found not only an affectionate father, but a fincere friend; one, who, deftitute of the peevishness of age, remembered that he once was young: one, whofe evening fky was illumined by the funshine of cheerfulnefs, and the beams of religion; and of all characters, what can be more pleafing than that of a good old man ?

Albert means to fettle all his affairs before his return; I do not, therefore, expect to fee him this month. Now, as you are fo great an advocate for him, and "would do any thing to accelerate the feftival of Hymen," I think you ought,

ought, during his abfence, to come and plead his caufe; and by your presence render his absence the less irkfome.-Adieu !-Prefent or abfent, always believe me to be

Your affectionate

CHARLOTTE.

LETTER II.

YOU forget, my dear Carolina,

You

that I have not much of what

you term " idle time." You forget that I have the fuperintendence of a little family; and that, in being

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an eldest fifter, I have all the cares of a parent. How, then, can you expect me not only to write frequently, but to write long letters? -Befides, I am bound to write to

Albert twice a week; and those letters coft me no fmall trouble, for, in order to improve ourselves in the English language, we have agreed to correfpond in no other. So that all my " idle time," as you call it, is devoted to the reading of English books.

I have just had with me feveral of your admirers, to invite me to a ball next Tuesday. As I know most of the party, and as no exercife can

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be more charming, I have promised to attend. I hope there is no impropriety in it. Albert, I am fure, will not be displeased; though I am forry I have not time to acquaint him, and have his anfwer on the fubject.

It has been very warmly, and I dare say, very feelingly afferted by Adolphus Ferdinand, that there

can be no dance without

you. The language of lovers, you know, is not to be judged by common rules: this is a fort of poetical licence of Ferdinand's, by which we are to understand, that be cannot dance without you. If you had a grain

of

of compaffion, you would give

spirit to our dance, and peace to

Ferdinand.

LETTER III.

HE occurrences of a ball, you

TH

know, always form a grand article in female correfpondence; and you will expect a faithful narrative of all our late proceedings. And, indeed, they are not unworthy of commemoration. Indepen. dent of mere amusement, meetings of this kind always afford matter of obfervation, and exhibit traits in

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