A _Hunted Bever_.
The _Bever_ is a kind of an _Amphibious_ Creature, but he lives Mostly in
the _Water_. His Stones, they say, are Medicinal; and it is principally
for Their Sake, he knows that People seek his Life; and therefore when he
finds himself Hard Pinch’d, he Bites ’em off, and by leaving Them to his
Pursuers, he Saves Himself.
The MORAL.
_When a greater Interest is at Stake, ’tis a Warrantable Point of Honour
and Discretion, to compound the Hazzard, by parting with the Less;
provided, that while we Quit the One, we may Save the Other._