Hiftory of Mr. and Mrs. Reftlefs. he want to borrow, Mr. Reftlefs, and why fhould you affect to keep that fo mightily fecret ?" 25 complexion from white to red-and red to white alternately-Something feemed labouring in her breast too big for utterance-and before the could give vent to the overflowing agony, fhe fell down upon the floor, lifelefs-Mr. Reftlefs inftantly procured affiftance, but left her before he was fully recovered, determined to find out this wretch who had endeavoured to blast his happiness, and to oblige her to defift-without vain to reafon with Mrs. Reftlefs, or argue her out of her worft fufpici-, Mr. Retlefs faw the ftorm was coming on the letter he was determined the fhould not fee, as though it proved nothing unfavourable to him, yet there would be no perfuading her that it did not afford a complete confirmation of his guilt -for, indeed, it was a letter from Mifs Walton demanding a fupply of money, as we shall presently fee-affecting this he knew it would be in he therefore wifhed to conceal the letter from his wife: and the from his efforts to conceal it, became proportionably anxious to fee it-tears and reproaches now came upon him plentifully, and the fcenes of the last two days were repeated with additional aggravation. Finding that no means would pacify Mrs. Reftlefs, fhort of difcovering the letter, he put it into her hand, profeffed his innocence, and bid her make the worst-Reafon, however, coming to her of it. Mrs. Reflefs opened the letter with the exceffive impatience and read as follows: ons. Leaving him to this purfuit we now return to Mrs. Reflefs, who foon recovered from her fit; but who can defcribe her aftonishment when the found that her husband had gone out, and taken the letter with him? She raved and tore her hair, and acted the frantic part of a female Othello aid, the revolved in her mind all the circumstances that had paffed, recollected and repeated every particular, not forgeting the letter, the refult of her deliberations was, as ufual highly unfavourable to Mr. Restless. for the now concluded that, with all his pretensions of love for herself, he had in fact kept a mistress-and a worthless one, the concluded-from fome circumstances, too, in the let ter fhe was pofitive that the herself had been the laughing-flock of her hufband and his mistress, and that his leaving his wife in the moment of her illnefs was a clear proof that, however deeply difguifed his guilt had formerly been, he was now fully determined to throw off the mask and keep no terms with her. Various were the refolutions fhe formed in this crisis of indignationfirst the thought of inftantly remov ing to the houfe of a confidential female friend where the might be fecreted, until a divorce or a feparate maintenance could be procuredthen, the refolved to itay and expofa E him him to the world-now pride-now love predominated-but at length the formed one of the most extraordinary refolutions that ever entered into the head of any woman in her fituation, which was to vifit the writer of the letter, and obtain from her by threats or promifes the whole hiftory of her hufband's infidelity. Strange as this refolution may appear, the concluded, after much deliberation, that it was the best fhe could poffibly perfue, and he would have immediately fet about it, but for a trifling circumftance fhe never thought of before, namely that he had no know ledge of where Mifs Walton lived; this staggered her confiderably, for without this all fearch would be in Vain-calling, however, to her recollection every fyllable of the let ter, fhe hit upon Dean Street, but here another difficultly prefented itTelf. Dean fireet confified of a great many houfes, and as it was not very likely that the wretch, as he called her (with fome propriety) had a houfe of her own, how was fhe to be found out?-Still hope, that friend to the diftreffed, fuggefted to her that fhe might pollibly learn by enquiring in the treet-and that he might do fo with the greater propriety, the refolved to put on an old gown and cloak and difquife her perfon as much as poffible. Having now concluded all preliminaries, we fhall leave her to carry her plan into execution, and return to Mr. Reflefs whom we left pursuing the fame defign though for very different purpofes. Mr. Reflefs was foon aware of the fame difficulties which had ftartled his lady; and was much puzzled to know how to find out Mifs Walton's refidence he wandered upand down both fides of Dean-street, faw no fuch name on any door, and knew not how to enquire for fuch a lady. in open day, for he concluded her character must be pretty notorious among her neighbours, Chance, however, fometimes does more for us than all our efforts for just as he was about to give up the purfuit, a female voice from a window called him by name, and the door being opened at the fame time, he rufhed in, not knowing whether this was the house or not-As foon as he faw the lady, however he recollected her, and afked her in a peremptory tone of voice whether he had fent the letter he now held in his handThis a little confounded her, but as bypocrify