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the moment the lid was removed out jumped a creature about the size <> f an English sheep-do ^ covered with long shaggy hair , of a brownish colour . AJns was a vounff bear , born on Mount Lebanon , in Syria , a few months before , who had now arrived to receive his education at our learned University . The moment that he was released from his irksome attitude in the hamper , he made the most ot his liberty and the door of the room being open , he rushed off down the cloisters . Service was going on in the chapel , and , attracted by the pealing organ , or some other motive , he made at once for the chapeL * Just as he arrived at the door the stout verger happened to come - thither from within , and the moment he saw . the impish feoking creature that was running into his domain , he made a tremendous flourish with his silver wand , and darting into the chapel ensconced himself in a tall pewthe door of which he bolted . Tiglath Pileser ( as the bear was called )
, being scared by the wand , turned from the chapel , and scampered frantically about the large quadrangle , putting to flight the numerous parties of dogs , who in those days made that spot their afternoon rendezvous . After a sharp chase a gown was thrown over Tig , and he was with difficulty secured . During the struggle he got one of the fingers of his new master into his mouth , and—did he bite it off ? No , poor thing ! but began vigorously sucking it , with that peculiar mumbling noise for which bears are remarkable . Thus was he led back to Mr . Buckland ' s rooms , walking all the way on his hind legs , and sucking the finger with all his might . A collar was put round his neck , and Tig became a prisoner . His good nature and amufing
tricks soon made him a prime favourite with the under-graduates ; a cap and gown were made , attired in which ( to the great scandal of the dons ) he accompanied his master to breakfasts and wine parties , where he contributed greatly to the amusement of the company , and partook of good things , his favourite viands being muflins and ices . He was in general of an amiable disposition , but subject to fits of rage , during which his violence was extreme ; but a kind word , and a finger to suck , soon brought him round . He was most impatient of solitude , and would cry for hours when left alone , particularly if it was dark . It was this unfortunate propensity which brought him into especial disfavour with the Dean of Christchurch , whose Greek quantities and hours of rest were sadly disturbed by Tig's
lamentations . " On one occasion he was kept in college till after the gates had been shut , and there was no possibility of getting him out without the porter seeing him , when there would have been a fine of ten shillings to pay the next morning ; for during this term an edict had gone forth against dogs , and the authorities , not being learned in zoology , could not be persuaded that a bear was not a dog . Tig was , therefore , tied up in a court-yard near his master ' s rooms , but that gentleman was soon brought out by his piteous cries , arid could not pacify him in any other Way than by bringing him into his rooms j and at bed-time Tig Was chained to the post
at the bottom of the bed , where he remained quiet till daylight , and then shuffling on to the bed awoke his master by licking-his face : he took no notice , and presently Tig deliberately put his hind legs under the blankets , and covered himself up ; there he remained till chapel time , when his master left him , and on his return found that the young gentleman had been amusing himself during his solitude by overturning everything he could get at in the room , and , apparently , had had a quarrel and fight with the looking-glass , which was broken to pieces" and the woodwork bitten all over . The perpetrator of all this havoc sat on the bed , looking exceedingly innocent , but rocking backwards and forwards as if conscious of guilt and doubtful of the consequences .
