are at all interested; for people are apt to argue about fuch matters with fomewhat more earnestness and warmth, than may be confiftent with the mirth and chearfulness that is chiefly meant to be enjoyed. In fuch focieties, where nothing fhould be fpoken of but fuch pleasing and improving topics, as beauty, painting, mufic, poetry, or the ancient and modern writers: by which charming themes we may both exercise and exalt our genius, instead of puzzling and ftraining the mind with abftrufe pofitions, or contentious arguments, which arife chiefly from an affe&tation of fuperior knowlege, and is the worlt effect, as well as the fureft fign, of felf-fufficiency. Such perfons often conclude themselves in the right, because others chufe to fpare themselves the idle trouble of proving them in the wrong; which is an acquiefcence that their opiniated obftinacy exacts from modeft fenfe, and not any manner of compliment to their vain underftanding. As a warning to the Fair Sex, and to promote the Caufe of Innocence and Virtue, we inJert the following melancholy Account of an affair, which happened in the year 1749, from a London Magazine of that date. Young gentleman, whom I shall A call Brutus, was placed by his father at Oxford. Tho' he was naturally inclined to the amorous, yet, as he had never been guilty of any indifcretion that way, his father had great expectations of him, from that generous difpofition he perceived in him. He had not however been more than two years at the univerfity, before he was acquainted with the beautiful Lucretia, who was mistress of every valuable acquifition but that of fortune; Brutus foon became intimate with her : In short, he courted her with the earnestnefs of a fincere lover, but gave her good reafons why the completion of their happiness was better to be defered, than immediately executed, as he knew his father would never give his confent to it. They nevertheless indulged themfelves in all thofe little freedoms which the hopes of their being foon united to each other feemed to justify; his time was always divided between her and his books, and neither were ever engaged in any party of pleasure unless the other was prefent. In one of thefe parties he found himself too late to go home to his college, and therefore flaid at Lucretia's, where in an unlucky hour he found the way to her bed, and with much intreaty he lay with her, It is in vain to attempt to exprefs the remorfe he felt for his having acted fo indifcreetly, for having robbed a perfon of that which infures to the unhap"py injured,with her lofs of innocence, infamy and defpair. He in vain attempted to fatisfy her by offering to marry her: He told her, it was now become an act of juftice that he owned her, and begged it as much for his own fake as hers. However, when time had a little abated her grief, the told him, the fhould defire no more of him than the execution of his promife, it: Some time after fhe told him, the thought it was neceffary to defer it at prefent, to prevent any rupture with the old gentleman; and in the condition of a fervant, being always whenever the should think fit to claim in the room, his intimacy was conti mued until he was fent for to town to ! Speechlefs; but one of the company took the liberty of opening the letter which was as follows. LUCRETIA, "The apprehenfion of my having expofed you to the cenfure of a malicious world,ever fince I robbedyou of that which is the fupport of beauty, has filled my foul with inexpreffible anguish, and determined me to make you fome amends by giving you my hand and fortune; forgive me, if I *wrong you, dear Lucretia, in adding that the cruel reflection that a favour granted to one may be obtained by another, preys too much on my foul to admit any profpect of happiness; it is too horrid, indeed, to live in doubts, and fufpicions, which inno'cence will not remove, nor reafon -filence- this has done it Adieu." For the BOSTON MAGAZINE. On Making Mortar: new and old, which were built with common mortar. It is true indeed,this kind of mor tar is fomewhat rough in the laying, and more tharp and fretting to the fingers than common mortar; which may be the reafon why it is fo much neglected and decried by workmen. But these two inconveniences might be easily remedied; and indeed its roughness is fo far from being a fault, that it is rather an excellent quality in the mortar. But this may be remedied, by grinding or ftamping the foap afhes (which are in hard cakes) to a fine powder, before they are mixed with the fand, which will foon bring it to a fmooth temper. Nor will the charge be much; the profit of one day's labour will answer the charge of