that Spoons were in fome fhape or other, used as early as the days of JACOB-but it was near four thoufand years after, before we found out which was the right way to fix their handles!

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THE FAREWEL L.

AS the exercife and air which I have enjoyed at this place, have contributed to recruit my health, even beyond my utmost expectations, I begin now to turn my thoughts toward the Capital;-the family who have made my refidence here so pleasurable, being alfo foon to remove hence.— Indeed, they only wait the arrival of Captain STERLING, who is daily expected; and will in a few days after that event, return back to townwhere I hope it will not be long, before I fhall be called on, to perform the office of uniting the amiable MARIANNE, with her long-deftined hufband. But there are ever many preliminaries

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THE LONDON HOY..

HAVE been thefe three days balancing in my mind, whether I fhould return to town by land, or by water. The great road, however rich in beautiful profpects, hath no novelty to me, who have fo frequently travelled it ;-and the course of the THAMES, being perfectly new, made me rather incline to trust the fea; which, never affecting me with the leaft fickness, is always both pleafant, and healthful to me.

-But then there is no conveyance on this element, but the Hoys!And what does that fignify?—there are always merry folks aboard;--and I have feen them fo many times go. eff in fuch high fpirits, that I fhall.

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not dislike to make one among them. -A crowd affords variety, and is never unpleasant to me, if I have the liberty of fitting ftill in it.

So this matter was finally adjusted, and LA PIERRE fent off to give my faddle-horfes fafe conduct to town.

CLERMONT Would fee me aboard; -half MARGATE thronged the PierHead, and the deck of the Hoy feemed already covered with paffengers. The morning was delicious, and the fea wore a moft inviting appearance; fo taking leave of my

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worthy friend, I stepped into the vessel, · and feated myself at the ftern, on one fide of the fteerage.

No fooner had we began to push off, when a good voyage was echoed from an hundred voices at once;while, Do not forget that parcel

My love to HARRY-Tell BETTY I fhall foon be in town-Remember me to JOHN-Have you got your basket of cold meat?—Take care your bonnet does not blow off-Be fure give PEGGY that letter; and a thousand fuch other mementos, were refounded from various quarters.

-A fresh gale immediately fpringing up, we perceived, every five minutes, the coaft of MARGATE diminifh to our fight;-and indeed we had our eyes, and attention, called another way, by a fleet of more than forty WEST-INDIAMEN, who were all,, like ourselves, making for the Port. of LONDON, but with an eagerness, far tranfcending ours, from having traversed such a length of fea to arrive, at it.

-I began now to have a little leifure,

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