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Chapter 5
"Youforgetthebuckatyourfeet!or,maywenotowetheirvisittothedeadcolt?Ha!whatnoiseisthat?"
"PoorMiriam!"murmuredthestranger;"thyfoalwasforeordainedtobecomeapreytoravenousbeasts!"Then,suddenlyliftinguphisvoice,amidtheeternaldinofthewaters,hesangaloud—
"FirstbornofEgypt,smitedidHe,
Ofmankind,andofbeastalso;
O,Egypt!wonderssent‘midstthee,
OnPharaohandhisservantstoo!"
"Thedeathofthecoltsitsheavyontheheartofitsowner,"saidthescout;"butit’sagoodsigntoseeamanaccountuponhisdumbfriends.Hehasthereligionofthematter,inbelievingwhatistohappenwillhappen;andwithsuchaconsolation,itwon’tbelongaforehesubmitstotherationalityofkillingafour-footedbeast,tosavethelivesofhumanmen.Itmaybeasyousay,"hecontinued,revertingtothepurportofHeyward’slastremark;"andthegreaterthereasonwhyweshouldcutoursteaks,andletthecarcasedrivedownthestream,orweshallhavethepackhowlingalongthecliffs,begrudgingeverymouthfulweswallow.Besides,thoughtheDelawaretongueisthesameasabooktotheIroquois,thecunningvarletsarequickenoughatunderstandingthereasonofawolf’showl
