66 66 and cried-" Heyday, Heyday, - what-all got together-and pray what is that Madam Prateapace that you are in such a hurry to fee?" Every thing that is new," cried she eagerly, " but particularly the Hanoverians-do, let us 66 66 go to Canterbury, Papa."-" For what," replied her Father peevishly, " to gape at a parcel " of lousy Foreigners who are come to take the "bread out of our mouths-No, no Miss- two " words to that bargain. And hark ye, under "the Rose, I wish they had never come over." "-Well, well, my dear, faid Mrs. Barter, who was afraid her Husband was going to blab some imprudencies, " let us not go to talking "Politicks again, we had enough of that at " Dinner you know it always puts you into " such a heat." - " What, cried he, do you " want to be jigging too as well as the Girl? "The Devil's in the Woman I think," - "No not I, my dear, said she, I am contented with **"our pretty spot; it is a charming place, and pure convenient for your business." - Why " now Sir, continued she, turning to me, you " can't imagine what pleasure I take in going to "Newgate Market on a Saturday Morning, to " buy meat to load our Shay with."-" Aye, aye, fegs! cried Will, shrugging up his shoulders, " and tipping the wink upon me, you do load " it, 66 " it, I must say that for you." - " The last "firloin, indeed, said she, did make it crack " again, to say the truth." - "No, no, Child, " replied he, the sirloin would never have hurt " it, but you crammed such a quantity of "Tea and Sugar into the Seat, that you had al" most demolished the Brandy Bottle, and spoilt my scarlet and gold waistcoat that lay hard " by." Miss smiled contemptuously at this domestic Prattle, which shocked her refined Ears; - a Poft-Chariot, and a Chaise-marine for the baggage, would have been more fuitable to the delicacy of her Taste. But such familiar subjects were artfully introduced by the prudent Mrs. Barter, otherwise my hot-headed Friend might have said something not fit to be repeated. When the Tea was over, I took up iny Hat and Cane, left the Family of the Barters to adjust their squabbles and walked gently to Town. ८ H NUMB. NUMB. XIX. Saturday, July 17, 1756. Felices terque quaterque Superlatively happy. HOR. N Monday last I made a rural excurfion, which filled my heart with so many agreeable sensations, that I cannot refrain from communicating them. I went to spend the Day with my Friend Worthy, who has long resided on his own Estate, about fifteen Miles from London, and arrived, in a Post-Chariot, at his Villa, between Eleven and Twelve. On my alighting at the Gate of my Friend's neat Stone Edifice, which stands on a smooth Green about an hundred Paces from the High Road, at the bottom of a wide avenue of tall Elms, the Servant conducted me into the Garden, through a winding Walk of Trees, which formed a Canopy with their Leaves thick enough to exclude the scorching Rays of the Sun, and only fuffered their shadows to dance along the pebbled Walk, which the mildeft breezes perpetually varied. The flaunt ing ing Honeysuckles twined round their knotty stems, while Pinks and Lillies, and the taller Roses, blushing with unnumbered beauties peeped between, and scented the Air with unnumbered Sweets. At the end of this Walk, a pretty long one, there was an Arbour formed by a large spreading Oak, almost overgrown with Ivy, and covered below with Jessamin, and the fame odoriferous flowering Shrubs, which fo beautifully variegated the Walk. The inside of this Arbour was lined with green paling, as a Fence againft cold Damps. My Friend and his whole Family were seated in it, he with a Volume of Rollin's Belles Lettres in his hand, with which he was instructing them, while his Wife and Daughters created Flowers with their Needles, equal in every thing but fragrance to those which bloomed around them, and his Son, a youth about thirteen, was employed in painting a Landscape in Water-Colours. He rose to receive me with that fort of Politeness which diftinguishes the fincere Friend from the Man of Complaisance, and presented me to his Lady and Daughters, whom I complimented on the choice of their Employment, after having admired the Beauty of their Work. "Indeed Mr. BABBLE," said Mr. Worthy, "[ " was afraid you would think we were rather " amusing ourselves in a trifiling manner, than spending " spending the time usefully; but I can affure "you we only take up these Chairs when we " have finished our Family-work, and have no"thing else to do: but my little Fanny here is "really doing a laudable action, for she is ma"king Caps for the Baby of a poor Neighbour "who lies in, and is incapable of helping her"self" I looked at and admired the performance of Fanny, who was not above eight years old, and and upon my telling her how good she was " Yes, indeed, faid her Mama, " Fanny knows " she was not born for herself alone, but to be " serviceable to her Friends and Neighbours, and " to supply the wants of others by the advantages " she has had the happiness to receive from her " Education." I gazed, with the highest satisfaction, at the lovely Matron (for Mrs. Worthy is still a fine Woman) who could thus employ, and at the same time instruct, her amiable Offspring. I never beheld a more enchanting female Groupe. - Their Perfons, Attitudes and Habits, a, conspired to render them the most pleasing Objects I ever faw. - They were dressed in pure white with green filk Hats- the two young Ladies had nothing under theirs but their fine Hair. My Friend and his Son were elegantly plain. The Countenance of the former shone with the approving smiles of a difcreet yet indulgent Parent, and |