to discover her retreat, but in vain; and, after | sequences are sometimes so dangerous, that a year of incessant dissipation, both she and ber son were forgotten. As riches man, confined by nature within certain limits, must likewise learn to refrain, in order to be bibed: the young Rouelle became the pride of his father, to whom he was affectionately attached. Twenty years had elapsed since Rowelle's tained the age of forty-eight years, and was still a very handsome mau: his age had, indeed, rendered him still more agreeable; it had dif over his whole frame. His life was seldom disturbed by care: rigid temperance had preserv ed and fortified his health; in short, he experienced uninterrupted happiness, especially in consequence of the universal esteem which he enjoyed. His son had already committed several youthful indiscretions, but now began to follow his father's way to happiness. The latter lived with him on the footing of an old friend, whose superior experience alone entitled him to respect. He neither required entire confi. dence of his son, nor did he repose it in him. They conducted themselves towards each other like two friends, whose intimacy has been ce mented by a long acquaintance. The son respected the father as a perfect model of prudence, and the father loved his son as a pupil who did honour to his instruction. Now that Rouelle was relieved from the gall-happy." These principles were readily imIng yoke of matrimony, he laid down a plan for his mode of life, to which he was determined to adhere. His house became the constant abode of all the pleasures of sense. were indispensibly necessary to secure his feli-separation from Susannah. He had now atcity, he maintained the utmost regularity in his domestic establishment. He did not rush into the destructive vortex of sensual gratification, but enjoyed his pleasures with modera-fused a sober gaiety, a pleasing sedateness, tion, and even with a regard to decency. He concealed the plan of his life, as well as the manner of executing it, beneath continual cheerfulness; he was therefore regarded as an exemplary young man, and became the favourite of every company. Not a word, a look, or a significant smile, ever betrayed any of his conquests. He was the most accomplished seducer of every female whose charms inflamed his passions; but they never had any cause to fear lest their reputation should suffer by their compliance. Rouelle enjoyed the tri umph of being universally acknowledged a man of a noble and virtuous disposition; though there was not a wish, or desire, which he did not gratify, let it cost what it might. He was affable, liberal, and magnanimons; he supported merit, and appeared to live for others, though he lived only for himself, and his own pleasures. The cunning and artifice which regulated his conduct, furnished employment for his understanding. His good taste prevented him from connecting himself with depraved characters; and his finesse spared him the commission of crimes into which a gross voluptuary would have fallen în his situation. "None can be guilty of crimes," said he, "but a mean, dishonourable scoundrel; and none can act virtuously without a prospect of advantage but a stupid enthusiast. I am neither. I live for my pleasure; a man ean wish for nothing more. Meanwhile I proThe servant, who had for many years been mote the felicity of others, but without any intention on my part. Can this be called vir- the confidant of his master, brought the most tue? By no means: it is only a wise ordina- explicit intelligence, to the following effect: tion of nature, that man should promote the The beautiful young female was the wife of a felicity and welfare of others, at the same time || painter, named Marton: the family did not that he is intent upon his own.” appear to be in the easiest circumstances, for they lived in a very frugal aud simple manner both the husband and wife were natives of Paris. The servant likewise said something concerning the tender affection of this couple for each other, to which his master replied, with the exclamation of" Blockhead !". The only acquaintance of the young woman was a millider, who had procured her husband In these principles he likewise educated bis son from his earliest infancy: he gave him all the accomplishments necessary for social life, formed his understanding, and even taught him temperance, for he had himself frequently found that he could not satisfy all his wishes. "My son," said he," the gratification of our wishes certainly affords felicity; but the con The elder Rouelle was one day passing through a street in Paris, when a female, beauteous as Aurora, came out of a small house, and proceeded towards a church. Her blooming complexion, the innocence that beamed from her sparkling eyes, and her graceful figure, caught the attention of the refined epicure. He followed her to the church, and from thence almost to her habitation. He then charged his servant to make inquiry cónceruing the name and circumstances of the fair stranger, and returned home struck with the charms of her beauty. his first job, and by whom she was employed should learn to be honest and independent, in working embroidery. to be industrious and content with little. I cultivated my art, as well as music, only as a secondary matter; but now, with my few wants, it renders me independent. This was the intention of my mother. I went to Lyons to improve myself in my profession. There I was only to learn, not to work. A small sum of money with which my mother furnished me, was sufficient to maintain me there a few months. One evening, I walked out of the town, down the side of the river to take a draw. and chose for the fore-ground a cluster of trees, beneath whose shade an old man was repos ing."