pronounce that it "served" him "right." In the name, then, of common sense— nay, of humanity-let the coat be cut according to the cloth. Let the eldest son be reared in the affluence to which he will one day succeed; and the younger learn privations and the wholesome lessons of scanty fare by times. Let the one be clothed by Stultz, the other by Moses; let the one have his cabriolet, his figurante, and his dinner at Crockford's; while the other, unused to such a system of indulgence, luxuriates over a rumpsteak at the "Cheshire Cheese," and trudges on foot through the muddy or dusty streets, according to the pleasing varieties of the seasons, to his scantily furnished third floor in "Arundel Street, Strand." Till this state of things comes to pass; till "Governors" learn sense; or till the privileges of "primogeniture are abolished, Duns will continue to flourish, nd Debtors to hide.

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Go, then, my little Book, and may the profits your sale supply for once the blessings of a

turtle and venison dinner, and a bottle of La

HINTS ON THE NATURE

AND

MANAGEMENT OF DUNS.

CHAPTER I.

ON THE NATURE, HABITS, AND PECULIARITIES

OF DUNS IN GENERAL.

HE origin of the word "Dun" is lost in the obscurity of ages; and though, judging from the number of bad debts with which many

of the genus are afflicted,

"Done" would seem to be the more correct

orthography, we shall retain the more usual and common mode of spelling. It has ever been asserted by philosophers, as well as pious men, that nothing was created—no herb, however poisonous, no reptile, however disgusting-without some wise purpose to fulfil, some proper place to occupy, in the world we inhabit. At first sightand particularly in the eyes of "Younger Sons" -it may appear puzzling to discover for what exact end of utility, pleasure, or convenience, the animal was formed, whose nature and peculiarities I am about to develope. This difficulty, however, soon disappears, and the enlightened mind, after due reflection, is compelled to acknowledge, that Duns have been ordained for purposes replete with wisdom. First, the Dun is doubtless intended to be an example to his fellow-men. Consider the acuteness, the ingenuity, the perseverance, which are required to constitute a complete Dun. Mark the more than Indian sagacity with which he noses out his victim, in spite of disguises, aliases, and