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East had ever beheld. " If," he proceeded, " my gracious sovereign 

 will condescend to make this his constant companion, not an hour 

 can pass in which its perusal may not be a comfort and a blessing. 

 In the arduous duties of thy station, it will prove a faithful guide 

 and counsellor. Amidst the allurements of pleasure and the incite- 

 ments of passion, it will be an incorruptible monitor, that will never 

 suffer thee to err without warning thee of thy error. It will render 

 thee a blessing to thy people, and blessed in thyself; for what sov 

 ereign can be the one without the other ? " 



He then returned the book to its place, and kneeling gave it into 

 the hands of the king. He 'received it with respect and benignity, 

 and history affirms that the use he made of it corresponded with the 

 wishes of the donor. 



A Chinese Justice. 



THERE was a certain Intendant of a province in that empire, who, 

 out of regard to a particular friend of his, made him Chief Justice 

 of the city where he resided. It happened that this Intendant, on a 

 sudden, became inaccessible, and, under pretence of indisposition, 

 would neither do business nor be seen. The Chief Justice was 

 extremely concerned at this behavior; he came often to his house, 

 but was denied admittance: at last, however, it was granted; and, 

 on entering, he found the Intendant in a very melancholy posture ; 

 he therefore entreated his friend not to conceal from him the real 

 cause of his affliction. For a while the Intendant resisted the 

 entreaties of his kind visitant ; but at last told him he had lost the 

 imperial seal out of his cabinet, which yet remained locked, and had 

 no marks of violence upon it ; and was therefore disabled from doing 

 anything, and cut off from all hopes of recovering this necessary 

 instrument of his office. The Chief Justice bade him keep up his 

 spirits, and, instead of despairing, apply the great abilities he was 

 known to possess, in contriving some means to get the seal again. 

 The Intendant sighed, and said it was impossible. The Chief Justice 

 asked him if he had any potent enemy ? Yes, said the Intendant, 

 the Governor of this city bears a strong antipathy to me, because a' 



