Mifs Moncrief ordered a chaife, and fet off for her mother's. Lady Cleveland defired her to take her beau with her, for the should never more look upon him as a fon of her's. Le Nourriffon found her fituation unpleafant in the extreme; fhe hinted a with of vifiting her worthy friend, Lady Marchmount. Lady Cleveland accompanied her. They arrived at Marchmount Lodge the evening before the worthy family purpofed fetting off for Cleveland Abbey. An explanation became neceffary. They were all much furprized. Eliza fhed tears. Lady Cleveland declared her own vexation was as great as any of the company, fhe having formed high expectations of an union fo very promifing. She declared, the doubted not but Ofmond would again return full of penitence.

Three weeks elapfed, when Nannette received a letter, acquainting her that Sir Of mond Cleveland was in a high delirium, inceffantly calling for his beloved Nannette. In the night he arofe, (whilft the family were afleep) and dressed himself for travelling, calling for his horfe and groom; he fwore that fleep thould not clofe his eyes till he threw himself at her feet. Nannette read the letter aloud: the petitioned Lady Marchmount to let Eliza accompany her; they would both return again in a few days. Nannette had become a great favourite of the General; he oppofed her going, declar ing, a man of Sir Ofmond's difpofition was unworthy fo lovely a prize; after his behaviour, he fhould as foon fee her dead as married to Cleveland. The freedom of the General's fentiments displeased all the la-, - dies, his fifter in particular. Nannette excufed him; he wished her well. Eliza was hurt at his bluntnefs, though the thought like him, Sit Ofmond had proved himself unworthy of notice. Their arrival was rather unexpected. Lady Cleveland perfectly knew the amiability of Nanette's heart, yet the enormity of her fon's offence made her fear Mifs Piermont's refentment. Her Ladyship endeavoured, but in vain, to return Nannette thanks. Cleveland, by accident, heard of their arrival; he was not to be repulled; he fprung from the attendant, and burft into the room where Nannette, Eliza, and his mother were fitting. His fudden appearance, and the wildness of his looks, terrified them all. Miss Piermont fainted. Stand off! Oh! let me fave her. Alas! I have murdered the phyfician who came to heal my wounds." The recovery was followed by a reconciliation, peculiarly interefting and tender. Nannette became his nurfe; he regained his health daily. When it was completely re-established, Sir Ofmond escorted the fair friends to Marchmount Lodge, to fetch the General and his fifter, Gent, Mag, Aug. 1788,

returning all together to the Abbey. Every objection being happily obviated, and no impediment remaining, Sir Ofmond Cleveland led the blushing Mifs Piermont to the altar of the parish church, attended by the Ladies Marchmount and Cleveland, the amiable Mifs Sidley, General Jefferson, and Lord Fitz George, an accomplished young nobleman, the intimate friend and fellowcollegian of Cleveland, where the worthy Mr. Mofs, their chaplain, tied the indiffolu ble knot. All the tenants, villagers, &c. fol. lowed. Open house was kept for a week, where harmony and feftivity prefided, whilft liberality and decorum crowned the feaft.

The baronet's company afforded the Ge. neral great pleasure his te trefs to his wife, his duty to his worthy mother, his univerfal benevolence, which was extended to all ranks, charmed him; they became firmly united in friendship's facred bands. Jefferson caught hold of Cleveland's hand, and loudly exclaimed, " Prejuge vaincu.”

One evening they were fitting at tea, (i. c. the nuptial guests) chance became the fubject of converfation, to expound which, some part of the life of Le Nourriffon was tenderly touched upon: at the earnest requeft of the company, Nannette produced the trinkets, papers, &c. which Madame Piermont had preferved from the relics of her murdered parents. The locket and coral caught the eye of the General; he fell from his feat on the floor. Inftantaneoufly they became af tonished. Lady Marchmount viewed the trinkets, which were the picture of herself and the General. "Alas!" cries fhe, “what can this mean? I dread to enquire, for my brother's wife wore those when the failed for the continent, for the benefit of her husband's health. The General being brought to himself, explained the tragic tale. Taking the locket, (which appeared plain gold) by touching a fecret fpring hitherto unobserved, it flew open and discovered the portrait of a lady who appeared in the bloom of youth and beauty, likewise a gentleman no way inferior to its companion. He faid it was a perfe& likeness of an only brother, and his wife; they were but newly married when he went to India. He had the locket made by an eminent jeweller, unknown to them, which he prefented to his fifter Jemima on the eve of his departure. The coral he likewife remembered, it having been in the family near a century. The bracelets were a prefent from Lady Marchmount on the nuptial morning. The bro ken ring was a family antique. The handwriting he was perfectly acquainted with. He produced the laft letter he received from his brother, (he was then at Madrafs) dated from Montpelier: it gave an account of the alarmirg state of his health, the phyficians Ggg