and self-interest are never at a lofs, he endeavoured to pacify him, begged he would be feated, and began to practife thofe alluring arts which in any other cafe, and with any other perfon, might have ferved her purpofe-Mr. Retlefs, however, was proof against all her wiles, refufed to fit down, and upbraided her in the fevereft terms for prefuming to write fuch an impudent letter to him-The lady finding gentleness of no avail, difcovered her temper and defign, called him many fhocking names, and swore if he would not give her money, to plague him and his jealous wife as long as the livedMr. Reftlefs loft all patience-but a moment of recollection coming to his aid, he thought it beneath him to remain in converfation any longer with fuch a woman, and preciptately left the house. Afraid to return home, he fauntered along the streets, until he came to Pall-Mall, and there meeting with a gentleman of his intimate acquaintance, and relation, they agreed to take a walk in the Park. It now occurred to Mr. Reftlefs that this gentleman who had been a man of the town formerly, though now like himself reformed and married, might perhaps know fomething of Mits Walton; and immediately put the question to him. "Mifs Walton! Mifs Walton! why, Jack, you don't mean to turn rake at last, and confirm my coulin (Mrs. Reftlefs's) fufpicions.' " No, Zélie, ou la Bonne Fille 27 de dix ans, telle une jeune fleur, dans les beaux jours du printems, fait le charme des yeux, et l'ornement d'un parterre; ou telle eft encore la nature embellie lorfquelle voit éclore au même in tant la rofe, l'œillet, et le jafmin; de même à cet age innocent la raifon naît avec la folie, le plailir avec la peine, les jeux, les ris à coté des larmes, et tout est intereffant. La jeune Zélie dont le cœur contehoit le germe de toutes les vertus, éprouvoit quelquefois ces différentes fenfations, mais toujours rappellée par une raifon au deffus de fon age, elle fembloit prefér la fociété de fa maman et des amis de fa famille, aux jeux de l'enfance. Poupées, Mr. Reftlefs informed him of all that had paffed, and in particular of his interview with Mifs Walton-joujoux, bonbons, et autres plaifirs the state in which he had left Mrs. Reftlefs-and fhowed him the letter. "Well, Jack," faid Mr. Moreton when he had heard the whole, "I am glad matters are no worse." "Worfe Charles, I think they are bad enough." "Nay-when I tell you the character of this wretched woman you will not deny that they may be worfe -fhe has lived for fome years by extorting money in this manner from fuch gentlemen as the formerly had any knowledge of who happened to be married-her tricks and contrivances for this purpofe are many and diabolical-I have not lately heared of her, and concluded as I told you that he was dead-but be that as it may I have no doubt that we fhall foon get rid of this bufinefs without trouble to yourself or Mrs. Restless. Elle innocent lui paroifioient peu dignes de l'occuper longtems, elle venoit donc auprès de fa mere, écoutoit la converfation, parloit rarement, répondoit avec fageffe, et s'attachoit à plaire par une gaîté modérée. avoit deva'nt les yeux des exemples de vertus dautant plus précieux et faciles à fuivre, qu'ls étoient tracés par une dame aimable, ifpirituelle, et douce: Oh! quel bonheur pour une jeune fille de trouver dans fa mere le modele vivant qui conduit à la vertu! le ciel femble bénir les foins d'une éducation fi tendre. Auffi Zélie étoit complaifante, docile, prévenante, honnête; et fenfible aux malheurs des pauvres. Les aider, leur donner l'argent deftiné à fes plaifirs, pleurer avec eux, tel étoit le fruit des leçons d'une mere fi bonne. Un jour, on parla de comé"Qu'elle piece, joue-t-cn "aujourd'hui, dit quelqu'un ?" j'ai "oui dire, répondit Zélie, qu'on "joue Fanfan et Colals. Ah! ma64 man que je voudrois bien voir "cette jolie piece,-je le veux bien, ແ ma fille, dit la mere. Je vous " remercie, maman ; je mettrai mon die: joli fourreau, mon chaupeau garni "de fleurs et de piumes, mon...." -mais.... mon enfant, j'aurois cu autre chofe à te propofer. E 2 "Tout "Tout ce qu'il vous plaira, ma bonne maman." Une pauvre femme expirante, vient de me faire appeller à l'inftant. Peut-être va-telle mourir de mifere, ou de douleur en voyant auprès d'elle un jeune enfant qu'elle va laiffer Orphelin. "Ah! maman, que me dites vous là? la pauvre femme! le mal-, "heureux enfant ! petit innocent, que je te pianis !"-Eh! bien, ma fille, que pourrions nous faire! je ne fuis pas riche, et même dans ce moment je nai à peine que ce qu'il faut pour aller à la comédie. "Iln'y a pas à balancer, repond Zélie, tendre mere, courons les fecourir; "je renonce à voir Fanfan et Colas ; 66 le feul plaifir eft de foulager des "malheureux."-fille chérie,tendre fruit de mon cœur, et de mes foins, viens dans mes bras..... je mattendris .... le cel a exaucé mes vœux... O ma fille, ma chere fille. 