ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Sir
SIR,.Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
har
haveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyvän
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;och
andIampleasedtofindyoutycker
thinktheymaybeprintedmed
withagoodprospectofsuccess;inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kan
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,först
first,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionskan
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceofpersoner
personsstillliving,givemeleave,med
withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwrittenoch
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;thatthey
har
havenotendencytothemalafama,eller
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;utan
butrathertotheinformationoch
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometh
en
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,I
har
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,en
aneminentattorneyofthisplats
place,who,afterdueinspectionoch
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnottror
thinkthesaidLetterscontainnågon
anymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableinde
theeyeofthelaw.Finally,
om
ifyouandIshouldcometoen
arightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,infall
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwillta
takethewholeuponmyegna
ownshoulders,evenquoadfineoch
andimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imay
säga
say,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotwillinglyvilipendnågon
anyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iam
mycket
muchsurprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommissionalla
allsuchvagrantforeignersaskan
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurchoch
andstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisinte
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;men
butthisIwillassertoch
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthedag
dayhequalified,hehasaldrig
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosäga
say,withintheparishchurch.Thirdly,
med
withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,när
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Imåste
mustinformyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsade
saidabove,Ivaluenotofen
arush;butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
en
abarbel’srow,whichIhade
hadeatenatdinner,notveta
knowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,
och
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIfick
gotpossessionoftheseLetters,itisen
acircumstancethatconcernsmyeget
ownconscienceonly;sufficethitto
säga
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;och
and,bythistime,Ihoppas
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinett sådant
suchways,thatthelasthanden
handmaybeputtoouragreement,och
andtheworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;in
som
whichIhopeIrest,.RespectedSir,Your
mycket
veryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
ha
havethepleasureofseeingyouinden
thegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,när
whenIshallbegladtotreatmed
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofacertainclergymandeceased;en
acakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
på
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
och
andshallbegladtotreatmed
withyoufortheM.S.som
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourvän
friendMrBehn;butcanby
inte
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
allt
allalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Ikunna
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;men
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofden
thetownissochangeable.Thentherehavebeenso
många
manylettersupontravelslatelypublished—Whatmellan
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,och
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedmed
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,ifyouplease,köra
runtherisqueofprintingoch
andpublishing,andyoushallhavehälften
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youbehöver
neednottakethetroubletobringupp
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyläser
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyegen
ownpart,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortofläser
reading;andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,areoutofthe
vägen
way;oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
och
andtheother,hasbeensillynog
enoughtoabscond,inordertoavoiden
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’mastor
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehaslämnat
leftamanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,afterhavingreceivedpengar
moneyforthewholecopy—Hewasden
thesoundestdivine,andhadden
themostorthodoxpenofallt
allmypeople;andI
aldrig
neverknewhisjudgmentfail,men
butinflyingfromhisbreadoch
andbutteronthisoccasion.Byowningyouwasnot
satte
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofen
agoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.Inthe
slutet
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,ett
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofett
acertainregimentinbattle.Anofficerofsaidregiment
kom
cametomyshop,and,indet
thepresenceofmywifeoch
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmer
morewaysthanone,todet
theconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimöver
over;myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
har
havenothingtofear,andinget
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehar
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatthecart’stailthesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
och
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethanett
aflea-bite.C—S—hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbytheHouseofL—;
men
butitcametonothing.Om
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedför
for,andgrantedagainstyou,asdet
theeditorofthoseLetters,Ihoppas
hopeyouwillhavehonestyoch
andwitenoughtoappearoch
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyouska
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgår
go,that’sasuresteptohonouroch
andpreferment.Ishallthinkmyself
glad
happyifIcanlendyouen
alift;andam,verysincerely,.
