New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . an occasion like thepresent, was agreeably surprised by the suddeninterposition of Mr. Barlow, who once more un-dertook to settle the affair to their mutual satis-faction. Damage had been done to the field(for Farmer Jenkins was honest Mr. Sandfordstenant), and to the bull; the gate had beenbroken ; the hedge injured; and, finally, the sadplight of Harry, who now complained of fearfulpains in the head, and shootings in his jaws,and achings in his nasal bo
New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . an occasion like thepresent, was agreeably surprised by the suddeninterposition of Mr. Barlow, who once more un-dertook to settle the affair to their mutual satis-faction. Damage had been done to the field(for Farmer Jenkins was honest Mr. Sandfordstenant), and to the bull; the gate had beenbroken ; the hedge injured; and, finally, the sadplight of Harry, who now complained of fearfulpains in the head, and shootings in his jaws,and achings in his nasal bone, and for whommedical aid was evidently an absolute Merton at once gave Mr. Sandford a chequefor fifty pounds, and, on returning to his ownhouse, insisted upon presenting Mr. Barlow with SANDFORD AND MERTON. 119 a handsome piece of plate and a gold snuff-box,in memory of the service rendered to him thatday, and, moreover, would take no refusal of hisinvitation to dinner at Tiffin House. 120 THE NEW HISTORY OF CHAPTER XY. DINNER OF A CONFIDENTIAL CHAEACTER AT MR. MER-TONs. harry SANDFORD tells the EIGHTHSTORY. vmr^^^mx. ^T din-ner se-ver e streflec-tionsuponTom-mys h i n - solence hand hingratitude, and quoting -from SANDFORD AND MERTON. 121 Shakspeare, of whose works he was very fond,said,— Ow arder than a serpents tooth it is to ave a stinglesschild. With numerous other pungent ome-thrusts/ towhich poor Tommy could scarcely listen withoutfresh floods of tears. What partickly urts me, said Mr. Merton,is to see him proceed to such repreensiblehextremities without hany hadekit temptation;hextremities has, I fear, himplies a defect ofgoodness and generosity, wirtues has Id hahalways thought hed ha possessed in a ighdegree. Neither, answered Mr. Barlow, on the ap-pearance of the Second bottle of old Madeira, Neither am 1 at all convinced that your son isdefishing—1 should say deficient in either. Thiswine is perfect. We broach the interior cask,
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