66 quoi! maman, tu pleures, lui dit Zélie; en-t-imilant, je fatisfais mon cœur, et ma "plus douce inclination.” Se l'amour vous lie par un tendre Hymen, fichez former l'enfant que la nature vous confie. Que votre tendreffe étudie fes penchans, fes foibleffes fes vertus, fes défauts. chacez quelquefois, mais adroite. ment, vos leçons fous le voile de l'allégorie. Des devoirs fi chers et fi doux pourront peut être vous caufer, vous infpirer de tendres allarmes, ou quelques inquiétudes; mais bonnes meres, vous le favez, il eft de bien douces larmes. Mr. D. L. CHESNAYE. heared of my prophecy published ft May, nor that publifhed Lift month; I pray of ye to allift me in acquainting this nation of it, for the time of the war is near, that is fpoken of in the word of the Lord, Rev. chap. xvii. verfe 14. And this nation will hear from that party by the 17th of this month. O all ye people seriously confider how you have led your lives, and humble yourselves in the fight of the Lord, and hearken to the word he fpeaks by his minifters, for they are his meffengers to us; O let him be your only fear, obey his word, and give him praife, likewife intreat him to bestow fuch gifts of comfort and ftrength to our fovereign as may enable him with pleafure to rule over this land, and to fee that the will of the lord is done when made known to him, then he will also know what worfhip is acceptable to the Lord, and what is not; who are his fervants and who are not; then his heart will be changed, according to the word of the Lord in the 16th verfe of the above chapter. Pray let not these lines caufe a flight regard from any to him who now rules over us, but be ye in all things towards him as the Lord require.h of you to be, for if ye will hearken to the Lord, ye will find, as I have faid before, peace and joy to be your portion, and none will do you wrong, for he that comes will do the will of the Lord our God, to whom be praife, glory, and Honour for ever and ever, Amen. To the EDITOR of the LADY'S MA if you do not heartily choose the one, you must undoubtedly be, the wretched victim of the other. Sure plan with the most serious attention, before they have yet committed any irrecoverable errors. The juvenile mind, full of cheerfulness, beholdsly, then, you will be impreffed by not the many latent dangers thit furround it. Happy within itfelf, it cafts a pleafing afpect on all about it. Filled with innate fimplicity, it regards every one as its friend, and, void of any refentment, fufpects no injury from others. Its fimple nature fands, therefore in need of a fuperior inftructor, to teach it circum pection, and to warn it of thofe rocks which have proved fatal to thousands. As the beginning of life always prefents new profpects to the juvenile mind, and pleasure gilts them with her variegated bloffms, the early ideas are easily enfnared by their tempting appearances, and fall a victim to them. It is then their duty, who have, by a long acquired knowledge of the world, experienced is dangers, to enlighten the the unexperienced; to point out to them, that path of rectitude which will avoid thefe dangers, and to make them wife by the examples of the unfortunate. behold human nature linking daily into the abyfs of vice, and youth faling a prey to fenfuality, confined in the loathfome chamber of difcafe, muft even draw tears from our eyes. Many, that have expe rienced the fatal effes of incontinence, have wifhed, when it has been 100 late, that Providence would have fpared their lives, and have, on the bed of ficknefs, found their error, and curfed that day in which they left the path of rectitude. Avoid, then, my fair readers, criminal plea fures; eftcem ber your greatcit friend, who withes you to do well; and in the words of an elegant writer of your sex (Mrs. Chapone), "Confider that good and evil are now before you; that virtue and happiness are not attained by chance, they must be fought with ardour, and axended to with diligence. And that Το fo awful a fituation, and will be thankful to every kind hand that is held out to fet you forward on your journey." We do not defire you to renounce pleasure, but to enjoy it with fafety. To aroid bad connections; to esteem modefty as a jewel of inestimable value, for with. out it, your fex is deprived of its greatest ornament: call to mind, the many amiable 1 dies, that shine forth, as bright examples, to imitate; and then, efterm thofe patterns for imitation, who have made it their study, to cultivate innate worth. I THE MATRON. By Mrs. GREY. NUMBER CCIX. B. C. MUST now leave my good friend Mr. Hedges's amufements for a moment, in order to andwer correfpondents in the Magazine for December. With regard to the situation of "A WORD TO THE WISE," the fobject is fo common a one, and has been touched and retouched so often by very able writers, that I am afraid there is not much more to be offered upon it, fufficient to render it entertaining. The conduct complained of is certainly very blameable. It is extremely rude to quarrel with, and to abufe people, efpecially in company, where we fhould fuppofe the parties met together for their mutual entertainment: and, furely, when people play the game fairly, they are not to be reprobated for holding good cards. If, indeed, they behave, like the Lady and her Huf band, and not only play into each other's |