Din
Yours,.HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—I
har
havesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhevill
willpleasetoacceptasalitet
smalltokenofmyregard.My
fru
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohonom
him,andbegstoknowom
ifthere’sanyofthatsnäll
kind,whichhewassogoodastoskicka
senduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Läkare
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kan
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihaveberättat
toldyouoverandoverhur
howhardIamtomove;och
andatthistimeofdagen
day,Ioughttoknownågot
somethingofmyownconstitution.Varför
Whywillyoubesopositive?Prithee
skicka
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslameoch
andasmuchtorturedinalla
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeuponthewheel:indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
sinne
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplaguestillräckligt
enoughofmyown,thosebarn
childrenofmysisterarelämnade
leftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavemänniskor
peopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?Aridiculousincidentthat
inträffade
happenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,har
hasdisorderedmeinsuchamanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupmed
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmynästa
next.Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Hot
HotWellatBristol,whereIamrädd
afraidIshallstaylongerän
thanIcouldwish.Onthereceiptof
detta
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horseoch
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothresh
ut
outthetwooldricks,och
andsendthecorntomarket,och
andsellitofftothefattiga
pooratashillingabushelunder
undermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtogöra
makeapublicsubmissionandbetala
paycosts.Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
kommer
willIpocketanyofhispengar
money.Thefellowisa
dålig
badneighbour,andIdesire,toha
havenothingtodowithhonom
him:butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betala
payforhisinsolence:lethim
ge
givefivepoundstothefattiga
pooroftheparish,andIkommer
willwithdrawmyaction;andinthemean
tiden
timeyoumaytellPrigtosluta
stopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,och
andfortyshillingstoclotheherbarn
children:butdon’tsayasyllableofthematterto
någon
anylivingsoul—I’llmakeherbetala
paywhensheisable.Idesireyouwilllockup
alla
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;och
andbesureyoutaketheironchestmed
withmypapersintoyouregen
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistroublefrån
from,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
När
Whenthiscumstohand,besäker
suretopackupindet
thetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
utan
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejay
med
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,och
andmyblackvelvetswithden
theshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
huvud
headandlappetsandthelitelboxmed
withmyjowls.Williamsmay
ta
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviolmed
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwateroch
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoorcreature
har
hasbeenterriblystupratedeversedan
sincewelefthuom.Pray
ta
takeparticularcareofthehuset
housewhilethefamilyisabsent.Låt
Lettherebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamberoch
andmine.Themaids,having
något
nothingtodo,maybesitta
sataspinning.Idesireyou’llclap
en
apad-luckonthewind-seller,och
andletnoneofthemenha
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettoha
havethegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardniroch
andthehindmayliebelowinden
thelandry,topartakethehuset
house,withtheblunderbussandden
thegreatdog;andhopeyou’ll
har
haveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.I
vet
knowthathussyMaryJones,älskar
lovestoberumpingwiththemen.Låt
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldän
yet,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitta
sitting;andifthecobler
har
hascutDicky,andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.Inte
Nomoreatpresent,butvilar
rests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kära
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,I
skickar
send,mylovetoyouoch
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,och
andhopingtohearthedetsamma
samefromyou;andthatyou
och
andSaulwilltakemystackars
poorkittentobedwithyouhär
thiscoldweather.Wehavebeen
alla
allin,asadtakinghär
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohavesprungit
runawaywithaplayer-man,och
andyoungmasterandhevilja
wouldadonethemselvesamischief;men
butthesquireappliedtothemare,och
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotsäga
speakawordofthemattertonågon
anyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;för
for,weservintsshouldseeallt
allandsaynothing—Butwhatwasworse
än
thanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobeworriedbyen
abutcher’sdog,andcamehem
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastakenmed
withtheasterisks,buttheysnart
soonwentoff.ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
och
andhesubscribedarepositorysom
whichdidhimgreatservice—thankGodhe’snu
nowinafairwaytogöra
dowell—praytakecareofmyboxoch
andthepillyberandputthemunder
underyourownbed;for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
kommer
willbeapryingintomysecrets,nu
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisin
god
goodhealth,butsulky.Thesquire
gav
gaveawayanouldcoattoapoorman
man;andJohnsaysas,
hur
how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhonom
him,byhisagreementhewastoreceiveinga
novails;buthesaysashowthere’s
en
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;och
andsothereisforsartain.Weare
alla
allgoingtotheHotWell,där
