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[Illustration: "In that instant the grateful Black rushed on like
lightning to assist him, and assailing the bull with a weighty stick
that he held in his hand, compelled him to turn his rage upon a new
object." _P. 349._]




  THE HISTORY

  OF

  SANDFORD AND MERTON.


  BY THOMAS DAY.


  =Six  Engravings on Steel.=


  =Philadelphia:=
  J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
  MDCCCLXVIII.




CONTENTS.


CHAPTER I.
                                                                    PAGE
  Description of Harry Sandford and Tommy Merton--Adventure
  with the Snake--Harry in Mr Merton's house--Mr Barlow
  undertakes the education of Tommy--The first day at Mr
  Barlow's--Story of the Flies and the Ants--Harry rescues
  a Chicken from a Kite--Story of the Gentleman and the
  Basket-maker--Tommy learns to read--Story of the two dogs,           1


CHAPTER II.

  Tommy and the Ragged Boy--Story of Androcles and the
  Lion--Conversation on Slavery--Conversation about an
  Ass--Tommy's Present and its consequences--The Story of
  Cyrus--Squire Chase beats Harry--Harry saves the Squire's
  life--Making Bread--Story of the Two Brothers--Story of
  the Sailors on the Island of Spitzbergen,                           47


CHAPTER III.

  Harry's Chicken--Tommy tries kindness on the Pig--Account
  of the Elephant--Story of the Elephant and the Tailor--Story
  of the Elephant and the Child--Stories of the Good Natured Boy
  and the Ill Natured Boy--The Boys determine to Build a
  House--Story of the Grateful Turk--The Boys' House blown
  down--They rebuild it stronger--The Roof lets in the Rain--At
  last is made Water-tight,                                           95


CHAPTER IV.

  The Boys' Garden--The Crocodile--The Farmer's Wife--How to
  make Cider--The Bailiffs take possession of the Farmer's
  Furniture--Tommy pays the Farmer's Debt--Conclusion of the
  Story of the Grateful Turk--The three Bears--Tommy and the
  Monkey--Habits of the Monkey--Tommy's Robin Redbreast--Is
  killed by a Cat--The Cat punished--The Laplanders--Story of
  a Cure of the Gout,                                                185


CHAPTER V.

  Lost in the Snow--Jack Smithers' Home--Talk about the
  Stars--Harry's pursuit of The Will-o'-the-Wisp--Story of
  the Avalanche--Town and Country compared--The Power of the
  Lever--The Balance--The Wheel and Axle--Arithmetic--Buying
  a Horse--History of Agesilaus--History of Leonidas,                197


CHAPTER VI.

  The Constellations--Distance from the Earth--The Magnet
  and its Powers--The Compass--The Greenlanders and their
  Customs--The Telescope--The Magic Lantern--Story of the
  African Prince and the Telescope--Mr Barlow's Poor
  Parishioners--His Annual Dinner--Tommy attempts Sledge
  Driving--His mishap in the Pond--His Anger,                        255


CHAPTER VII.

  Tommy and Harry visit Home--The Fashionable Guests--Miss
  Simmons takes notice of Harry--Harry's Troubles--Master
  Compton and Mash--Estrangement of Tommy--Visit to the
  Theatre--Misbehaviour there--Card Playing--The Ball--Harry
  Dancing a Minuet--Story of Sir Philip Sidney--Master Mash
  insults Harry--The Fight in the Drawing-room--The
  Bull-baiting--Tommy strikes Harry--Master Mash's Combat
  with Harry--Tommy's Narrow Escape from the Bull--The
  Grateful Black,                                                    298


CHAPTER VIII.

  Arrival of Mr Barlow