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nance, who, having overcome his enemy, is placing 
liis foot upon the head of his prostrate foe. He, 
poor wretch, clenching his fist with rage, and with 
distorted features, glares wdth open mouth and wide 
starmg eyes from beneath the shelter of his hat. 
In these clever carvings, scenes from daily life are 
reproduced with marvellous fidelity and effect. In 
one of my specimens, two small boys are playing 
at “ chequers.” One fixes his eyes with a look of 
anxiety on his vis-d-vis, who is about to throw for 
first move. The other, confident of success, assumes 
a w^ell-plcased air, though he is obliged to use both 
hands to hold up the dice box, which is nearly as 
big as his liead. On examining the interior of the 
dice box, a single die is seen loose within, having 
all the dots from ace to seize marked wdth minute 
accuracy. 
Another figure of veiy^ skilful w'orkmanship, one 
of my choicest examples, represents an old man 
wdth a beaming countenance, digging wdth a 
mattock into a heap of money, w'hich the sharp 
nose of his dog has discovered for him. His eager 
