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people would have been provoked and enraged at meeting 

 with circumstances most annoying to them, he would 

 endeavour to suppress his anger and to do his utmost to 

 set disagreeable matters right. I can recollect an instance 

 which happened. On calling upon him one morning I 

 found him somewhat upset, and, on inquiring what was 

 the matter, he told me that he was angry; on making 

 further inquiries as to the cause, he explained to me that 

 the "Missis" would insist upon letting her pet monkey 

 out of his cage, and that, in his absence, the brute had 

 upset all his papers, had been tearing up his letters, had 

 turned over the ink, and had done so much mischief that 

 he was quite at a loss to know what to do. He appealed 

 to me for advice. I felt he had placed me in some little 

 difficulty, while he was looking anxiously for me to advise 

 him. I suggested that lie should have a large cage in the 

 middle of his room in which he could lock himself and his 

 papers, and when he left he could leave his papers in 

 safety, then the monkey could have the run of the house 

 without giving him any annoyance. I need hardly say 

 tliat I left Iiim in a much better humour than I had 

 found him. 



From time to time various mishaps would take place. 

 Upon one occasion a monstrous lobster was forwarded to 

 his house at the time he was away inspecting salmon 

 rivers. Mrs. Buckland, not wishing this fine lobster to be 

 spoiled by keeping, kindly invited a few friends to supper. 

 Master Lobster was duly cracked up, and so far disposed 

 of On Buckland's return he inquired for the lobster, a 

 letter having been forwarded to him requesting that the 

 shell might be carefully prepared and saved. His dismay 

 may be imagined upon hearing how it had been disposed 

 of, but with a hearty laugh, he had the dust-heap searched, 

 and every fragment of the lobster-shell carefully collected, 



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