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fre nothing but
ver did, and

trouble I never did see such
_ t mamma wanted me to briug baby !
snuff to do with six."

Not but they are very pretty," said Joe, coming up un-
Teived by the nurse; pretty little dears, lam sure you
ist love them as much as if they were your own ; /
mld,"- said Joe, taking one of them up and kissing it.-
-only they're so much trouble, to get 'em
les out, and a good deal of trouble
said nurse, hardly knowing what to
1, but then their delicious little prattle when they
."—" Yes, but they cries a good
Mt see how they' must naturally
)h, aye they does, but they scratches and
:lon when they're vext."—" What beautiful
got !" continued Joe.—" Oh, yes, their hair
ful; misses dresses that lierself."—" Such a
's..r too," pursued Joe, "just a right quantity,

)ut you know, uur
sometimes."—" Ah,

sir, when the three littlest ones are gone to
three biggest are a,lepp in the parlour ; but

almost sure to cry

er, by this time had kissed them all round, and
would not mind if be had sixteen like them.
luietly ejaculated the girl, " I think he
"Now my little heroes," said Joe to the
re a catch for a bull's eye !" for Joe always
i his pocket, as he was in truth fond of
isequently threw one amongst them, when
own at once, showing about an inch and a
r little naked chubby legs. Master Wil-
,, however, the youngest but one, lost his
vith his face in the mire, the bull's eye
head. " There'll be a yell just now,"
re wag, for when Master W. H. C. was
as distented from ear to ear, and after a
elapsed, the girl's prophecy was verified.
wever, with thrusting the sweet, dirt and
" Catch again !" said the mischievous
went again, the three eldest going, the
all in vain, to prevent them. " Oh, my
you will catch it; mama will give it
Susan, you ought to know better."

little detirs !" said Joe ; " pray let them
there is nothing too good for them ;"
ne more sweets. " Ay, but look what
collars, and hands, they'll make them-
atch it, and so will Joe, without
)at they would catch, threw down
gain, their hats pre-
was a terrible scuffle
1 she could to get them up. in
)ut not before a most terrible

)wn went they a

lad taken place; for their faces, hands, ring-
'ere all shockingly besmeared with toffee and
ie missis will pay you; you will get it hon.
never beats the children bnt she talks of a
g, as she says it's all my fault. 'When Mag-
ary broke a pane of glass, she said she would

my wages, beciuse, she said, I should not have
to go into the parlour, and then he could not

" when those little darlings get
I think they will produce an tffect, or else I have
strange miscalculation. Ha, ha, ha! Well, Mr.
-face, do you sea the moral this time?" " No,"
" upon my honour." "No i• Well, then, I'll tell
and I hope it may be of use to those parents that

may be finer than a lot of young peacocks,
a the industry of galley-slaves from their ser-
, yon poor girl, with her slight, attenuated
rms, and flushed cheek, (and she is also the
one,) struggling with six pampered, strong,
hildren, not only having to perform every
em, but being made accountable for all their
"as it not pitiful to see, when some of the
hats fell off,• that a quantity of long, false,
s fastened to their little hats ; thus training

m up to deceit and imposition, and making them tiara
ore they can speak. No :if parents will have numerous
curled and be-peacocked little darlings, let'them provide
re servants ; at least, let them he taught that it will be
1 if a just and bountiful Creator will be satisfied that one
His children (for the helpless are all his) shall become the
.rtbroken, hopeless, and helpless slave of another's. At
events I will follow her, and take care that she shall be
loser by what I have done.",
' Joe," said I, " for that sentiment, and that act, I am
r-disposed to forgive you all the effects that you have per-
rated to-day." _

We proceeded on to Seacombe, and were just proceeding
own the slip, for the fourppse, of returning to Liverpool,
ion a loud laugh from the hotel-window arrested our atten-
m. We turned round, and perceived the elderly gentle-
an we had met at Brighton, who beckoned us to come in.
oe was rather shy, but the old gentleman would take no
!Mal, and another tremendous laugh greeted our entrance,
it he shook us by the hand heartily. " Well," said he,
as your grief so completely overpowered you today at
ew Brighton, that you were obliged to leave your porter
itouched, if you think you are sufficiently cooled down, I
all be glad if you Rill take a glass.with me—ha, ha. ha !
perhaps may keep.yati frinp fainting again ; indeed I re-
tire a glass myielf, for,. after your affecting story to-day, I
Id a difficult job to. keep my young ninnies fforn crying..
a, ha, ha!—oh, oh!" At this time the young ladies came
o, skipping like larks, and were not a little astonished to
id an addition to their company. " Here, Miss B—
id the old gentleman, here is our sentimental friend.
Miss B—g!" exclainied Joe ; " pardon me, but is your
me B—g?" "It is." " From N—, near Manches-
?" The very same, at your service." " The devil !"
ittered Joe; " my father's old and dearest friend !—the
ry family, on my honour, to whom I had letters of intro-
ction, and with whom I intended to stop a few days as I
ssed! Of all other men in the world, I must be producing
ects before him. T. H.

from Toulon to the 6th states that the Ocean, Tri-
), and Genereux, were to sail the following day.
tination is Tunis, the Bey having an army
foot, whose appearance is creating un-
in the province of Constantine.

reported c

tikeman, the secretary to the East India and China
ion, has prepared a comparative statement of the
of British ships, with their tonnage, entered inwards
•d outwards, from and to places within the limits
India Company's charter, from the Ist of January
ne, in the
,years 1839 and 1840. The total
in the entered inwards for this period was, eight
d 8545 tonnage ; and the decrease column shows
less for China, six vessels less for the Philippine
0 vessels less for the Mauritius. The total in-
cleared outwards was 97 vessels and 34,211
decrease column shows four vessels less for
'ass for Java and Sumatra, and two vessels

ATAL ACCIDENT.—We have great
le awfully sudden death of Margaret, the
Rev. D. Winstone, chaplain of the
.acts are as follow :—On Monday last,
ace daughters (of whom the deceased,
years, was the second) went to spend the
the Rev. B. Maddy, in the Abbey Fore-
.en terminates with a paddock, in which his
iet animal, was grazing. The three children
garden between four and five o'clock, and
I their infantile play into the adjoining pad_
'a was ready, one of Mr. Maddy's servants
den to summon the children to it. She
hastened to the paddock, and found
t:e ground, under a cherry tree, by
One of them was supporting
of grief, calling her by name—
The call was in vain, for life was
yards from the body was a puddle of
appear that the deceased had
by
eitherherfrantic
stag -
.ace, or had been carried there
idy was immediately removed to the house of
nd that gentleman instantly proceeded in quest
'ce, having first called a Mr. Winstone's
fatal intelligence. Proceeding over
.41*. Foulkes, surgeon, who
on
ac-
the body. He found
..iark of a severe blow, which, he had no
-.used instant death. From the account given
wing children, it would appear that the deceased
,d a whip in her hand into the paddock, that she
r struck the horse or frightened him with it, and
aaimal had kicked her--the kick causing,death. It
be noticed that the children were by no means afraid
horse ; that, in the early part of the day, when they
tou6ling and patting him, they were warned by Mr.
ly not to make too free with him; and that when Mr.
ly went into the paddock, on hearing of the accident,
and the horse quietly grazing within a few yards of the
where the child lay. Mrs. Winstone was not at home
the fatal accident occurred, but Was sent for and ar-
home yesterday. To paint her feelings would be im-
)le, and we shall not attempt it. How earnestly does a
choly and sudden event of this nature bring home to
one's heart, but especially to that of a parent, the force
e scriptural truth—" In the midst of life we are in
!" Salopian Journal. •