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The third letter was from a fine lady :

MY DEAR CREATURE-Was ever such a whimsical being as thou? Why thou dear giddy thing, one would think that you had not seen your sister for ages, just as we have not seen you. It's a week now, declare, since Monday. I die to see you. Don't you die to have a fancy-dress like your sister's? I do. I quite die. I die to learn Fairian on purpose: only it's so hard, they tell me. Lord! Here is a quantity of Dies: Well-you must have another, for do you know Lady Di said she blushed for me yesterday; upon which that witty thing Lady Bab said, loud enough for her to hear, "And the paint for her Ladyship." Wasn't that good now? Quite charming. If Lady Bab were but good looking, she would be quite charming. Excuse faults and all that.

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The fourth was from Lady Bab :PRETTY ONE," Divinest" was with us yesterday, looking, I really must say, like her name, in her fancy-dress. I only think it a little too crowded with imagery, to look quite reasonable. How came you not to know? I thought I heard her say she had just seen you, but that doll Lady Di and that stupid pretender Mrs. F. were gabbling away at the time. Brilliante will tell you, she says, that I sported one of my best things yesterday; but, entre nous, it was not very happy, I think; at least not so happy as many foolish things I said the day before. But I'm tired," as you say. They are all threatening to learn Fairian, so I must get it up in mere self-defence. Is not this hard upon one who has taken the trouble to know all the genteel languages: already, and who is, dear Pretty-Protty,

Your obedient humble servant,

B. Q.

"An affected ill-natured thing!" said Farinonna, "I wonder what she always takes the liberty of calling me Pretty-Protty for? I think I see her odious puckered mouth grunting it. What next? Oh, here's poor Trady."

DEAR MADAM,-Received yours of to-day. Saw your sister, as hope you did afterwards; for she had the finest fancy-dress on I ever saw, much better than Miss Jones's, and Miss Jones's was the finest ever seen. Excuse running hand, not having time to write text. Should like to know, if you have time to write, why you ask about Miss Farinetta, as she said she saw you; but suppose she was mistaken. Excuse haste. Also, blots; and the way of writing the letter, r, which Miss Jones says is best.

I have the honour to be, dear Madam,
Your very obedient and humble servant,

P.S.-Miss Jones lives next door.

A. T.

"What a pack of nonsense about Miss Jones," said Farinonnas "I've no patience with such stupid worship of nobody. Ah, here's dear Toady's hand.

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DIVINEST,-Other Divinest was with us yesterday, sharing her peaches with us, and looking really celestial in her fancy-dress. She reminded me so of you, that I quite longed to see you. Why didn't you come? And why, pray, do you write to know about your sister, That is what we all want to know; but after having just seen her? you know it is no new matter to want to know every thing which you do, however whimsical and witty, Adieu, Divinest! Pray learn Fairian, and get the dear delightful creatures in the wood to get you an Imagination, for so, you must know, we call Farinetta's dress on account of its imagery. All the world is beginning to believe in 'em. We don't quite understand about it. The mixture of such odd things I as language and knowledge, being here and being there, &c. confuses one; but I've no doubt it's true, because they say so. However, shall never learn Fairian myself, that's certain, because you know I'm such a lazy creature. And entre nous, ma belle, I've another reason, which is, that I am quite happy and contented as long as I can see such places as Green Bower, and the fairer than fairies that live in it. Adieu, adieu! Parting is such sweet sorrow, &c. Mille graces for E. T. your kind present.of the box. Believe me to be your ever obliged and affectionate friend, with esteem, b P.S. I shall come to spend a day or two next week at Green Bower; but don't get any thing particular, there's a love.

