The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-24 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

ADVENTURES IN THE MOON.
Longman, London, 1836.
There are many valuable truths and sound moral
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contained in this volume, which is written in
the all egorical form, something after the manner of the
"Nisi ons of Quevedo," and is evidently the result of
mulch diligent speculation on men and things. The
author., taking for the ground-work of his plan, Ariosto's
fanciful'p notion, that everything lost on earth may be
found its the moon, takes a trip to that well-stored
Planet, where he finds every book which was neglected
at the time of its publication, by sublunary readers ;
every piece of advice that failed of its effect on the
Person advised ; and every dull speech that the hearers
forgot the instant after it was spoken, &c. &c. On
this theory the author constructs a very amusing
satire, Whi ch will be read with the greater interest, in-
astralch as there is nothing of cynicism in its tone ;
from first to last there is not one ill-natured passage,
or sneering personal allusion ; all is gay good humour,
such as wle find in Arbuthnot's " John Bull." But
this is by no means the sole recommendation of the
volume. Its shrewd, worldly wisdom is full as re-
Inarkable as its good nature, as the following passage
will show., which has reference to the very common
Prejudice in favour of the superior virtue, morality, ab-
stinence and so forth, of old age.
"1 cannot here avoid a reflection on the hard lot of yin.
the in bein gso commonly th© successor of vice. When
,e house. being torn to pieces by the riots of vice, is
abandoned as no longer habitable, with the foundations un-
dermined, the roof fallen in, the furniture destroyed, and the
Walls totte ring, it is made over to virtue, and she is desired
t
take polcsession of the ruin, and make herself comfortable
ior lifer

surrounded, were covered with deep snow, and over the
dreary waste the wind in piercing blasts swept violently,
driving the hail and sleet in our faces, so as to render it a
most difficult matter to get along. At intervals, rain poured
down with such tremendous force, that our open and strag-
gling columns were compelled to halt, and close up into a
solid body, in order that only the exterior of the mass
might be exposed to the pelting fury of the storm. To
clear away the snow from the spot on which we halted
was our first employment, at the termination of each day's
journey ; and a most delightful frigid bed-chamber was
modelled out, the damp ground our couch, with the canopy
or heaven for a curtain ; the furniture was completed by
the fragment of a rock, turning the softest side of which
upwards, to make it serve for a pillow, our slumbers, during
the few short moments allowed for repose, were sound
though unrefreshing. Occasionally crowding in groups
around a huge fire, when wood could be obtained (which
was not always the case), we gathered in without much
ceremony, with our feet towards the blazing faggots, and
stretched ourselves out, somewhat after the manner of wild
animals, patiently awaiting the unwelcome summons that
was to start us from our cold and cheerless lair. _

" It was truly melancholy to behold this dismal picture
of the exterminating consequences of war. The ravages
unavoidably committed by the troops were excessive. The
weather and season of the year caused it to be almost im-
possible to procure timber for fuel, otherwise than by de-
stroying the miserable hovels, that lay dispersed among the
hollows and ravines of these wild regions. The frame-work
of doors and windows, as well as that of the roof, were
put in requisition, the extreme emergency of the case de-
manding such resources, without which the army must have
been inevitably lost."
The contemplation of such a picture as the above
were enough to make thousands of men vow never to
handle a musket. Mark its effect upon the gallant
author, in the following description of the pleasures of
a military campaign :
" Yet, in spite of circumstances of this kind, the life of a
soldier on service, taking all things together, is the finest in
the world. While he moves on, a roving adventurer, care,
pain, and trouble are banished from his mind ; and though
he is at times on short commons, and often driven to his
wits' end, he but seldom repines. His sufferings give him
a greater relish for the enjoyment of any good things that
may be forthcoming, or any windfall that fortune may throw
in his way. Once fairly on the road, it is astonishing how
rapidly the hours glide away. The formalities of parade or
drill marching are now at an end, and every one indulges in
that mode of perambulation which best suits him. When
the commanding officer is not one of your strict disciplina-
rians, the regimental juniors congregate together in groups,
some in front, some in rear ; while the men, though keeping
their sections, travel in open ranks, filling the entire space
of ground over which the route extends.
At the head of the column is to be seen a host of
seniors, or old hands, among whom the laugh and joke pre-
vail ; and there many a long-winded veteran inflicts upon
the ears of his patient auditors a narrative as endless as the
road. Ever and anon the second Major falls back, and, in ,
order to shew his consequence and zeal, especially if a
General with his staff should chance to be passing, he calls
out, in a most important tone, Gentlemen, get into your
places !" Keep on the flanks !' and other friendly admoni-
tions. As soon as he is convinced, by the approving looks
of the great man with the long feather and epaulettes, that
his vigilance has been duly noticed, he gallops off to his old
station, and the gentlemen betake themselves again to
theirs, till another appearance of the chief, when the stray
sheep are again called back to the flock. By the by, I
know of nothing else that these second Majors have to do,
unless it be to act the part of moveable pivots for dressing
up the line (in which they aro generally very fussy), or in
whipping-in the young subalterns, whom they endeavour to
keep in order.
" The surgeon, who is often a very hearty fellow, with
better things than boluses and pill boxes in his panniers—
together with the adjutant, and his brethren of the staff—
attract around them, in the rear, a batch of thoroughly plea-
sant men, who keep up such a volley of jest and drollery,
as frequently to beguile the weariness of the longest march.
Thanks to their amusing powers, we have often found our-
selves at the gates of the town, or on the camp ground,
without being aware that we had travelled any distance.
" At intervals of one or two hours, each day, the troops
are halted for a few minutes' rest. Then all, as if by magic
wand, are quickly squatted, and haversack being called for,
the whole of them, like hungry cormorants at their prey,
are soon engaged in one grand scene of mastication. Some
perform a solo on the shank-bone of a well-picked ham ;
others display their talents on the drumstick of a half-
starved fowl ; while the majority gnaw their way through
the skinny junk of an old tough bullock. The vultures
and other birds of evil omen are, meanwhile, hovering in mid
air, ready to pounce upon the remnants of the feast when
we are gone.

