whose passion was not quite gone down, seemed to wait some farther occasion for hostilities.

"And are not you ashamed, Master Milner," said Mrs. Kitty, "to be fighting and dealing blows in this way, and making such a noise, and that too with such boys as those, but all this comes of this foolish whim of my master's, in taking these outlandish people in.

"However, get you back, Master Milner, get your ways in, and I'll be the first to tell your uncle of what you have been about."

"Indeed you sha'n't, Mrs. Kitty,” replied Henry, retreating as the housekeeper approached.

"Sha'n't what, Sir?" said she; 66 but I' will let him into the secret, I promise you, and I shall also tell him how you contradicted me-get in, Sir, I tell you, for I was never more ashamed of you in all my life."

Mrs. Kitty was not more ashamed of Henry than he was of himself; he felt that he had acted wrong, not in going to the relief of Maurice when he saw the great boy use him ill, but in striking the first blow, and not trying what a steady rebuke might have produced; he had got a bloody nose and a black eye, but these he did not regard, the pain they gave him were nothing to the shame he felt in having done

wrong. He, however, formed the best resolution he could on the occasion, and went all bloody and dusty as he was to his uncle, who having been shut up in the closet within his study, had heard nothing of what had passed, and he there gave him a full, true, and simple statement of all that had passed, taking even more than his own share of blame.

Mr. Dalben was certainly hurt and surprised to see the condition of Henry—however, he was much pleased by his penitence, and intending to converse with him on the subject of what had passed at some future time, he advised him to get Sally to wash his face with vinegar, and to supply him with clean linen and other means of ablution, previously to his going to bed.

In the mean time, Mrs. Kitty being left in the lane with little Maurice, gave him such a specimen of her talents in the art of scolding and threatening, that the boy was at length perfectly silenced, for he had jabbered a little at first, and took up his wallet, in order to carry it to the widow Dawes, Mrs. Kitty having told him that she would be sure to take such measures as should induce Mr. Dalben to send him to a great distance from Master Milner; for that she would take care he should not stay to teach him all his wild Irish tricks.

As the little boy stooped to lift up the wallet, which was not far from Mrs. Kitty's foot, she gave him a push with her hand on his shoulder, and bid him begone with his rubbish.

It was with some difficulty that he got the wallet on his back, and Mrs. Kitty stood to look at him, as he walked slowly away, at the same time giving utterance to her feelings in the following manner :

"That I will, I promise him-I will soon see him ousted from these parts, a little Irish thief! -the silver spoons will be in danger next—and then those Irish, they are so fond of broils and bloody noses-I wish master had never set eyes on him, that I do, for Master Milner's sake; or that he had not thought of bringing him here so near, and to be always about the house. We might have taken care of him at a distance -I should not have minded mending for him, so as he did not come here-but, sure he won't slip aside into the ditch-the bag is too heavy for him, I fear; it's scarce worth the carriage neither-and yet, he has nothing else left of his father's and mother's-nothing in the wide world but that bag; and not to say one single friend but master. Well! I hope that this will be a warning to Master Milner; and that such things as these won't happen again. I

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hope master won't be very angry-boys will be unlucky-and I must have my eyes about me to prevent harm.”

So saying, she turned back to the house, and when she brought in her master's supper, and Mr. Dalben questioned her about the affray in the lane, she found herself to her great amazement doing that which women should ever do trying to soothe matters on all sides, and allaying Mr. Dalben's fears, by promising him to be very watchful to prevent any evil accruing to his boy by the example, or through the means of the little orphan.

CHAP. VIII.

Showing how Henry, who was disabled from going out, spent his solitary Sabbath in some delightful Studies, together with a conversation between him and Mr. Dalben.

THE next morning was Sunday, and when Henry appeared at breakfast, it was very evident that he would not be able to go to church, for he had not only a black eye and a swelled face, but he had hurt his leg in the battle, and walked with pain. Mr. Dalben obliged him to lie down, and requested Mrs. Kitty to make some application to his leg, which was much bruised.

Whilst Mrs. Kitty was preparing her plaisters or poultices, whatever they might be, little Maurice knocked at the kitchen door, and being seen by Mrs. Kitty-" Come in, you naughty boy," she said; "I wish to my heart that the black eye and broken shin had fallen to your share, instead of poor Master Milner; for I am sure you deserved them more than he did, ten times over; for he never in all his life