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truct them in English. There was nothing in the world that he would not give them or do for them. If he ever heard them lament the loss of their father, it would pierce his heart like a poisoned dagger. The elder grand-son once expressed a desire to go to England, but his grand-father and mother, both prevented him. One day, when sitting to dinner, Sures Chandra said to his mother;—'Had my father been living now, I would never have gone to ask your father.' Vidyasagar overheard this, and was moved to a flood of tears. If he saw them undertake or carry out a noble and benevolent deed, his delight knew no bounds. On one occasion, the younger boy, Jatis Chandra, found a poor man suffering from Dysentery, lying on the road. He brought home the helpless sufferer. Vidyasagar was highly pleased at his young grandchild's humanity. He provided for the patient's treatment and nursing, and took great care of him. But, unfortunately, the poor man's days were numbered; nothing could save him from the hands of death. Sures Chandra's abilities for good composition were a source of great delight to the grand-father. The two boys were dearer to him than his own begotten children. Sures Chandra is, at present, the editor of the Sahitya, a well conducted monthly. Vidyasagar took charge not only of his own grandsons, but also of the mother, brothers, and sisters of the deceased son-in-law. He housed them in a separate