ordering

ordering him immediately to travel abroad for two or three years, and though Jemima had been only three weeks brought to bed of a lovely daughter, (their firft child) the ipfifted on accompanying her hufband. Finding her not to be controuled, he wifhed to delay his embarkation. But his health growing worfe, the privately confulted the doctor, who confirmed the melancholy truth. Her affection was unbounded; her health was far from being eftablished, although at the utmoft peril of her own life the heroically braved each danger, and made Jefferson depart within twenty-four hours notice, after her hearing the doctor's alarming intelligence. Her breaft was above fear, fhe laughed at the fcruples entertained on account of her fafety. The poftfcript contained a pleafing and important information; it related the minute, hour, day, month, and year of the young Jemima's birth.

A Curious Allegory.
Suppofed to be written by Fontenelle.

THE

"HE following piece, which is curious and rare, was published in Holland, about the end of the laft century. It was attributed to the celebrated Fontenelle, and as he made but a weak defence to the charge brought against him, it was, for fome time, confidered as a fufficient reafon for excluding him from being a member of the French Academy. The public we are perfuaded, will read it with the greater pleasure, as it is more than probable, that Dean Swift took the firft hint of his Tale of a Tub from it. The author, whoever he may be, fuppofes that a rebellion had broken out in the land of Borneo, in the Eaft Indies, which, according to report, is governed by a woman, and that the following account of it was tranfmitted to Europe in a letter dated from Batavia. Nov. 27th, 1684.

"You know, Sir, that in the island of Borneo, to which we are neighbours, women only can affume the reins of government. The inhabitants are fo defirous of being ruled by those who are really defcended from Royal Blood, and they entertain fuch an opinion of the fair fex, that they muft always have a Queen, whofe children, are inconteftibly her own, and, for the greater fecurity, the chief men of the country muft be prefent when their Queens are brought to bed. Some years ago Queen Mlifeo died, and was fucceeded by her daughter Mreot, who at firft was readily acknowledged throughout the whole ifland.

N Ο TE S. Mlife anagram of the French word Solime, which fignifies Jerufalem, where Chriftianity had its origin. + Mree anagram of Rome.

The commencement of her reign gave much fatisfaction to her fubjects; but fome innovations in the government, which the afterwards gadually introduced, occafioned them to murmur. Mreo infifted that all her minifters should become eunuchs*; a fevere regulation which had never before been eftablifhed, but the caused them to be mutilat ed in such a manner as did not prevent them from giving occafion to hufbands for bringing complaints against them. It is cuftomary for the Queens of this ifland to give an entertainment to their fubjects on certain days. Mreo had retrenched the half of what other Queens had givent. Befides this, bread was exceffively dear and scarce, during her reign, throughout the whole ifland, and ne one knew what was become of it; except that certain magicians whom the had in her fervice, were accused of having made it difappear by incantations. Great complaints were allo made of certain prifons built by her, in which the ordered criminals to be confined, and from which the liberated them for money by these means greatly augmenting her revenues. But nothing dif gufted the inhabitants of Borneo, fo much as the hall of dead bodies which was in the Queen's palace. When her favorites died, the caused their bodies to be embalmed; they were depofited in this hall with great ceremony; and it was neceflary for every one who entered the apartment of Mrea, to pay their respects | first to them. Some minds naturally proud and independent, could not fubmit to this indignity.

The people of the island were in this difaffected flate towards the government, when a new Queen ¶ftarted up and pretended to be the daughter of Mlifeo. She difpoffelfed Mreo, and began to abolish all thofe innovations which had given rife to fuch loud complaints. At her court there were no more eunuchs, no magicians to raise the price of bread, no hall of dead bodies, no more prifons, but according to ancient cuftom, and no more imperfect entertainments. I had almoft forgot to inform you, that the people of Borneo are of fopinion, that legitimate children fhould refemble their parents.

NOT E S.

*This alludes to celibacy enjoined to .Priefts.

+ The retrenchment of the Cup, in the Eucharift.

Tranfubftantiation, which changes the bread into the body of Jefus Chrift.

The catacombs at Rome, from which relics of the Saints are taken, in order to be fent to Princes, and the different churches in communion with that of Rome.

