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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 bad placed me in some little 
difficulty, while he was looking anxiously for me to advise 
him. I suggested that he 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 
that I left him 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 fragm.ent of the lobster-shell carefully collected, 
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