih.lt I II, I.'I, I ba'l. ,,-,. lov.elf. I Know winch I. Il.-ui i"., in.v head or my tail." "V.oi ale inde. .1 a i a, i, all,-.: crc.ilnre." an-W"i"d II," leu. "I I. "ni' Mould have 1,,-ileviil what 1 do of loll. Il I had i- ,1 I d by my own '.,.-v. Iloii. 1 all, sil -tied Iliat ,..,1 ui,..lil I" he Kine II," mountain." toil,- rurihe,- on. ih-y came lo a w l.le in , I sw ,lt How Ins l iver. "I'.l-aiieallell. Itl.V fl lcll." HH.I 111 lion, "If J..U me . 1 H i . . we w III n.ilu l,r our riieie.lil nod vlc.Meilly In sw llululli-.' this l Ivor," "I nm Willi,,.-." said Itian, uiiou, "but I want lo sec you swlu, turns bcfoi" I lb." Th" lion, who was .. ",,od sw Iniiner. erosscl the river ill l"s lliai, mi tone. Slamliui! "II Ihe i.ppo-ile shoie, lie called mil: "III Min ill.-ll. w hnl are yoll dolui: over IhcreV Why don't Jell swlu, over: foiii'.iue! ( nura;;..: 1 nm waitlinf for The poor nss threw hi -If Into Ihe wai. a- nm I swuin lo Ih" ml Idle H" liver, w In-re ovci le by the fn r Hie clinent Mil tin- waves, bis Lci.l mm, i under and lie soon tntil: eulliel.i out of siihl. Th" li,,a knew not what to do, f, ai hi'-: on th" "ii" hand thai Ihc ns would ili ovvu, niul nil tl I her. II, at If he belli'. I liliu, I," iniulit a - - 1 ti l,e aii'try, and kill bin,. II" lliully ilo elded lo l,li hlin, nlid Id, Hi V 1 lulu Ihe sf, -.-ion Mi.l fiinsbt li.lii--La . li.4" l.i-J.. M'hhi, ha pulld so I : l,d Vl.'nl, oily oi-ly llial be sll",""dil II, l.-ilillk' Mill to the bank. The nss, IlluliiiZ bllns. lf on lniid. nf" fisun the terrible waves, put hlin.elr Into a iiasslnn as before and abused the lion. "Traitor! Wr-leh!" I xclnlue'd "yoll nre luv evil spirit, ih-pllvlliK mi' nf all Hint I elllov. All in"! When shall I ainill, hue such enlnyn IT" The lion ti led Ho ex.. use hllll.elf. savlim: Toiurade. my dear fti I. I wa, afraid '.. would dlowil III Hie idler. That Is wl., ; dieiv y.ui I ibouabi I was dolmi yon a fan.r in-tead id dlpleitsi,K you." "Keep slice", I pi iv yoll," s.lld Ihe nss. "Ilul tell me. If viol can. what prellt or pU nsuie you had III swiiun.lnii Ihe river :" "Solie." nnsnere.1 the ll.ul. ' "See If I had lloll"." loturneil II," . sliMkhm ihe wnier fr his loin: ears ami body. 'I seeliu a Utile ll-h rail lit Ids feel, be esrlall I: "Po you s I...V. "l ureal bio.i.hea.l. 'whn I you I, He don,-: If I had only bei ll allowed P, i:o lo ihe boll. on ol Hie river, I should ill lev . a ml pleisille have lak, -u a mull H ml" nf II fishes. I warn von li,,vv let lo imerieie wllh me in iv lii,.,e. If you do mil wi-h to make me your mv, w al b would mil be wi ll for v.,u, I ,i-in" yon Wh.-m-ver you th-lik I I' d or In duller of il.-alli. I wbll von to h'av.' n,e nl : for what s ns lo von dcth la life and hnppliicss lo me." The shailes of lll.hl were how fillll eiiiu;. and Ihe lion and ass som:ht a place of repose. Th" next luoinlin! they were awatl" at Ihe Hist ilnvvi, of lli:!it. ami awreed lo k-u hunting. Ihe Hon pi one dlrecllon. Hie nss In another, mid In meet .iimIii nl a certain hour ami place, when H i," vvho had ciip- lurcd Hie most Kiiiue, was to bo kill of the mountain. The lion went Into Ihe deepest part of Hie forcsl, M h 'ie he felled and lite much prey; III" ns went to a iarui where he saw the barn ihmr open, and a Bi-ent pile ef oils on Ihe barn lloor. lie ciilercd Willi. oil leave, and , to so nonii oats Iliat h-' was ready lo burst He tl-cll ren.lll', ,1 In Hie place whole lie Was to n-c l He- II. .11 nod lay down A ravc-l lit in- I v and s , In:; hlai lyluc n,:l',!c s. Ii, -l,l 1c was del, and IP: hi 111..' on hlin. pi, le d o'V Hie crulMH of nals thai we, i ..till .1 '-lot: 111 his lips. V.-X.'.l Willi Ik" lave,,, li,,' I1HH .iiiink It Hiicii a blow Willi one m' Its In, ,fs llial II Ml dead bos. I,' bin,. Wh"ii Ih" II, at reiiiuicd Horn his ehsse, he said lo llrmicn lion : "Ileal- what I have taken ami tell me If I run not a l.'oi,1 hunter." ii,, ai ha I, ild what uauio La bad taken. , |