-Here Marton's wife seized his hand with tears. He gave her a look of tenderness and proceeded Rouelle soon formed an acquaintance with the milliner; but Madame Marton very seldom went to her house. At length Rouelle saw her again, and bis passion was still more powerfully inflamed. The information he received of the milliner, concerning Marton's family, convinced him of the difficulty of his undertaking. Without letting the woman into the secret of his plan, he employed her to recommend the painter to some employment at the house of one of his friends. Here he introducing of a fine landscape. I threw myself down ed bimself to the acquaintance of the young artist by an assumed name. The job was of some length, for Marton had a saloon to paint. Rouelle visited him every day, and made his art the constant subject of conversation. He procured Marton more employment, and very soon gained the entire confidence of the young artist. His conversations concerning the art and the taste of the Parisians, were so instructive, that Marton rejoiced at having formed such an useful acquaintance, and requested that he would call to see him. Rouelle did so; and was equally astonished at the beauty of the wife and at the sincere affection, the purity and innocence of the young couple. The husband possessed an ardent mind; he loved his art with enthusiasm, his wife with passionate fervor, and virtue with a sublime and inexpressible devotion; the bosom of the innocent wife was filled with grateful affection to her generous spouse. Rouelle was now seated beside the charming female; she even took pieasure in his company and testified a regard for him: but he was for the first time embarrassed how to proceed towards the gratification of his wish; for he durst not venture, in the most remote degree, to of fend against the artist's high sense of virtue. Marton was incapable of conceiving it possible that others should entertain sentiments and ideas different from his own. That the young couple were perfectly unacquainted with the world and with mankind, Rouelle was well convinced; but the husband's virtue and the wife's affection made ample amends for that deficiency. "The old man did not appear to observe me. I sketched him as he sat with his hand to his forehead in the most melancholy attitude. When I saw the figure upon my paper, I asked myself, 'But what can be the matter with him? me; Is it possible? cried a voice within can you delineate an unfortunate man, instead of relieving him? I rose, hastened to him and said: 'Good father, you do not ap. pear to be happy. He fixed on me his eyes, bedimmed with tears, and shook his head with a sigh, I seized his hand with sympathizing emotion and begged him to acquaint me with the cause of his grief. I have a wife and a daughter,' replied he, with a tremulous voice; and in a place like this (pointing to the splendid city,) am without a morsel of bread !'--' Good God !2 I exclaimed, and gave him a trifle! He took it with a modest blush, and immediately rose up, to hasten home. "I offered him my arm because he was tired. Cannot you work?' I asked him by the way. A smile of painful emotion for a moment overspread his features. I am old,' said he, 'unused to labour, and my poor wife has been sick these twelve months. My daughter indeed works to keep us as long as possible from starving. Ab, dear Sir! (Here he stood still and looked me in the face) To-day indeed; but to-morrow! a month hence!' The tears streamed down his aged cheeks. I put my Martou one day related to Rouelle how he hand into my pocket and gave him half of what had obtained his wife. "You must know my I had. He accepted it with heart-felt gratidear friend," said he, embracing his wife, with tude. 'It is so little, father,' said I, with deep joy and tenderness; "I lost my father early, compassion; but I am poor myself.' He and was a young man without friends and looked at me, and offered to return part of the without mouey. My mother, au excellent money, which I refused. At length we arrived woman," bere he lifted up his hands in ex- at the cottage where he resided. Here he tacy—“O! to her am I indebted for my felici-seized my hand and said: That I enter this ty, for every thing that contributes to my happiness!-She taught me what all mankind place with joyful sensations and got with the anguish of despair, is your work.' His tears again flowed more copiously, and he drew || his father?—It cost me some trouble to premy hand to his breast. I tore myself from vail upon these poor but virtuous people to him, and hastened down the street, because I accept of my assistance; but at length they was sensible that if I staid I should give him acceded. all I had. Alas!, that I could be so narrowminded!"—"Narrow-minded?" repeated Rou-ent to procure additional comforts for the old elle smiling. "I was very industrious, and earned suffici man and his sick wife. I had been acquainted with them about a month, when at length, for the first time, I beheld their daughter, now my beloved wife." He pressed her tenderly to his bosom, and she kissed his hand, as if she saw for the first time the benefactor of her parents. "The visage of the old man penetrated deep into my soul, though I was able to do nothing more for his relief.-Nothing? nothing? thought I all at once; cannot you work for him? or at least spare him some portion of your earnings? I went the same evening to a milliner for whom I had occa- "She was a girl of fifteen, accomplished, sionally designed patterns of embroidery, and¦¦ and—” His wife interrupted him, blushproposed to paint some fans for her; an ideaing:- -"But my husband has not mentioned. to which I was led by a fan that I intended what we did not discover till some time afteras a present for my landlady. She approved wards; in order to relieve us he deprived himof my proposal, and I fell to work the same self of every pleasure; he left himself in want evening, selecting for my purpose scenes from that we might enjoy abundance."