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style, practise, according to his fancy. If he is a 

 " musician," and away from an instrument, let him 

 learn to do some exercises in harmony, for no man 

 should be called a musician till he does know har- 

 mony. If he is an author or a poet, he can never be 

 at a loss : or, if nothing greater, perhaps he may be 

 a merry fellow, who sings a good song over his bottle, 

 and therefore, on this occasion, by being provided 

 with a " Pocket Nightingale," he may stock himself 

 with songs enough to enliven all his associates on 

 his return. If he is a dry fellow, an enemy to the 

 Muses, arid an admirer of only that which is tangible, 

 he may in his retreat con over his pounds, shillings, 

 and pence ; and be amused with sketching his affairs, 

 and thinking of what will be most to his advantage. 

 But if he is an idler, destitute of all resources 

 why I will not say " Lord help him !" but let 

 him help himself. Let me advise him to embrace, 

 in this day, a moment for reflection, and consider it 

 as an example, perhaps of many hours and days he 

 may have to spend, at an age when he has no longer 

 youth and vigour to distinguish himself among the 

 field of sportsmen ; and make a determination to 

 embrace some pursuit, that will be to him a source 

 of future amusement ; and he will then, I think, 

 have reason to consider this as one of the most suc- 

 cessful days on his calendar. 



