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day time. When the dreadful fire of Copen­ hagen, in the year 1795, destroyed 943 houses, this man, (as did all the peasants of the neigh­ bourhood) repaired with his waggon to the city, that he might assist in saving the property of the inhabitants. While selfish minds were employed in forming schemes for turning the misfortune of others to their own advantage, my honest friend was actuated by quite con­ trary motives. He was employed to move the goods of one of our favorite masters; and agreed, for a small sum •, but although he did much more than he had stipulated for, it was impossible to force any additional reward upon him, This trait certainly deserved admiration. “ We are accustomed to contemplate the “ virtues of a man clad in a silken garment,” said one of my masters, “ but suffer merit “ in a rustic coat to pass unnoticed by j and “ yet the latter is most entitled to our ad- “ miration. The one improves the gift of “ nature by education, and refines it by mix- “ ing with the world. The other depends on “ nature alone, and acts from the free, un- G 3