Excerpt from Tales of My Landlord, Vol. 1 of 2: The Black Dwarf Concerning those who came to my Landlord for liquor, and went thirsty away, for the lack Of present coin, or future credit, I cannot but say it has grieved my bowels as if the case had been mine own. Nevertheless my Landlord considered the necessities of a thirsty soul, and would permit them in extreme need, and when their soul was impoverished for lack of moisture, to drink to the full value of their watches and wearing apparel, exclusively Of their inferior habiliments, which he was uniformly ia exorable in Obliging them to retain for the credit of the house. As to mine own pa1t, i may well say, that he never refused me that modicum of refreshment with which I am wont to recruit nature after the fatigues Of my school. It is true, I taught his five sons English and Latin, writing, book-keeping, with a tincture of mathe maties, and that l instructed his daughters in psalmody. Nor do I remember me of any fee or honorarium re ceived from him on account of these my labours, except the compotations aforesaid. Nevertheless, this compen sation suited my humour well, since it is a hard sentence to bid a dry throat wait till quarter-day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.