hear a whifper, which a perfon does not wish to have known even when the is in no danger of detection.

17. The fame delicate attention to the feelings of others regulates her conduct in company. She would not, for the price of her reputation, be found laughing or whispering with one in the company. All nods, grimaces, fly looks, and half fpeeches, the caufe of which is not known, are carefully avoided by her and reprobated as the height of ill breeding, and the groffeft infult to the company.

18. Whenever this happens between two perfons, the reft of the company have a just right to confider themselves the objects of their ridicule. But it is a maxim of Juliana that fuch conduct is a breach of politeness, which no oddities, or miftakes that happen in public company, can ex cufe or palliate.

19. It is very common for perfons who are deftitute of Certain accomplishments which they admire in other people, to endeavor to imitate them. This is the fource of affec tation, a fault that infallibly expofes a perfon to ridicule. But the ornaments of the heart, the drefs and the manners of Juliana, are equally eafy and natural.

20. She need not too affume the appearance of good qualities which the poffeffes in reality; nature has given too many beauties to her perfon, to require the ftudied embellishments of fashion; and fuch are the eafe and gracefulness of her behavior, that any attempt to improve them would leten the dignity of her manners.

21. She is equally a stranger to that fupercilious importance which affects to defpife the fmall, but neceffary concerns of life; and that squeamish false delicacy which is wounded with every trifle.

22. She will not neglect a fervant in ficknefs because of the meanness of his employment; fhe will not abuse an ani mal for her own pleafure and amufement; nor will the go into fits for the diftrefs of a favorite cat.

23. Her gentle foul is never disturbed with discontent, envy or refentment; thofe turbulent paffions which fo often deftroy the peace of fociety as well as of individuals. The native firmnefs and ferenity of mind forbid the intrufon of violent emotions; at the fame time her heart, fufceptible and kind, is the foft refidence of every virtuous Tections

24. She fuftains the unavoidable fhocks of adversity, with a calmnefs that indicates the fuperiority of her foul; and with the fmile of joy or the tear of tenderness, he partici pates the pleafures or the forrows of a friend.

25. But the difcretion and generofity of Juliana, are particularly diftinguished by the number and fincerity of her attachments, Her friendships are few, but they are all founded on the principles of benevolence and fidelity. Such confidence do her fincerity, her conftancy and her faithful mess inspire, that her friends commit to her breast, their most private concerns, without fufpicion.

26. It is her favorite maxim, that a neceffity of exacting promises of fecrecy, is a burlefque upon every pretenfion to friendfhip. Such is the character of the young, the amiable Juliana.

27. If it is poffible for her to find a man who knows her worth, and has a dispofition and virtue to reward it, the union of their hearts muft fecure that unmingled felicity in life, which is referved for genuine love, a paffion infpired by fenfibility, and improved by a perpetual intercourfe of kind offices.

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RULES FOR BEHAVIOUR.

EVER let your mind be abfent in company. Command and direct your attention to the prefent object, and let diftant objects be banished from the mind. There is time enough for every thing in the courfe of the day, if you do but one thing at once; but there is not time enough in the year, if you will do two things at a time.

2. Never attempt to tell a ftory with which you are not well acquainted; nor fatigue your hearers with relatang little trifling circumftances. Do not interrupt the thread of difcourfe with a thoufand bems, and by repeating often says be, and said I. Relate the principal points with clearness and precision, and you will be heard with pleasure.

3. There is a difference between modefty and bashfulness. Modefty is the characteristic of an amiable mind; bafhfulnefs discovers a degree of meannefs. Nothing finksa youg man into low company fo furely as bafhfulness.

4. If he thinks he shall not pleafe, he moft furely will

not. Vice and ignorance are the only things we ought to be afhamed of; while we keep clear of them we may venture any where without fear or concern.

5. Frequent good company copy their manners-imių tate their virtues and accomplishments:

16. Be not very free in your remarks upon characters. There may be in all companies, more wrong heads tha right ones more people who will deserve than who wilt -bear cenfure.

7. Never hold any body by the button or the hand, in order to be heard through your ftory; for if the people are not willing to hear you, you had much better hold your tongue than hold them.

8. Never whifper in company. Converfation is common tock, in which all perfons prefent have a right to claim their fhare. Always liften when you are fpoken to, and never interrupt a fpeaker.

9. Be not forward in leading the converfation this be longs to the oldeft perfons in company. Difplay your learn ing only on particular occafions. Never oppofe the opinion of another but with great modefty.

