FOR THE COUNTY POST. THE STORY OF A DRAGON.
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There once lived in a certain country

 which shall be nameless, "a great dragon j" who "had soldiers under him;' and who exercised a despotick sway over large body of subjects. It was admitted on all hands. that this monster was in grain tyrant and that he had the character, fortunes, and lives. of his adherents, completely in his power. He had two dens, in different parts of his do- mnions. which he visited alternately every other year, usually in the month of May, where he required his miserable vassals to assemble, to pay him homage and fealty. The dragon was known to all to be very gres : deceiver ;-and some supposed him to be at least german to "the father of lies;"-for while he Pretended to be in favor of liberty, exclai- ming that all men are created free and G. qual," and that the people had right to choose such to rule oyer them as they plea sed, he was in truth violent aristocrat, and bound down his unhappy victims with "fet- ters of brass" and compelled them to submit implicitly to his will. He took especial care not to conide any considerable employment to any of his subjects, unless they were very sk'lful in Tiriting chains, and were entirely devoted to the stability of his throne. It is believed that this monster would have con- t'nued his domination many years, had he not, when under the influence of some unaccoun- table freak taken it into his head, that he would administer novel species of medicine to every one of his subjects. Accordingly,

 he ordered, Burrows, Chairman, and Perkins,

 Secretary. of the College of Veterinary Sur geOns and Physicians, to select certain Hill, Plant, Wells, Dean, Baldwin, and Sterling in- gradients: and to minglc and compound