MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. 
person along with them, either of 
the husband’s or the father’s; and 
sleeping out all night is absolutely 
denied them. 
The Asiatic ladies, on the con- 
trary, when they go to the house 
of a lady of their acquaintance, 
‘though their husbands be entire 
strangers, are not attended by any 
person of the husband’s or father’s, 
and they spend not only one or two 
nights in that house, but even a 
whole week ; and in such a house, 
though the master is prohibited from 
entering the apartments where they 
are, yet the young men of fifteen, 
belonging to the family or relations, 
under the name of children, have 
free access, and eat with, and enter 
into the amusements of their guests. 
‘¢ Seventh, Their share in the chil- 
dren by law ; for, if a divorce hap- 
pens, the sons go to the father, and 
the daughters to the mother, con- 
trary to the custom in England ; 
where, if a divorce happens, the 
mother, who for twenty years may 
have toiled and consumed herself in 
bringing up her children, has to 
abandon al] to the father, and, full 
of grief and affli¢tion, leave his 
house. 
‘¢ Kighth, The case both by law 
and custom, with which the wite 
may separate herself from her hus- 
band, when there may be a quarrel 
betwee¢n them, without producing a 
divorce. ‘Thus the wife, in an hour’s 
time after the dispute, sets off with 
the children and her property to the 
house of her father, or relations, 
and until her husband makes her 
satisfaéiion, she does not return: 
and this she can always do without 
a moment’s delay. 
*¢ Besides these cight, as above 
noticed, of the superior advantages 
* Dr. 
889 
the Asiatic women enjoy over the 
European, there are many others 
here omitted for brevity’s sake.— 
What has been said is enough for 
people of discernment.” 
Authentic Narrative of the Fidelity 
and Sagacity of a Dog, from 
¢ Gleanings in England,” by Pratt. 
AM called upon most tenderly 
to be the historian of one more 
quadruped hero; not only because 
1 think you will feel, with me, it is 
more interesting than any of the 
former, but, as I receive many of 
the circumstances, of which I had 
only an imperfect knowledge before, 
from the gentleman* who has al- 
ready enriched my late correspon. 
dence with so many anecdotes. 
And if I suffer the opportunity of 
the present tranquil moment to es- 
cape, | know not when I may be 
able tu give it to you. I do not, 
certainly, present it as any particu- 
Jar feature in the mind or character 
of my nation, or of my countrymen, 
or of human beings in any country ; 
but [ exhibit it as another most im- 
portant feature in the character— 
I will not say the mind—but assur- 
edly in the noble instinéts and affec- 
tions of a sincere and steady friend 
to mankind in all countries : a friend 
to whose merits and generous quali- 
ties 1 have been assiduous to do 
justice, and assign the rank that is 
due, in various parts of our corres- 
pondence. 
Not, however, solely for those 
ends, but to excite that sense of gra- 
titude, honour, and justice in our 
own nature, towards this excellent 
creature, in return for his attach- 
ment and,—frown not ye proud— 
to 
Duncan. 
