royal parents; and many a person was relieved, without knowing his benefactors.

THE DAUPHIN, SON OF LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH.

ARIE Antoinette, with the view of inculcating

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sentiments of humanity in the Dauphin, took him to see various hospitals and charitable institutions in Paris: he was particularly interested at the Enfans Trouvés, and on his return, repeatedly said to his Mamma: "Mamma, when shall we go again?" He immediately began to lay by part of his pocketmoney, in a little casket that Madame Elizabeth had given him, and with some additions from her, his little treasure soon amounted to a considerable sum. The king, who was not in the secret, saw him one day, very busily employed, in counting and piling up his pieces of money. Why, Charles, you are saving up your money like a miser!" Coloring at the very word, Miser, the young prince said: Yes, papa, I am a miser, but it is for those poor Foundling Children: Ah, if you could see them: you would so pity them!" Charmed at his sensibility, the king took him into his arms, and ended by completely filling the casket.

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HE little Dauphin, having one day been rather idle, and 'inattentive to his lessons, his Mamma thought proper, as a penance, to take from him his favourite little dog, Moufflet, and shut him up in a dark closet. This was a sad privation to poor Moufflet also, who was extremely fond of his young master : he began to whine, then to growl, then to scratch against the door, and at length to bark most terribly. The Dauphin could bear it no longer, and ran to the Queen's apartment. "Mamma," said he "Moufflet is very unhappy, yet it is not he who has been naughty. If you will let him out, I will go into his place, and stay as long as you please." His proposal was acceded to, Moufflet was set at liberty, and the Prince remained quietly in the dark closet, till his Mamma chose to release him.

THE DUKE DE CHARTRES, NOW KING OF THE FRENCH.

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AD. de Genlis relates the following anecdote of her eldest pupil, the Duke de Chartres, the present king of the French.

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During our stay at Spa, we were advised to make an excursion to the old castle of Franchimont, situated on the summit of a high mountain, from which there

is a most splendid view: we were told, at the same time, that many prisoners for debt were confined within the castle. M. de Chartres cried out, in the impulse of the moment, that if there were prisoners in the castle, the view would not be at all beautiful to him; and he immediately proposed to make a subscription to deliver them. I much approved the idea, and thanks to the ardent zeal of the prince, the necessary sum was soon collected, and the prisoners liberated. We then ascended the mountain, and were indeed enchanted with the prospect."

A LETTER FROM THE DUKE DE CHARTRES TO MAD. DE GENLIS, HIS GOVERNESS.

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E me priverai de mes menus plaisirs jusqu'à la fin de mon éducation, c'est à dire jusqu' au premier Avril 1790, et j'en consacrerai l'argent à la bienfaisance. Tous les premiers du mois nous en déciderons l'emploi; je vous prie d'en recevoir ma parole d'honneur la plus sacrée. Je préférerais que ceci ne fût que de vous à moi; mais vous savez bien que tous mes secrets sont et seront toujours les vôtres."

PULCHERIA, DAUGHTER OF MAD. DE GENLIS.

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AD. de Genlis gives us the following beautiful anecdote of her younger daughter, Pulcheria, whom she educated with the princes of Orleans.

"Pulcheria possessed, what is more valuable than the most brilliant talents, a noble and disinterested character, and a feeling heart. When she was about fifteen, and we inhabited Belle Chasse, I was aware that she assisted a poor old woman who lived near us, and I imagined that her care was confined to giving her the greater part of her pocket-money, and the sums that she received on her own birthday, on that of her father, and on New Year's day. It was the winter season, and a particularly severe one. As I regulated every expense at Belle Chasse, I had ordered that but three logs of wood should be taken every morning into my daughter's room. I perceived that every morning when she came into my apartment, she had a chilly appearance that I had never before perceived in her; she shivered, and sat almost in the fire. It was in vain I scolded her, she never answered, but on the following day the same thing took place, and this went on for six weeks. At length my faithful Florian, who had always an eye to the interests of the

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house, told me he had discovered that a little scullion named Albinori, carried away every morning very early, a certain quantity of wood; and that, when taken in the fact, he had insolently refused to enter into any explanation. I sent for Albinori, and questioned him with great severity, which did not seem to frighten him: he declared that he had acted by the orders of Made de Genlis, who went without fire, in order to give all her wood to her poor old woman, and Albinori, in confiding this to me, with all the importance of an ambassador, charged with an honourable mission, begged me not to say a word to Made de Genlis, as she had made him promise to keep it a great Inexpressible indeed was my pleasure at this

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I sent a load of wood to the poor woman, on condition that Pulcheria should make use of her own three logs. To endure bodily suffering for the sake of doing good, is certainly the most rare and most affecting kind of charity, and a few days afterwards, Pulcheria made a charming observation to me, when I asked her whether she was not pleased to have her fire again, while she was dressing; "Mamma," said she, "I have lost the habit of enjoying a fire in my chamber."