three men's wages, in the difference of price that will be found betwixt one load of these afhes and one hundred of lime. Secondly, As to the fharpness, wherewith it offends the workmen's fingers, that may be avoided by wearing gloves (without which they fel Extraordinary good Mortar for dom lay any brick at all) to avoid Floors, Walls, Cieling, &c. EMPER ox blood and fine in any floor, or plaister any wall or cieling with it, and it will become a very ftrong and binding fubftance. This is faid by fome to be much ufed in Italy. In buildings, one part of wafte foap afhes mixed with another of lime and faud, make a very durable mortar. This mortar may be made, as it was by a certain eminent foap-boiler, who built himfelf a very handsome house with it in the following proportions; two load of wafte foap afhes, one load of lime, one load of lome, and one of fand. Another perfon of the fame trade used only lime and foap afhes, tempered and wrought together for mortar; with which he laid both the foundations, chimnies, and their funnels, in his dwelling houfe in Southwark; which have endured and flood out thofe forms which have Overturned many other funnels, both the like effects which they find in lime. Or, for an affured remedy in these cales, these ashes may be re-embɩbed in water for a confiderable time, till more of their falt be extracted from them; and then much of their fretting nature being taken away,they will be found to be gentle enough. For laying tiles, în fome places they make a kind of martor of lome and new horse dung well tempered and mixed together: And this is by fome workmen accounted a good, ftrong, and cheap mortar, which is more fuitable to tiles than the common mortar made with lime and find, which they fay corrodes and frets the tiles, and caufes them to fcale and fly to pieces; which this does not. For the plaiflering the fronts of houfes in imitation of Brick Work; fome workmen make mortar for this fort of work, of powder of brick, harp fand and lime, and fome red oker. Some houfes plaiffered with this kind of plaifter, look very well though they have been done twenty or thirty years, and may be taken, by by one paffing by, for a brick house, though it be only timber plaiftered The workman has for this fort of work commonly one fhilling per yard, only for workmanship. over. How much allowed to a rod of brick work, or a fquare of tiling. Workmen ufually allow a hundred and half (or thirty-feven and a half bushels) of lime, and two load (or feventy-two bushels of fand) to make mortar enough for a rod of brick work. And for tiling; four bushels of lime, and fix or eight bushels of fand, will make mortar enough for laying one thousand of tiles, which is about a fquare and a half; fo that a (quare of tiling will take up, for mortar, about two and two thirds bushels of lime and about five bufhels of land. A caution. It is a general caution in all parts of a building, that where either ftones or bricks are contiguous to wood, they ought to be laid dry, or without mortar; because lime and wood are unfociable; the lime very much corroding and decaying the wood. (To be continued.) A deaf Ear to Adulation recom He faw her foften, kissed her blushing check, preffed her heaving breaft, and called it the golden minute of his life! Such fondnels at this time had an improper effect on her, and he, bafe villain! vulture like, feized the unguarded opportunity, and robbed the fair one of her virtue. Unhappy Clarinda! no fooner were they parted, but the thoughts of what had paffed gave her foul diftra&ion hard was the task, to conceal her diftrefs of mind from the family-but fhame and prudence for a time prevented the difcovery : She reflected on his oaths of love, fincerity and conftancy, and hoped the would have it in her power to fecure the deceiver, and win him to fulfil them. For a time their meetings were as frequent, and as affectionate as ever, and though her heart abhorred the thought of indifcretion, it fill feemed the likelieft means of fecuring him and her future happiness. She tenderly preffed him to marry her for fear of approaching fhame, and reafoned with him on the confequences of what had paffed. He had always fome excufe for the prefent, yet the hoped that as her charms had first engaged his love, they would still have power to fecure it -falfe, Aattermended to the Fair. ing hope! His vifits were lefs frequent; at length a cold indifference (Continued from page 334.) came, and the beheld the wretch no NE luckless hour he found the more---Judge her diffraction when fair innocent feated in a fhady the found him falfe. She hoped. The grove belonging to her father's