my equal in the room.-No-no,
the Curates might perhaps have
as much learning as my master,
but then they could not boast of
such a Wig; they might have as
much within' their heads, but
the outside' of the head is what
claims sovereign respect. Per-
haps many people would not look
so much to the outside, if they
were not conscious of an inability.
to judge of the inside well; but a
Wig must not digress, for it re-
sembles sitting awry' on a man's
head, I lived near a twelve month
in the service of this pious Di-
vine, and must confess that I had
evely mark of regard and esteem
paid to me, and was very frequent-
ly permitted to visit the gentle-
man who made me, in order to
have me properly educated and
fited to see company, which I did
very frequently, in private; but
do not remember that ever I paid
above three or four visits to
church while with my present
master. I generally hung in Mr.
Guttle's bed room, sometimes in
another room, and sometimes I
was adjusted to a very elegant
carved block which stood in the
entry. This block was so like my
master, when I was placed on it,
that I vow, on the word of a Wig,
you could scarcely have marked
the distinction.

I had not lived long in this family ere I found that a clergyman's house is not to be considered as a manufactory for godly sermons : Not a little intriguing was to be puserved, nor was i an inattentive

witness. Our family was split, like this kingdom, into two par ties; the son and the mother on the one, and the two daughters and the father on the other. The Son had, to be sure, taken chambers in the Temple; but he lived for three years more in a stile so very superior to the dry matter-offact progress of law, that his faher was soon under the necessity of recalling him, in order, as was said to tame him, if possible; for the old gentleman was very sensible,that if he was allowed to follow the law much longer in that manner,ten to one but the law would soon follow him and truly it was almost at his cels already. This confirms what the witty Henry Fielding says, that "they who enter the Temple with embroidery, generally come out of it with rags."--Our young Hopeful had arrived but a few days before myself, and in that time gave such specimens of London gallantry among the country ladies, that bis father thought it the most pru den scheme to advise him to marry. I overheard this amusing dialogue while I rested on the head of my worthy supporter one afternoon when the rest of the family were from home :

:

6 Prithee, Tom, said the father, what plan do you intend to follow ? You cannot expect that my fortune is equal to support your extravagance ?'

My extravagance! Still harping on that tender string! Why, I tell you, I was guilty of no ex

for a good many years.
The par-
son was really choaked with rage
to find himself thus beset both
without and within, and could pro-
ceed no further in his proposals to
disinherit. Tom, again, who was
really a better lad than he seemed,
was unwilling at this particular
crisis to lose the prospect of a good
inheritance; for, to tell you a
truth, he had more depending on
it than merely a comfortable sub-
sistence; and if you will have a
little patience, I will attempt to
unravel this mystery. I have on-
ly to add, in the mean time, that
during the above confabulation, I
suffered not a little damage by be-
ing often adjusted, moved about,
and crumpled for it is an estab-
lished rule with men who have
little to say in a cause, to excite
appearances by a sagacious use
of me. Had I been deaf, indeed,

I could have known how the ar-
gument was likely to end, accord-
ing to the frequency of alterations
which I underwent. When the
parson spoke himself, he put me
to the right side and when he
answered arguments, I veered to
the left. This I took to be his
weak side; but when he could
neither speak nor hear, I advanc-
ed in front. In my next chapter
I will give thee a most lamentable
account of what I heard and saw
af er this: foi, being much dis-
composed, it was judged necessary
to send me to my creator and per-
severe, in order to be dressed for
extraordinary service.

(To be Continued.)

VARIETY.

ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

For the Lady's Miscellany.

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ANECDOTE.

OF THEOPHILUS CIBBER

This strange eccentric wag, in company with three other bon vivants, made anexeursion to France. One had a false set of teeth, a second a glass eye, a third a cork leg, but the fourth had nothing particular except a remarkable way of shaking his head. They travelied in a post coach; and while they were going the first stage, after each had made merry with his neighbours infirmity, they agreed, that at every baiting place they should all affect the same singularity. When they came to breakfast they were all to squint : and, as the countrymen stood gaping round when they first allighted. Ad rot it, cried one, how that man squints! Why d-n thee, says the second, here is another squinting fellow. The third was thought to be a better squinter than the other two, and the fourth better than all the rest. In short, language cannot express how admirably they squin ed: for they went on a degree beyond the superlative. At dinner they all appeared to have cork legs: and their stumping about made more diversion than they had at breakfast. At tea they were all deaf: but

Was

at supper, which was at the ship at Dover, each man resumed his character, the better to play bis part in a farce they had concerted among them. When they were ready to go to bed, Cibber called out to the waiter. ' here, you fellow take out my teeth!'-' feeth sir?' Ay, teeth, sir.. Unscrew that wire, and you'll find they 'I al. come out together.' After some as he hesitation the man did as ordered--This was no sooner per formed, than a second cryed ou', *here, you, take out any eve "How sir,' said the waiter, your ye?' "Yes, my eye: come here, you stupid do pll up that eyelid, and it will come of as easy as possible! This done a third cried out, he e, you rascal, take off zny leg! This he did with less reluctance, being before apprised that it was cork, and also perceiving that it would be his last job. Ile was, however, mistaken. The fourth watched his opportunity, and while the poor afflighted fellow was surveying with a rueful countenance the teeth, the cye, and leg, lying upon the table-cried out, in a frightful hollow voice, 'come here,sir,take off my head! Turning round, and seeing the man's head shaking like that of a mandarin upon a chimney-piece, he darted out of the room: and, after tumbling headlong down stairs, he ran about the house, swearing that the gentlenen up stirs were certainly all devils.

FEMALE PATRIOTISM.

Among the many excellent irstitutions of that celebrated legislator of the Spartans, Lycurgus, it must be confessed there were some totally inconsistent with hu man nature. Stranger himself to the refined feelings of sensibility, from whence the best and purest of ou pleasures flow, he sought ony to inspire his people with a love of nagnanimity, and an contempt of danger: but above even the tenderest ties of patental acction, he placed the love of

utter

country. A woman of Sparta had five sons in the army, and was ourly expecting intelligence of a battle A messenger at length arrived in trembling anxiety she inquired who were the conquerers -Your five sons are killed.""Wretch ! did I ask you that?" "We have gained the victory." The mother flew to the temple to offer her thanksgiving to the gods,

DUTIES OF A MASON.

Thy first homage thou owest to the Deity: the second to the authority of civil society.

Honor the fathers of the state.: love thy country: be religiously scrupulous in the fulfilling of all the dutics of a good citizen: consider that they are become sacred by the voluntary masonic vow: and that the violation of them, in a profane man, would be weakness: but in thee, hypocrisy and criminality.