Sat down to sleep, sat down to sleep;
There was a young woman sat down to sleep,
Heigh-ho!--heigh-ho!--heigh-ho!

"There was a young man to keep her awake,
To keep her awake, to keep her awake;
There was a young man to keep her awake,
Heigh-ho!--heigh-ho!--heigh ho!

"John R----- his name shall be,
His name shall be, his name shall be;
John R----- his name shall be,
Heigh-ho!--heigh-ho!--heigh-ho!

The gentleman named walks up to the lady, salutes her, raises her from
the chair, and seats himself in her stead, the rest dancing round, and
singing as before, only substituting the gentleman, and naming the lady
who is to release the gentleman in the same way, till all the ladies
and gentlemen have been seated in their turn.

As soon as this queer species of Mazurka was concluded, the company
broke up, seemingly well pleased with their entertainment. The
introduction of English manners and customs during the last quarter of
a century has tended greatly to improve society. It is now only amongst
the lower orders that parties of this kind would be tolerated.

On my return home, I found an official letter from the Adjutant-general
of the Upper Canada Militia, in which I was informed I was appointed by
his Excellency Sir P. Maitland to an Ensigncy in the first regiment of
Durham Militia. The effective militia of this province is, I believe,