that was the agility and strength of our Hero, he was perhaps a match for one of the first-rate boxers, and could, with great ease, have beaten all the muffled graduates of Mr. Broughton's fchool. The Mafter foaming with wrath, ordered his man immediately to ftrip, to which the latter very readily agreed, on condition of receiving his wages. This condition was prefently complied with, and the fellow was difcharged. And now the young gentleman, whofe name was Nightingale, very ftrenuously infifted, that his deliverer fhould take part of a bottle of wine with him; to which Jones, after much entreaty, confented; tho' more out of complaifance than inclination; for the uneafiness of his mind fitted him very little for converfation at this time. Mifs Nancy Left pofterity should be puzzled by this epithet, I think proper to explain it by an advertisement which was published Feb. 1. 1747. N B. Mr. Broughton proposes, with proper affiftance, to open an academy at his houfe in the Hay - Market, for the inftruction of those who are willing to be initiated in the Mystery of Boxing; where the whole theory and practice of that truly British art, with all the various ftops, blows, cross-buttocks, &c. incident to combatants, will be fully taught and explained; and that perfons of quality and diftinction may not be deterred from entering into a Course of these Lectures, they will be given with the utmost tenderness and regard to the delicacy of the frame and conftitution of the pupil, for which reafon Muffles are provided, that will effectually fecure them from the inconveniency of black eyes, broken jaws, and bloody nofes. likewife, who was the only female then in the house, her mamma and fifter being both gone to the play, condescended to favor them with her company. When the bottle and glaffes were on the table, the gentleman began to relate the occafion of the preceding disturbance. دو دو دو دو دو دو رو دو "I hope, Sir," faid he to Jones, " you will not, from this accident, conclude, that I make a custom of ftriking my fervants; for I affure you this is the first time I have been guilty of it in my ,, remembrance, and I have paffed by many provoking faults in this very fellow, before he could provoke me to it; but when you hear what has happened this evening, you will, I believe, think me excufable. I happened to come home feveral hours before my ufual time, when I found four gentlemen of the cloth at whift by. » my fire; and my Hoyle, Sir, my best ,, Hoyle, which coft me a guinea, lying open on the table, with a quantity of porter spilt on one of the most material leaves of the whole book. This, » you will allow, was provoking; but I faid nothing till the reft of the honeft company were » gone, and then gave the fellow a gentle rebuke, , who, instead of expreffing any concern, made me a pert answer, "That fervants must have their diverfions as well as other people; that he was forry for the accident which had happened to دو دو כל was the agility and ftrength of our Hero that he was perhaps a match for one of the first-rate boxers, and could, with great ease, have beaten all the muffled graduates of Mr. Broughton's school. The Mafter foaming with wrath, ordered his man immediately to ftrip, to which the latter very readily agreed, on condition of receiving his This condition was presently complied with, and the fellow was discharged. wages. And now the young gentleman, whofe name was Nightingale, very ftrenuously infifted, that his deliverer fhould take part of a bottle of wine with him; to which Jones, after much entreaty, confented; tho' more out of complaifance than inclination; for the uneafinefs of his mind fitted him very little for converfation at this time. Mifs Nancy Left pofterity should be puzzled by this epithet, I think proper to explain it by an advertisement which was published Feb. 1. 1747. N B. Mr. Broughton propofes, with proper affiftance, to open an academy at his houfe in the Hay - Market, for the inftruction of those who are willing to be initiated in the Mystery of Boxing; where the whole theory and practice of that truly British art, with all the various ftops, blows, cross-buttocks, &c. incident to combatants, will be fully taught and explained; and that perfons of quality and diftinction may not be deterred from entering into a Courfe of thefe Lectures, they will be given with the utmost tendernefs and regard to the delicacy of the frame and conftitution of the pupil, for which reafon Muffles are provided, that will effectually fecure them from the inconveniency of black eyes, broken jaws, and bloody noses. likewife, who was the only female then in the house, her mamma and fifter being both gone to the play, condefcended to favor them with her company. When the bottle and glaffes were on the table, the gentleman began to relate the occafion of the preceding disturbance. دو כ, دو دو دو دو رو دو CC "I hope, Sir," faid he to Jones, you will not, from this accident, conclude, that I make a custom of ftriking my fervants; for I affure you this is the first time I have been guilty of it in my remembrance, and I have paffed by many provoking faults in this very fellow, before he could provoke me to it; but when you hear what has happened this evening, you will, I believe, think me excufable. I happened to come home feveral hours before my ufual time, when I found four gentlemen of the cloth at whift by » my fire; and my Hoyle, Sir, دو כל my best ,, Hoyle, which coft me a guinea, lying open on the table, with a quantity of porter fpilt on one of the most material leaves of the whole book. This, " you will allow, was provoking; but I faid no,,thing till the rest of the honeft company were » gone, and then gave the fellow a gentle rebuke, ,, who, instead of expreffing any concern, made me a pert answer, "That fervants must have their diverfions as well as other people; that he was forry for the accident which had happened to دو כל the young gentleman delivered himself in a language which might have very well become an Arcadian fhepherd of old, and which appeared very extraordinary when proceeding from the lips of a modern fine gentleman; but he was only one by imitation, and meant by nature for a much better character. CHA P. V I. What arrived while the Company were at Breakfast; with fome Hints concerning the Government of Daughters. OUR company brought together in the morning the fame good inclinations towards each other, with which they had separated the evening before ; but poor Jones was extremely difconfolate; for he had just received information from Partridge, that Mrs. Fitzpatrick had left her lodging, and that he could not learn whither she was gone. This news highly afflicted him, and his countenance, as well as his behaviour, in defiance of all his endeavours to the contrary, betrayed manifeft indications of a difordered mind. The difcourfe turned at prefent, as before, on love; and Mr. Nightingale again expreffed many of those warm, generous, and difinterefted fentiments upon this fubject, which wife and fober men call romantic, but which wife and fober women generally regard in a better light. Mrs. Miller |