Eenegu, the new Queen, had a perfect refemblance to Mifeo, the deceafed Queen, whereas Mreo had not the least feature of her, and it has been remarked that on this account, Mrea was not very fond of fhewing herfelf in public; it is even faid that the concealed as much as poffible the portraits of Milifeof. Eenegu, on the contrary, expofed them as much as the could and took every opportunity of making her resemblance ap pear. Mreo had, however one great advantage in her favour; it was certain, that the was born of Mlifeo, at leaft by the teflimony of thofe nobles who had been eye-witnefs f, and thefe nobles had not been prefent at the birth of Eenegu, It is true Eenegu pretended that they had been bribed §; which how ever, does not appear probable. She related alfo the story of her birth, by which the pretended to be the lawful daughter of Mlifeo, but this was a story altogether incredible.

The difpute of thefe Queens has divided the whole island, and kindled up the flames of war in every part of it. Some hold for refemblance againft certainty of birth, others for certainty of birth againft refemblance. Many bloody battles have been fought, and neither of the two parties has, as yet, ruined the other; it is however believed, that Mreo will come off conqueror.-Not long ago fhe furprised, in a narrow defile, the army of Eenegu, and compelled them to take an oath of fidelity and if her army is not much ftrengthened, because her new fubjects are not very forward to fight under her banners, that of Eenegu is at leaft greatly weakened. I fhall take care to inform you of the event of this war, fince you are fo fond of hiftory, that you do not neglect that even of barbarous countries, the manners and cuftoms of which are so ftrange.

I am, &c."

Refignation to Providence inculcated; in the

Story of Segued and Ali.

Who finds not Providence all good and wife Alike in what it gives and what denies ? РОРЕ.

prolific Nile: the day appointed for feftive gratitude was paffed in the murmurs of difappointment, and famine, with its terrific train, appeared, when Ali the fon of Hallan quitted Garam his native place, in hope of finding at Cairo, the means of fubfifting life. The intense heat of the fun, which now poured its fervid rays on his defenceless head, at once stimulated and relaxed him ; but de-. fpair animating him, he braved the torrid fand and vertical ray, and bid adieu to those fields, which inftead of falubrious nutriment, now produced only blinding duft. His eyes had but once looked in vain for his dwelling, when he fell proftrate on the inhofpitable wafte, and became vigourless and defpondent,

O how unequally! how partially! how injudiciously!' faid Ali, are the goods of fortune diftributed-at once fhe is lavish and penurious, for fhe abounds where bleffings are not welcomed, and the with-holds, where gratitude ftands to receive her. If the must be thus capricious, ah! why did not nature in forming us, ordain our wills to fuit the mutable laws of this defpotic tyrant ?-Why did the endue us with reafon, if we are to fubmit to a government, unreasonable and arbitrary?—And why, ah why? did I accept the bounty of the genius, who tempted me with offered wisdom? fince it aggravates my mifery, by presenting future calamity to my view-had my mind been without penetration, blind hope might have cheared me.Let wifdom and indigence never again meet

let those that must be poor, have no tormenting ideas of happiness they can never. reach; let them at leaft enjoy the fullen pleasure of knowing nothing lefs wretched than themfelves-or henceforth, let filence be bleffed with riches, and the halo of affiuence lend its benign medium to disseminate he doomed to waste the days and years in the rays of wisdom. Then fhall I no more providing for corporal want-days and years which I may then at eafe employ in vifting the cemeteries of heroes, defcrying new conftellations, or in fathoming the depths of

Ali's imagination now fufpended his pow ers of recollection, till endeavouring to raise himself from the ground, ke cafl his eyes on

I The firft fathers of the church.

§ Allufion to the falfe titles and falfe decretals which the Popes attributed to the firit Bishops of Rome, in order to establish their ecclefiaftical monarchy.

This alludes to the loffes fuftained by the Proteftants in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silefia, during the war of thirty years, and afterwards in Auftria, by the defpotium of the Emperor Leopold.

the provifion for his journey and the whole of his patrimony. The prefence of real evil, and the terror of its inevitable increase, overpowered him he again funk on the ground, and remained in filent grief, till the found of camels approaching roufed him. He looked and faw their mafter, Segued, the heir of wealth, who gave directions to his attendants to halt, and enquired of Ali, why he found him thus fupine and melancholy.

