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CURIOSA.-PLEASING. 
if there be a big tatae i* the pat he's sure to get it.” But the 
change to me was great; indeed I scarcely know a greater, 
unless it was in Joseph, when made ** chief of Pharaoh’s house, 
and ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But there was really little 
of Joseph in my composition, but more of this, mind ye, 
when 1 see you, which will Be in three weeks. Now, to be done, 
I cured poor Rover, for that was the horse’s name; I cured 
Jimboo ; I cured them all safely. Then I directed where I used 
to obey; I commanded those to whom, before that, I dared not 
speak without touching my chapeau, and I was always very 
awkward in doing it, and called a Scotch, clumsy son of a (it 
matters not what). In two years in this situation I had 
made upwards of £200, and, with this sum, I set up a regular 
Vet.; and, as I w'as employed far and near, you will not 
wonder that I had made so much. Upon leaving my kind em¬ 
ployer (this is the most interesting part of my story), he 
called me into his library, and said, “ You are now leaving me, 
faithfullest of servants (here the tears ran down his cheeks, 
and mine ran too); you are now,” said he, about to leave 
me and this place, and, as I understand, you will soon take 
away Lavinia also (this was an only daughter); this place 
has now no charms for me. Come hither, Lavinia,” said 
he, addressing her; “you have been a dutiful daughter to me, 
and you will make a loving wife. Take her,” said he to me, 
“ and be kind to her, and endeavour to grow wise as you grow 
old, and a blessing will always attend you both.” After saying 
this, the kind old man took me aside, and put a cheque for 
£1000 on his banker into my hands; and, said he, “if 1 could 
not think that you would do well with this money, I would not 
have given you my daughter : farewell.” For four years past we 
have lived all together,—happy as happiness can make us; and 
although there be a new member sworn in almost every year, yet 
w'e are not the less contented for these occurrences. 
You may make what use of this letter you please before dis¬ 
missing your class this session, as it wmuld shew some of the 
students the necessity of lowering their ideas, when necessity 
bids them. 
Yours, ever truly. 
ANNOYING. 
23d April, 1835. 
Sir,—You did not use me well this morning. I was desired, 
on the preceding day, to call at-, to look at a dog sus¬ 
pected to be rabid. I found him loose in the garden. In order 