In the valley of " Lost advice," which, as might be
Imagined, forms one of the most extensive districts of the
111 °on, it being the receptacle of all those sage admo-
ti°ns and remonstrances which failed of their effect
With those on earth, for whose benefit they were inten-
ded, the a ulthor says with much archness—
"t In this. multitude of voices I heard one in a resolute
Pe giving .counsel to a friend who was labouring under
that domestic affliction called the tooth-ache, which the ad-
tjosr very courageously exhorted him to relieve by extrac-
n, giving many hints of what he would do himself if a
tooth
_, of his gave him similar provocation. It is a great
!toantage that in all exigencies requiring a painful remedy,
there is always some man who thus freely undertakes to fur-
nish resolution., while his friend undergoes the pain."
There is considerable truth in the author's defini-
tion of a naodern novel and poem, which is sug-
gested to hi al by a whole host of these pretty Ephe-
mera 'which he meets with in the lunar libraries,
Whither , having failed with a sublunary public, they
had made their way quite as a matter of course
Description is another beauty in which the old writers
Chere very barren and defective. By universal consent, this
now the :noblest way of writing ; and those authors who
are
ewlverssant only with the reason, and the passions are
proved,
by incontestable arguments, to be far inferior to
literature
who. treat of mountains, woods, and water. Modern
therefore, is overrun with trees, and diversified
With hill and valley, far beyond the bleak writings of former
!es. Nor arc these landscapes confined to poetry. It
itg
8 inmos siblo that even a novel should succeed without
several w-ell-wooded chapters, and indeed there is scarcely
4n Y subje,et too austere to admit this kind of beauty ; the
most abstruse reasoning may be rendered more clear by a
IWell..vrric-ten grove or mountain. Any young man, there-
, ore, vrlao resolves to be a poet, instead of applying himself
has b00k,,, and filling his mind with the thoughts of others,
re.,:ourse for his education to rocks and woods, which, in
modern language, are called nature, and from these he de-
rives all his knowledge and poetical spirit. Indeed, he has
only to roam amongst mountains, and write down the verses
Which they dictate. Some of our best modern poems were
entirely composed at the instigation of wood and water, and
without any assistance from books."

The voyage to the Moon occupies but half the
volume, the remainder of which is made up of imagi-
nary dialogues, penned in a sagacious, and not unfre-
911ently in a philosophical, spirit. That between
" Truth and Falsehood" is the best, as its satire is the
Host obvious. A " Letter from Posterity to the Pre-
sent Age" is a clever hit at the vanity of those authors
Who, because they are neglected by their contempora-
:s, make sure of being well received by future times.
vosterity" is made to say, and with much justice,
thatv: she has so many blockheads of her own to deal
Oh, that she cannot afford time to hunt out the block-
eads of the " Present Age," who must therefore con-
anle themselves for being utterly forgotten, in the best
Way they can. We shall be glad to find that this
volume is favourably received by the public, for it is
the slowly-formed result of subtle and anxious thought.
dhe author is evidently one who has read much, and
g Ned what he has read. He thinks, too, for him-
self; hence his reflections have a boldness and raciness
about them, which mere scholarship can never supply.

