THE YOUTH’S CABINET.

Earl Fitzwilliam and the Farmer.

» FARMER called on the late Earl
Fitzwilliam, to represent to him
{that his crop of wheat had been
seriously injured, in a field ad-
joining a certain wood, where his lord-
ship’s hounds had during the winter
frequently met to hunt. He stated
that the young wheat had been so cut
up and destroyed, that in some parts
he could not hope for any produce.
«Well, my friend,” said his lordship, “I
am aware that we have frequently met
in that field, and that we have done
considerable injury; and if you can pro-
cure an estimate of the loss you have
sustained, I will repay you.” The farm-
er replied, that anticipating his Jord-
ship’s consideration and kindness, he had
requested a friend to assist him in esti-
mating the damage, and they thought
that asthe crop seemed quite destroyed,
fifty pounds would not more than repay
him. ‘The earl immediately gave him
the money.
As the harvest, however, approached,

the wheat grew, and in those parts of ©

the field which were most trampled, the
corn was strongest and most luxuriant.
The farmer went again to his lordship,
and being introduced, said, “‘ I am come,
my lord, respecting the field of wheat
adjoining such a wood.” His lordship
immediately recollected the circumstance.
“Well, my friend, did I not allow you
sufficient to remunerate you for your
loss ?” “Yes, my lord, I find that I have
sustained no loss at all; for where the
horses had most cut up the land the
crop is most promising, and I have there-
fore brought the fifty pounds back again.”
“Ah!” exclaimed the venerable earl,

 

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«this is what I like; this is as it should

be between man and man.” He then
entered into conversation with the farm-

er, asking him some questions about
his family—how many children he had,
dc. His lordship then went into an-

other room, and returning, presented the
farmer with a check for’ one hundred

pounds, saying, “Take care of this, and
when your eldest son is of age present
it to him, and tell him the occasion that
produced it.” We know not which to
admire most—the honesty of the farmer
on the one hand, or on the other, the
benevolence and the wisdom displayed
by this illustrious man ; for while doing
a noble act of generosity, he was hand.
ing down a lesson of integrity to an
other generation.— Anecdotes of the Fa-
maily,

 

Going to the Fire.

ost people know that if their
extremities, fingers, toes, ears,

&c., are frozen, they must not

go suddenly to the fire; but

no matter, they think, how cold they are
if the parts are not frozen. Then ‘they
may get as close to the fire as they please,
for aught they seem to know or think.
But can one degree of the thermometer
make so much difference? That is, the
extremities being cooled to thirty-two
degrees, we must not approach the fire,
but must apply ice, very cold water, &c.,
and thus raise the temperature very gra-
dually ; but if the temperature is thirty-
three degrees, we think we may rush to
the fire as suddenly as we please, and