■}oG KOnKNTIA. 



I;iil, wliii li |ir<i|i|i<'il hiiii ii{i ;i(liiiir;ilil y ; iiiiil lie would ullcii, iill'i l.iyiii^ 

 >iii our ol liis hiiiiltlin/:; iiKiUTi;ilh, sit u|) over aj^uiirl il, .i|ii)(;iriii^ lo coii- 

 siilci his woiU, Ol , as till' coiiiiliy-|)r()|)lc say, " )ii(I;.m- il." AKcr ihis 

 jiaiise lie would soiiiciiiiKS cliaii}(e llic |>osilioii ol lin- iiialciial " jiid;.;ed," 

 and soiiK'l iiiK'S In- would leave il iu lis place, 



.\ll( I lie liid piled iiji liis iiialciiais ill oiie p.'irl of I lie room (for lu; 

 ^•(•iiei ill y I hose llie saijie |)lacej, lie proceeded lo wall up IIk! space he- 

 Iweiii llie leel ol a ( liesi ol diavvcrs wliicli slood al a lillle (lislaiiee lidiii 

 il, liipji eiiouj^'li on ils lej.;s lo nial.i llie holloni a lool loi Iniii ; iisin;; lor 

 (his purpose dried lurl and slicks, wIik li lie laid wvy even, and lilliii;;' up 

 the iiileisl ices vvilli bils ol coal, iiay, clolh, or aiiythiiiff he ( oiild pick' up. 

 riiis lasl placit he seemed lo appiopiiale loi his dwelliiij.;; llie liiiiner 

 work seemed lo he mlejideil lor a dam. When he hail walled up llie 

 space be! ween I he leel ol llie chest ol drawers, he proi ceded lo lairy in 

 Sticks, clollitts, lui}', (olloii wool, elc, and lo make a iiesi. When he had 

 done I hi', lo his satislai I ion, he v\ oiili I Ml IIJI iiiidei llie ( Ira wei s .mil < omli 

 liimsell with (lie nails (jl his hind lei I. 



IJiriny generally carried sm.ill and li;dil articles hel ween his rif^lit 

 fore-lef^ and his chin, walkiiif; on lli<- olln i llnce k!<.js; and liii^c masses, 

 wliiih he (ould nol ;.'a"asp readily Willi he, leelh, he pushed loiw.ird, 

 leaniiif^ af.(aiiisl Iheiii wilii his li'dil Iom paw and hr, ilim. lie never 

 carried aiiylhlnf.; on his lail, whii li In liked lo dip in wili i, Iml he was 

 nol loud III phm^^'in,'.^ ill llie whole ol he, lioil\. II Ins l.iil was kept 

 moisi. In- never cared lo (Il ink ; Iml il il was kipl dry il hei ami hoi , and 

 llie anim.il appealed ilistressed, anci would drink a f^ix-at deal. 



Uinny must have lieen caplnred loo \'ouni'' lo iiave seen any ol ihe 

 hnildinjj;' oiierations of his |iarenls, oi I Ik ii i o males; Iml hisinsliml im- 

 pelli il him lo ^'o lo work niidei Ihe mosi uiil.i vor.ihle c:irciimslaiiccs, and 

 he hu Slid himsell as eaiiiesll\ ill < (inslriK 1 inj;' a clam, in a room up lliree 

 p. Ill ol si. Ill', in London, as il he had been laying his luundatiun in a 

 sire.im cji lake in Upper Canada. 





