HOME AT THE HAVEN.

right sum of money that would be required. Now,
Edward and Jack had become great friends, and were
too fond, perhaps, of each other's company. Jack was
good-natured, but very ignorant, and because Edward
could tell him such nice stories about Robinson Crusoe
and Lord Nelson, he fancied Edward a great deal wiser
than he really was, and was more ready to be guided by
him than was quite safe, considering that the greater
part of his time belonged to his master. Several times
had Jack been in disgrace for neglecting his work
because he was with Master Edward, or when sent into
the town with Edward, for staying away too long. It
happened on this day we are telling of, that both Jack
and Edward remained away much longer than there was
any occasion for, so that every one at the Haven got
quite alarmed about their not returning, and Captain
Osborne was about preparing to set out in search of
them, when they made their appearance. It came out
that they had been tempted when in town, by the pre-
sence of a wild-beast show, in which there were lions
and tigers, and other animals that Jack had never seen.
They had both gone into the show, and had been in-
duced to stay much longer than they at first intended,
by the hope of seeing the animals fed. Jack told all
this very faithfully, and tried to take the blame on
himself, because Master Edward had, he said, been so
anxious for him to see the lions and tigers. But Cap-
tain Osborne did not excuse either Jack or Edward,
and was much displeased that they should have done
anything of the kind without permission. Jack was
ordered never on any pretence whatever to go out
again with Master Edward, and Captain Osborne said
something very angrily about not liking to have his
servants disturbed in their duty to him by his visitors.
Even after all this had been settled, and Edward had