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THE Two FoxEs-Mrs. Child, in her " Letters from New-York," vouches for the authenticity of the following curious incident in natural history:

 "He (the narratorj was one day in the fields, near a stream where several geese were swimming. Presently, he observed one disappear under tEe Wa ter, with sudden jerk. While he looked for her to rise again, he saw fox emerge from the water. and trot off to the woods with the unfortunate goose in his mouth He chanced to go in direc- tion where 1t was easy for man to watch tIs movements. He carried his burden to recess un- der an overhanging rock. Here he scratched away mass of dry leaves, scooped hole hid his treas ure within, and covered it up very carefully. Then off he went to the stream again, entered some dis tance behind the flock of geese, and foated noise- lessly along, with merely the top of his nose vis. ble above the surface. But this time, he was not so fortunate in his manGuvres. The geese, by some accident, took the alarm and flew away with loud cackling. The fox, finding himself defeated, walk ed off in direction opposite to the place where his victim was buried. The man uncovered the hole, put the goose in his basket, replaced the leaves carefully and stood patiently at distance to watch further proceedings. The sly thief was soon seen returning with another fox that he had invited to dine with him. Tkey trotted along right merrily, swinging their tails snutng the air. and smackirg their lips, in anticipation of rich repast. When he arrived under the rock Reynard eagerly scratch. ed away the leaves; but To, his dinner had disap- peared: He looked at his companion, and plainly saw by his countenance that Ee more than mis- doubted whether any goose was ever there, as pre- tended. He evidently considered his friends hos pitality sham, and himself insulted His con: temptuous expression was more than the mortified fox could bear. Though conscious of generous in- tentions, he felt that all assurances to that effect would be regarded as lies Appearances were cer- tanly very much against him; for his tail slunk between his legs and he held his head down, look ing sideways with a sneaking glance at his disap- pointed companion. Indignant at what he snp- posed to be an attempt to get up charac. fer for generosity on false pretences, the offend. ed guest seized his unfortunate host, and cufied him most unmercifully. Poor Reynard bore the infction with the utmost patience, and sneaked oil as if conscious that he had received no more than might be naturally expected under the circumstan- ces.