" At the well-known sound of pipes, or bugle, the war-
riors are again (to use a Parliamentary phrase) on their
legs, stretching them out with renewed vigour. Among the
soldiers there is likewise much of drollery and mirth, nothing
makes much difference with them—it matters not whether
trumps turn up or not ; whether the chance be a battle, or
a good billet, they are still the same, and trudge along,
devoid of care. Give them their allowance, and a little
rest, and they require no more. Day after day I have lis-
tened to their jokes and stories, and been highly entertained
by their originality and humour."
With these extracts we shall conclude our notice of
this very interesting volume. It is dedicated to the
Queen, and we trust her Majesty will give it a gracious
reception.

A VISION of DEATH'S DESTRUCTION, MIS-
CELLANEOUS POEMS, AND THE PORTE-
FEUILLE.

ADVENTURES of Captain JOHN PATTER.
S
°-2V, of the . QUEEN'S 0 TVN REGIMENT, from
1807 to 1821.

BY TNOJEAS JOHN ANSELRY.
London, Whittaker and Co. 1836.

The author of this volume moves in the wake of
Mr. Robert Montgomery. Whether the religious
world will receive his productions with equal favour, is
a question which we shall not attempt to solve. With
the exception of the " Porte-Feuille," these poems
have reached a second edition—a no bad criterion of
their popularity. The pieces, now published for the
first time, are infinitely superior to those which pre-
ceded them. Their main defect is want of originality,
both of thought and form of expression.

London, Boone, 1837.
th Captain Patterson's adventures are the records of
e Military career of a brave soldier—of a dashing
hiB 1,
mlnded British Officer, who never feared a rival,
arid never knew what it was to have an enemy, or to hate
a
I.lYman Dangers he despised ; disappointments he
atiti • • t • and when
elpated, and fortified himself against ,
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aelfrned to suffer personal annoyances he amused him-
the by laughing at the authors of them, and turning
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rn into ridicule. With a good constitution, a fine
‘,
of animal spirits, a determination to look at the
right side of things, and a relish for society in all its
phases, he passed unscathed and indifferent through
nt,ers that would have appalled less energetic dare-
-levil•
spirits than himself. The adventures of such a
Than—the more especially as he served in the Penin-
sula during the late war—
cannot but be well received
by the public. His descriptions are remarkable for their
Avidness and accuracy ; and his anecdotes will bear
repetition once a week for life. Veterans who give
social dinner parties so often will hence readily compre-
-1 4end their value. Captain Patterson is not a mere
;"°°k-maker, and he has thegood sense to acknowledge
It' He writes because he has nothing better to do ;
tte,eause it is the fashion ; and because he has some-
\vh
"Ilg better to communicate than nine-tenths of those
So L have preceded him as veteran autobiographers.
he following is his account of the sufferings of the
rttish army under Sir John Moore, during the cele-
brated retreat to Corunna ;-
144 The greatest suffering we endured was want of sleep.
%dour nocturnal wanderings, those who were exhausted
the overcome with fatigue (and few were not) supported
etir°,Belves between the men ; and, each leaning on his
%vet:4l3°llr, dozing wearily along, would every now and then
of t3;43 11P by a sudden bump, or push, against the knapsack
eto "e roan in front ; thus, alternately bumping and dozing,
I,4lltravelled with a staggering pace through the dreary and
totifttV 1)411 Those who were made of weather-proof and
tf materials kept their places in the ranks, while others,
the'n'e feeble frame and constitution, unable to withstand
mot °f
effect of cold and drifting snow, of famine and
,totio„.°f. rest, sunk to the earth, upon the bleak and barren
4a4,1: am, where they speedily perished, or fell into the
with of the enemy. Heavily burthened as the men were
tvho -Intalunition, there was but a small proportion of them
tt sere able to maintain their situation in. the ranks.
old ,elelltenant M'Carthey, of our regiment, an excellent
ferecieer and intrepid soldier, was among those who su
f-
he h most from excessive fatigue. He kept up as long as
Itrvi4ed the power, but being somewhat worn out by hard
l'oathe' he was indifferently calculated to weather out the
the w°rk of this retreat. Faint and half frozen, he fell
aerav
e
ii sn°w, and giving himself up to despair, lay for a con-
ote% ‘,l, period in an insensible condition. Meanwhile
Zecust°' his companions, having missed poor Mac from his
lle(' lace, quicky retraced eir steps, and fund
"reps-e °lost lifeless on thel cold earth.th By giving him ao few
liellso,°f rum, they in some degree restored him to his
ward ; "El raising his drooping head, they helped him for-
(4° to o the next halting place, from whence he struggled
14114, Corunna, where he was severely wounded in the
4thtluent battle It was about this time that General
ta
t 0 t,l~u;her died,.ipd, in consequence of privations and exposure
,
%%4,e, weather, for the greater part of our march, was
'427 desperate ; the mountains, by which we were