10. On all occafions avoid fpeaking of yourfelf, if it is poffible. Nothing that we can fay of ourfelves will var mith our defects, or add luftre to our virtues; but on the contrary, it will often make the former more visible, and the latter, obscure.

r. Be frank, open, and ingenuous in your behaviour and always look people in the face when you speak to them. Never receive nor retail fcandal. In fcandal, as in robbery, the receiver is as bad as the thief.

12. Never reflect upon bodies of men, either clergymen, lawyers, phyficians, or foldiers; nor upon nations and fo cieties. There are good as well as bad, in all orders of men, and in all countries. ou

13. Mimickry is a common and favourite amufement of fow minds, but thould be defpifed by all great ones. We hould neither practife it ourselves, nor praife it in others. Let your expenfes be less than your income. i ste

14. A fool fquanders away, without credit or advantage to himself, more than a man of sense spends with both A wife man employs his money, as he does his time; he wever fpends a failling of the one, nor a minute of the

other, but in fomething that is either ufeful or rationally pleafing. The fool buys what he does not want, but does not pay for what he ftands in need of..

15. Form no friendships haftily. Study a character well before you put confidence in the perfon. Every person is entitled to civility, but very few to confidence. The Spanish proverb fays, "Tell me whom you live with, and I will tell you who you are." The English fay, "A man is known by the company he keeps."

16. Good breeding does not confift in low bows, and formal ceremony; But in an eafy, civil, and respectful behavior,

17. A well bred man is polite to every perfon, but particularly to ftrangers. In mixed companies every perfon who is admitted, is fuppofed to be on a footing of equality with the reft, and confequently claims very justly every mark of civility.

18. Be very attentive to neatnefs. The hands, nails and teeth fhould be kept clean. A dirty mouth is not only difagreeable, as it occafions an offenfive breath, but almost infallibly caufes a decay and lofs of teeth.

19. Never put your fingers in your nofe or ears-it is a nafty, vulgar rudeness, and an affront to company.

20. Be not a floven in drefs; nor a fop. Let your drefs be neat, and as fashionable as your circumftances and convenience will admit. It is faid, that a man who is negligent at twenty years of age, will be a floven at forty, and intolerable at fifty.

21. It is necessary fometimes to be in baste; but always wrong to be in a hurry. A man in a hurry perplexes himfelf; he wants to do every thing at once, and does nothing

at all.

22. Frequent and loud laughter, is the characteristic of folly and ill manners-it is the manner in which filly people exprefs their joy at filly things.

23. Humming a tune within yourfelf, drumming with your fingers, making a noife with the feet, whistling, and Tuch awkward habits, are all breaches of good manners, and indications of contempt for the perfons prefent.

24. When you meet people in the ftreet, or in a public lace, never ftare them full in the face.

25. When you are in company with a ranger, never

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begin to question him about his name, his place of refidence, and his bafinefs. This impudent curiofity is the height of ill manners.

26. Some perfons apologize, in a good natured manner, for their inquifitivenefs, by an "If I may be fo bold; If I may take the liberty," Sir excufe Pray or, my freedom." Thefe attempts to excufe one's felf, imply that a man thinks himself an impudent fellow-and if he does not, other people think he is, and treat him zs fuch,

27. Above all adhere to morals and religion, with immoveable firmnefs. Whatever effect, outward fhow and accomplishments may have, in recommending a man to others, none but the good is really happy in himself.

FAMILY DISAGREEMENTS the frequent cause of IMMORAL CONDUCT.

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FTER all our complaints of the uncertainty of hu man affairs, it is undoubtedly true, that more mifery is produced among us by the irregularities of our tempers, than by real misfortunes.

2. And it is a circumftance particularly unhappy, that thefe irregularities of the temper are moft apt to display themselves at our fire fides, where every thing ought to be tranquil and ferene.

3. But the truth is, we are awed by the prefence of ftrangers, and are afraid of appearing weak and ill natured, when we act in fight of the world; and fo, very heroically, referve all our ill humour for our wives, children and fervants. We are meek, where we might meet with oppofition; but feel ourfelves undauntedly bold, where we are sure of no effectual refiftance.

4. The perverfion of the best things converts them to the worst. Home is certainly well adapted to repofe and folid enjoyment. Among parents and brothers, and all the tender charities of private life, the gentler affections, which are always attended with feelings purely and permanently pleafurable, find an ample fcope for proper ex

ertion.

5. The experienced have often declared, after wearying themselves in purfuing phantoms, that they have found afubflantial happiness in the domeftic circle. Hitherto they