Farinonna was now as impatient in her wish to enjoy the privileges of her sister, as she had been in doubting and contradicting her. She had heard the latter say, that the first and greatest step towards obtaining them, was a good hearty will; and that instances had been known, in which it superseded all the other means, and gifted the wisher with She therefore borrowed her the power of speaking Fairian at once. sister's manuscript grammar, and blushing, asked her to lend her the Farinetta guessed what she was going to do; but said gown too. nothing. She only kissed her very kindly, and gave them her. Farinonna hurried up into her room, locked the door, threw the grammar on the floor, slipped on the gown, and cried out as fast as she could, However, she did not find I want to be in five places at once." herself any where else. "I want, I say," cried she, stamping her foot Not a step did she budge. angrily, to be in five places at once.' Enraged at her disappointment, she began to tear off the gown; when lo! for every rent which she made in it, she hit herself a great thump in the face. She wept bitter tears for fear and vexation. She did not dare to exclaim that it was shameful to treat a person so; but she thought it, and wished she could smack the Fairies' faces all round. Suddenly, she recollected that her sister called that involuntary selfpunishment a good omen; and this recollection brought to mind another, namely, that one of the first steps towards favour with the Fairies was to do something not entirely for yourself, but for some"I will give away half my box of sweetmeats," body else too. cried she, clapping her hands. She put half of them accordingly into another box, thrust the lid to, threw up the window, and called out to

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a little boy who was going by," Hallo, there, little boy!" The child looked up, and gaped. "There's a box of sweetmeats for you, little boy." The boy looked at the box, as if doubtfully, and then looking up at the young lady, gaped again. "Don't stand gaping there, you ninny," said Farinonna ; take up the box, and go and eat the sweetmeats directly. I'll come and eat 'em with you presently. There, go-make haste;-make haste, I say." "Where, Ma'am?" asked the boy, after taking up the box." Any where, you dolt," said Farinonna, slamming down the window. Now then," cried she, "I shall do it. Oh, I forgot the charm before :-I shall do it certainly now;" and she half-said and half-sung, in the requisite manner,

Fairies, Fairies, wise and dear,

Send me there, and keep me here.

Not a jot did.they send her any where. Farinonna was bewildered. "The sweetmeats perhaps," said she, were not valuable enough. I'l give away half-what? let's see-any thing valuable-oh, my shelf of books; I'll give away half my shelf of books." She rang the bell violently, and the old deaf housekeeper appeared: Lord bless us!" said the good old dame, "why, what's the matter with my young lady; I heard the bell ring, and I should never forget the sound of that bell, Ma'am, if I was to live a hundred"-" Ay, ay," said Farinonna, "Well, never mind what you shall never forget; but here-take these valuable books, Judith, and keep 'em, and read 'em, and-there, go." Judith, not hearing a word, bent her ear to under stand the orders. "Take these valuable books," bawled Farinonna, "and keep 'em, and read 'em, and go.” She uttered the last word so fiercely, that the good old gossip started with another "Lord bless us!" muttering after her, "Keep 'em, and read 'em, and Go! Why, Lord, Miss, how am I to read 'em." "They cost I don't know how much," answered Farinonna. "But how am I to understand 'em?" returned Judith. "They are bound in morocco," bawled the lady. "But I tell you, dear Miss Nonna, I can't read; and what's more, I can't hear any body read; and what's more, I". "Then give 'em somebody who can," interrupted the sister. dith, doubting her ears "give 'em who !" Any one," shouted Farinonna; "and tell 'em, I'll come and read 'em with 'em directly." Read 'em with 'em," repeated the housekeeper. "Why, you would not read 'em with the cook, or the hostler, or the footman, or the scullion, would you, Miss ?" "Mark me, Judith," said Farinonua, suppressing her anger: "Take those books to my sister, and tell her"-" Mister who?" asked the deaf woman. 60 My sister," reechoed the young lady; "and tell her, that she must read 'em directly, because I want to stop here and read 'em there; and now go:-You can go, can't you, if you can't do any thing else?" Oh, yes," returned the dame, proudly, "I can go. Blessed be heaven, Í can go fast enough, considering I'm seventy-eight; but I tell you what, Miss Nonna, if you take infirm old people by the shoulders in this manner, and make 'em go faster than IIeaven wills, you'll not live to

