, who forgot his promise to plead for Joseph with Pharaoh.

Soon after this time, a packet of letters was received from Captain
Carleton, by a schooner the Adolphus had met on her passage out.
Curiously enough, Frederick's letter contained an incident on the
very subject which of late had occupied so many of their thoughts.

As I have no doubt it will please my young readers, I shall copy it.

"MY DEAR SON,--You will remember that I told you I had
engaged to take out several passengers to India. There
was one more than I expected. This was a noble dog, of
the St. Bernard breed. He was the property of a lady who
had formerly lived in India, and was returning there
with her three children, after a visit to her home in
America. Mrs. Lenox has two sons and one daughter, a
little fairy, the pet of all on board. The sons are
indolent, quarrelsome fellows, who not only make
themselves unhappy, but also try to annoy their mother
in every way.

"Inez, the little girl, never comes on deck without
being accompanied by Caesar, the great dog. He is her
companion, protector, and friend. He follows her
gravely up and down the deck, lying by her side when
she is quiet, or giving his body as a pillow for her to
lie upon. I have often seen her soundly sleeping with
her curly head resting on his shaggy hair.

"Neither of the boys likes the dog. They shut him up,
blind his eyes, and play all manner of tricks upon him.
One day Caesar came on deck limping badly. I examined his
foot and found it deeply cut. I still suspect it was the
work of Lawrence, the eldest boy. Inez was almost frantic
with grief. She insisted on holding the bandages while
the mate bound up the wound, all the time weeping over
her pet.

"Caesar fully appreciated her affection. He looked
mournfully in her face, wagging his tail, and, as soon
as the dressing was completed, began to lick her hands
and face in token of his gratitude.

"Every day the wound was carefully dressed, Inez
standing by and caressing the dog. At the end of a week
the cut was almost entirely healed. The little girl
could scarcely express her joy. She danced up and down
the deck, or rode on Caesar's back, holding on to his
shaggy hair.

"One morning I went on deck and saw Inez playing near
the bow of the ship. Next I heard a scream, and sa