will, if attended to, carry you through; but if by accident any rude offenfive language is ufed at a table, it will be wife not to take it as perfonal to your felf, if it can be avoided. Join the mefs to-morrow without apprehenfion; and as we march to embark for the continent, it is most likely your adverfary will be left behind. Your character will not fuffer, for I can prove that you were ready to exchange fhots in this bufinefs; and I hope fincerely that the Providence which can difappoint to prevent misfortune may order it fo that you may never meet at all.'

I was, as you may fuppofe, very much pleafed with the major's candid and generous behaviour; and I could find, when I met my brother officers the next day, that he had fecured me a favourable reception. They found that I did not want courage; and as in the army they confidered that the firft qualification, they fhewed me refpect accordingly. Colonel Glum directed his difcourfe to me; lieutenant Touchy fhook me by the hand, and expreffed a wifh that no more might come of my difagreeable rencontre; and even lieutenant Proudly deigned to look at me without arrogance or contempt.

To conclude, it happened that I never faw my challenger again, for he died in prifon. Lieutenant-colonel Glum was killed in action; Touchy fell in a duel; and lieutenant Proudly left the army because he would not fight: fo that in a little time I fat down with entire new faces, am now advanced to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the regiment, of which major Finish, who has been for fome time a general officer, is now the colonel. I need not fay that I owe to him not only the formation of my manners, but most likely all the advantages I enjoy; for after all that friends or money may do for a man, there is a great deal for him to do for himself.

I hope, fir, that my defign in writing you this letter may be anfwered, as it is nothing more than the defire to make the ftranger acceptable, aud his fituati. on in a regiment better understood.

I have the honour to be, fir, &c.
HENRY MILDMAN.

In addition to the colonel's letter, I fhall give a further illuftration, in the character of my old fchool-fellow Jack Pivot. Jack too was in the army, and fometimes got into fcrapes, which in him proceeded from a certain fpirit and volatility of character that no cir cumftance could difmay nor animad. verfion correct. Jack was a good-natured carelefs fellow, who never meant to offend, and to whom it was CXtremely difficult to give offence.Jack, however, did not want goodbreeding; and the care of his deportment preferved him from thofe quacke ries which are fo fatal to the dignity and confequence of character. Jack Pivot was one of thofe who did not care what become of him; like the Scandinavians defcribed by Lucan, whofe courage arofe from a belief that they fhould be happy in another world. Vobis auctoribus umbræ,

Non tacitas Erebi, fedes, Dirifque pro fundi ;

Pallida regna petunt, regem idem fpiri

tus artus

Orbe alio; longe (canitis fa cognita) Certe populi quos

vitæ. Mors media eft.

difpicit Arctos

Felicis errore fuo, quos ille timorum Maximus haud urget leti metus, Inde

ruendi

Provoke

Jack Pivot happened one day to be dining at the mels, when fomething paffed which gave occafion to rather a rude reply from a brother officer. Jack, however, laughed it off with a good grace, and nothing further was faid about it until at breakfaft the next morning, when captain Mac Frigid, who was from the county of Lavernefs, took occafion, to remind him of the offence he had received, and that it was impoffible to pass it over. Jack was aftonifhed. I had totally, cried he, forgot the circumftance; and it is neceffary, you think, that I fhould be offended?' Certainly, chield!' returned the captain.-Jack, without any further confideration, took pen, ink, and paper, and wrote the following note:

My dear fir,

I am just now informed, that it is right that I fhould be offended at what you faid yesterday; you will, therefore, have the goodness to excufe my giving you the trouble to come to the walnut free walk to-morrow morning at eight o'clock, with piftols, and properly attended.

If you fhould be lucky enough to kill me, for Heaven's fake, my dear fellow, fet off inftantly, and take care to keep out of the way.

Your's very truly, notwithstanding, JOHN PIVOT. To Lieutenant Thomas Harmless.

The captain was very much pleased to. find Jack fo ready on the occafion, and went in great state to poor Harmlefs's lodging, where he left the billet; and in about an hour after, Jack was very much furprifed to fee his adverfary force his way into the door of his room. Bleís me, my dear Pivot!' N 0 T E. Provoke approaching fate, and bravely fcorn

To fpare that life which muft fo foon re

turn.

The next morning the Scotch captain came early to Jack Pivet's lodging, and occupied half an hour in putting the piftols in order, in loading them properly, and in amining the trig gers; all which he did with the great eft poffible coolnefs; while Jack told him, that he need not give him fo much trouble, as he had no doubt but that he thould fall the first fhot.

At length the parties and their feconds met, the ground was measured, and the fignal given; when poor Tom Harmlefs fired without effect; which was returned by Jack Pivot; when Tom's fecond interfered, and communicated the wifh of mr. Harmless to fpeak a word. A parley in confequence took place; when it was underfood that mr. Harmlefs wished to apologize; which apology was offered to the fecond of mr. Pivot. It is mighty frange,' cried the captain,

that gentlemen fhould be interrupted in their business. I canna fay that I like the apology; and there would he a mickle deal more propriety in their going on with the affair,' Jack all the time wished to accept the amende bonorable, and wifhed his fecond at the devil for his obduracy; however, Tom, who, though no coward, did not like to fight a man whom he had never meant to offend, declared himself ready to apologize in any way that captain Mac Frigid pleafed, that might not debafe his character as a gentleman.

Vara weel,' anfwered the North Briton, if ye winna fight, it is no fault of mine; when, luckily for the parties, a reconcilement took place, and Tom, in his way home, declared that he would never have a Scotchman again for a fecond as long as he lived.

G. B. Romance