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be old yourself; and now I'm in the mind, I tell you what, Miss Farinonna; and I'll tell you nothing but what all the house says; and that is, I don't know what you mean by these mad pranks, but you are not a bit like your sister, for all you're almost as handsome; and I don't love you half so well as I did, Heaven forgive your mother's old nurse for saying so!" (and she shed tears) " for all I dandled you in these arms; for one of your kindest things (when you do 'em) a'nt the value of any thing that Miss Netta does, she does every thing so sweetly and good-natured. You trample upon us, as a body may say, even when you help us to get up; but kind's kind, I say; and a man may ride from here to Land's End, and be no horseman :-yes, no horseman, Miss Nonna; and, I grieve to say it, but you're no horseman,"

Farinonna, who had a turn for the ludicrous, and who was not naturally bad hearted (who is?), could neither help smiling at nor pitying her old nurse, as she went out of the room lamenting over and over again, that so sweet a creature to look at was no horseman. The honest, involuntary ebullition had an effect on her, which even her sister's sweetness would have failed in, and which certainly no grave advice would have produced. She sat down with a feeling of shame and regret; and after a while exclaimed gently, "I see I must be patient, and learn Fairian regularly, or I shall never be like my dear sister." Now the latter, who had been alarmed by old Judith, and just come. in, turned her sister's head round affectionately with her two hands, and said, 66 Ah, my dear Nonna, you will be a greater favourite with the Fairies than I, if you keep in this mind; for I was less strong than you, and was made patient earlier, and you will have had more to conquer." So saying, she kissed the tears out of her eyes. Farinonna took her sister's hand, and kissed it; and looking up, she saw a group of beautiful creatures in the room, who stood like friends about her sister, and smiled upon herself; and one of them said, in the most enchanting manner in the world, "To be able to see us, is to be able to hope every thing."

Printed and published by JOSEPH APPLEYARD, No. 19, Catherine-street, Strand, Price 2d. And sold also by A. GLIDDON, Importer of Snuffs, No. 31, Tavistockstreet, Covent-garden. Orders received at the above places, and by all Booksellers and Newsmen.

THE INDICATOR.

There he arriving round about doth flie,
And takes survey with busie curious eye:
Now this, now that, he tasteth tenderly.

SPENSER.

No. XLVI.-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23d, 1820.

COACHES.

ACCORDING to the opinion commonly entertained respecting an author's want of ready money, it may be allowed us to say that we retain from childhood a considerable notion of "a ride in a coach.” Nor do we hesitate to confess, that by coach, we especially mean a hired one; from the equivocal rank of the post-chaise, down to that despised old cast-away, the hackney.

It is true, that the carriage, as it is indifferently called (as if nothing less genteel could carry any one) is a more decided thing than the chaise; it may be swifter even than the mail, leaves the stage at a still greater distance in every respect, and (forgetting what it may come to itself) darts by the poor old lumbering hackney with immeasurable contempt. It rolls with a prouder ease, than any other vehicle. It is full of cushions and comfort; elegantly coloured inside and out; rich, yet neat; light and rapid, yet substantial. The horses seem proud to draw it. The fat and fair-wigged coachman "lends his sounding lash," his arm only in action and that little, his body wellset with its own weight. The footman, in the pride of his non-chalance, holding by the straps behind, and glancing down sideways betwixt his cocked-hat and neckcloth, stands swinging from east to west upon his springy toes. The horses rush along amidst their glancing harness. Spotted dogs leap about them, barking with a princely superfluity of noise. The hammercloth trembles through all its fringe. The paint flashes in the sun. We, contemptuous of every thing less convenient, bow backwards and forwards with a certain indifferent air of gentility, infinitely predominant. Suddenly, with a happy mixture of turbulence and truth, the carriage dashes up by the curb-stone to the very point desired, and stops with a lordly wilfulness of decision. The coachman looks as if nothing had happened. The footman is down in an instant; the knocker reverberates into the farthest corner of the house; doors, both carriage and house, are open;-we descend, casting a matter-of-course eye at the bye-standers; and the moment we touch the pavement, the vehicle, as if conscious of what it has carried, and relieved from the weight of our importance, recovers from

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