The _Liverpool Albion_, quoted in the _Times_ of 14 May, is responsible for the following story: “Some time ago, the Duke of Buccleugh, in one of his walks, purchased a cow from a person in the neighbourhood of Dalkeith, and left orders to send it to his palace on the following morning. According to agreement, the cow was sent, and the Duke, who happened to be _en déshabille_, and walking in the avenue, espied a little fellow ineffectually attempting to drive the animal to its destination. The boy, not knowing the Duke, bawled out to him: ‘Hi! mun, come here an’ gi’us a han’ wi’ this beast.’ The Duke saw the mistake, and determined to have a joke with the little fellow. Pretending, therefore, not to understand him, the Duke walked on slowly, the boy still craving his assistance. At last, he cried in a tone of apparent distress: ‘Come here, mun, an’ help us, an’ as sure as onything, I’ll give ye half I get.’ This last solicitation had the desired effect. The Duke went and lent a helping hand. ‘And now,’ said the Duke, as they trudged along, ‘how much do you think you will get for this job?’ ‘Oh, dinna ken,’ said the boy, ‘but I am sure o’ something, for the folk up at the house are good to a’ bodies.’ As they approached the house, the Duke darted from the boy, and entered by a different way. He called a servant, and put a sovereign into his hand, saying, ‘Give that to the boy that has brought the cow.’ The Duke returned to the avenue, and was soon rejoined by the boy. ‘Well, how much did you get?’ said the Duke. ‘A shilling,’ said the boy, ‘an’ there’s the half o’t to ye.’ ‘But, surely, you got more than a shilling,’ said the Duke. ‘No,’ said the boy, with the utmost earnestness, ‘as sure’s death, that’s a’ I got—an’ d’ye not think it’s a plenty?’ ‘I do not,’ said the Duke; ‘there must be some mistake; and, as I am acquainted with the Duke, if you return, I think I’ll get you more.’ The boy consented; back they went. The Duke rang the bell, and ordered all the servants to be assembled. ‘Now,’ said the Duke to the boy, ‘point out the person who gave you the shilling.’ ‘It was that chap, there, with the apron,’ pointing to the butler. The delinquent confessed, fell on his knees, and attempted an apology; but the Duke interrupted him, indignantly ordered him to give the boy the sovereign, and quit his service instantly. ‘You have lost,’ said the Duke, ‘your money, your situation, and your character, by your covetousness; learn, henceforth, that honesty is the best policy.’ The boy, by this time, recognised his assistant, in the person of the Duke, and the Duke was so delighted with the sterling worth and honesty of the boy, that he ordered him to be sent to school, kept there, and provided for at his own expense.”