accompanied by her brothers; Sieur R. a physician, and his servant, his faithful negro, and three female, Indian domestics; together with an escort of thirtyone Indians, to carry herself and her baggage, the road being impassable even for mules. Scarcely had Madame Godin reached Canclos, when the Indians deserted her; but she still determined to brave every danger. There remained only two Indians in the village who had escaped the small-pox, which lately raged there. They had no canoe, but they offered to construct one, and to conduct her to the mission of Andoas, about twelve days journey lower on the river Bobanaza, a distance of about one hundred and fifty leagues. Madame G. paid them in advance; and the canoe being finished, the party quitted Canclos. Having sailed two days, they stopped to pass the night on shore. Next morning the two Indians disappeared: they were now not only obliged to proceed without a pilot, but the canoe began to leak, which obliged them to land, and erect a temporary hut, within five or six days journey from Andoas, to which place Sieur R. proceeded with his servant, assuring Madame Godin and her brothers, that in less than fifteen days they should have a canoe and Indians. After waiting twenty-five days in the utmost anxiety, and losing all hope of relief from that quarter, they made a raft, upon which they placed all their provisions and effects, and proceeded slowly down the river; but the raft striking against a tree, the whole party were plunged into the river; happily, however, no one perished. They now resolved to pursue the banks of the river on foot.

What an

enterprise ! The borders of this river are covered

with a wood, rendered impervious to the rays of the sun by the herbs, brambles, and shrubs, that creep up the trunks, and blended with the branches of the trees. Taking all their provisions, they commenced their melancholy journey; but observing that following the course of the river considerably lengthened their route, they entered into the wood, and in a few days lost their way. Though now destitute of provisions, oppressed with thirst, and their feet sorely wounded with briars and thorns, they continued to push forward through immeasurable wilds and gloomy forrests, drawing refreshment from the berries and wild fruits they were able to collect. At length, exhausted by hunger and fatigue, their strength failed them; down they sunk, helpless and forlorn. Here they waited impatient for death to relieve them from their misery. In four days they all successively expired, except Madame Godin, who continued stretched beside her brothers, and the corses of her companions, for fortyeight hours, deprived of the use of all her faculties. At last Providence gave her strength and courage to quit the melancholy scene, and attempt to pursue her journey. She was now without stockings, bare-footed, and almost naked; two cloaks, which had been torn to rags by the briars, afforded her but a scanty covering. Having cut off the soles of her brother's shoes she fastened them to her feet, and took her lonely way. The second day of her journey she found water; and the day following, some wild fruit and green eggs; but so much was her throat contracted by the privation of nutriment, that she could hardly swallow such a sufficiency of the sustenance which chance presented to her, as would support her emaciated

frame. On the ninth day she reached the borders of Bobanaza, where she fortunately met two Indians, who conveyed her in a canoe to Andoas; thence she proceeded to Laguna; and there procured a passage for France; where she at last arrived in safety, and found in the approving smiles of that husband for whom she had undertaken so dangerous an enterprise, an ample consolation for all the toils and hardships she had undergone.

MIRACULOUS SHOT.

The hero of this little narrative was a Hottentot, of the name of Von Wyhk, and we give the story of his perilous and fearful shot in his own words: "It is now, " said he, 66 more than two years since, in the very place where we stand, I ventured to take one of the most daring shots that ever was hazarded; my wife was sitting in the house near the door, the children were playing about her. I was without, near the house busied in doing something to a waggon, when suddenly, though it was mid-day, an enormouse lion appeared, came up, and laid himself quietly down in the shade, upon the very threshold of the door. My wife, either frozen with fear, or aware of the danger attending any attempt to fly, remained motionless in her place, while the children took refuge in her lap. The cry they uttered attracted my attention, and I hastened towards the door; but my astonishment may be well conceived, when I found the entrance barred in such a manner. Although the animal had not seen me, escape, unarmed as I was, appeared impossible. Yet I glided gently, scarcely knowing what

I meant to do, to the side of the house, up to the window of my chamber, where I knew my loaded gun was standing. By a happy chance, I had set it. in a corner close by the window, so that I could reach it with my hand; for, as you may perceive, the opening is too small to admit of my having got in; and still more fortunately, the door of the room was open, so that I could see the whole danger of the scene. The lion was beginning to move, perhaps with the intention of making a spring; there was no longer any time to think; I called softly to the mother not to be afraid, and invoking the name of the Lord, fired my piece. The ball passed directly over my boy's head, and lodged in the forehead of the lion, immediately above his eyes, which shot forth as it were sparks of fire, and stretched him on the ground, so that he never stirred more."

SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT.

When Sir Richard Arkwright went first to Manchester, he hired himself to a petty barber; but being remarkably frugal, he saved money out of a very scanty income. With these savings he took a cellar, and commenced business; at the cellar head he displayed this inscription : "Subterranean shaving with keen razors, for one penny." The novelty had a very successful effect, for he soon had plenty of customers; so much so that several brother tonsors, who before had demanded twopence a piece for shaving, were obliged to reduce their terms. They also styled themselves subterranean shavers, although they all lived and worked above ground. Upon this, Arkwright deter

mined on a still farther reduction, and shaved for a halfpenny. A neighbouring cobler one day descended the original subterranean tonsor's steps, in order, to be shaved. The fellow had a remarkable strong rough beard. Arkwright beginning to lather him, said, he hoped he would give him another halfpenny, for his beard was so strong it would spoil his razor The cobler declared he would not. Arkwright then shaved him for the halfpenny, and immediately gave him two pair of shoes to mend. This was the basis of Arkwright's extraordinary fortune; for the cobler, struck with this unexpected favour, introduced him to the inspection of a cotton machine invented by his particular friend. The plan of this Arkwright got possession of; and it gradually led him to the dignity of knighthood, and the accumulation of half a million of money.

JULIUS CÆSAR.

Julius Cæsar was on one occasion obliged by a sudden eruption of the enemy into Alexandria, to fly for safety to his ships. He leaped into a boat, but was followed by such numbers of his men, that the boat was in danger of sinking. Cæsar immediately threw himself into the sea, and swam to one of his ships at a considerable distance, cutting the waters with one arm, and holding his writing with the other above water to preserve them from injury; drawing at the same time his general's coat after him with his teeth, that the enemy might not have to boast the possession of so honourable a spoil.