Prefume?

eagerly.

an impertinent oppofition, you may certainly give him fuch a low as you think proper: faying at the fame time, prey fir, am I to be taught by you what I am to do? Do you prefume to contradict me?

9. The fultan promised to do fo, and when the ftranger rofe to wash his hands, the prince eagerly preffed forward, laid hold of the veffel, and prepared to pour water on the hands of his guest. God bless you, fir, faid the chagrined? franger, I am delighted by your kindness,

coffee. remedy. difquietude?

Servile? degraded?

enough.

obliged.

bamboo?

may God profper all your undertakings! After this exclamation, the prince was obliged to pour the water upon the ftranger's hands but at the fame time it evidently appeared that he was inwardly chagrined and angry.

10. Coffee was now introduced, & the prince again addreffing his vizir, faid, I declare by Alla, if you do not speedily find a remedy for my difquietude, I will order you to be put to death; is it not enough that the man has ftruck me, but that I fhould alfo be degraded to the fervile office of pouring out water for him to wash?

11. Sir, anfwered the vizir, he will foon be obliged to take his leave, do you be ready with a bamboo in your hand: call one of your youngest flaves, and as the ftranger - paffes, exercife your cane feverely upon the back of your flave; fhould he then fay, for God's fake, fir, and for my fake, pardon this poor boy, and do not beat him with fo much feverity you may then return the blow, and fay, is not this my flave, fir? Is not chastifement a neceffary part of education? Do you prefume to contradict me?

12. The fultan again followed the advice of his minister, and was beating the boy when the franger paffed. The ftranger, as he went chafifement? along, exclaimed; fir, you do very right,beat him by all means, chastisement is a very nec

ellary

effary part of education; if the young man Expire ? fhould expire in confequence, God has cer

tainly decreed it fo.

13. Upon this the vizir impatiently stepped stepped. forward; for heaven's fake, fir, íaid he to the ftranger,have some compaffion, and intercede

for this unfortunate boy; furely you cannot be intercede? fo hard-hearted. Upon this, the stranger gave

a blow to the vizirten times harder than that which he had given to the fultan.

14. How dare you, faid he, prefume to in- interpofe? terpofe in a matter of this kind? Is not the boy a flave Is he not kindly educating him? The fuitan burit into a hearty laugh; now, laugh. faid he I forgive you both, as my vizir has fared no better than myself.

•How

Anecdote of a Stork.

OW far a rational principle, mutual_Mutual? affection, and comparison of ideas,

may be ascribed to animals is hard to de ter- adventure? mine; but the following adventure of a tame ftork fome years ago, in the Univerfity of ftork. Tupengin, is litterally true.

adjacent ?

autumn.

2. This bird lived quietly in the court yard; Count Victor then a ftudent there, fhot with a ball at a ftork's neft adjacent to the College, and probably wounded the fork then in it, as fhe was observed for fome weeks not to ftir out of her nest. This happened in autumn, when foreign ftorks begin their periodical periodical? emigrations.

3. In the enfuing fpring,a ftork was obferv. ed on the roof of the college,and by its inceffant chattering, gave the tame ftork, walking below in the area, co understand that it would be glad of its company; but this was a thing impoffible, on account of its wings having been clipped, which induced the ftranger, with the

utmost

foreign ?

emigrations?

enfuing?

inceffant?

area?

Gallery.

confcious?

utmost precaution, first to come down to the upper gallery, the next day fomething lower, and, at laft, after a great deal of ceremony, quite into the court.

4. The tame ftork, who was confcious of no harm, went to meet him with a foft cheerful note, and a fincere intention of giving him a favourable reception, when to his great. intimidating? aftonifhment, the other fell upon him with. the utmost fury. The fpectators prefent, in. deed, for that time drove away the foreign. ftork; but this was fo far from intimidating him,that he came again next day to the charge, and during the whole fummer continual fkirmishes were interchanged between them.

Skirmishes?

antagonift?

gal'ant?

campaign?

@eremonies.

