Tenderness, Humanity and Politenefs that is poffible. He is Juft, Generous, and Obliging. She is Virtuous, Charitable and Compaffionate; and I do from my Heart fay, They are the Perfons to whom I am, and wish to be obliged. As to the Ruffian Climate it is extream Cold, as you may imagine when Eighteen Thousand Men were lately Reviewed upon the Ice. Carriages of all Sorts, laden with Goods, are every Day drawn over it. But indulgent Heaven to make up this Severity, has given plenty of Wood, and Furs, to fence against the Cold. The People are very Strong, and can endure great Hardship. As to their Beauty, I cannot fay, in Painting, they would make very foft Pieces; for the Lines of their Faces are very Strong. They are most of them of a good Heighth, but the Men wear very long Beards. E Beards. The Ladies are, or can be, just what you please. For, only fay, what Complexion you like, and they will inftantly put it on; being well verfed in Painting. As to their Converfation I will not fay any thing of it, not understanding their Language, but they Bow very much, and are Civil to Strangers. They can difpence with more Dirt, and much more Food, than the English. Their Churches are finely Adorned with what they call GoDs. They go to Church in the Night, and He who makes the lowest Bow is moft Religious. As to their Servants, they are the moft ignorant Creatures living, and have every thing which attends Ignorance, that is, Ingratitude, Dirt and Sauciness; and are, in my Opinion, far inferiour to a well taught Bear. Their Buildings are very Magnificent, and their Houses are very Warm, having an Oven in every Room, to which creep close. A The Diverfions of the Place are thefe; Twice a Week an Opera, and now and then, a ferious Game at Ombre for what will never hurt any Body, Love and Friendship; and on a Moon-Light Night, a Tour upon the Ice in a Sled. As to Scandal, here is enough of it; but, the Gentlemen Rival the Ladies of the Talent always allowed them, of a little Tittle-Tattle. Here is no occafion for Sir Clement Cotterel, for they are much upon the Sans Geremonie. There is one thing that I believe they exceed any Part of the World in, Illuminations; which they make about Four or Five times a Year, and the Expence is above Sixty Thou E 2 fand Pounds a Year, and in my Opinion it is well worth it. As to Provifions, here is every thing very good, and in great Plenty. As to Liquors, they are the fame. As to Port Wine they wonder what it is; but French Wine, as Chatteau-Margouz, Burgundy, Tocai, Arrack, we every Night drink to all Friends in Old England.com In fhort, here is no want of any thing but agreeable Company; and, except the Family I am in, there is not a Person that I fhould not think my Time as loft with, if I converfed with them. The Rules I go by are These; I think no one my Friend, and therefore cannot be deceived. I hear All, and fay Little. I keep my old Maxim of giving no Affront, nor will not tamely take one. I believe, from this time, I fhall always put into Lotteries; for I am apt to think my Luck is turn ed, ed, in happening to be fo fortunate as to come into fo worthy a Family. I make no excufe for this long Letter, it is in Compliance of your Requeft, and I defire your Acceptance of my Acknowledgments for all Favours conferred on, SIR, Your, &c. III. ELIZ, JUSTICE SIR, PETERSBURG, I Intreat your Acceptance of a Win ter-Piece The Scene of this Country is quite changed. The agreeable River which ran by my Window, is now confolidated into a fixt Subftance office. I daily fee Numbers of CarE 3 riages |