thing being ready, the aged king took the young prince by the hand, and made him afcend the throne: O my fon,' faid he, take poffeffion of a dignity, which I gladly refign to you, and wear the crown you fo well deferve. But always remember that you are accountable, both to the Lord of nature and your country, for every action of your life. life. A monarch is born only for the good of his people. Beware of flattery, it is a rock more fatal to princes, than thofe hid beneath the furface of the waves are to mariners. Fear nothing but your own confcience, and aim at nothing but the prosperity of the empire. Then shall thy throne be established like the everlafting mountains, and thy virtues applauded in the utmost regions of the earth. Kings shall seek thy friendfhip, and fages drink inftruction from thy mouth. The merchant fhall flourish under thy protection, and the ftranger fojourn fafely under the fhadow of the laws.-The hearts of the widow and orphan fhall fing for joy, and the mouth of the infant, in lifping accents, declare thy praife.' Immediately all the people proclaimed him king, and all the nobles congratulated him on his afcenfion to the crown, praying the Almighty to fhower down bleffings on his reign.

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ANECDOTÈ.

S a lame country schoolmaster was hobbling one morning upon his two fticks, to his noify manfion, he was met by a certain nobleman, who wished to know his name, and the means by which he procured a livelihood. My name," anfwered he," is R- T——, and I am mafter of this parish."

This answer further increased his Lordship's curiofity, and he defired to know in what fenfe he was mafter of the parish? "I am," answered he, "the master of the children of the parish; the children are mafters of the mothers; the mothers. are the rulers of the fathers; and confequently I am the master of the whole parish."-His lordship was pleafed with this logical reply, and gave the schoolmafter half-a-guinea, to buy a book with.

ANECDOTE

OF THE DUKE OF NIVERNOIS AND A

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POOR CLERGYMAN.

HEN the Duke of Nivernois was ambaffa

dor in England, he was going down to Lord Townshend's feat in Norfolk, on a private

vifit, quite en dishabille, and with only one fervant, when he was obliged, from a very heavy shower of rain. to flop at a farm houfe in the way. The mafter of the houfe was a clergyman, who, to a poor curacy, added the care of a few fcholars in the neighbourhood, which, in all, might make his living about 8ol. a year, which was all he had to maintain a wife and fix children. When the Duke alighted, the clergyman, not knowing his rank, begged him to come in and dry himself, which the other accepted, by borrowing a pair of old worfted flockings and flippers of him, and warming himself by a good fire. After some converfation, the Duke obferved an old chefs-board hanging up, and as he was paffionately fond of that game, he afked the clergyman whether he could play? The other told him he could, pretty tolerably; but found it very difficult, in that part of the country, to get an antagonist. • I am your man,' fays the Duke. "With all my heart," fays the parfon," and if you'll ftay and eat pot-luck, I'll try if I can't beat you." The day continuing rainy, the Duke accepted his offer; when the parfon played fo much better, that he won every game. This was fo far from fretting the Duke, that he was highly pleafed to meet a man who could give him fuch entertainment at his favourite game. He accordingly enquired into the state of

his

his family affairs, and just taking a memorandum of his addrefs, without discovering his title, thanked him, and departed. Some months paffed over, and the clergyman never thought any thing of the matter; when, one evening, a footman in laced livery rode up to the door, and prefented him with the following billet: "The Duke of Nivernois's compliments wait on the Rev. Mr. and, as a remembrance for the good drubbing he gave him at chefs, begs that he would accept of the living of, worth 400l. per annum, and that he will wait on his Grace the Duke of Newcaftle on Friday next, to thank him for the fame.". The good parfon was fometime before he could imagine it any thing more than a jeft, and was not for going; but as his wife infifted on his trying, he came up to town, and found the contents of the billet literally true, to his unspeakable fatisfaction.

ANECDOTE

OF THE LATE SIR WILLIAM STANHOPE.

THIS

HIS gentleman coming out of Drury-lane play-house, with a lady under his arm, was met by a couple of bucks, who took fome liberties, not very acceptable to the lady, or her protector.

Sir William, whofe courage was equal to his gallantry, immediately called upon the gentlemen to answer for their mifconduct.

One of the heroes fteps forward, and fays, Sir, the lady, wearing artificial colour on her cheeks, we looked upon as fair game." Sir William's reply, and his fubfequent conduct, did honour to his prowefs and plain fincerity.

"Gentlemen," faid he, "I may have mistaken the roses on the lady's cheeks for the ornaments. of pure and fimple nature; I fhall be happy, if, by your means, I fhall be cured of my illufion.But I fwear, by God, you shall never evade me, until I fhall have fully proved the truth or fallacy of your affertion.

"Retire with me," continues Sir William, "to the Rofe Tavern; there the experiment fhall be made."

To the Rofe they repaired-cold and hot water were called for, and applied with a napkin, fmeared with foap and pomatum. Obftinate nature prevailed-the rofes did not fade, but bloomed more in the operation.

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