little value which the gracious ge- which the whole affair appears to nerofity of their perfecutor had me, as, I dare fay, it does to you, granted, them permiffion to take to hinge. What is the fum for He addreffed himself to Mrs away. which the effects of this worthy wo Vincent, telling her that he hoped man are taken in execution? and fhe would not too haftly think him what do you require to leave her in impertinent if he took fo much in- poffeffion of her houfe as before, till tereft in her affairs as to inquire it can either be bought of you, to why the left a place where he un- whom, it foems, the title is now le derstood fhe had dwelt fo long; he gally transferred, or till fome other added, that though he was not an arrangement can be made, which inhabitant of that part of the coun- fhall enable her to continue here?"— try, but refided above three hundred Why, fir, faid Mr. Quibble, opening miles off, he was no ftranger to her wide his eyes, naturally none of the goodness, her charity, and her ge- fmalleft, to gaze on this ftrange gen. nerofity. tleman, Why, fir, the goods, fir, Alas! fir, anfwered Mrs. Vin-are taken in execution for the fum cen, it is true that I have wished to of four hundred pounds, arrears of do good, though I would be far rent on the eftate, at the most mofrom arrogating to myfelf the high derate charge. There is not half character you have been pleased to enough to pay that money; and I bestow on me; but whatever I am, might have thrown Mrs. Vincent I find, by experience rather too into gaol, where the might have redearly bought, that there are per- mained, perhaps, her whole life; fons in the world who are the re- but a man must be deftitute of all verfe of good and generous. An the feelings of humanityattorney, the difgrace of his profefion, having discovered a flaw in the title-deed of the little eftate left me by my husband, has contrived to buy, for a trifle, the fuppofed right to it, of the perfon in whom he pretends it veits. I have been long haraffed with law; and, as I rarely kept much ready money by me, I Why, fir, faid Mr. Quibble, the have found myself to ally unequal money to be paid on the execution to a conteft which is ufually decided is, as I faid, four hundred pounds; by length of purfe. My own-but-but, continued he, flammerattorney bas, I am perfuaded, be-ing, with refpect to Mrs. Vincent's trayed me; and between them both, I am ftripped of every fhilling. 1 At this moment entered Mr. Quibble, the attorney, to fee that every thing was done in due form and proper time. Him Mr. Whit-nify me, I certainly can have no more, as foop as he was informed objection to Mrs. Vincent's remain who he was, thus addreffed-" Mr. ing here till the may be able to fuit Quibble, you appear to me an active herself. man of bulinels; I fhall not therefore waste time in any circumlocutory addrefs to your feelings, or any appeal to your humanity or your generofity: I thall only afk one question, upon

"Curle your feelings of humanity! cried Mr. Whitmore, impatiently: I tell you I am a man of bufinefs who have no time to lofe, and do not come hither to hear a long dif courfe on your feelings and huJour manity. Tell me what is to be paid."

continuing in the house, I have already let it, and am to deliver the key by a certain day, under a penalty of fifty pounds :-but-if that money could be laid down to indem

Enough, exclaimed Mr. Whit more; and immediately taking out his pocket-book, threw down bank notes to the amount of for hundred and fifty pounds.-The

lawyer

The fon, at about the

age of fourteen,' was feized with that kind of mania, which, though highly useful to a country whofe wealth depends on its commerce, and its defence on its navy, is feldom productive of equal advantage or fatisfaction to thofe afflicted with it nothing would fatisfy him but he must go to fea. In vain did his father, who was very unwilling that he thould leave his poor plough to go ploughing the deep,' endeavour to diffuade him from a way of life fo laborious and fo danger

lawyer appeared petrified-and Mrs. | younger.
Vincent, who had fat all this time in
motionlefs fufpenfe, wondering how
all this would end, burft immediate-
ly into a most violent flood of tears;
her daughter followed her; and fo
contagious was the fenfátion, that
the pitiful drops courfed one another
down the nofes of the ttern minifters
of law who were in poffeffion of the
houfe. Nay, it is reported on good
authority, and good authority it
ought to be to render tuch a report
credible, that fomething refembing
moilture was feen to giften in one
corner of the attorney's eye; but,
in an intant after, that eye glanced
on the bank notes on the table, and
rapidly, as the tiger of the Indian
plains fprings exulting on her pro-
ftrate prey, did he ieize them in
his rapacious claws, and convey
them to his pocket.

(To be concluded in our next.)

ous.

The youth abruptly left his home, and, changing his name, to prevent any impediment to the execution of his defign, went on board a man of war in a neighbouring fea-port, where we fhall, for the prefent, leave him.

Mr. Benton, after having, to no purpofe, made every inquiry in his power to obtain tidings of his fon, found himself obliged to give him up. He returned to the bufinefs of his farm; but in this he was but indifferently fuccefsful. Honesty and, industry are qualities invaluable, but when combined with poverty, are (Embellished with an elegant En-commonly left to reward themselves;

The UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.

A TALE.

graving.)

N this world of mutability and

and this was the utmost advantage Mr. Benfon could obtain from them. His flock continually diminished,

I checquered scenes, there is per- and embarrafiments multiplied, till

haps nothing which more awakens at length an opulent farmer in the the finer fentations, or produces a neighbourhood, obferving how conmore delightful furprife, than the un- veniently Mr. Benfon's farm was fiexpected return of a child or near tuated to be joined to his own, made relative long given up for loft; but applications for it to his landlord, when this event happens to be com- who received his propofals with bined with other fortunate circum-great joy; and the little ground culftances, the pleafare muft, no doubt, tivated by Mr. Benfon was added be experienced, to be adequately con- to the extenfive lands from which ceived. his bloated neighbour derived ufelefs wealth and mean arrogance; the great landholders and profound politicians of thofe parts agreeing one and all, that fuch a measure muft be as beneficial to this country in particular, as the junction of the impoverished and harailed kingdom

In one of the western counties of England there lived an honeft farmer of the name of Benfon, one of that useful race of men, now too nearly extinct, called fmall, that is to fay poor, farmers. He had one fon, and one daughter, feveral years

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of Poland to the haughty and ty- I the article of wigs; and what is very

Atain bishop of Ely was the pudding, though fomewhat over