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as possible, Ibc most striking and pro- family. But ttwre cua be no gitaJer 

 mJnent events in history with chr«no- pJeasurc to mc than to work, for Uwir 

 loffy ; tlwt for example. wl)lle it mnrks support, wiukl I bnt fiutl nuflk-icBt eiu- 

 the |>crio(l when Ca?sai' appeared in tbe ployment, nt whnt 1 consklcrmotleratc 

 world, it aeseiibes tlic ffical events of wages; but now, wJien I am mwotk, 1 

 his life ; and so it sboald those of every receive no mote tbaft twtlve sbtUmgs 

 other character it records: tiius,, by per week, witliout meat or tlt«a;,wuebi 

 bringing togetiicr all the evrnis that i& quite inadennate to puidwse tee 

 happened in the world into a certain necessaries, lu Iwrvcst, peiKaps, for 

 space of time, tbe mind, as it conlem- six weeks, I can -et atvont fitleta sbil- 

 i)lalcs them, beholds a piclure rep^e- lings a-wcck and victuals ; and my wilw 

 scnting tlie events tliat were agitating and family gleait, wcueb is a help, but 

 or interesting the world at that period, tiw fairacrs gencTally contrtvc to torn 

 tiie scholar would see, that whito one tiicir pigs on tli.e stubble as soon ai tbe 

 nation bad arisen to tbe utmost bcigbt corn ts taken oli, so that tbe g}eaae»s 

 of glory by its arms, or had attaii^cd to bayc to look tjuick to be even witli tbe 

 the summit of knowledge in tbe arts, swine. 



another nation w as only breaking asun- Perhafw yoa may never have made a 

 dcr the fetters of jgnoraucc, and the rays calciitatioi* how seven pers«>us tan be 

 of science were just beginning to glim- supported with victuals, (drmk 1 will 

 mcr upon it; while one country was &ay nothing aboat,) eUithmg, huu^- 

 sunk deep in ignorance and barbarism, >eMt, and filing, oat of 12*. per week 

 another was erecting cities, and laying I can tell yoa, tbecp will be jtqowcd 

 tbe foumhilion of ftjlureglory,wc should weekly, at least t. (L 



sec, and be able to contrast together at Three stoueof flc«r, wLk-Jj, at tbe 

 one view, within such a cireumseribcHl l"^eseBt puce, is S*. '/./. pt* s5oni>..6 6 

 space, ceitahj actions peiimmed by p;;'«TorLdVtb;;V;^VtLMrr.--'"'.J o 



men, and their ehamctcrs. One, grasp- q^.^^^ .....T. l O 



ing at universal dominion, is seen sacri- j^ salt'and camlles O 8 



iicing without remorse tlionsands of Milk..» •• • •• i 2 



men upon the bloody altars of ambition ; 



another, within the same circle, is seen 11 6 



seeking to benefit mankind by his i«- 



vcniion and genius ; anotlier, sunk in So that here is; 11*. (kf. for ab««latc 

 indolence and weakness, his crown and necessaries wliicii cannot be utspenscd 

 kingdom hanging tottering on the brink with : then there is oiity M. per week for 

 tA' ruin, through bis folly it cither be- clothing, bnlchcr's meat, ttml gTo«c- 

 comes a prey, to a daring conqueror, or, rics^ now I will leave yoa to jadge fcow 

 sinking deeper into the gulph of folly, I am situiiti^, ami how my cbildien arc 

 is carried away with llie stream, leaving to be cdacsrted t But yon may say as 

 mdy in the page of history the aceonnt others do, that there is ft great deal 

 of its former power and glory. My plan distributed in charity ; Ibis 1 allow, bet 

 is to range around a certain point tl>e 1 bad rather pal up with difficaltiesliiaa 

 kingdoms of the world, and to contcm- be a receiver of continual ebarity. 

 plate the men who were disturbing it Things eamjot, in my poor opinion:, be 

 by their ambition, cnising it by tkcir in a right chacine!, when a sioul la- 

 \ices, or blessing it by their virtues. boiircr, ami who is wittsnp to wiak, 



Birnmif/ham. Ik Cook. cannot earn sufficienl for the maintc- 



— •» — nance of bis laniily. Where tlic £anit 



To the Editor of ihe MonihlifRIugazint. is, will not be requisite fo* ine to cb- 

 siK, <]uire at preseut ; but, it is as evident as 



AS yoor eorrespomleiits arc starrrMjb the sun at noon-day, that ionietbin^ in 

 friends to tlic poor despi.sed la- some place stmids iw iM^d of a rcatniy. 

 boarers in agricnlture, of which I am A poor cottager bas«ow m» rights B»r 

 Mic, I have BO doubt you will permit emolBmetits: tbe inckisotes bare swal- 

 B»e lor a momeni to vent my com^>laiwts lowed np oil bis privileges; iH^bcr ctfx 

 to you ; for, God knows, 1 have ntncb imr p*g caia be kept by lima, except fee 

 cause for complaining. pmchaie tlwir livisjg at tbe dearest lale; 



When I tell you I have a wife and and, from what twts been saj<l abore, it 

 live children, all dependent trpmi my may be safely coftcl«ik-t1» firal Itcbosno 

 labour, you will readily grant that it spare mon<'3'. 



requires some exeition or» rny fait to I wilt idedge my exislciBCC, if ."UJ io- 

 BBpply tlic various wants of sueb a ditstitoas cwltagirvrtTfaccontinodited 



with 