gar- fighed --The feared, and found her den, when her mind was fitted to fears too true. Lorenzo was paying give and receive every foft impref- his addreffes to another: On the fion! alas! that there are in life thofe news of this, fhe underwent the moft unguarded minutes, when tendernefs agonizing torture the mind is capamelts down the foul, and leaves the ble of fuftaining. Her father, who breaft too open for deceivers ! but perceived it with the trueft grief, fuch was the time, when, foftly fteal- preffed her tenderly to know the ing to the grove, Lorenzo found her caufe; her heart was a firanger to there, and as the fat reclined, he hypocrify and deceit, and the difpreffed her hand, kiffed it with arclofed the whole. Though greatly dency, and begged with love beguil-fhocked, he did not reproach her, ing tears the would fix the day to well knowing fuch things are ufelefa make him happy. She was greatly when they come too late, especially affected with the earneftnefs of his folicitations. She fat penfive---the meditated for fome minutes--and-"She who once deliberates, is loft." ONE Ccc as he reflected that it was at his re queft the firft encouraged the perjured Lorenzo. He was confidering what flep was best to be taken when he received intelligence that Lorenzo had married and was embarking for the The Weft Indies. The fhock it gave ve tender-hearted Clarinda is better onceived than defcribed: The affair on became public through the malevolence of party curiofity ; tut while an univerfal reproach attended the conduct of the base Lo nzo, the generous tear of pity feil to the diftrefs of the injured Clarin Rufticus yet lives in the hopes,that the deviation from the pa h of chafy, attended with the circumftances was, will not prevent his repentant ighter from obtaining fome worhy partner for life; and the beauti Clarinda, has formed the virtuus refolution of making her recent absfortune an excitement to future pytues! Heaven fends calamities for fome wte ends---this, perhaps, to teach hers from her example not to fip too freely of the cup of adulation: efing is the portion, but dreadful the effects. For the BOSTON MAGAZINE. Lubois and Fanchen An interefling Adventure, from Moore's Travels. A friend Fontenelle called on me a few days fince, and as he derflood that I had no particular gagement, he infiled that I fhould e fomewhere into the country, De tete a tete with him, and retura me for the play. Yen we had drove a few miles I pered a gentle-looking young fellow, ffed in an old uniform. He fat un tree, on the grafs, at a little dif ce from the road, and amused himby playing on the violin. As we e nearer, we perceived he had a oden leg, part of which lay in frag's by his fide. What do you there, foldier? faid Piquis. I am on my way home *y own village, "mon officier," the foldier. But, my poor friend, arned the Marquis, you will be a g time before you arrive at your orney's end, if you have no other riage befides thefe, pointing at the ements of his wooden leg. I wait tus my equipage, and all my fuit,faid the foldier, and I am greatly mile! ken if I do not fee them this moment, coming down the hill. We faw a kind of cart drawn by one horfe, in which was a woman, and a peafant who drove the horse. While they drew near," the fold:et told us he had been wounded in Corfica; that his leg had been cut off; that before fetting out on the expedition, he had been contracted to a young woman in the neighbourhood; that the marriage had been poftpoa ed, until his return; but when he appeared with a wooden leg, that aff the girl's relations, had oppofed the match. The girl's mother, who was her only furviving parent, when he began his courtship, had always been his friend; but he had died while he was abroad. The young woman her felf, however, remained 'conftant in ber affections, received him with open arms, and had agreed to leave her relations, and accompany him to Paris, from whence they intended to fet out in the Diligence to the town where he was born, and where his father fill lived: That on the way to Paris his wooden leg had fuapped, which had obliged his mifrefs to leave him, and go to the next village in quen of a Cart to carry him the ther, where he would remain till fuch time as the carpenter thouid renew his leg. C'est un malheur !" concluded the foldier, "mon officier, bien tot repare- et voici mon amie.""" The girl fprung before the cart, feized the out fretched hand of her lover, and told him with a smile full of affection-- that she had seen an admirable carpenter, who had promilled to make a leg that would not break; that it would be ready by to morrow, and that they might refume ther