New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . Merton. Hewas, at this time, about ten years of age (he hadbeen less, but the servants had received strictorders not to allude to his earlier years), andthough well-disposed, irritable, affectionate, cruel,kind, and even generous in disposition, yet hadhe unfortunately been spoiled by too much indul-gence. As his beloved tutor, the renowned Mr. Barlow,used, subsequently, to say to him, Remember,Tommy, that he who eats the sugar must alsotaste the cane. Wh
New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . Merton. Hewas, at this time, about ten years of age (he hadbeen less, but the servants had received strictorders not to allude to his earlier years), andthough well-disposed, irritable, affectionate, cruel,kind, and even generous in disposition, yet hadhe unfortunately been spoiled by too much indul-gence. As his beloved tutor, the renowned Mr. Barlow,used, subsequently, to say to him, Remember,Tommy, that he who eats the sugar must alsotaste the cane. While Tommy Hved in Jamaica, no onewas permitted, on any account, to contradicthim. Twenty negroes attended him on all occa-sions, one of whom invariably carried a largeumbrella, and another a prodigious sunshade,in order to meet the variabilities of the climate. If he said, during a perfect torrent of rain, Sambo, its a fine day, Sambo immediatelyreplied, SANDFORD AND MERTON. 3 Iss, Massa Tommy, it am, berry fine rains/ Master Tommy would then ob-serve. Iss, Massa Tommy, Sambo would instantlyreturn. Him rain like de bery ^^ He never went out without a palanquin, aedan chair, an elephant, and three changes ofcostume, which the negroes transported from placeto place. 4 THE NEW HISTORY OF Besides this, he was invariably dressed in silkand satins. His clothes were laced, so were hisboots. His parents were so excessively fond ofhim that they could not restrain their tearswhenever he went out for a walk, dreading lestthey should never see him again, and threaten-ing the blacks with the most awful vengeanceshould any sort of harm befall their DarlingTreasure. He was always helped first at dinner, and ifhe espied a guest served with a more delicate^portion of meat than that which he had chosenfor himself, a negro was at once sent to removethe choice morsel from the guests plate and toplace it before Master Tommy. He would scramble on to the tea-table, upsetthe urn over h
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