The alterations in the House of Commons are nearly
completed ; the house is much improved in its appearance,
and the whole will have a good effect when the painting is
finished. The plan adopted for ventilating the Chamber, and
rendering the speakers more audible to the Members and
others present, will be available, no doubt, in the construction
of the new Houses of Parliament.
There is no Member of the House of Commons who
has made so rapid an improvement in his manner of speaking,
the elegance of diction, and the excellence of arrangement and
sound reasoning, as Lord Howick. His Lordship's father,
the very first Session he was in the House of Commons, dis-
tinguished himself as an admirable debater and an accom-
plished orator, and was held in the highest estimation by Mr.
Fox and his party, who admired him for his talents andin-
flexible integrity.
In 1830, when the state of theatricals was at a low
ebb in Paris, the Theatre Francais was saved from extinc-
tion by the generosity of Count Demidoff, who volunteered
a loan of 5,000 livres (about 2,0001.) to the treasury, of
which, throughout the recent successes of the theatre, he
has never demanded payment. The Count was also a liberal
contributor to the Abbotsford subscription.
Considerable excitement prevailed yesterday morning
in the neighbourhood of Windmill-street, Haymarket, on
account of a report that a child had been suffocated by its
father, at a house in Queen-street. It appears that a journey-
man tailor resided with his wife at one of the houses in Queen-
street, and yesterday morning he and his wife got up, leaving
the infant in question in a truck bed in a room which was ap
propriated to the reception of the customers who came to see
him upon business. While he was at breakfast a person came
to try on a coat, and the father ran up stairs to the room in
question, in order to receive his customer there, and forgetting
that the infant was in the bed, be hastily turned it up, and the
child within it. It was some time before the child was missed,
and when the bed was let down it was quite dead. Informa-
tion of the circumstance was immediately given at St. James's
Workhouse, and the parish authorities took the necessary
steps for the holding an inquest on the body of the unfortunate
infant.

DISCOVERY IN CENTRAL AFRICA.—Dr. An-
drew
.Smith, who was sent out by the Cape of Good Hope
Association into Central Africa, has recently presented to
that body a very interesting account of his travels. The
expedition under him consisting of 50 persons, 150 head of
cattle and horses, and 20 waggons, which started from
Graaf Rniet on 12th August, 1834, returned in the spring
of the present. year, after penetrating to the latitude of 23
deg. 26 nun. north. The mission became acquainted with
members of 27 tribes, and had information of 16 others,
and realised a very extensive and valuable collection in na-
tural history,including 180 skins of new or rare quadru-
peds, 3,379 skins of new or rare birds, three barrels of
snakes and lizards ; one box of insects, three crocodiles,
and two skeletons, 23 new and rare tortoises, 799 geological
specimens, and one package of dried plants. They also
ascertained that the Hottentot race was much more sx-
tended than has been hitherto believed, and that parties or
cu aiunaiLs tv it ialidbit intulior as far as the
inland lake, which they were told was not less than three
weeks' journey to the north of the tropic of Capricorn.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1836.

my heart those who have made themselves my enemies, and
more particularly those who have been led away by the ad-
vice of others. I have forgiven them for a long time before
God—to my grandson will devolve the happiness and glory
of pardoning them before men."—Quotidienne.

The Duke of Devonshire and a select party were
present last night to witness the performances at Madame
Vest ris's theatre.

Mr. Forrest and Mr. Booth appear together in
Othello to-morrow evening at Drury-lane.

We are sorry to announce that our county has again
become the scene of incendiary fires. On Monday, some
miscreant, yet undiscovered, set fire to a large barn, in the
occupation of Mr. William Johnson, of Greens Norton,
which contained a quantity of corn, straw, potatoes, a new
cart, and two fine cows, all of which was completely con-
sumed ; no portion of the property is insured.—Nortkamp-
ton Hcrald.

