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of toadyism ; there is a difference in terms^ yet not 

 much distinction in reality. Men with ambitious 

 views are often led into unpleasant situations, from 

 which, when thoroughly committed, they find great 

 difficulty — moral courage we mean — in retrograding • 

 not exactly like the thin mouse who got through a 

 small chink into a corn-bin, and soon found his 

 carcase so expanded that he could not get out again. 

 Well, this is no concern of ours. If men choose to 

 take the management of a subscription country, we 

 can only pity them, and feel also commiseration for 

 servants required to please so many masters, which 

 is, .of course, a hopeless case. 



When the master pays for all it is altogether of a 

 different complexion; and men of liberal ideas, having 

 their fun gratis, consider themselves bound to give 

 gratuities to the officials, more or less, according to 

 their means ; hence has arisen the practice of pre- 

 senting testimonials to those, on retiring from office 

 who have for many years exercised their best abilities 

 in promoting their sport. 



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