Long live Old Ireland! A countryman was making his way along the bank
of a mountain stream in Galway, when he caught sight of a badger moving
leisurely along a ledge of rock on the opposite bank. The sound of the
huntsman's horn at the same moment reached his ears, followed by the
well-known cry of a pack of dogs. As he was looking round, to watch for
their approach, he caught sight of a fox making his way behind the
badger, among the rocks and bushes. The badger continued his course,
while the fox, after walking for some distance close in his rear, leaped
into the water. Scarcely had he disappeared, when on came the pack at
full speed, in pursuit. The fox, however, by this time was far away,
floating down the stream; but the dogs instantly set upon the luckless
badger and tore him to pieces, before they discovered that they had not
got Reynard in their clutches.
Evil-doers seldom scruple to let others suffer, so that they may escape.
Keep altogether out of the places frequented by such.