WHAT BECAME OF A YOUNG PLANTER’S OUTFIT. 
motive in life, but it is not so ; this craving of the 
mind has its uses, and in many cases to what im- 
portant results has it led ! Who would now remember 
“ Jingling Geordie, ” a rich Edinburgh jeweller, who 
was in the habit of lending cash to “ good King 
James,” if he had not left his money to found and 
endow an hospital in Edinburgh for the benefit of 
poor children ? Few who have visited the town 
and its sights have failed to see George Heriot’s Hos- 
pital, and as long as this building stands “ Jingling 
Geordie ” will never be forgotten* There is a party 
assembled at tea, they chiefly consist of clergymen 
and ladies all in earnest conversation, all in praise 
of the merits of one who has recently died : Who 
would have thought it ?” “How generous ! ” “ How 
very considerate !” He has left all his fortune, no 
mean one, to build and endow a church. Now the 
deceased, when alive, was. considered by all, as he 
really was, an utter skinflint ; as well expect to get 
blood out of a stone, as a shilling from him for any 
charitable or religious purpose. When he did go to 
church he would slip into the plate a threepenny piece, 
the lowest value of silver coin ; indeed it was said 
he had coppers in his pockets, and if nobody was ob- 
serving him, would drop in a penny or even a half- 
penny. But to make up for all this, when he died 
he left all his money as stated. But upon what 
principle was this done ? He was obliged to leave 
his money behind him ; if he could have taken it 
away, would he have done this ? Or it may be the prin- 
ciple was merely personal vanity, — a monument to 
himself j the charity, the hospital, or the church is 
called after his own name. Yes ; Mr. Fresh’s superior 
hit hard on the weak point of human nature. Many 
would have said, “Your pay will be increased ; you 
will be promoted to a more important charge ; you 
will have a fine bungalow, or what not. ” He said 
nothing of the sort, but considered it quite sufficient to 
answer all purposes briefly to remark, You will 
make a name for yourself, you will become famous, 
never be forgotten.” 
Of course Mr. Fresh knew nothing at all about 
lining and holing, had never seen it done, scarcely 
even heard of it. But there was a good conductor 
on the clearing, who knew all about this sort of 
work, and would explain everything, and as Mr. Fresh 
had sense enough to know it was useless in him giving 
any orders on a work of which he was entirely ignor- 
ant, the whole ajffair was left to the conductor. 
The conductor said, some people lined with eight or 
a dozen ropes and a cross one, but this way was 
“plenty trouble,” and just no use at all. His plan 
