took up his hát, nor could the attempts of Sophia, whole looks feemed to upbraid his precípitancy, prevént his going.

Whén gone, we all regarded each other for fome minutes with confùfion. My wife, who knew herself to be the cause, stròve to hide her concern with à fòrced fmile, ánd án är óf affùrance, which 'I was willing to reprove: Hów, woman," crìed 'I tó hér, „ís ít thús we treat Itrangers? 'Is it thus we return their kindnefs: Bè affured, my dear, thát thèfe were the hárfheft words, and to me the most pleafing, that ever efcaped your lips, Why would he provoke me then?" replied The;,, but I know the motives of his advice perfectly well. He would prevent my girls from going to town, that he may have the pleasure of my youngest daughter's company hère át home. But whatever happens, fhè fhall chufe better company thán fuch lowlived fellows ás hè." Low-lived, my dear, dó you call him?" cried 'I;,,it is very póffible we may mistake this mán's character: fór hè feems upón fóme occafions the most finished géntlemann 'I ever knew. - Tell me, Sophìa, my girl, hás he ever given you ány fecret inftances of his attachment?" Hís converfation with me, Sír," replied my daughter, hás éver been fénfible, modeft, and pleafing. As to aught elfe, nò, néver. 'Once indeed, I remember to have heard hím fày hè néver knew à woman who could find mérit ín à

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mán thát feemed poor“,Súch, my dear, cried 'I,,,ís the common cánt of all the unfórtunate or idle. Bút I hope you have been taught to judge properly of fuch mén, and that it would be even mádnefs to expéct háp

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pinefs from one who has been fo véry báð át oeconomist of his own, Your mother and 1 have now better prófpects for you. The next

winter, which you will probably spend in town, will give you opportunities of making à mòre prúdent choice.

What Sophia's reflections were upán thís occafion, I cannot pretend to determine; but I was not difpleafed at the bottom that we were ríd óf à guéft from whom I hád múch to fear. 'Our breach of hofpitálity went to my confcience à little but I quickly filenced that monitor by two or three fpecious reafons, which ferved to fátisfy and réconcìle me to myfélf. The pain which confcience gives the man who has alrea dy dóne wrong, is foon got over. Confcience ís á cóward, and thofe faults it has not strength enough to prevént, ít féldom has justice enough to accùfe.

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Fresh mortifications, or à demonftration that feeming calamities mày bè real bléffings. The journey of my daughters to town was nów refolved upón, Mr. Thórnhill having kindly prómifed to infpéct their conduct him félf, and inform ús by létter of their behaviour. Bút it was thought indispensably nécessary that their appearance fhould equal the greatness of their expectations, which could nút be done without expénce. We debated therefore in full council what were thé èafieft méthods óf railing móney, ór, mòre properly fpeaking, what we could moft convéniently fell. The delibera

tion was foon finifhed, it was found that 'bur remainining horse was utterly ùfeless for the plów, without his companion, and equally unfit for the road, ás wanting an eye; it was herefore determined that wè, fhould difpofe of him for the purposes above-mentioned, át the neighbouring fair i), and, to prevent impofition, that I fhould go with him myfélf. Though this was one of the first mercantile ranfactions of my life, yet I had no doubt bout acquitting myfélf with reputation.

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pinion à mán fórms of his own prudence is néafured by that of the company he keeps; nd ás mine was mòftly in the family way, I lád conceived nò unfavourable féntiments of ny wordly wisdom. My wife, however, next morning, át párting, áfter I hád gót fóme paces from the door, called me back, to advise me, in a whilper, to have áll my eyes about mè k).

'I hád, in the ùfual forms, when I came the fair, put my horfe through all his pàces 1); bút fór fóme tine hád no bidders. At aft à chapman approached, and, after he had for à good while examined the horse round, finding him blind óf óne eye, he would háve nothing to fay to hím: à fécond came up; bút obférving hè hád à fpávin, declared he would nót take him for the driving home: a third per

i) Auf dem Markt zu Welbridge, wie diefer Ort weiter unten genannt wird.

k) Eine Sprichwörtliche Redensart, welche bedeutet: Sehr auf feiner Hut feyn.

1) to put a horse through all his paces, ein Pferd im Schritt, Trott, Sprung u. f. w. umherreiten.

ceived hẻ hád à windrall, and world bid no móney; à fourth kne by his eye that he had the bots: à fifth, wondered what à plague m I could dó át thẻ fair with the blind, fpávined, galled hack, that was only fit to be cut up for a dog kennel ). By this time I began to have à molt heárty contempt for the poor ánimal myfélf, and was almòft afhamed at the approach of every customer; for though I did not entirely beliève all the fellows told me; yet I reflected that the number of witneffes was à ftróng prefumption they were right, and S't. Grégory 0), upón good works profeffes himself to be of the fame opinion.

I was in this mortifying fituation, when à brother clergyman, án òid acquaintance, who hád álfo bufinefs in the fair, came up, ánd Thaking me by the hand, propofed adjourning to a public-house and taking a glass of whate ver we could get. I readily closed with the

m) what a plague, was zum Henker.

n) a kennel oder a dog's kennel, ein Hundeftall. Diefe Hundeftälle find, bei jagdliebenden reichen Engländern, oft anfehnliche Gebäude, wie der auf dem Landhause des Herzogs von Richmond zu Goodwoodhoufe, wovon Küttner in feinen Beiträgen, im 16ten Stück S. 90. eine Beschreibung giebt. Die Englischen Hunde werden übrigens oft mit Pferdefleisch gefüttert.

o) St. Gregory, Wahrscheinlich ift Gregorius, Bifchof von Nazianz (geboren 326, gestorben 391) gemeint, ein gelehrter und um fein Zeitalter verdienter Mann. Seine Werke, unter denen fich auch Gedichte befinden, die eine geraume Zeit auf Schulen statt der Profanfcriben ten gelesen wurden, find unter andern zu Venedig 1753 in Folio herausgekommen. Die hier genannte Abhandlung deffelben über gute Werke ist uns nicht bekannt.

offer, and entering án àle- hufe, we were hown into à little back room, where there was only à vénerable old man, who fát wholly intent over à large book, which he was reading. néver in my life faw à figure that prepoffef ed me more favourably. His locks of filver ey venerably fhaded his temples, and his green ld age feemed to be the refult of health and enévolence. However, hís préfence did not nterrupt our converfation; my friend and I hfcourfed in the various turns of fortune we d mét: the Whiltonian controverfy, my láft amphlet, the archdeacon's p) reply, and the ard measure that was déalt me. But our atention was ín à fhórt time taken off by the ppearance of a youth, who, entering the room, refpectfully fáid fómething foftly to the old ftranger.,,Make no apologies, my child," faid the old mán, to do good is à dùty we owe to all our fellow créatures: take this, 'I wish it were more; bút five pounds will reliève your diftréfs, and yoù áre welcome." nodeft youth fhed tears of grátitude, and yét his grátitude was fearce equal to mine. I could have hugged the good old mán ín my arms, his benevolencé pleased me fò. Hè contínued to read, and wè refùmed our converfation, until my compánion, áfter fòme time, recollecting that he had business to transáct in the air, promifed to bè loon bách; ádding, thát

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p) Archdeacon, ein Geiftlicher, der (f. Küttner's, Beiträge, istes Stück, S. so.) in England ohngefähr das ift, was in katholischen Ländern der Suffragant oder Weihbifchof heifst. Er verrichtet gewiffe Gefchäfte unter und im Namen des Bifchofs, besucht Kirchen, wenn es der Bifchof felbft nicht thut u. f. w.