Mrs. Wade, wife of Mr. T. Wade, farmer, of Whep-
stead, now in her eighty-fifth year, after being blind twenty-
eight years, has had her sight restored within the last few
weeks, without the attendance of a surgeon, or taking any
medicine whatever.—Bury Post.
It is the duty of the examiner of plays to make a
written report to the Lord Chamberlain upon each dramatic
bantling submitted to his approval. The late George Col-
man's reports to the Duke of Devonshire, when his Grace
was in office, are said to have been bound up and preserved
in the Duke's library, as off-hand specimens of the deceased
examiner's peculiar wit and humour.
The Ministers of the three Northern Powers met
yesterday at the house of the President of the Council. It
is said that the conference, which lasted a considerable time,
had reference to the affairs of Spain. M. d'Appony after-
wards had an interview with Louis Philippe, accompanied
by M. Mole.—Gazette de France of Tuesday.
Great as the foreign trade of this country is, and
has been, there is no period at which it has exceeded one-
eight of our home trade.

A circumstance has, within the last few days, taken
place at Poplar which has created a good deal of gossip, and
not a little laughter among the inhabitants of that parish. It
appears that the mate of a ship called the Catherine, at present
lying in the East India Dock, became desperately enamoured
of a dashing cyprian residing in the vicinity of Euston- square,
whom he had met at one of the large theatres ; and after
spending sotbe time in her company, he made a formal pro-
posal of marriage to her. His offer was accepted, a licence
procured, and a day fixed for the wedding. On the day so
fixed on, the parties, accompanied by two friends, proceeded
to the parish church of All Saints, Poplar ; and the cere-
mony being performed, the bridegroom, at its conclusion,
asked Mr. Smith, the parish clerk, if he would take a check
for the marriage fees. Mr. Smith observed that such a
thing was quite unusual, upon which the bridegroom ob-
served, that it made no difference—that he had come out
without any money, and that if he (the clerk) accompanied
him to his lodgings he would at once discharge the debt.
Mr. Smith agreed to go with him to Strong's-buildings,
where he lodged ; and on their arriving there the bridegroom
called on a friend, whom he had invited to the wedding, to
discharge the claim. This his friend readily did, and the
parties commenced enjoying themselves. In the course of
the afternoon the pleasure of the party was interrupted by
the presence of a Sheriff's officer with a writ for nearly 201.,
being the amount of a west-end milliner's bill for the wed-
ding dress worn by the bride. All efforts to stall off the
man of law proved unavailing—the money or good security
he must have. The first, unfortunately, was not convenient ;
and in order to get rid of so unpleasant a guest, the good-
natured friend of the bridegroom, who had before paid the
wedding fees, consented to give the necessary bail, and so
far matters were amicably arranged. The bridegroom, feeling
much elated at his success in overcoming such difficulties,
indulged so freely that he ultimately went to sleep, and on
his awaking discovered, to his great mortification, that during
his nap his bride, who, no doubt, considered her bargain
from what had occurred a bad one, had vanished, and he
has not since been able to find out her retreat.

. --
Mr. O'Connell registered his vote on Saturday ;
when he passed through the forms, one of the Orange
agents ludicrously said, " I object to Mr. O'Connell on
the ground of his being an alien—l can prove it on the
authority of Lord Lyndhurst."—Freentan's Journal.
Distillation of spirit from potatoes is a Norwegian
staple, and Mr. Laing remarks of the root, &c.:—" The po-
tatoes all over the country carry a white flower. In whole
fields not one with red or purple flowers will be seen. I
do not know if this be a better or worse variety of the
plant, or whether it be not the effect of the climate, which
seems to have a tendency to produce every thing in the '
albino style. Horses, cattle, even children, appear white
varieties of their species.—Laing's Norway.
LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, Nov. 22.
No change in our Cotton-market to-day—sales about 1,500
bags of all kinds at Friday's quotations.
LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, Nov. 22.—1 n
the supplies of Flour and Oatmeal there is this week a con-
siderable increase ; those of Wheat, Oats, and barley are
still very light. The decline noticed last Tuesday has been
followed by a further reduction in prices generally, and, as
respects the leading articles of the trade, by a disposition to
press sales. On Friday, English Wheats were offering 3d.
to 4d., and Irish 4d. to 6d. per 701bs. below the quotations
of the previous market ; a few parcels were retailed at this
reduction, and there were inquiries of a speculative nature,
but the amount of business during the week has been un-
usually light. Prime brands of Flour, which were ten dsys
ago selling at 655., may now be bought at 545. to 565. per
2801bs. for old. Oats, though by no means plentiful, have
declined in value 2d. to 3d. per bushel, and few or no sales
effected. Oatmeal is offering at 365. to 375. for new, 355.
to 365. per 2401b5. for old. Some parcels of Barley of
middling quality have been retailed at ss. to ss. 3d. per
601b5., but in the finer descriptions very little business has
occurred. Several cargoes of bonded Beans have changed
hands at 445. to 455. per imperial quarter ; the prices of
free rather lower. Peas may also be bought on better
terms. With the exception of the above-noted transac-
tions in Beans, the sale of two or three thousand quarters
of Danzig Wheat of fine quality at 7s. per 701b5., forms
the only business in lock Corn ; nor has there been
anything passing in bonded Flour. At this morning's
market prices of Wheat fully recovered the depression of
Friday. Fine Irish old red Wheat again reached 9s. per
701b5., the quotation of this day wee, and a little choice
new brought the same price. At these rates a good busi-
ness was done both to the trade and on speculation ; some
parcels of old were also taken for the north of Ireland.
Not much business was done in Flour, but there was less
dispositionnew. to press sales. A few parcels of west of Ireland
new Oats were sold at 3s. 9d. to 3s. 10d. per 451bs. Very
little done in Oatmeal, 375. per 2401b5. an extreme price
for

