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THE GRATEFUL NEGRO.
1. Some years since, a gentleman who had been possessed of considerable property, from various causes became embarrassed in his circumstances, and was arrested by his creditors, and confined in the king's bench, from whence there was no probability of his being liberated, unless some law proceedings (upon his succeeding in which the recovery of great part of his property depended) were decided in his favor.
2. Thus situated, he called a negro, who had for many years served him with the greatest faithfulness, and said, "Robert, you have lived with me many years, but I am now unable to maintain you any longer; you must leave me, and endeavour to find another master."
3. The poor negro, well remembering his master's kindness, replied, "No, Massa, me no leave you, you maintain me many years, me now try what I can do for you." Robert then went and procured employment as a day-labourer, and regularly brought his earnin s to his master; on which, although small, they managed to subsist for some time, until the law-suit was decided in the master's favour, and he thereby regained possession of a very considerable property.
4. Mindful of his faithful negro, one of his first acts was to settle an annuity upon him for the remainder of his life, sufficient to secure to the poor fellow the enjoyment of those comforts he had so well deserved.
5. This little anecdote may afford instruction both to the nominal and professing Christian: let the former inquire, Should I have acted thus, if in a similar situation? 

THE FAITHFUL NEGRESS.
1. In the dreadful earthquake which made such ravages in the Island of St. Domingo, in the year 1770, a negress of Port-au-Prince, found herself alone in the house of her master and mistress, with their youngest child, whom she nursed. The house shook to its foundation. Every one had taken flight; she alone could not escape, without leaving her infant charge in danger.
2. She flew to the chamber, where it lay in the most profound sleep. At that moment the walls of the house fell in; anxious only for the safety of her foster child, she threw herself over it, and, serving as sort of arch, saved it from destruction. The child was indeed saved; but the unfortunate negress died soon after, the victim of her fidelity. 
Ladies' Monthly Museum.

[Anecdote from Dr. Moyes' Lecturer.]
COFFIN.
1. During the late war, a gentleman and his lady were going from the East Indies to England. His wife unfortunately died on the passage, and left two infants, the charge of which fell to a negro boy about seventeen years of age. 
2. The gentleman, for some reason which I do not recollect, went on board the commodore's vessel, with which they sailed. There came on a violent storm, and the vessel which the children were on board, was on the point of being lost. They despatched a boat from the commodore's vessel, to save as many as they could; they had almost filled the boat, and there was room enough for the infants, or the negro boy. What did he do? He did not hesitate a moment, but put the children in the boat, and said, "Tell my master that Coffin has done his duty," and that instant he was received into the bosom of the ocean, never more to return.
3. The queen requested the celebrated poetess, Hannah More, to write an epic poem on it, but she wisely declined it, saying, that no art could embellish so noble a sentiment.

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