5. Orders had been given that the tame ftork should not be affifted, as having only a fingle antagonist to encounter, and by being thus obliged to fhift for himself, he came to ftand better on his guard and made fuch a gallant defence, that, at the end of the campaign, the ftranger had no great advantage to boast of.

6. But next fpring, inftead of a fingle ftork came four, which, without any of the foregoing ceremonies, alighted at once in the College area, and directly attacked the tame ftork, who indeed, in the view of feveral fpectators ftanding in the galleries, perform. ed feats of valor, defending himself, with the arms nature had given him, with the utmost bravery, till at length, being overpowered by fuperior numbers, his firength and courage auxiliaties began to fail; when very unexpected auxiliaries came to his affiftance.

feats?

turkies.

ramparts?

7. All the turkies, ducks, geefe, and the reft of the fowls, that were brought up in the court (to whom, undoubtedly, this gentle ftork's mild and friendly behaviour had endeared him) without the leaft dread of danger formed a kind of rampart round him,under the fhelter of which he might make a re

treat

treat from fo unequal an encounter; and Emergency even the peacock, which before never could live in friendship with him, on this emergency took the part of oppreffed innocence, and was, if not a true bottomed friend, at least a favourable judge on the ftork's fide.

8. Upon this, a ftrict look out was kept traitorous? against fuch traitorous incurfions of the ene

my, and a stop put to more bloodshed; till

at last about the beginning of a third fpring, incurfions ? near twenty ftorks fuddenly alighted in the court with the utmost fury, and before the ftork's faithful life guards could form them. felves or any of the people come to his affift- purchase. ance, they had deprived him of life, though by exerting his ufual gallantry, they paid dear for the purchase.

9. The malevolence of thefe ftrangers against this malevolence & innocent creature could proceed from no other motive

than the foot fired by Count Victor from the Col

lege, and which they doubtlefs fufpected was infligation? done by the inftigation of the tame stork.

1.

"T

Geography.

HERE is not, (fays a fenfible writ- Connection. er)" a fon or daughter of Adam,

who has not fome concern in the knowledge of Geography." It is neceffary to your understanding the connection which this globe

has with the other planetary fyftem, and with planetary? all the wonderful works of God.

2. It is indifpenfible to your comprehend

ing history, or having proper ideas of the
events and tranfactions it relates, as well as

to divest our mind of little,narrow prejudices, diveft
by giving you a view of the caftoms, man-
ners, ceremonies, and inftitutions of
different nations over the world.

the

A

Chronology?

If

3. A celebrated writer has called geogra phy and chronology, the two eyes of history The fift informs you where events happened; and the latter at what particular period. chaos? it were not for thefe helps, your reading would be a confufed chaos, without order, light, or perfpicuity.

compendious?

flagrant?

wkward.

latitude?

happened.

carnations?

vied? piques?

crimson.

4. Morfe is one of the beft authors in geography, and for chronology, the tables of Dr. Prieftly (a name which I would only mention where fcience and not religion is concerned) are fo compendious and comprehenfive, as to afford you on a fingle glance, confiderable information. There is no fpecies of knowledge, that is fo eafily attained, as that of geography; nor any of which the want is more flagrant and awkward.

5.Ilately blufhed for a young lady,who was afked, in company the latitude and fituation of a particular place, which happened to be mentioned in the public papers of the day.

6. She was dreffed in the highest tafte. The rofes and carnations vied in her countenance. She piques herself on her fmartness and vivacity; but in this inftance could make no reply. Her embarraffment betrayed her ignorance, and politeness relieved it by a change of converfation.

7. How much higher would her character have flood in the estimation of all fenfible men, if the had come down ftairs, dreffed in an el. egant plainnefs; and inftead of standing fo long before her glafs, had devoted fome littleShare of her time to this fpecies of improve

ment.

8. Not that I have any objection to a blush on a woman's cheek. I think the crimson tint (namental; but I would have yours to be the blufh of delicacy and referve, not of ignorance, fbynefs, or ill-breeding.

Elephant.