When pain and sickness made me cry, Who ran to help me when I fell, My mother. Who taught my infant lips to pray, And can I ever cease to be My mother? O no! the thought I cannot bear; My mother. When thou art feeble, old and grey, And when I see thee hang thy head, The Cameleon. Two travellers of a certain cast, ; H 2 Discours'd awhile, 'mongst other matter, "I've seen it, sir, as well as you ; 66 Why, sir, d'ye think I've lost my eyes ?" So high at last the contest rose, "Sirs," cries the umpire, " cease your pother"The creature's neither one nor t'other: "I caught the animal last night, "And view'd it o'er by candle light: “I mark'd it well; 'twas black as jet: "You stare! but, sirs, I've got it yet, "And can produce it."-" Pray, sir, do; "I'll lay my life the thing is blue :" "And I'll engage, that when you've seen "The reptile, you'll pronounce him green." "Well, then, at once to ease the doubt," Replies the man, "I'll turn him out; "And when before your eyes I've set him, "If you don't find him black, I'll eat him." He said, then full before their sight Produced the beast, and lo-'twas white! Both stared; the man look'd wondrous wise: "My children," the cameleon cries, (Then first the creature found a tongue,) "You all are right, and all are wrong: "When next you talk of what you view, "Think others see as well as you; "Nor wonder, if you find, that none "Prefers your eyesight to his own." The Youth and the Philosopher. A GRECIAN youth of talents rare, Would often boast his matchless skill, Was praise and transport to his breast. At length, quite vain, he needs would show His master what his art could do; And bade his slaves the chariot lead The trembling grove confess'd its fright, Such skill and judgement thrown away: MISCELLANY. The Arabic and Roman Manner of Numbering. Arabic. Roman.| Arabic. Roman. | Arabic. Roman. Arabic. Roman. 1. I. 11. XI. 10. X. 100. C. M. Note 1.-The Arabs, in numbering, made use of these ten characters, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0.—The last of these, a cipher, (which has no value by itself), being put after another figure, increases the value of that figure tenfold; and any significant figure being put after another significant figure, not only raises the value of the figure after which it is placed tenfold, but also adds its own value to the sum. Note 2.-The Romans, in numbering, made use of the letters I, V, X, L, C, D, M.-Any of the letters, I, X, C, M, being doubled, increases the value twofold, and being tripled, increases the value threefold. A less number being put before a greater number, indicates, that the greater is diminished by the less number; but being put after a greater number, indicates, that the greater is increased by the less number. Note 3.-A number is said to be even or odd, according as it can or cannot be divided by two, without a remainder.-The even numbers are, 2, 4, 6, 8, and any number ending with one of these figures or a cipher. The odd numbers are, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and any number ending with one of these figures. |