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthinett
aglassofwater,being,.To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.Kära
DEARPHILLIPS,AsIhave
något
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofglömma
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipIgjorde
madeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouoch
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.Ibeginitsooner
än
thanIintended,thatyoukan
mayhaveitinyourmakt
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhichkan
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysyster
sister,whohadbeensometid
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.När
WhenIcamehitherwithmyfarbror
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifann
foundherafinetallflicka
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson
person;butremarkablysimple,and
ganska
quiteignorantoftheworld.Denna
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hade
hadexposedhertotheaddressesofen
aperson—Iknownotwhattokalla
callhim,whohadseenheraten
aplay;and,withaconfidence
och
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,hittade
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
ett
oneofhisletters;asitwasmydutytostifle
denna
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Igjorde
madeitmybusinesstohitta
findhimout,andtellhimmycket
veryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.Den
Thesparkdidnotlikeden
thestileIused,andbehavedmed
withabundanceofmettle.Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
mycket
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
en
agentleman,andsomethingmightha
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusinesstog
tookair,Iknownothur
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtoge
givemywordandhonour,&c.och
andto-morrowmorningwesetut
outforBristolWells,whereIexpecttohöra
hearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihar
havegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomIkanske
mayonedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
och
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,alltid
alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtohålla
keephimcompany,I’dresignalla
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmay
ha
havesouredhistemper,and,perhaps,Imaygilla
likehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;certainitis,
alla
allhisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondofhonom
him,eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,theorsak
reasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
och
andalltherestofmygamla
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,och
andpraytakecareofstackars
poorPonto,forthesakeofhisgamla
oldmaster,whois,andeverwillbe,.Kära
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,och
andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNather
hus
houseinGloucester.DEARMADAM,
Har
Havingnomotherofmyegen
own,Ihopeyouwillge
givemeleavetodisburdenmystackars
poorhearttoyou,whohar
havealwaysactedthepartofen
akindparenttome,eversinceIwasputunder
underyourcare.Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
maybelieveme,whenIassurehenne
her,thatIneverharboureden
athoughtthatwasotherwiseän
thanvirtuous;and,ifGodwill
ger
givemegrace,Ishallaldrig
neverbehavesoastocastett
areflectiononthecareyouhar
havetakeninmyeducation.IconfessI
har
havegivenjustcauseofoffencebymyhar
wantofprudenceandexperience.Ioughtnotto
ha
havelistenedtowhattheunge
youngmansaid;anditwasmydutytohave
berätta
toldyouallthatpassed,men
butIwasashamedtomentiondet
it;andthenhebehavedsomodest
och
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholyoch
andtimorous,thatIcouldnothitta
findinmyhearttodonågot
anythingthatshouldmakehimmiserableoch
anddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
aldrig
neveronceallowedhimthefavourofen
a:salute;
andastothe
få
fewlettersthatpassedbetweenoss
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,och
andIhopetheycontainnågot
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamfortfarande
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:men
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIkommer
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,som
whichissodispleasingtomyfamilj
family.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
och
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sedan
sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;nordidIonce
stängde
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;men
butIhopetosoftenherintiden
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myfarbror
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,har
hasbeenmovedbymytearsoch
anddistress;andisnowalltenderness
och
andcompassion;andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
löfte
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondencemed
withthatunfortunateyouth;but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
inte
nopeaceofmindtillIvet
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherstackars
poor,disconsolate,forlorn,.ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
en
afright,lestthisshouldnotkomma
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyoukomma
willwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtomig
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisen
agoodgirl,andhasbeensosnäll
kindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhar
havemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
mycket
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletteroch
andthelittleparcel,becausehissyster
sisterSallyhadliketohade
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:indeedIcannotblamethe
mannen
manforhiscaution;butI
har
havemadeitworthhiswhile.—Mykäre
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyandra
othermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablesällskap
