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silk, worms, till he had procured as much as was sufficienl 

 for making a web of gauze of the silk of his own rearing ; 

 some ladles in this place, whose names I am not permitted 

 to mention, have produced some silk in great perfection, 

 and I make no doubt, but that next year they will obtain 

 it in such a quantity as to admit of its being applied to 

 some useful purpose. 



ANECDOTES. 

 Jn the early part of his life, Mr Whitfield was preaching 

 in an open field, when a drummer happened to be pre- 

 sent, who was determined to interrupt his pious businefs, 

 and rudely beat his 4rum in a violent manner, in order to 

 drown the preacher's voice. Mr Wliitfield spoke very 

 ■loud, but was not so powcr'ul as the instrument. He 

 therefore called out to the drummer in these words, 

 " Friend, you and I serve the two greatest masters exist- 

 ing, but in different callings ; — you beat up for volunteers 

 for king George, — I for Lord Jesus ; — in God's name, 

 then, let us not interrupt each other ; the world is w ide 

 enough for both ; and we may gft recruits in abundance." 

 This speech had such an effect, that he went away In 

 •great good humour, and leit the preacher in full pofsefsioa 

 of the fit Id. 



The Jews of Gibraltar, according to annual custom, had 

 prepared a present for the governor. He was by some 

 means informed it was but a thousand (hcklns, and refused 

 to admit them to an audience, under the pretext of their 

 being the descendants of those men who had crucified our 

 Saviour. They easily discovered the red cause, aiud rai- 

 sed two thousand. He then received them very gracious- 

 ly, remarking, that " they, p ogr people, had no hand lu th& 

 cii'.cifixicn," 



