FABLES. 



THE BALD KNIGHT. 



A certain Knight growing old, his hair fell off, 

 and he became bald; to hide which imperfection he 

 wore a periwig. But as he was riding out with 

 some others a hunting, a sudden gust -of wind blew 

 off the periwig, and exposed his bald pate. The 

 company could not forbear laughing at the acci- 

 dent ; and he himself laughed as loud as any body, 

 saying, how was it to be expected that I could keep 

 strange hair upon my head, when my own would 

 not stay there? 



APPLICATION. 



THERE is no disposition, or turn of mind, which 

 on many occasions contributes more to keep us 

 easy, than that which enables us to rally any of our 

 failings, or joke upon our own infirmities : this 



