wooden kennel, made for his comfort and shelter. On a certain day, when let out, he was observed to attach himself particularly to his master; and when the servant as usual came to tie him up, he clung so to his master's feet, showed such anger when they attempted to force him away, and altogether was so particular in his manner, that the gentleman desired him to be left as he was, and with him he continued the whole day; and when the night came on, still he staid by him, and on going towards his bedroom the dog resolutely and for the first time in his life went up along with him, and rushing into the chamber took refuge under the bed,

EARLY RISING.

BUFFON rose always with the sun, and he used often to tell by what means he had accustomed himself to get out of bed so early. 'In my youth,' said he, 'I was very fond of sleep; it robbed me of a great deal of my time; but my poor Joseph (his domestic) was of great service in enabling me to overcome it. I promised to give Joseph a crown every time he could make me get up at six. The next morning he did not fail to awake and torment me, but he received only abuse. The day after he did the same, with no better success, and I was obliged at noon to confess that I had lost my time. I told nim that he did not know how to manage his business; that he ought to think of my promise, and not to mind my threats. The day following he employed force; I begged for indulgence, I bid him begone,

from whence neither blows nor caresses could draw him. In the middle of the night a man burst into the room, and, dagger in hand, was about to stab the sleeping gentleman; but the dog darted at the robber's neck, fastened his fangs in him, and so kept him down that his master had time to call for assistance and secure the ruffian, who turned out to be the coachman, and who afterwards confessed, that seeing his master receive a large sum of money, he and the groom conspired together to rob him—and that they plotted the whole scheme leaning over the roof of the dog's house.'

I stormed, but Joseph persisted. I was therefore obliged to comply, and he was rewarded every day for the abuse which he suffered at the moment when I awoke, by thanks, accompanied with a crown which he received about an hour after. Yes, I am indebted to poor Joseph for ten or a dozen of the volumes of my work.'

PUNCTUALITY.

A quarter before.-Industry is of little avail, without a habit of punctuality: on this jewel the whole machinery of successful industry may be said to turn.

When Lord Nelson was leaving London on his last expedition against the enemy, a quantity of cabin furniture was ordered to be sent on board his ship. He had a farewell dinner party at his houses and the upholsterer having waited upon his lordship, with an account of the com

pletion of the goods, he was brought into the dining-room, in a corner of which his lordship spoke with him. The upholsterer stated to him that every thing was finished and packed, and would go in the wagon from a certain inn at six o'clock. 'And you go to the inn, Mr. A. and see them off.' 'I shall, my lord; I shall be there punctually at six.' 'A quarter before six, Mr. A,' returned lord Nelson; 'be there a quarter before: to that quarter of an hour I owe every thing in life.'

MOUNT VERNON.

WHEN the celebrated Admiral Vernon was attacking Porto Bello, with his six ships only, as is described on the medal struck on the occasion, he observed a fine young man in appearance, who, with the most intrepid courage, attended with the most perfect calmness, was always in that part of the ship which was most engaged. After the firing had ceased, he sent his captain to request he would attend upon him, which he immediately obeyed; and the admiral entering into conversation discovered by his answers and observations that he possessed more abilities than usually fall to the lot of mankind in general. Upon asking his name, the young man told him it was George Washington; and the admiral, on his return home, strongly recommended him to the attention of the admiralty. This great man, when he built his house on the Potomac, out of gratitude to his first benefactor, named it Mount Vernon, and it is now so called.

A SEA-BULL.

AN Irishman, who served on board a man-of-war in the capacity of a waister, was selected by one of the officers to haul in a tow-line of considerable length, which was towing over the tafrail. After rowsing in forty or fifty fathoms, which had put his patience severely to proof, as well as every muscle of his arms, he muttered to himself, Sure it's as long as to-day and to-morrow! I's a good week's work for any five in the ship! Bad luck to the arm or the leg it'll leave me at last!What, more of it yet ?-Och murder, the sa's mighty deep to be sure!' After continuing in a similar strain, and conceiving there was little probability of the comple tion of his labour, he suddenly stopped short, and addressing the officer of the watch, exclaimed, 'Bad manners to me, sir, if I don't think somebody's cut off the other end of it!'

COMPLIMENT TO BEAUTY. As the late beautiful Duchess of Devonshire was one day stepping out of her carriage, a dustman, who was accidentally standing by, and was about to regale himself with his accustomed whiff of tobacco, caught a glance of her countenance and instantly exclaimed, 'Love and bless you, my lady, let me light my pipe in your eyes!' It is said, that the duchess was so delighted with this compli ment, that she frequently afterwards checked the strain of adulation, which was constantly offered to her charms, by saying, 'O, after the dustman's compli ment, all others are insipid.'

DAPPLE APPLE was a very contented young ass, and it well became him to be so; for although he belonged to James Hobson, a poor cottager with a large family, he met with much kinder treatment than many of his relations, who are generally half starved, heavily burdened, and severely beaten into the bargain. On the contrary, Dapple was fed by the elder children, caressed by the younger, and considered a valuable acquisition by all the family. When turned into the green lane, at the back of the house, he was not less happy and frisky than the young squire's pony, though his motions, we must confess, were a little less graceful. When called upon for purposes of business, he would be equally pleased to stand still at the door of his master's

dwelling, and be bridled by a light cord, in order that he might receive a light burden, and trot off with it to a distance, one of the bigger boys running beside him, as guide and companion.

To say that he never loitered on the road to pick out a new spring thistle, or that he would not sometimes stand still, when he ought to have gone forward, would be wrong, for all young asses commit these errors at times; but, taken altogether, he was well behaved, because he was well educated. He had been kindly and constantly taught the only lessons nature rendered him capable of acquiring; and, such was his docility and his attainments, that the children thought him, to use their own phrase, almost as knowing as a Christian.'

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go to school.'

Willy, sulkily.

'Very true, Nancy; but then they are

That's all nonsense, Nancy. I shall be a man when I am big, and can do a man's work, without sitting all day at Dame Barret's, as stiff as a hedge-stake, with a leather-backed book in my hand, peeping first on one side and then on the other, to look at the grey geese on the

common.'

'But you ought to look into the middle of the book, and so learn the letters, as Joe Jenkins does.'

O, to be sure! Joe is mighty clever —didn't I go with him to the school, one day, just to see how they went on? Joe went up to the old dame to say his lesson, 'b, a, ba,' and then he stood quite stupid. 'Well,' says she, ' does not b, a, spell ba? So he roared baa as loud as an old ewe, and she clapped him on the back; but when he got to g,o, he cried' baa' again, and she gave him such a box on the ear, it sent me off in a minute; and nobody will catch me there again in a hurry, for Joe now roared like a calf, and I neither like baaing nor bletherin.'

A loud laugh from behind the shed, where this was passing, put an end to the conversation; and in another moment the squire himself with his two sons made their appearance. Little Nancy ran eagerly into the cottage to call her mother, but William stood bolt upright, his eyes fixed on Dapple, and his cheeks glowing with shame; for, notwithstanding his fine reasoning to poor Nancy, he felt quite sure that the young quality would set him down for a dunce, to say nothing of his censure on their deficiencies.

When Betty Hobson came forward curtseying and stroking down her clean apron, Mr. Townsend thus addressed her, This is a very pretty ass of yours, and I am told it is tractable and gentle.'