Segued was the most opulent merchant of
Garam

Garam: his father had bequeathed to him riches that almoft defied enumeration; but he had left the young man's mind as Nature formed it: he was good, he was generous, he was pious, but he was ignorant, he was confcious of it, and he was unhappy. He was now journeying to Grand Cairo, in order to traffic with the merchants arrived from Bulac: he soon learnt from Ali the cause of his forrow, and having cheared him with refreshment, he fat down to confole him.

Though poverty is thy lot,' faid he to Ali, yet thou art happy-thy mind is rich; thou art regarded as a fage; the old hear thee with approbation, the young with aftopifhment: the fecrets of nature have been revealed to thee;-the heavens fhew not a light thou canst not name;—the earth bears of a plant of whose properties thou art ignoraut, nor does the deep abyfs or gloomy cayern contain aught thou art a ftranger to:-thou haft difcovered why our Nde inundates our fields, and

And what does this avail,' interrupted Ali, if I cannot make it inundate our fields?-Ah! how gladly would I exchange all my wisdom to be the poffeffor of half thy wealth!-1 have learned that he muft be miferable whofe fate is uncertain, and that, no knowledge, no fcience, no wifdom, will counterpoife the anguifh of doubting if the morrow will bring the means to endure it. That I know why the fun's heat is at this feafon moft intolerable, will not mitigate his - fervor nor repel his beams. I am as wretched as the moft ignorant, and ftill more wretched, because I can contemplate my mifery.'

But furely,' faid Segued, if wildom does not leffen evil, it flrengthens thee to bear it, and it enhances pleasure.'

Not fo, Ali rejoined, thy fherbet would have relieved my thirft as agreeably, even if I had not known of what form are the component particles of the ingredients. Science aggravates fuffering, by prefenting to us all our misfortunes in detail!'

Let Ali's countenance not frown on me,' faid Segued, if I own myself unconvinced by his words.-1 ftill, O thou happy man! Happy in ever carrying about with thee a mind ftored with delight! I ftill envy thee, and, could the half of my treatures purchafe thy wifdom, O how freely would I refign it !-I am rich, I can fmile at the caprices of our river, and I have the happiness of bleffing many, but a mind like mine difgraces power, and I am excluded from the fociety of thofe I reverence by the want of know ledge. Give me thy wifdom, and I would bear thy poverty.

My wifdom,' faid Ali, is not mine to tive, nor could I by fludy or tuition have

obtained it. Of him, who communicated it, I will afk a like portion for thee; but then thou must prepare thine eyes to fe objects, perhaps of terror, certainly awefulCanft thou ftand in the prefence of a fupernatural being?-Canft thou endure the fight of a terrific genius?'

My heart never yet knew fear,' replied Segued, nor can I receive so desirable a gift by any unacceptable means.'

Near us,' faid Ali, is a valley, whither we must retire to invoke the genius :-let thine attendants wait here, and do thou, if thou wouldest be wife, follow my footsteps.'

Segued obeyed; and they foon reached the bottom of a fteep declivity. Ali then fcraping away the fand, difcovered a door which having touched with a talisman he held in his hand, he opened, and they defcended fome rugged fteps together: the door closed on them, and Segued found himself in a large chamber, lighted by millions of lamps; his conductor went to a table at the upper end, took from it spices and frankincenfe, and having made a fmall pile, confumed them in the middle of the floor. The fmoke afcended-a noife, as of the loudeft thunder, rolled above; horrid fcreams were heard, and the genius, clothed in ineffable brightness, flood before them. Segued covered his eyes with his hands, unable to fupport the dazzling luftre, while Ali requested for his friends the fame emanations as he had received.

L

The Irish Peafant. (Embellifbed with a friking Likeness.) OOK át him, courteous readers!—that poor Peasant, with all the feelings incident to human nature, with a heart as truly brave and noble as that which animated the breast of an Alexander, with a proper portion of the milk of human kindness flowing through all his veins, and perhaps too the defcendant of Irish nobility,-nay of Irish Kings and Chieftains, is now labouring hard to fupport a wife, an aged mother, and eleven children upon fourpence a day; out of which he pays two pounds a year for his wretched hovel (inferior by far to a Northern pig-fye) a ridge of potatoe ground; -fo that for the maintenance of fourteen perfons he has about fix Pounds one Shilling and eight Pence a year, from which, if we deduct the tythe of his little garden, his oppreffive hearthmoney tax, his minifter's mo ney and his prieft's dues;-our wretched Peafant and all his family will have about five Pounds a year for Cloaths, Tobacco and Maintenance ;-upon an average lefs a good deal than feven Shillings annually a head ;— but that is not the worst of the matter; for in fome parts of the kingdom, this brave