" Near to Tig ' s house there was a little monkey tied to a tree , and Jacko ' s great amusement was to make grimaces at Tig ; and when the latter composed himself to sleep in the warm sunshine , Jacko would cautiously descend from the tree , and twisting his fingers in Tig's long hair , would give him a sharp pull and in a moment be up the tree again , chattering and clattering his chain . Ti ^ s anger was most amusing—he would run backwards and forwards on his hind legs , sucking his paws , and with his eyes fixed on Jocko , uttering all sorts of threats and imprecations , to the great delight of the monkey . He would then again endeavour to take a nap , only to be again disturbed by his little tormeutor . However , these two animals established a truce , became excellent friends , and would sit for half-anhour together confronting each other , apparently holding a conversation . At the
commencement of the long vacation , Tig , with the other members of the University , retired into the country , and was daily taken out for a walk round the village , to the great astonishment of the bumpkins . There was a little shop , kept by an old dame who sold whipcord , sugar-candy , and other matters , and here , on one occasion , Tig was treated to sugar-candy . Soon afterwards he got loose , and at once made off for the shop , into which he burst , to the unutterable terror of the spectacled and high-capped old lady , who was knitting stockings behind the counter ;—the moment she saw his shaggy head , and heard the appalling clatter of his chain , she rushed up stairs in a delirium of terror . When assistance arrived , the offender was discovered seated on the counter , helping himself most liberally to
brown sugar ; and it was with some difficulty , and after much resistance , tliat he was dragged away . " Alas 1 the Dons of Christchurch , indifferent to Tig's fascinations—or jealous perhaps of the presence of any other bear in the University not belonging to their own breed—insisted on Tig ' s expulsion . Oxford knew Tig no more . Its cloisters no longer echoed the dear growls . Tig was banished ; his cap and gown were torn from him , and he was " Sent off" to tho Zoological Gardens , Regent ' s Park j hero he was placed in a comfortable den by himself ; but , alas ! he missed the society to which ho had been accustomed , tho excitement of a college life , and tho numerous charms by which tho University was endeared to him ; he refused " his food ; ran perpetually up and down his don in tho vain hope to escape , and was one morning found dead , a victim to a broken heart . "
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INDIA IN GBEECE . India in Greece ; or , Truth in Mythology . Containing the Sources of the Hellenio Race , the Colonization of Mgypt and ' Palestine , the Wars of the Great Mama , and the liudhistio Propaganda in Greece . By E . l ' ococko . J . J . Griffin & Co , The ingenious futilities which once amused some restless intellects , banished by the Positive Conceptions which now reign in science , have found a last refuge in etymology . It is no longer fashionable to dabble in astrology , but etymology presents a wide and attractive field . There tho intellect which resents tho limit of fact may roam at largo ; there the ingenuity which loves-facile discovery , and dislikes the onerous duty of confrontation with realities , may find inexhaustible employment . By the aid of statistics it w said one can prove anything . jBy the aid of
etymology , there is no absurdity which cannot have its erudition A a although we may smile at the extravagances of scholars ; it is diffif'nif ^ affix the line where the legitimate use of etymology ends : No on *> Su that words are ¦ «• fbssil history j" that rightly understood , thev mav V taken as monuments and landmarks of an ancient civilization ; andtfw may dig from under their ashes some buried cities of the past * ho # a ? we to aBcertam when and where the old ceasps and the newnbegins P TV changes , again , which words undergo , are surprisingj so-that , although we may be certain of the series uhdergohe , we are yet startled at the co trasts of the result , { e . g ., almsirom eleemosune , wig fromparueca ) and cannot therefore fix a Emit to the caprices of ingenuity in turning and twisting words at will ; so that Btorne Tooke ' s celebrated derivation of Pickled Cucumber from King Jeremiah ( Jeremiah King , Jerrv ir ^«
Jerkin , Gerkin ) , is a legitimate parody of many serious derivations upon which are based historical theories . Thus Mr . Pococke , in the very erudite and extremely absurd , volume before us , is able to trade India m every byway of Greece . Even poor Philip of Hffacedon , the father of Alexander , was no " lover of horses , " but Bhili-pos—i . e ., Hhil prince , the Bhil Brahmins having , we are told , colonised Macedonia . The inhabitants of Attica , so proud of being true " children of the soil , " autocthons , Mr . Pococke will prove to you were nothing but Aitacthans , people of the land of Attac , a town on the banks of the Indus , nine hundred and fm *
rrtwo miles from the sea , as we are precisely informed . Nor have the Boeotians any more claim to native stupidity— -it was an inherited stupidity after all , they boasted of ! as , indeed , their name clearly shows ; for is ft not ( read aright ) Baikootians , or people of BehOotP and is not Behoot a river of the Punjaub ? and does this not prove that India is in Greece P especially if you add thereto , as Mr . Pococke does , the striking fact that Corinth , or Corinthus , is Cor Indus—^ i . e . the coast stretching from the Cori to the Indus P
Meanwhile , although a laugh is all we can give to ingenuities like these —anU India in Greece ^ abounds in such—it still remains true that traces of India are abundant in the Greek language , ancl that scholarship is worthily employed in sifting them ; therefore we indicate Mr . Pococke ' a volume to the curious student as one both of interest and erudition ; if it fail to gain converts , if it excite many a smile , on the other hand it will suggest thought , and amuse the scholar .
