he want to borrow, Mr. Reftlefs, and why fhould you affect to keep that fo mightily fecret ?"

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, the fell down upon the floor,

cured affistance, but left her before he was fully recovered, determined to find out this wretch who had endeavoured to blaft his happiness, and to oblige her to defift-without affecting this he knew it would be in vain to reafon with Mrs. Reftlefs, or argue her out of her worst fufpici

Mr. Reefs faw the ftorm was coming on-the letter he was determined the fiould not fee, as though it proved nothing unfavour-lifelefs-Mr. Reftiefs inftantly proable 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 fhall prefently feehe therefore wished 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. Retlefs, 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. Reftief opened the letter with the exceffive impatiencé and read as follows:

My dear Jack,

ons.

Leaving him to this purfuit we now return to Mrs. Reflefs, who foon recovered from her fit; but who can defèribe her aftonishment when fhe 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. Reftless

"Your behaviour on Tuesday for the now concluded that, with night at the theatre shocked me all his pretenfions of love for herself, much, after the intimacy and love he had in fact kept a mistress-and a that has been between us-I fee you worthless one, fire concluded-from had your lady with you however, fomé circumstances, too, in the let this is all I have to fay-I am mister fhe was pofitive that the herself ferably poor and muff foon have had been the laughing-flock of her money-lo fend me fifty pieces-hufband and his mistress, and that you understand me I can hate as well as love and perhaps your dear fpoufy may be obliged to me.

Your affectionate,

FRANCES WALTON."

his leaving his wife in the moment of her illness was a clear proof that, however deeply disguised 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 crifis of indignationfirst fhe thought of inftantly remov. ing to the houfe of a confidential female friend where the might be fecreted, until a divorce or a separate maintenance could be procuredthen, the refolved to stay and expofe E

him to the world-now pride-now love predominated-out at length the formed one of the most extraordinary resolutions that ever entered into the head of any woman in her situation, which was to visit the writer of the letter, and obtain from her by threats or promifs the whole hiftory of her husband's infidelity. Strange as this refolution may appear, the concluded, after much deliberation, that it was the best he could poffibly perfue, and the 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 ftaggered 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 itfelf. Dean street confitted of a great many houses, and as it was not very likely that the wretch, as fhe 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 poffibly learn by enquiring in the treet-and that the might do fo with the greater propriety, the refolved to put on an old gown and cloak and difguife her perfon as much as poffible. Having now concluded all preliminaries, we fhall Afraid to return home, he faunleave her to carry her plan into exe- tered along the streets, until he came cution, and return to Mr. Reflefs to Pall-Mall, and there meeting with whom we left pursuing the fame de- a gentleman of his intimate acquaintfign though for very different pur-ance, and relation, they agreed to. pofes.

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. rushed in, not knowing whether this was the house or ot-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 latter he now held in his handThis a little confounded her, but as bypocrity and felf-interest are never at a lofs, fhe endeavoured to pacify him, begged he would be feated, and began to practise those alluring arts which in any other cafe, and with any other perfon, might have ferved. her purpofe-Mr. Reflefs, however, was proof against all her wiles, refufed to fit down, and upbraided her in the feverest 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 fwore if he would not give her money, to plague him and his jealous wife as long as the lived— Mr. 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.

Mr. Reftlefs was soon 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-ftreet, faw no fucb 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,

take a walk in the Park. It now occurred to Mr. Restless that this gentleman who had been a man of the town formerly, though now like himself reformed and married, might perhaps know fomething of Mis Walton; and immediately put the question to him.

"Mifs Walton! Mifs Walton! why, Jack, you don't mean to turn rake at laft, and confirm my coufin (Mrs. Reftlefs's) fufpicions.'

“No,

heared of my prophecy published lait May, nor that published lat month; I pray of ye to afft me in acquainting this nation of it, for the time of the war is near, that is

Rev. chap xvii. verfe 14. And this nation will hear from that party by the 17th of this month.

"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 en-fpoken of in the word of the Lord, fant qu'elle va laiffer Orphelin. "Ah! maman, que me dites vous "là? la pauvre femme! le mal"heureux enfant! perit innocent, 66 que je te planis !"-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 fcourir; "je renonce à voir Fanfan et Colas; "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 coeur, et ma "plus douce inclination."

Se l'amour vous lie par un tendre Hymen, fachez 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.

O all ye people seriously confider how you have led your lives, and humble yourfelves 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 fer, 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 pleasure to rule over this land, and to fee that the will of :he lord is done when made known to him, then he will alfo know what wor flip is acceptable to the Lord, and what is n-t; who are his fervants and who are not; then his heart will be changed, according to the word of the Lord in the 16th verse 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 Lordqur God, to whom be praise, glory, and honour for ever and ever, Amen.

To the EDITOR of the LADY'S MA

plan with the most serious attention, | if you do not heartily choose the one, you must undoubtedly be, the wretched victim of the other. Surely, then, you will be impreffed by 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 avoid bad connections to esteem modefty as a jewel of inestimable value, tor without it, your sex is deprived of its greatest ornament; call to mind, the many amiable 1 dies, that shine forth, as bright examples, to imitate; and then, efteem thofe patterns for imitation, who have made it their study, to cultivate innate worth.

before they have yet-committed any irrecoverable errors. The juvenile mind, full of cheerfuluefs, beholds not the many latent dangers that furround it. Happy within itself, 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, fafpects no injury from others. Its fimple nature flands, therefore in need of a fuperior inftructor, to teach it circumfpection, and to warn it of thofe racks which have proved fatal to thousands. As the beginning of life always prefents new profpects to the juvenile mind, and pleasure gilds them with her variegated bloffoms, the early ideas are easily enfnared by their tempting appearances, and fall a victim to them. It is then their duty, who haye, 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. To behold human nature finking daily. into the abyss of vice, and youth faling a prey to fenfuality, confined in the loathfome chamber of disease, muft even draw, tears from our eyes. Many, that have experienced the fatal effects of incontinence, have wished, when it has been too lite, that Providence would have fpared their lives, and have, on the bed of fickness, found their error, and curfed that day in which they left the path of rectitude. Avoid, then, my fair readers, criminal pleafures; efteem her your greatest friend, who wishes you to do well; and in the words of an elegant writer of your fex (Mrs. Chapone), "Confider that good and evil are now be fore you; that virtue and happiness are not attained by chance, they must be fought with ardour, and attended to with diligence. And that,

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THE MATRON.

By Mrs. GREY.

NUMBER CCIX.

B. C.

MUST now leave my good friend

Mr. Hedges's amusements for a moment, in order to answer correfpondents in the Magazine for December.

With regard to the fituation of "A WORD TO THE WISE," the fubject is fo common a one, and has been touched and retouched fo 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 ber Huf band, and not only play into each

other's