obliging temper makes its posses sors happy, and bestows happiness wherever it extends."

MR. SELBY'S THIRD VISIT.

THE next time Mr. Selby made a visit, Mr. Johnson was out, but Mrs. Johnson was at home with her children.

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As soon as the children saw Mr. Selby, they clung round him, eagerly reminding him of his promise of telling them about his voyage to India. Hey-day!" exclaimed Mr. Selby, "what a pair of impatient little rogues have I to deal with! Pray, Squire Hasty, let me lay down my hat, and drink a glass of water, you do not consider I have had a long walk." Lucy felt

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dering her own gratification before another person's; and, recollecting what her mamma had the night before said, about being habitually obliging, she ran down to the dining-room, and brought up what remained of the basket of gooseberries they had gathered in Mary's garden. Mr. Selby was much pleased with Lucy's attention: he ate the gooseberries, telling her they were very refreshing,-the warmth of the afternoon, and the dust of the road, had made him extremely thirsty. Lucy was quite glad she thought of the gooseberries: her mamma looked pleased with her, and she felt ten times happier than if she had ate them herself. 66 Come," said Mr. Selby, "I find you are very worthy to-day of all the entertainment I can give,come, sit down by me and listen.' The children brought their little

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seats, and placed them on each side of Mr. Selby's chair. Mrs. Johnson drew her work from the workbasket; and, when all were seated, their kind friend began. "You may remember, my dears, I left the African coast in a ship going to India. We had a very favourable passage, and were not long in arriving at the Bay of Bengal; (but, I think, if your mamma can give me a map, I had better point out to you where the Bay of Bengal is, and also all the places I visited.)""I will get you a map, with pleasure," replied Mrs. Johnson; and she presently brought one which was kept in an adjoining room. Mr. Selby then shewed them all the places the vessel had passed in going from Africa to India; and he shewed them in what part of India Bengal is situated, and where its chief town, Calcutta, stands, whither he

was going. Frederic and Lucy were much pleased with his tracing on the map the course of the ship from Africa to India: they declared it made them understand much easier about the places Mr. Selby had seen; and he, finding them so · much pleased, said, that after tea he would point out to them, on the map, the whole of his route from England. The children heartily thanked him, and he continued his account. After being landed on the Bengal coast, I proceeded immediately to Calcutta. The business I had there to manage kept me close within doors; so I had little opportunity of seeing much of this large town, though I had several friends at Calcutta; for there are great numbers of English at that place, it being an European settlement."-" Pray, my dears," inter

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rupted Mrs. Johnson, "do you recollect my explanation of an European settlement?"-"O yes! that we do," exclaimed Frederic and his sister, both at once." I am glad “I you do, my loves; it is a great pleasure to me to find you remember my instructions." Mr. Selby

continued --" The beautiful fine muslins which are made in India are brought to Calcutta, and from thence sent, in ships, to various parts of Europe." At this moment, Mr. Selby was called out of the room, to send an answer to a gentleman, who desired his company on business of importance. When he returned to the parlour, he told Mrs. Johnson he was sorry that he must leave her to attend the gentleman: "however," added he, "I have yet an hour to devote to my young friend's ser

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