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to plaster a room for him ; and the* 

 room was measured, and the plasterer's 

 demand paid by the steward. When 

 the General returned home, he measured 

 the room, and found the work to come 

 to less by fifteen shillings than the man. 

 had received. Some time after the plas- 

 terer died ; and the widow married an- 

 other man, who advertised in the news- 

 papers to receive all and pay all due to 

 or by her former husband. The Gene- 

 ral, seeing the paper, made a demand of 

 the fifteen shillings, and received them. 

 Another time, a man came to Mount- Ver- 

 non to pay rent ; and he had not the exact 

 balance due to the General: when the 

 money was counted, the General said 

 " There wants four pence." The man 

 offered him a dollar, and desired him 

 to put it to the next year's account. 

 No, be must get the change, and leave the 

 money on the table until he had got it. 

 The man rode to Alexandria, which is 

 pine miles from Mount- Veraon ; and then 