Yesterday morning, on the brow of Pcntonville-
hill, a very slim and tall young gentleman was observed
hurrying forward during the short lulls that occurred be-
tween each squall of wind, and taking shelter under the
lee of every place that was available, when the wind
freshened. A slight shower of sleet happened to fall as ho
approached King's-cross, and he was so incautious as to
hoist a very dandy-looking silk umbrella ; by adroitly watch-
ing the weather he contrived to reach the New North-
road in safety ; but here the blustering South Wester
fairly took him aback, and being unwilling to let go his um-
brella, or, in other words, to shorten sail, he was dragged
by the action of the wind, headlong into the shop of a Mr.
Dodge, a fishmonger, upsetting in his course a tub of
oysters, and finally depositing himself in a tub of water ; his
hat went spinning along on' a. voyage of discovery, and the
new silk umbrella was terribly split. Every assistance was
afforded by Mr. Dodge and others, who witnessed the ac-
cident ; and the young gentleman very wisely proceeded on
hisjourney in one of Hansom's patent safety cabs.
MARSEILLES, Nov. s.—Yesterday, whilst a
painter was working upon a scaffold, suspended by two
cords to the stern of the brig La Jeune Adele, coming from
Senegal, a large
monkey stood attentively observing the
painter's floating workshop ; not satisfied with the charac-
ter of observer, he sometimes took the air of a critical buf-
foon, and shouted with great bursts of laughter, accompa-
nied with chattering and grinning of his teeth, in order to
humiliate the painter of nauticaCdecorations. Annoyed by
the teasing animal, the painter with his brush daubed the
monkey's face, who instantly hid himself in the hold of the
ship. The captain of the brig, knowing the disposition of
3', told the painter to beware of the animal's ma-
paid no attention to the caution, and, leaving
,l.ent as usual to the Caffe Escofier, to take a
his
ss epra;:bofrnukckte he
vhocolate. During his absence the monkey mounted
between deck, got out at the loop-hole, and so com-
pletely gnawed the ropes of the painter's workshop, that,
at his return, in placing his foot, be was precipitated
into the sea, and very narrowly escaped with his life.
The vindictive animal ran up the shrouds, and, standing at
the top of the ship ladder, made all kinds of comical gam-
bols and grimaces at the painter; who, although revived,
was drenched to the skin. Judge of his anger, when he
behold all his ingenious workmanship nearly-buried in the
deep. He arms himself with a pole to knock down the
Vandal destroyer of his workshop ; but the nimble animal,
in three bounds, was at the top of the highest mast, shower-
ing down his grins upon his enemy. The Captain, to pre-
vent worse results, was obliged to act as mediator ; the
painter (being one of the first marksmen in a city famous
for sportsmen) ran to the cabin and presently returned witha
musket,land this time the monkey would not have laughed
the last, when the Captain threw himself between the mast
and the sportsman, and generously offered to indemnify
him for the whole of his losses. The painter, touched with
the Captain's 1,-; ;
--n(,llogg, gave up bic gun. The monkey. at
the tune I am writing this, stiii remains at his aerial post,
doubting the sincerity of the peace concluded between his
master and his enemy.