companyandconversation,atatid
timewhenIneedsomycket
muchthecomfortofyourgoda
goodhumourandgoodsense;men
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,kommer
willlastforlife—Idoubtnotmen
butonmysideitkommer
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,och
andlearntoknowthevalueofen
atruefriend.O,my
kära
dearLetty!whatshallI
säga
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?I
har
havepromisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,och
and,ifpossible,toforgethonom
him:but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethat
kommer
willnotbeinmymakt
power.Asitisby
inte
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmer
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubydetta
thisopportunity,beggingyouwillantingen
eitherkeepitsafetillbättre
bettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,kommer
willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouattheusualplace.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
skickar
sendingbackhispicture,youkan
maytellhimIhavenooccasionforen
apicture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;I
vill
wouldnothaveyoutellhimatt
thatneither;becausetheremustbe
ett
anendofourcorrespondence—Iönskar
wishhemayforgetme,forthesakeofhisegen
ownpeace;andyetifheshould,he
måste
mustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseoch
andinconstant:Ibeseechhimnotto
skriva
writetome,norattempttose
seemeforsometime;för
for,consideringtheresentmentandpassionatetemperofmybror
brotherJery,suchanattemptkan
mightbeattendedwithconsequencessom
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrusttotiden
timeandthechapterofaccidents;eller
orrathertothatProvidencewhichkommer
willnotfail,soonerorsenare
later,torewardthosethatgår
walkinthepathsofhonouroch
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermy
kärlek
lovetotheyoungladies;men
butitisnotfitthatnågon
anyofthemshouldknowyouhar
havereceivedthisletter.—Ifweåker
gotoBath,Ishallskicka
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,och
andeveryotherplacewekan
maychancetovisit;andIflattermyself
att
thatmydearMissWilliskommer
willbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
Kära
DEARLEWIS,Ihavefollowedyourdirections
med
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbyhär
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmetoanvända
usemysaddle-horse.Irode
ut
outupontheDownslastTuesday,inden
theforenoon,whenthesky,aslångt
farasthevisiblehorizon,wasutan
withoutacloud;butbeforeI
hade
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyen
astormofrainthatwetmetotheskinintre
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevilvet
knows;butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
en
onefortnight.Itmakesme
sjuk
sicktohearpeopletalkofthefina
fineairuponClifton-downs:How
kan
cantheairbeeitheragreeableeller
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinett
aperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthe
mer
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.Myniece
har
hashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisen
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,och
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’sen
afool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,och
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;thatistosay,she
kan
canwriteandspell,andspeakFrench,och
andplayupontheharpsichord;thenshedancesfinely,
har
hasagoodfigure,andismycket
verywellinclined;but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
och
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehar
hasgotalanguishingeye,och
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,ett
apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulanceoch
andself-conceit;proudasaGermancount,
och
andashotandhastyasen
aWelchmountaineer.Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
syster
sisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGud
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatInästan
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatekommit
cometotormentmeformysins;och
andyetIamconsciousofinte
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilborde
shouldnotIshakeoffdessa
thesetormentsatonce?Ian’t
gift
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!nordidIbeget
de
theothertwo:letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditionto
ta
takecareofmyself;muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
och
andgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
veta
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,och
andIhopetheywillgå
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensolänge
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforunga
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;och
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtosäga
tellyou!shefellinlovewith
en
oneoftheactors—ahandsomeung
youngfellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.Therascal
snart
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehade
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeheratahus
housewhereshewenttodricka
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whogjort
madeanddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.När
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddykom
cametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,och
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliverett
aletterintoherownhands;men
butitseemsJeryhadredan
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestvet
knows)thatshecarriedthelettertohonom
him,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.Therashboy,
utan
withoutsayingawordofthemattertomig
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;och
and,Isuppose,treatedhimmed
withinsolenceenough.Thetheatricalherowas
för
toofargoneinromancetobrooksådan
suchusage:herepliedinblankverse,
och
andaformalchallengeensued.