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aian and her family. A stranger who slept In the house, 

 to which divine providence undoubtedly directed hina, 

 was the principal instrument in preventing the perpetra- 

 tion of such horrid designs, which justly entitles him to a 

 lasting memorial, and the thanks of the public. John 

 Adrian de Vries, a discharged soldier, from the regiment 

 of Dielbach, a native of Middleburgh in Zealand, and up- 

 wards of seventy years old, was the David who slew two 

 of these Goliaths ; the rest being killed by the son of the 

 family. In bonorem, et gratitudinis ergo, Dei optimi maxuni 

 pietatis et innocentice sumrni, protectaris, — magistratus et con- 

 cilium civitatis Dortrechiensis hoc lignum poni curavere 

 XX. die Nov. annoque salularis humani, 1785." The wi- 

 dow presented the soldier with an hundred guineas, and 

 the city settled an handsome pension on him for the rest 

 of his life. 



INDIAN MAGNANIMITY, 

 An Indian, who had not met with his usual succefs in 

 hunting, wandered down to a plantation among the back 

 settlements in Virginia, and seeing a planter at his door, 

 afked for a morsel of bread, for he was very hungry. The 

 planter bid him begone, for he would give him none. 

 -**■ Will you give me then a cup of your beer ?" said the In- 

 dian. ' No, you fhall have none here,* replied the planter. 

 " But I am very faint," said the savage, '' will you give me 

 only a draught of cold water ?" * Get you gene you Indian 

 dog, you Iball have nothing here,' said the planter. It hap- 

 pened, somt months after, that the planter went on a {hoot- 

 ing party up into the woods, where, intent upon hi? game, 

 he mifsed his company, and lost his way ; and night com- 

 ing on, he wandered through the forest, till he espied an 

 Indian wigwam* He approaciisd the savage's habitation, 



