with an old acquaintance; 'tis devilish hard, you know, if one can't take a drop now and then with a friend; and on these occasions, a day's pay, is but a scanty allowance; so I was obliged to make use of the old expedient." "What is that?" said the King" Why, to pledge those of my accoutrements, which I could best spare, for a short time; a little frugality, will bring all even again, and then they may be redeemed. This morning, I parted with the blade of my sword, as we shall not have a field-day for some time, I shall not therefore have any use for it."

Frederick observed the man closely; thanked him for his information, and then wished him a good night. The next day, the troops received an unexpected summons into the field. The King passed along the line, and recognizing his new friend, ordered him, and the immediate man behind him, from the ranks; they were both commanded to strip. "Now," says the King, to his new companion;

"draw your sword, and strike off that traitor's head." (pointing to the other.) "For Heaven's sake, my Liege, pardon me; this man has been my comrade for more than fifteen years; and should this cruel office be laid on me, I should never know a moment's peace after the King was deaf; since then, Sire, nothing I can say can move you-I pray, that God may be moved to work a miracle in my favour, and turn this into a wooden sword." He uttered this with a seeming fervour, and feigned the greatest astonishment, when he found it had happened as he wished. The King, knowing the artifice, could not but admire the fellow's ingenuity, and not. only pardoned, but rewarded him.

ANECDOTE OF CHELSEA HOSPITAL.

When the garrison was withdrawn from Tangiers, in the reign of Charles II. there were among them a considerable number of aged and decrepid persons. It was there-

fore proposed, to build an hospital for them; and the King being applied to for a piece of ground for the scite for it, gavethe spot, where it now stands; but recollecting himself, odd so, said he, “I have already given it to Nell here," meaning Nell Gwynn, the actress, who was present; she, who was the most generous of all human beings, said, "Have you so, Charles? then I will give it to you again," and the hospital was built. The King, however, built her a house in Pallmall-the house, since inhabited by Doctor Heberden, and which is the only one in Pall-Mall, exempt from a quit-rent fromthe crown.

Anecdote of the late Sir Richard
Jebb.

Not many years ago, Sir Richard atended a tradesman, during a tedious illness, which, at length, baffled all the doctor's skill, and the patient died. The wi

dow of the deceased desired the bill might be brought in, which the baronet, from a consideration of her family, generously deelined, informing her, "that when he found it necessary, he would make a demand of the money: A little time after the tradesman's death, finding her so much embarrassed in her circumstances, as not to be. able to answer some bills with that promptitude in payment so necessary in trade, her creditors were alarmed, and all came. upon her at once. Sir Richard, being informed of these circumstances, instantly id in his claim, as a creditor of the de-. ased's estate. A meeting of the creditorsas held, at which the doctor was prent; on the business being adjusted, and a vidend made, Sir Richard, with a generoy, which reflects honour on his feelings, de the widow a present of the money, the presence of the other creditors. ough this act of generosity, might have n supposed to excite a spirit of emula

in the breasts of all present-yet,

strange as it may appear, not one of the others followed the example, to the amount of a single shilling! although every man, had received nearly the amount of his demand!!

Anecdote, and Portrait of a perfect Miser.

The miser does not consider himself such as he really is, otherwise, he would feel horror, instead of exultation at his character. He considers himself as a man of exquisite forecast, as an economist, whose thoughts stretch deep into futurity.

When we read the miser of Plautus, and that of Moliere, we are tempted to believe, that the distinguishing characteristics of the miser are exhausted; but the following, is, perhaps, not less true, nor less energetic, than those represented by these great mas

ters:

An original of this species, having heard of a famous physician at Paris, whose par