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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 211, 21 August 1914, Page 3

Gennanv’s proposal to give Italy a portion of South France (not ye. conquered) if Italy will fight with Germany and Austria, recalls an old Xry It is told by Philippe De Comines in his Memoirs that Louis II sent an embassy to the Emperor >f Germany requesting his assist wee to overthrow Charles the Bold (ruler over Bergundy, Belgium. Alsace Savor, etc.), and then to partition his dominions. The Emperor, an old and shrewd man. But not warlike, replied, to the ambassadors b> an anologue to the following effect. Two’men went out to hunt a so that they might sell his skin. On locating the animal they became frightened. One climbed a tree, but the other, being unable to escape, lav down and pretended to be dead. It* is a peculiarity of this noble animal, according to the story, not to meddle with a dead body; so the bear, after turning the man oiei and running his snout into the man s :“r, turned round and went All being safe, the man up the tree descended, and asked his companion what counsel the bear had whispeied So his ear. “He told me ” said the man, “never to sell a bear s sk.n •until the beast was dead.