-With tears the most celebrated novels. These fans were of gratitude, the tender Louisa fell upon the a novelty, and there was soon a great demand bosom of her husband., for them I considered the money which I received for my labour as the property of the old man. In a few days I went to him, and found him on the straw, couch of his sick wife. 'O God!' he exclaimed, it is he!'. The patient turned her dim eye, with a look of gratitude, towards me. I said, 'No, good father, I am not poor, for I am able to work; forgive me.' With these words I gave him the money which I had earned. He hesitated to accept it, and I refused to take it again. I acquainted the old man with what I had done, and with my further intentions. Permit me, I added, henceforth to consider myself as your son.And tell me yourself," continued Marton, turning to Rouelle, "should not every young man regard the hoary victim of misfortune as "There," continued Marton smiling, "I first beheld my Louisa, and the same moment I loved her. Ah, Sir! she was so handsome and so good, that I entertained no doubt that she would meet with a better offer than I could make her; I therefore said nothing. Her mother died, and not long afterwards her father followed. I then took Louisa home, and treated her as my sister. I loved her inexpressibly, but still I was silent; what could I offer her but my heart! My passion, however betrayed itself. Louisa gave me her hand, and I was rendered completely happy. Yes, I possess nothing but the heart of my wife, every thing else belongs to the unfortunate; but her love is accompanied with inestimable felicity.” [To be continued.] LITERARY BOUQUET, FROM the nuptial sacrifices of old it was a custom to take away the gall, and to cast it on the ground, to signify that between the young couple there should be no bitterness or discontent, but that sweetness and love should fill up the whole space of their lives. We shall find in the two following instances not only the gall taken away, but such conjugal affection, and such proficients in this lesson of love, that they may seem to have improved it to the utmost perfection. INSTANCE OF TENDERNESS IN A HUSBAND Meleager challenged to himself the chief honour of slaying the Caledonian boar. This being denied him, he sat in his chamber so angry and discontented, that when the Curetes were assaulting the city where be lived, he would not stir out to lend his fellow-citizens the least assistance. The elders, magistrates, the chiefs of the city, and the priests came to him with the humblest supplications, but he would not move; they offered a great reward, but he scored alike both it and them. His father, Enæus, came to him, and embracing his knees, sought to make him relent, but in vain; his mother came, and after much entreaty was refused; his sisters and his most familiar friends were sent to him, and begged he would not forsake them in their last extremity; but his fierce mind was not to be so wrought upon. In the mean time the enemy had broken into the city, and then came his wife, Cleopatra, trembling :-" O, my dearest love!" said she, "help us, or we are lost; the enemy has already entered." The hero was moved by this voice alone, and was roused at the apprehension of danger to his beloved wife. He armed hims If, went forth, and returned not till he had repulsed the enemy, aud put the city in its usual safety and security, INSTANCE OF AFFECTION IN A WIFE TO A HUSBAND. In the reign of Vespasian there was a rebellion in Gaul, the chief leader of which was Julius Sabinus. The Gauls being reduced, the Captain was sought after to be punished but he had hid himself in a vault, or cave, which was the monument of his grandfather, and caused a report to be spread of his death, as if he had voluntarily poisoned himself; and the better to persuade men of the truth of it, he caused his house to be set on fire, as if his body had therein been burned. He had a wife, whose name was Epopina; she knew nothing of his safety, but bewailed his death with inconsolable grief; there were only two of his freed men who were privy to it, who pitying their lady (being determined to die, and who had therefore abstained from food for three days together,) declared her purpose to her busband, and besought him to save her who loved him so well. It was granted; and she was told that her Sabinus lived. She went to him in the tomb, where they lived undiscoverfor many years, during which time she had several children in that solitary mansion. At last, the place of ber abode came to be known: they were taken, and brought to Rome, where Vespasian commanded they should be slain. || Epopina then producing her children, said— "Behold, O Cæsar! these children whom I have brought forth and bred in a monument that thou mightest have more supplants for our lives." But the cruel Vespasian could not be moved with such words as these; they were both led to death, and Epopina joyfully || died with her husband, with whom she had been buried for so many years before. || CURIOUS HISTORICAL ANECDOTE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. When the Princess Elizabeth came forth from her confinement in the Tower, she went into the church of Allhallows Steyning, in Mark-lane, the first church she found open, to return thanks for her deliverance from prison. As soon as the pious work was concluded, and the thanksgiving finished, the Princess and her attendants retired to the King's Head, in Fenchurch-street, to take some refreshment; and here her Royal Highness was regaled with pork and pease. The memory of the visit is still preserved there, and on the 17th of November, her Highness's birth-day, many people mect to eat pork and pease in honour of the visit and the day. It must be observed, however, that as the Princess came from her confinement in the Tower (according to Mr. Nichols, in his Progresses) some day in May, the original day has probably been forgotten, and the birth-day substituted in its stead. A print of the Princess Elizabeth, from a picture by Hans Holbein, hangs in the