I fay, he knows so well that Frugality is the Support of Generosity, that he can often spare a large Fine when a Tenement falls, and give that Settlement to a good Servant who has a mind to go into the World, or make a Stranger pay the Fine to that Servant, for his more comfortable Maintenance, if he stays in his Service.

A Man of Honour and Generofity confiders it would be miferable to himself to have no Will but that of another, though it were of the best Person breathing, and for that Reafon goes on as fast as he is able to put his Servants into independent Livelihoods. The greatest Part of Sir ROGER'S Eftate is tenanted by Perfons who have ferved himself or his Ancestors. It was to me extremely pleasant to observe the Vifitants from several Parts to welcome his Arrival into the Country; and all the Difference that I could take notice of between the late Servants who came to see him, and those who staid in the Family, was that these latter were looked upon as finer Gentlemen and better Courtiers.

THIS Manumiffion and placing them in a way of Livelihood, I look upon as only what is due to a good Servant, which Encouragement will make his Succeffor be as diligent, as humble, and as ready as he was. There is something wonder

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ful in the Narrowness of those Minds, which can be pleased, and be barren of Bounty to those who please them.

ONE might, on this Occafion, recount the Sense that Great Perfons in all Ages have had of the Merit of their Dependents, and the Heroic Services which Men have done their Masters in the Extremity of their Fortunes; and fhewn to their undone Patrons, that Fortune was all the Difference between them; but as I defign this my Speculation only as a gentle Admonition to thankless Masters, I shall not go out of the Occurrences of common Life, but affert it as a general Observation, that I never faw, but in Sir ROGER'S Family, and one or two more, good Servants treated as they ought to be. Sir ROGER'S Kindnefs extends to their Children's Children, and this very Morning he fent his Coachman's Grandfon to Prentice. I fhall conclude this Paper with an Account of a Picture in his Gallery, where there are many which will deferve my future Obfervation.

AT the very upper End of this handsom Structure I saw the Portraiture of two young Men standing in a River, the one Naked, the other in a Livery. The Person supported seemed half Dead, but still so much alive as to fhew in his Face ex

quifite Joy and Love towards the other. I thought the fainting Figure resembled my Friend Sir RoGER; and looking at the Butler, who stood by me, for an Account of it, he informed me that the Perfon in the Livery was a Servant of Sir ROGER's, who stood on the Shore while his Mafter was fwimming, and observing him taken with some fudden Illness, and fink under Water, jumped in and faved him. He told me Sir ROGER took off the Dress he was in as foon as he came home, and by a great Bounty at that time, followed by his Favour ever fince, had made him Master of that pretty Seat which we saw at a distance as we came to this Houfe. I remembered indeed Sir ROGER faid there lived a very worthy Gentleman, to whom he was highly obliged, without mentioning any thing further. Upon my looking a little diffatiffyed at fome part of the Picture, my Attendant informed me that it was against Sir ROGER'S Will, and at the earnest Request of the Gentleman himfelf, that he was drawn in the Habit in which he had faved his Master.