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she knew; for, let his state be what it might, never did the Earl allow her to miss her ride in the morning, and her short walk in the garden three hours afterwards; and the Countess, thankful that she could do so much, was always ready to further every means of adding to her relief, and of restoring or preserving her strength. Gouty patients are generally acute in their senses, and possess their mental faculties in perfection; in their intervals of pain they listen with avidity to a well read book, enjoy a game of chess, and have no objection to a political argument, either read or spoken. They, therefore, cannot be well attended, i. e., satisfactorily attended, by servants alone. This was particularly the case with the Earl, who had been his whole life in the society of ladies, and required such to be about him, since to them he loved to be indebted for kindness, and was not fearful of displaying weakness. It appears to us that this disposition is inherent in the stronger sex, for all can complain to woman in their day of infirmity, and, therefore, do; otherwise, in how many respects would one of their own sex be the more efficient attendant?