the Brandywine at Jeffries's, four miles above. As soon as this was rumoured, Washington immediately pressed for ward to meet them; and being in advance, accompanied only by one of his aids, he met on the road a countryman whom he stopped and questioned. The man acknowledged having seen the enemy, but evaded telling where, as his pacific principles would not allow him to give any information that might lead to bloodshed. Washington, supposing that nothing satisfactory could be obtained from him, spurred his horse and rode on. But the more impetuous and less tolerant aid-de-camp sprung from his steed, and swinging his sword round the head of the poor quaker, seized him by the collar and flung him up on the saddle. Then mounting behind, he threatened him with certain death unless he faithfully guided him to the enemy. And this with much reluctance the captive accordingly performed.

The family of Samuel Jones (whose house was on the battle-ground) took shelter in the cellar; the father being absent. A Dutch woman, their faithful servant, declaring that she had no fear, persisted in remaining above, to take care of the house. She bolted the doors, and fastened up the window-shutters, and continued there through all the surrounding uproar and slaughter; exposed to imminent danger from the cannon balls, one of which penetrated the barn.

house was forcibly entered by some of the enemy, who regaled themselves with the dainties prepared for the tea-table: the family having that afternoon expected a visit from some of their female neighbours. An English soldier-woman having got into the house, began to lay her hands on various articles by way of plunder. The Dutch woman had a hard struggle with her for a tea-pot, rescuing it finally from her grasp at the expense of the handle. This mutilated tea-pot is still in possession of the family among other relics of that memorable day.

I was told of a young girl who had spun a piece of silk for her weddinggown, and it had just come home from the weaver's. After the battle, seeing that a marauding party of the British were approaching the house, her first thought was of her bridal silk, which she instantly caught up, and flying out the back way she ran with it to a cornfield where she concealed it; and by that means saved it from their clutches, as they stripped the house of every thing they could conveniently carry away.

During La Fayette's tour through the United States in 1824, he visited the battle-ground of Brandywine, and the exact place where he had shed his blood in the cause of our country was pointed out to his recollection. In the house of Mr. Jones he partook of a collation, surrounded by the children and grandchildren of the farmers over whose fields

“Two men, who were about to walk to Vevay, agreed to meet at an appoint ed place. One of them, who arrived first, fancying he was too late, resolved to push on and overtake his comrade; but his dog showed evident symptoms of disliking this proceeding. He ran backwards and forwards, lingered behind, and, at length, totally disappeared, but speedily returned with the walking-stick of the second person in his mouth. He had come late, and sat down to wait for his friend; but the sagacity of the animal resorted to this evident means of teaching them their relative positions, and bringing them together.

"Another dog, which they were trying to teach to mount a ladder, got so tired of his lesson that he ran away; but next day he returned alone to the ladder, and applied himself to the task, just as if his vanity had been piqued into learning the exercise.

"A third dog, taught to carry a lantern with its owner, on winter mornings

before daylight, as the latter carried milk to a neighboring farmer, happened one day to be shut up when his master departed. When loosened, he ran after and overtook him, but perceiving that he had not the lantern, he returned to the house and causing it to be given to him, again hastened to his accustomed light work.

"Another, belonging to a young student, whose master, while bathing, hid among some rushes, was hallooed into the water, as if an accident had happened; when, instead of plunging in, he ran lower down the rapid stream, and took his station, watching the river, where it was most likely to bring down the body for rescue.

"A pigeon, familiarised to the kitchen, where it was fed and caressed, one day witnessed the killing of a pullet, and it immediately flew away and never returned to the scene of slaughter! The kitchen death of a chicken is not very unlike the death of a dove; and the warning was not lost."

the first to greet him, and his daughter's joy at her father's return.

The sound of the bell summons the student from his bed at six o'clock, in winter, to attend prayers in the chapel: think of that, reader of the Magazine! you who suppose it impossible to start before half-past seven or eight. Yet it would do you good to rise every morning at six, and take a walk, and would give you a fine appetite for breakfast. After prayers the students go to a recitation which they finish about half-past seven, when they breakfast. From breakfast till nine o'clock, they can occupy themselves as they please. At nine, the bell summons them to their studies, and each student must be in his room until eleven, when they have another recitation of about an hour's length. From recitation till one, they have the time to themselves; at one they dine, and at two are again summoned by the bell to study till four, when they recite, and at five, prayers are attended; immediately after prayers supper, and in the evening the lesson is learnt for the next morning.

Upon reading over this regular rou tine of duty, one wonders that it is so often said, "a college life is the pleasantest part of life;" but there are many varieties in a college life, which make it interesting. There are the literary societies, of which in Yale there are three principal ones, Linonian, Brothers, and Calliopean; the last named is exclu

are rivals. These societies meet on every Wednesday evening, and debate on a subject given out at a former meeting. Some of the subjects elicit discussions which would not shame the halls of Congress. Each society has a valuable library of several thousand volumes. These libraries are opened every day in the week, between the hours of one and two, and members can take what books they please from them. When the new class enters college in August, there is great strife between the two societies, which shall gain the greatest number of members; but in a week or two all is peace, and but little is heard of the merits of the two societies, till another year has rolled round, and brought with it a renewal of the strife. There are other literary societies, but they are for individual classes, not for the whole college, as those before mentioned are. For instance, the Phi Beta Kappa Society; a society which exists in almost all the colleges of our land, and is formed of the best scholars in the senior class, with many minor societies, existing only in

name.

Each class has a presiding officer called a Bully, whose duty it is to preside at class meetings, and lead it in processions; there is also a Minor Bully to take the place of the Bully when absent. This office originated many years ago, and when commenced, it was considered the Bully's duty to lead and command his class in all fights. His insignia of