One lovely girl old Jacob rear'd,

And she was fair and blooming! 1 She, like the morning star appear'd, Swift gliding o'er the mountain's crest, Though her blue eyes, her soul confess'd, No borrow'd rays assuming!

One sturdy boy, a peasant bold,

Ere they were doom'd to sever, Maintain'd poor Jacob, sick and old! But now, where yon tall poplars wave, Pale primroses adorn the grave,

Where Jacob sleeps, for ever!

Young, in the wars, the brave boy fell!
The sisters died of sadness!

But one remain'd their fate to tell,
For Jacob now was left alone,

And he, alas! was helpless grown,

And pined in moody madness;

At night by moonshine, would he stray,— Along the upland dreary!

And, talking wildly all the way,

Wou'd fancy, 'till the sun uprose,

That heav'n in pity mark'd the woes

Of which his soul was weary.

One morn upon the dewy grass
Poor Jacob's sorrows ended—
The meadow's winding narrow pass
Was his last scene of rending care;
For, gentle stranger, lifeless there

Was Jacob's form extended!

And now behold his little cot,

All dreary and forsaken!

And know that soon t'will be thy lot
To fall, like Jacob and his race,

And leave, on time's swift wing, no trace-
Which way thy course is taken.

Yet, if for truth and feeling known,
Thou still shalt be lamented;

For when thy parting sigh has flown,
Fond mem'ry on thy grave shall give
A tear, to bid thy virtues live-
Then smile, and be contented.

A Dwarf.-There lives in the city of Ossa a dwarf, named Gibegie Tevarisse; he is seven years old, between twenty-six and twenty-seven inches in height, and his weight is twelve pounds, including his clothes. His figure, thus diminutive, displays a pleasing and elegant proportion, and his face, though thin and long, is made of regular and agreeable features, corresponding to his age rather than size, and indicating a degree of maturity, in point of evolution, much beyond his years. The palms of his hands and soles of his feet have acquired much of the hardness, and the former are a good deal marked with the lines, belonging to adult age. On inspection of his body, undressed, no deformity or deficiency could be discovered; but, on the contrary, the utmost completeness and symmetry of every part. He is active, playful, sprightly, and very irrascible.

In general he is averse from any minute examination, and is commonly occupied in the sports of children, to which he is devoted in a remarkable degree. His voice is shrill, and less articulate than common at his age; his mental attainments appear to fall rather below the ordinary standard.

His father having a superficial knowledge of the English language, I was led to inquire whether a like diminutive size might not have been in any other of his family. He says he does not know an instance of such. He asserts that he is his third child, the other two of which are, in every respect, the common size; he likewise states, that the child was so small at birth, as to be supposed scarcely to weigh two pounds, his thigh not exceeding the thickness of a man's thumb; that, notwithstanding his diminutiveness, he showed all the marks of a healthy and lively child, particularly that of a good appetite; that he was exempt from all the diseases of early infancy, and has enjoyed good health ever since; that he was weaned at seven months, began to creep at nine months, and to run about at eighteen months; that he got his first teeth at ten months without pain or difficulty, and has since had the common number, two of which are already shed; that from the birth till two years old, he grew very slowly; afterwards more perceptibly, till five; and has, since that period, for the last two years, altogether ceased to grow; which is ascertained by weight, and by the size of his clothes, worn two

years ago. That on his ceasing to grow, the change, with respect to the hardness of the palms of his hands and soles of his feet, soon took place; that he was upwards of four years old when he began to speak, and he rapidly improved in this respect within the last year; that since weaning he has been always fed on fish and rice; he eats moderately but sufficiently, and is particularly fond of fruits. That he sleeps in an easy and natural manner; that he never suffers any injury by blows, falls, or any other accidents; and that, finally, he is unacquainted with any cause to which his diminutive size may be attributed.-A. C. (Newry Telegraph.)

The Micoo, or four fingered Monkey.-Captain Stedman has mentioned his killing one of the black monkies of Surinam, called by the natives Micoo. The account is very interesting. Being among the woods, and in want of fresh provisions, he shot at two of these animals, with the intention of making broth of them," but the destruction of one of them was," he says, "attended with such circumstances as almost ever afterwards deterred him from going a monkey hunting." "Seeing me nearly on the brink of the river in the canoe, the creature made a halt from skipping after his companions, and being perched on a branch that hung over the water, examined me with attention, and the strongest marks of curiosity, no doubt taking me for a giant of his own species; while he chattered

prodigiously, and kept dancing and shaking the bough on which he rested with incredible strength and agility. At this time I laid my piece to my shoulder, and brought him down from the tree into the stream ;-but, may I never again be witness to such a scene! The miserable animal was not dead, but mortally wounded. I seized him by the tail, and, taking him in both hands, to end his torment, swung him round, and hit his head against the side of the canoe: but the poor creature still continued alive, and looking at me in the most affecting manner that can be conceived, I knew no other means of ending his murder, than to hold him under water till he was drowned, while my heart sickened on his account: for his dying little eyes still continued to follow me with seeming reproach, till their light gradually forsook them, and the wretched animal expired. I felt so much on this occasion, that I could neither taste of him or his companion, when they were dressed, though I saw that they afforded to some others a delicious repast."

Extract of a Letter from Grenoble, a large and populous town of France in Dauphiny."A gentleman in the neighbourhood of this city lately received a large portmanteau-trunk as if from one of his acquaintance, who was soon to visit him, and to spend a few days at his house. While the servants were bringing it in, he observed the house-dog to set himself against it, and to