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punctuality, method, and order in the administration. The inefh- 
ciency and slovenliness manifested in the conductor’s department, 
upon several occasions during the past season, were the frequent 
theme for animadversion among the subscribers, and were echoed in 
no lenient terms by the critics in the periodical press. With their 
several resources, and under a spirited and effective management, 
these two societies would quickly rise into great importance ; as it 
is, they are only a subject of regret or contempt with every one 
acquainted with their capabilities. 
GENTLENESS IS POWER ; 
Orn, THE STORY OF CARANZA AND ABORZUF. 
By CHARLES CowpEN CLARKE 
In the land of Tartary, some thousands of years ago, reigned a 
king whose name was Azum Beg, and he had an only daughter, 
called Caranza. Like all kings, and, indeed, all other men who are 
born to live upon the labour of their fellow-creatures, he possessed 
many virtues which nature had bestowed upon him, and many vices, 
which sprang from his unwise education and uncontrouled self-will. 
He was mild and generous to his attendants, munificent and parent- 
like to his subjects, so long as both the one and the other did not 
disturb his tranquility, or contradict his inclination: he possessed 
the quality (which some people even do not) of being amiable when 
he was pleased. But Azum Beg had very little self-government, 
and, like almost all spoiled children, he rarely allowed the welfare 
or even comfort of others to interfere with his own ; as, indeed, we 
shall see hereafter, he was content to sacrifice his only child, rather 
than abandon the poor ambition of being an absolute monarch.— 
Azum Beg was royally obstinate, and purely selfish. Had he been 
nursed in adversity and schooled in endurance, he would probably 
have been a venerable man ; for he did not act unjustly from a mere 
love of tyranny, neither did he bestow his favours with a miserly or 
grudging hand: but he wanted the magnanimity to bear misfortune, 