great room of the tavern, and the dish (which appears to be of a mixed metal) in which the pork and peas were served up, still remains as an ornament on one of the shelves in the kitchen, though much decayed by time and long services. ANECDOTES OF LORD NELSON. When very young, and on a visit to his grandmother at Hilborough, he was invited by another boy to go bird's-nesting. As he did not return at the usual dinner hour, the old lady became alarmed, and dispatched messengers different ways to search for him. The little ramblers at length were discovered under a hedge, counting over the spoils of the day, and the young Horatio was brought home. His relation was angry with him for being absent from home without leave, and concluded with saying," I wonder fear did not drive you home." Horatio innocently replied,—“ Madam; I never saw FEAR." It is known that at the age of fifteen, young Nelson proceeded with Captain Lutwidge, ac|| companying Captain Phipps (afterwards Lord Mulgrave) on a voyage of discovery towards the north pole. In those high northern latitudes the nights are generally clear; during one of them, notwithstanding the extreme bitterness of the cold, young Nelson was missîng; every search that was instantly made after him was in vain, and it was at length' imagined he was lost; when lo! as the rays of the rising sun opened the distant horizon, he was discerned, to the great astonishment of his messmates, at a considerable distance on the ice, armed with a single musket, in anxious pursuit of an immense bear. The lock of the musket being injured, the piece would not go off, and he had therefore pursued the animal in hopes of tiring him, and of being at length able to effect his purpose with the butt end. On his return, Captain Lutwidge reprimanded bim for leaving the ship without leave; and in a severe tone demanded what motive could possibly have induced him to undertake so rash an action. The young hero replied with great simplicity, "I wished, Sir, to get the skin for my father." ADMIRAL BOECAWEN'S WIG. When Admiral Boscawen added so gloriously to the laurels so often reaped by the British tars, and defeated the French fleet, he was under the necessity of going on board a boat in order to shift his flag from his own ship to another. In his passage a shot went through the boat's side; when the Admiral taking off his wig stopped the leak with it, and by that means kept the boat from sinking until he reached the ship in which he intended to hoist his flug. Thus, by a presence of mind so natural to the worthy Admiral, was he bimself saved, and also enabled to continue the engagement, which ended so gloriously to the British nation. SINGULAR PHENOMENON IN THE RIVER DE LA PLATA.. There have been at different periods of time very remarkable instances of the convulsions of nature, but there are fw recorded equal to (and none exceeding) the following. In the year 1793 the waters of this river were forced, in the month of April, by a most violent current of wind to the distance of ten leagues, so that the neighbouring plaius were entirely inundated, and the bed of the river left quite dry. A number of ships which had been sunk in the river for apwards of thirty years, were uncovered, and amongst others an English vessel, which was cast away in the year 1762. Several persons repaired to the bed of the river, on which they could walk almost without wetting their feet, and returued laden with silver and other riches, which bad long been buried under water. This phenomenon, which may be long ranked among the grand revolutions of nature, continued three days, at the end of which the wind ceased, and the water returned with great violence to its natural bed. SPANISH ARMADA. The custom of eating goose on a Michaelmas day, is said to have originated with Queen Elizabeth; being on a visit to one of her seaports when our fleet had gone out to oppose the Spanish armada, just as she had sat down to dinner, of which a goose formed a part, news was brought her of the total defeat of the enemy. Her majesty at that moment ordered that the dish then before her might be served up on every twenty-ninth day of September, in commemoration of such a glorious event. FEMALE BEAUTY AND ORNAMENTS. The ladies in Spain gild their teeth, and those of the Indies paint them red; the blackest teeth are esteemed the most beautiful in Guzurat, and in some parts of America. In Greenland the women colour their faces with blue and yellow. However fresh the complexion of a Muscovite may be, she would think herself very ugly if she was not plastered over with paint. The Chinese must have their feet as diminutive as the she-goats, and to render them thus their youth is passed in tortures. In ancient Persia, an aqualine nose was often thought worthy of the crown; and if there was any competition between two princes, the people generally went by this criterion of majesty. In some countries the mothers break the noses of their children, and in others press the head between two boards that it may become square. The Indian beauty is thickly smeared with bear's fat, and the female Hottentot receives from the band of her lover-not silks or wreaths of flowers, but the warm entrails of animals newly slain, to dress herself with enviable ornaments. In China small eyes are liked, and the girls are continually plucking their eye-brows that they may be small and long. The Turkish women dip a gold brush in the tincture of a black drug, which they pass over their eye-brows; it is too visible by day, but looks shining by uight; they tinge their nails with a rose colour. An ornament for the nose seems to us perfectly unnecessary; the Peruvians, however, think otherwise, and they hang from it a weighty ring, the thickness of which is regulated according to the rank of their husbands. The custom of boring it, as our ladies do their ears, is very common in several nations; through the perforation are hung various |