mUTREn EXPEKIENCES OE MR, 'STALE. 
rather shot, that he used to remark, if his washer- 
-man was a knowing hand, and shook out all those 
table napkins before commencing to wash them, col- 
lecting all those pieces of bruised coffee, and putting 
them again carefully through the pounder, he would 
have his coffee for nothing. So, after having come 
through all these experiences, and great many more 
similar we can well conceive the satisfaction which 
master felt on the prospect of his boy remaining, but he 
■did not shew it : it would never do to let his servant 
know^ if he could possibly help it, that he was in 
the least annoyed at the prospect of his going away„ 
This would just be letting the boy have the whip 
hand over him, so that whenever there was any 
occasion to find fault, he would get sulky and give 
notice, and it is neither pleasant nor eomfortable 
for a master, in any position whatever, to be con- 
tinually held in check by threats from his subordinates 
which might or might not be carried into execution 
just as they please themselves. So he told him, on 
no account, to remain, on account of putting master 
to any trouble, for he knew of a very good man whom 
he could get in a coupie of days (he did n’t), 
so he need not at all distress himself on this pointo 
Injthe meantime, however, he would think over it, and let 
him know to-morrow. Naldku va ” (come to-morrow). 
All our thoughtful planters must be well-aware 
•of the extreme value of these two words in 
dealing with the coolie character ; they exactly corre- 
spond in meaning with our own pity national remark, 
“Sleep over it,” for of course when he comes to- 
morrow, if he does come, he has slept ^)ver it, and 
that act even amongst ourselves most frequently in- 
duces a very different course of action, if any action at 
all, than if we or they had acted on a first original 
impulse and it is also a fact, that when one 
has any subject whetever under consideration 
the first original impulse or impression in the 
morning, when the brain is rested, frosh and vigorous, 
is generally a cool, calm, and correct one 5 we even 
wonder at the conclusion we had come to the night 
before, when under the influence of passion, irrita- 
tion, or excitement, and dismiss it altogether from 
the mind, wonder how dull we must have been not 
to have grasped this aspect of the case before. We 
dare say many of our friends, sitting, puring over 
their accounts at night, puzzling themselves to find 
out some error which obstinately refuses to come to 
light, have felt exceedingly annoyed. They won’t 
go to bed, they are not to be beaten, a fresh candle 
or more oil is brought, and the midnight lamp is 
trimmed ; they become irritated, nervous and stupid ^ 
give it up. Shut up your books, take a turn up 
