-and once, when William (who had been educated at the free grammar-
school of the town in which he was born, and was an excellent
scholar), hoping to obtain the good opinion of a young clergyman
whom he solicited for the favour of waiting upon him, said
submissively, "that he understood Greek and Latin," he was rejected
by the divine, "because he could not dress hair."

Weary of repeating their mean accomplishments of "honesty, sobriety,
humility," and on the precipice of reprobating such qualities,--
which, however beneficial to the soul, gave no hope of preservation
to the body,--they were prevented from this profanation by the
fortunate remembrance of one qualification, which Henry, the
possessor, in all his distress, had never till then called to his
recollection; but which, as soon as remembered and made known,
changed the whole prospect of wretchedness placed before the two
brothers; and they never knew want more.

Reader--Henry could play upon the fiddle.



CHAPTER III.



No sooner was it publicly known that Henry could play most
enchantingly upon the violin, than he was invited into many
companies where no other accomplishment could have introduced him.
His performance was so much admired, that he had the honour of being
admitted to several tavern feasts, of which he had also the honour