eting in the street, seemed to contest the
wall. Says the courtier, "I do not use to give every _coxcomb_ the
wall." The scholar answered, "But _I do, sir_;" and so passed by him.

CCCXCVI.--A COOL HAND.

AN old deaf beggar, whom Collins the painter was once engaged in
sketching at Hendon, exhibited great self-possession. Finding, from
certain indications, that the body and garments of this English Edie
Ochiltree afforded a sort of pasture-ground to a herd of many animals
of minute size, he hinted his fears to the old man that he might leave
some of his small body-guard, behind him. "No fear, sir; no fear,"
replied this deaf and venerable vagrant, contemplating the artist with
serious serenity; "I don't think they are any of them likely to leave
_me_ for _you_."

CCCXCVII.--QUID PRO QUO.

A PHYSICIAN of an acrimonious disposition, and having a thorough hatred
of lawyers, reproached a barrister with the use of phrases utterly
unintelligible. "For example," said he, "I never could understand what
you lawyers mean by docking an entail."--"That is very likely," answered
the lawyer, "but I will explain it to you: it is doing what you doctors
never consent to,--_suffering a recovery_."

CCCXCVIII.--RECRUITING SERJEANT AND COUNTRYMAN.

A RECRUITING serjeant addressing an honest country bumpkin with,--"Come,
my lad, thou'lt fight for thy King, won't thou?"--"Voight for my King,"
answered Hodge, "why, has he _fawn out_ wi' ony body?"

CCCXCIX.--AN ANECDOTE.

E--D--N was asked by one of note,
Why merit he did not promote;
"For this good reason," answered he,
"'Cause _merit ne'er promoted me_."

CD.--DIDO.

OF this tragedy, the production of Joseph Reed, author of the "Register
Office," Mr. Nicholls, in his "Literary Anecdotes," gives some curious
particulars. He also relates an anecdote of Johnson concerning it: "It
happened that I was in Bolt Court on the day that Henderson, the justly
celebrated actor, was first introduced to Dr. Johnson: and the
conversation turning on dramatic subjects, Henderson asked the Doctor's
opinion of "Dido" and its author. "Sir," said Johnson, "I never did the
man an injury, yet _he would read his tragedy to me_."

CDI.--EXTREME SIMPLICITY.

A COUNTRYMAN took his seat at a tavern-table opposite to a gentleman who
was indulging in a bottle of wine. Supposing the wine to be common
property, our unsophisticated c