journey as foon after as they pleased. The foldier received his miftrefs's compliments as it deferved. Sne feemed about twenty years of age, a beautiful, fine shaped girla Brunette, whofe countenance indicated fentiment and vivacity. You must be much fatigued, my dear, faid the Marquis. On ne le fatigue pas monfieur quand on tra vale pour ce qu'on aime," replied the girl. The foldier killed her hand witha gallant and tender air. When a woman has fixed her heart upon a an, you see, fays the Marquis, turning to me, it is not a leg more or a leg less that will make her change. her fentiments. Nor was it his legs, faid Funchon, which made any impreffion upon my heart. If they had made a little, however, faid the Marquis, you would not have been fingular in your way of thinking, but allons, continued be, addreffing himfelf to me, this girl is quite charming her lover has the appearance of a brave fellow; they have but three legs between them, and we have four; if you have no objection, they fhall have the carriage, and we will follow on foot to the next village, and fee what can be done for thefe lovers. I never agreed to a propofal with more pleasure in my life. The foldier began to make difficulties about entering into the vis a vis. Come, come, friend, faid the Marquis, I am a colonel, and it is your duty to obey; get in without more ado, and your mifirefs fhall follow. "Entrons, mon bon ami," faid the girl, fince thefe gentlemen infift upon doing us fo much honour. A girl like you would do honour to the fineft coach in France. Nothing could please me more than to have it in my power to make you happy, faid the Marquis. "Laiffez moi faire, mon colonel," faid the foldier, "Je fuis heureuse comme une reine," faid Fanchon. Away moved the chaife; and the Marquis and I followed," Voyez vous, combien nous fommes heureux, nous autres Francois, a bon marche ;" faid the marquis to me, adding with a fmile, "bonheur, a ce qu'on m'a dit, eft plus cher en Engleterre," but, an fwered I, how long will this last with thefe poor people?"Ah, pour le coup," faid he, " voila une reflection bien Anglaife," that, indeed, is what I cannot tell, neither do I know how long you, or I, may live, but I fancy it would be great folly to be forrowful through life, because we do not know how foon misfortunes may come, and because we are quite certain that death is to come at last. When we had arrived at the inn to which we had ordered the postillion to drive, we found the foldier and Fanchon. After having ordered fome vi&uals and wine---pray, faid I to the foldier, how do you propose to main tain your wife and yourself? One wa› has contrived to live four or five years on foldier's pay, replied he, can have little difficulty for the reft of his life. I can play tolerably well on the fiddle, added he, and perhaps their is not t village in all France of the fize, wher there are to many marriages as that in which we are a going to fettle.. I fhall never want employment ; ar d I, faid Fanchon, can weave hair nets and filk purfes, and mend flocking; befides my uncle has two hundred livres of mine in his hands, and ai though he is brother in law to the bailiff, and, "volontier brutal," yet I will make him pay it every fous: and I, faid the foldier, have fittee livres in my pocket; befides two louis that I lent to a poor farmer enable him to pay the taxes, ant which he will repay me when he is able. · You fee, fir, faid Fanchon to me, that we are not objects of compaflion. May we not be happy, my good friend (turning to her lover with a look of exquifite tenderness) if it be not our own faults? If you are not, “m'a douce amie!" faid the foldier, with great warmth, " Je farai bien a plana dre.” I never felt a more charming fenfation, the tear trembled in the marquis's eye,--- “m'a foi,” said he to me, c'eft un comedie lemoyante then, turning to Fanchon, come hi ther, my dear, faid he, till fuch tim as you can get payment of the two hundred livers, and my friend bere recovers his two louis, accept of this from me, putting a purfe of louis into her hand,I hope you will con tinue to love your husband, and t be loved by him,---let me know, from time to time, how your affairs go on, and how I can ferve you. This will inform you of my name, and where I live; but if you ever do me the ple fure of calling at my houfe at Piri, ---be fure to bring your husband with you. I fha!! never be afraid to trul her with you, faid the foldier. in fhall fee you as often as he pleases without my going with her: it wi by too much venturing (as your fer geant told me) that you loft your leg, my best friend, faid Fanchon, with a fmile to her lover, ". M...a |