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r BOOKS ON OUR TABM 3 . lAfe in Bombay and the Neighbouring Out-stations . Benttey . If we gave works a space proportional to the magnificence of their appearance ' rather than to the significance of the contents , this splendid and Oriental looking volume would claim columns ; but pursuing our old and well-defined plan , we can only give the book a few lines . The Life it professes to paint wiH doubtless be interesting to those who are fortunate enough to be able to interpret its vague and feeble sketches into something like a conception of the original ; but for ourselves , we have been fairly nonplussed . We never were in Bombay ; this author has certainly not carried us there . The information he gives is meagre ; the style slip-slop ; the whole book ineffective . Some good lithographs of Indian scenery are the most attractive pages in the volume . Protection and Communism . From the French ofM . Bastiat . With a Preface by the Translator . J . W . Parker and Son . M . Bastiat , one of the most renowned of French Economists , has here endeavoured to discredit Protection by establishing the identity of its principles with that of Communism . Throughout , the reader feels uneasy at the sophism . No points of coincidence which ingenuity can discover will ever prevent men seeing that the two systems are fundamentally opposed . Protection is good for landlords only , and is a class " cry "; Communism , by its very principle , aims at the good of all , and is a social " cry /* The 81 ing shyPapers : A Selection from the Writings of Jonathan Freke Slingsby . ^
A bepbint of several papers from The Dublin University Magazine , on Christmas and other f&te days . Travels in Tartary , Thibet , and China , during tho years 1844-0 . By M . Huef Translated from the French by W . Hazlitt . vol . II . , _ .. _ , National Illustrated library This , the second volume of Mr . Hazlitt ' s translation of Hue ' s singularly grapjjj ? travels in Tartary , Thibet , and China , completes the work . There are fifty wood engravings , many of them excellent , and all illustrative .
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions . By Charloa Mackav , XL . P . v Illustrated Notional Library Thxsb two volumes abound in curious anecdote and suggestive facts ; some of the topics are naturally a little worn , but all are skilfully treated by Dr . Mackay . we especially refer the reader to the chapter on " Magnetizers , " and to that on tne " Influence of Politics and Boligion on the Hair and Beard / ' The first voIuum is the more amusing of the two . This reprint of Dr . Mackay ' s book is P ™^ illustrated , and forms one of the attractive series issued by our contemporary , 1 » Illustrated London News . A System , of English Grammar , founded on the Philosophy of Language fi ^ f Practice of the Best Authors . By 0 . W . Connon , M . A . Oliver wad » oy ^ Evuby new statement of so useful a subject as Grammar , when made by ^ J * * ; -
tent teachers , is a . welcome- present to the public . Besides great P ^ P 101 ! " ^ , explanation , this Grammar possesses tho charm of being illustrated by senton taken from sources of groat interest . To those already inspired with the . lPV ^ study this is unnecessary . The barest examples , the most insipid coses wee ^ welcome to them aa the most philosophical apothegm , or the most flPar Win ? i tithoflw . They care for nothing but tho illustration , and provided that answers i ^ purpose , they are indifferent to its barrenness , There are others , however , who an to b < s attracted to tho indispensable accomplishment of Grammar , and who can no interest in it unless they perooive it to contain practical app lication to daily business of life . To such , Mr . Connon ' s work is strikingly adapted . ^^ every page tho reader meets a sentence which it is a privilege to read , an - ^ name which it Is an honour to meet . This feature Is , however , but the pop characteristic of our author ' s book . The resources of the English 1 ° "fiW ' continually developing , admit of that periodical " stock-taking' wluca w u
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Leader (1850-1860), March 27, 1852, page 304, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1928/page/20/
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