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vere man, likely to be much incensed by quarrels among his apprentices. He knew, moreover, that a battle between him and Samson would be very unequal; so he restrained his indignation as well as he could. But one day, when the big bully knocked hion, he exclaimed, in great wrath, If you ever do that again, I'll kill you. Mind what I say. I tell you I'll kill you. Samson snapped his fingers and laughed, and the next day he knocked him down again. Isaac armed himself with a heavy window-bar passed through. He fell, without uttering a single cry. When the family sat down to breakfast, Mr. Tatem said, Where is Samson? His nephew coolly replied, I've killed him. Killed him! exclaimed the uncle. What do you mean? I told him I wtemper; and he finally attained to a remarkable degree of selfcontrol. Weary hours of debility brought wiser thoughts to Samson also; and when he recovered his strength, he never again misused it by abusing his companions. In those days, Isaac di