comrades, leaving the guide to the poor revenge of curfing and reviling him, in which latter the landlord joined, faying, Ay, ay, he is a he is a pure " one, I warrant you. A pretty gentleman, in,, deed, to go for a foldier He shall wear a laced waistcoat truly. It is an old proverb and a ,, true one, all is not gold that glifters. I am glad ,, my house is well rid of him.

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All that day the ferjeant and the young foldier marched together, and the former, who was an arch fellow, told the latter many entertaining ftories of his campaigns, tho' in reality he had never made. any; for he was but lately come into the fervice, and had, by his own dexterity, fo well. ingratiated himself with his officers, that he had promoted himself to a halberd, chiefly indeed by his merit in recruiting, in which he was moft excellently well skilled.

Much mirth and feftivity paffed among the foldiers during their march.. In which the many occurrences that had paffed at their last quarters were remembered, and every one, with great freedom, made what jokes he pleafed on his officers, fome of which were of the coarfer kind, and very near bordering on fcandal. This brought to our Hero's mind the custom which he had read of among the Greeks and Romans, of indulging, on certain festivals and folemn occafions, the liberty to flaves, of ufing an uncontrolled freedom of fpeech towards their masters.

Our little army, which confifted of two companies of foot, were now arrived at the place where they were to halt that evening. The ferjeant then acquainted his lieutenant, who was the commanding officer, that they had picked up two fellows in that day's march; one of which, he faid, was as fine a man as ever he saw (meaning the tippler) for that he was near fix feet, well-proportioned, and strongly limbed; and the other (meaning Jones) would do well enough for the rear rank.

The new foldiers were now produced before the officer, who having examined the fix foot man, he being first produced, came next to furvey Jones; at the first fight of whom, the lieutenant could not help showing some surprise; for, befides that he was very well dreffed, and was naturally genteel, he had a remarkable air of dignity in his look, which is rarely feen among the vulgar, and is indeed not infeparably annexed to the features of their fuperiors.

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"Sir," faid the lieutenant, " my ferjeant informed me, that you are defirous of inlifting in the I have at prefent under my comcompany „mand; if so, Sir, we fhall very gladly receive », a gentleman who promifes to do much honor » to the company, by bearing arms in it."

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Jones anfwered: "That he had not mentioned » any thing of inlifting himself; that he was moft zealously attached to the glorious caufe for which they were going to fight, and was

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, very defirous of ferving as a volunteer;" concluding with fome compliments to the lieutenant, and expreffing the great fatisfaction he should have in being under his command.

The lieutenant returned his civility, commended his refolution, fhook him by the hand, and invited him to dine with himself and the rest of the officers.

CHAP. X I I.

The Adventure of a Company of Officers.

THE lieutenant, whom we mentioned in the preceding Chapter, and who commanded this party, was now near fixty years of age. He had entered very young into the army, and had ferved in the capacity of an enfign at the battle of Tannieres; here he had received two wounds, and had fo well distinguished himself, that he was by the Duke of Marlborough advanced to be a lieutenant, immediately after that battle.

In this commiffion he had continued ever fince, viz. near forty years; during which time, he had seen vast numbers preferred over his head, and had now the mortification to be commanded by boys, whofe fathers were at nurfe when he had firft entered into the fervice.

Nor was this ill fuccefs in his profeffion folely

owing to his having no friends among the men in power. He had the misfortune to incur the displeasure of his colonel, who for many years continued in the command of this regiment. Nor did he owe the implacable ill-will which this man bore him, to any neglect or deficiency as an officer, nor indeed to any fault in himself; but folely to the indifcretion of his wife, who was a very beautiful woman, and who, tho' fhe was remarkably fond of her husband, would not purchase his preferment at the expenfe of certain favors which the colonel required of her.

The poor lieutenant was more peculiarly unhappy in this, that while he felt the effects of the enmity of his colonel, he neither knew, nor fufpected, that he really bore him any; for he could not fufpect an ill-will for which he was not confcious of giving any cause; and his wife, fearing what her husband's nice regard to his honor, might have occafioned, contented herself with preserving her virtue, without enjoying the triumphs of her conqueft.

This unfortunate officer (for fo I think he may be called) had many good qualities, befides his merit in his profeffion; for he was a religious, honeft, good-natured man; and had behaved fo well in his command, that he was highly esteemed and beloved, not only by the foldiers of his own company, but by the whole regiment.

The other officers who marched with him were a French lieutenant, who had been long enough out of France to forget his own language, but not long enough in England to learn ours, fo that he really spoke no language at all, and could barely make himself understood, on the most ordinary occafions. There were likewife two enfigns, both very young fellows; one of whom had been bred under an attorney, and the other was fon to the wife of a nobleman's butler.

As foon as dinner was ended, Jones informed the company of the merriment 'which had paffed among the foldiers upon their march; " and yet, fays he, " notwithstanding all their vociferation, I dare fwear they will behave more like Grecians than Trojans when they come to the enemy. Grecians and Trojans!" fays one of the enfigns, who the devil are they? I have heard of all the ,, troops in Europe, but never of any fuch as these."

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Don't pretend to more ignorance than you have, Mr. Northerton, faid the worthy lieutenant; I fuppofe you have heard of the Greeks and Trojans, tho', perhaps, you never read Pope's Homer; who, I remember, now the gentleman mentions it, compares the march of the Trojans to the cackling of geefe, and greatly commends the filence of the Grecians. And upon my honor, there is great juftice in the cadet's obfervation.'

Begar, me remember dem ver well," faid the