The wolf in sheep's clothing. "They propose to renew the fight, but not with gun and sabre. They expect to regain, as Democrats, through elections, the power they lost as rebels through the war." H. Greeley (the Prophet). - See Letters dated Memphis, June 3, 1871 : ein Wolf, der die Kleidung von Horace Greeley trägt, schleicht sich an eine Schafherde heran, die von Uncle Sam und Columbia bewacht wird / Th. Nast