... stimulants he loved, and may be said at times to have wanted. He certainly did permit his fancy to feed on this dunghill garbage ; now and then, indeed, even here he scratched up a pearl, but so dirty a pearl, few would be at the pains of washg it for ...

... a year, took up the figure seven, four, and twelve respectively. Being asked how many days there were in a year, he first picked out the number three, then six, and then a five, and placed the three numbers together, making 3(55. The owner of the horse ...

... cruellest and wickedest man that ever was seen the banks of the Moselle. Nothing used to please him more than find the children picking sticks the woods ; ho used to boat them until the poor creatures were all black and blue; he never was known to give away ...

... of M'Laan, who would bare considered It downright sacrilege la hire seen any hook within her doors except the Holy Bible, picked portion! of which ■he rend to ua, her wandering pupils, with groat emphasis, and with air eery much resambling that which ...