Richard Whittington was to be seen, with his cat in
his arms, carved in stone, over the archway of the late prison of
Newgate, that went across Newgate Street.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

A few centuries ago lived a very wealthy merchant, who had three sons
and three daughters. The education he gave them was of the most superior
kind. The girls were all handsome; but the youngest was styled the
_Little Beauty_, and hence she was, when grown up, called by the name of
_Beauty_, which made her sisters jealous,--who were proud of their
riches, kept only the grandest company, and laughed at their youngest
sister, whose study was to improve her mind. They would only marry to a
duke or an earl, while Beauty declined every offer, thinking herself too
young to be removed from her father's house.

All at once the merchant lost his whole fortune, excepting a small
country house at a great distance from town, and told his children, with
tears in his eyes, they must go there and work for their living. The two
eldest answered that they had lovers, who, they were sure, would be glad
to have them, though they had no fortune; but in this they were
mistaken, for their lovers slighted and forsook them in their poverty.
As they were not beloved, on account of their pride, everybody said,
"They do not deserve to be pitied; we are glad to see their pride
humbled; let them go and give themselves quality airs in milking the
cows and minding the dairy. But," added they, "we are extremely
concerned for Beauty; she was such a charming, sweet-tempered creature,
spoke so kindly to poor people, and was of such an affable, obliging
disposition." Nay, several gentlemen would have married her, though they
knew she had not a penny, but she told them she could not think of
leaving her poor father in his misfortunes, but was determined to go
along with him into the country to comfort and attend him. Poor Beauty
at first was sadly grieved at the loss of her fortune; "But," said she
to herself, "were I to cry ever so much, as that would not make things
better, I must try to make myself happy without a fortune." When they
came to their country house, the merchant and his three sons applied
themselves to husbandry and tillage, and Beauty rose at four in the
morning, and made haste to have the house clean, and breakfast ready for
the family. In the beginning she found it very difficult, for she had
not been used to work as a servant, but in less than tw