----I enter upon this speculation, said my father carelessly, and half shutting the book, as he went on, merely to shew the foundation of the natural relation between a father and his child; the right and jurisdiction over whom he acquires these several ways--

'I enter upon this speculation,' said he carelessly, half shutting the book, 'merely to show the foundation of the natural relation between a father and his child; he acquires these rights over him in several ways-
