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the receptacle of departed spirits, I would never look at it for fearof seeing her; but I wish, sir, that the moon was a looking-glass foryour sake, and that Miss Sophia Western was now placed before it." "Mydear Partridge," cries Jones, "what a thought was there! A thoughtwhich I am certain could never have entered into any mind but that ofa lover. O Partridge! could I hope once again to see that face; but,alas! all those golden dreams are vanished for ever, and my onlyrefuge from future misery is to forget the object of all my formerhappiness." "And do you really despair of ever seeing Miss Westernagain?" answered Partridge; "if you will follow my advice I willengage you shall not only see her but have her in your arms." "Ha! donot awaken a thought of that nature," cries Jones: "I have struggledsufficiently to conquer all such wishes already." "Nay," answeredPartridge, "if you do not wish to have your mistress in your arms youare a most extraordinary lover indeed." "Well, well," says Jones, "letus avoid this subject; but pray what is your advice?" "To give it youin the military phrase, then," says Partridge, "as we are soldiers,`To the right about.' Let us return the way we came; we may yet reachGloucester to-night, though late; whereas, if we proceed, we arelikely, for aught I see, to ramble about for ever without comingeither to house or home." "I have already told you my resolution is togo on," answered Jones; "but I would have you go back. I am obliged toyou for your company hither; and I beg you to accept a guinea as asmall instance of my gratitude. Nay, it would be cruel in me to sufferyou to go any farther; for, to deal plainly with you, my chief end anddesire is a glorious death in the service of my king and country." "Asfor your money," replied Partridge, "I beg, sir, you will put it up; Iwill receive none of you at this time; for at present I am, I believe,the richer man of the two. And as your resolution is to go on, so mineis to follow you if you do. Nay, now my presence appears absolutelynecessary to take care of you, since your intentions are so desperate;for I promise you my views are much more prudent; as you are resolvedto fall in battle if you can, so I am resolved as firmly to come to nohurt if I can help it. And, indeed, I have the comfort to think therewill be but little danger; for a popish priest told me the other daythe business would soon be over, and he believed without a battle." "Apopish priest!" cries Jones, "I have heard is not always to bebelieved when he speaks in behalf of his religion." "Yes, but so far,"answered the other, "from speaking in behalf of his religion, heassured me the Catholicks did not expect to be any gainers by thechange; for that Prince Charles was as good a Protestant as any inEngland; and that nothing but regard to right made him and the rest ofthe popish party to be Jacobites."--"I believe him to be as much aProtestant as I believe he hath any right," says Jones; "and I make nodoubt of our success, but not without a battle. So that I am not sosanguine as your friend the popish priest." "Nay, to be sure, sir,"answered Partridge, "all the prophecies I have ever read speak of agreat deal of blood to be spilt in the quarrel, and the miller withthree thumbs, who is now alive, is to hold the horses of three kings,up to his knees in blood. Lord, have mercy upon us all, and sendbetter times!" "With what stuff and nonsense hast thou filled thyhead!" answered Jones: "this too, I suppose, comes from the popishpriest. Monsters and prodigies are the proper arguments to supportmonstrous and absurd doctrines. The cause of King George is the causeof liberty and true religion. In other words, it is the cause ofcommon sense, my boy, and I warrant you will succeed, though Briariushimself was to rise again with his hundred thumbs, and to turnmiller." Partridge made no reply to this. He was, indeed, cast intothe utmost confusion by this declaration of Jones. For, to inform thereader of a secret, which he had no proper opportunity of revealing