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of you, is, that you will have at leaft the humanity to convince me, that my paffion is as much defpifed, as it is treacherous and unjust.

CHARLES WALLER.

(To be continued.)

On the INJUSTICE of FORTUNE 10 GENIUS.

A REFLECTION.

(From Mrs. Robinfan's Novel, entitled Angelina.)

une in heaping treafures on the uncultivated and fordid, when it is well known that fome of the moft illuftrious characters, ancient and modern, have perifhed in want! Did not Homer recite his divine poetry in the public ftreets for bread? Did not Plautus, the great comic poet, earn a livelihood by turning a mill-stone? Was not the learned Xylander obliged to fell his notes upon Dionyfius Caffius for a mefs of pottage?

Pity as the transcribes the names of Dryden, Otway, Savage, Collins, Chatterton and Lloyd? Nay, did not the fublime Milton fell his Paradife Loft for the paltry fum of ten pounds? a fum which Sir Ed. ward Clarendon gives for a turtle, or a few pine-apples.-Oh! my blood thrills through my veins, when I think of fuch injuftice!

The THREE MAIDENS.

(From the Locker-On, a Periodical Paper.)

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DLUTO, perceiving that his T grieves me to the foul when I Furies were beginning to grow reflect on the injuftice of For-old and worn in the fervice, called Mercury to him, and defired him the globe over, to find him three to go to the upper world, and fearch' maids, fuch as were every way proper for the duty in which they were to be engaged. Mercury fet off on his errand. It happened at the fame time, that Juno was in want of three handmaids, being obliged to turn away thofe fhe had, for their intrigues with Jupiter. Iris was accordingly difpatched to look in every corner of the earth, till fhe could meet with three virgins of fuch fevere chaftity, that they were never known to fmile upon a man. After a confiderable' time spent in the fearch, Iris returned out of breath, and alone.

Is it not dreadful to behold an illmannered cub revelling in the midft of profufion, when it is a known fact that the immortal Cervantes perished in extreme poverty? Who, without fhame, can anticipate the day, when Sit Edward Clarendon's monumental honours shall fill a niche in the temple of the AllGood, though the enlightened Bentivoglio, the ornament of Italy and the belles-lettres, did not leave a fum fufficient even to lay him in the

earth?

Are not the annals of our own country darkened by the hand of

A worthlefs though well-drawn character in this excellent novel,

"What!". cried her miftrefs, "have you not fucceeded then? Is it poffible? O chastity! O virtue!" "Goddess," returned Iris, "I have indeed found three rigid maidens, that neither Jove nor Mars himself could ever have fubdued: but, alas! I arrived too late." "Too late!" "Yes, too late; Mercury had already engaged them for Pluto." For Pluto! for what purpofe?" "To make three Furies of them." STORY

STORY of the EXPLOITS and DEATH of CAPTAIN RAGGADO and his BRAVOS.

At the fame time, a loud noise of a drum was heard from a distance. One would have thought indeed, that fifty drums had been founding at once, had it not been for the

(From the Arabian Tales: or a Con-
tinuation of the Arabian Nights En-perfect unifon of all the beatings.
tertainments.)

(Continued from p. 78.)

"What is this noife I hear," faid Raggado.

"It is nothing," faid the dervife, but Batteniltabour founding the retreat by ftroking his belly: he is a brave man at founding a charge."

"Good dervift, these are very extraordinary characters. They are forced like me, to live in retirement, because the public has an unfavourable opinion of them. But we can go out with you and diflodge that Bigftaff, that vulture who fends down upon us his bafkets of fowls, dreffed out in fteel to the great dismay of our troop.

TINAFAC had a fmall purfe of" the fize of an egg fixed to a girdle, bound round his breaft. It feemed to be closed with four fmall cords, at the ends of which were fo many small spikes of fteel He opened it, and blew into it, till it foon became of the bulk of a melon. He blew again, till it was large enough to admit his head. He then introduced his head into it, and continued blowing into this fpecies of bonnet: It grew every moment larger till it reached the ground on all fides, and the body of the blower was contained within it. His comrades then picked up the cords of the purfe, which had been magnified in the fame proportion, and drew it to them upon the four fides; upper part took the form of a tent, and was fupported by four pikes which he always carried with him. Ilnafac went on with his work, and the tent increased till it was large enough to accommodate twenty perfons, and the steel spikes had become large fpikes of iron, which which were fixed deep in the ground, and rendered the tent a fafe and fteady habitation.

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"Mahomet again," cried Ragga. do in an ecftafy; this is the king, the god of mushrooms: this is an incredible thing!"

"Not to flatter you my general, those who have feen you may be lieve any thing, and can have nothing to boaft of. But Ilnafac has moderated his exertions here; his #trength is fufficient to fwell this tent to fuch a fize, that it might lodge all the pilgrims to Mecca with their guard."

VOL. XXVII.

"Ah!" replied Raggado, "had his citadel been furrounded with a triple feffe full of water, we needed only to have mixed a little honey with it, and you might have drunk it up. I fhould have attacked the wall with my fabre, and, by Mahomet, you know what it can do! I fhould engage to bring down the fortreis before one ftone could be thrown at me; Bilamich fhould throw the broken pieces into the foffe, and I fhould appear in the place at a time when I was little expected; and you should then fee how I would fall upon those people with their iron fhea:hings!"

"This is a project truly worthy of your abilities, general," replied Ballayah; "but the tyrant is fecure against every fuch enterprife."

"I fwear, by thy book, my venerable old fellow, to contrive one without delay, againft which it shall be impoffible for him to guard.But let us go to fupper."

It is the wifeft part we can juft now take," faid the dervife; for our roast meat would cool did not Bazzaknar keep it warm."

All the little army fat down around a well

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a well-furnished table, enlightened | When, they had filed off, Raggado
by a lamp which had three wicks. was the last to enter the tent; he
They talked of their projects. lay in the middle; each placed him-
"Comrades," faid Raggado, self at a refpectful distance from his
"be affured that I will do my ut- general, in the place which appeared
moft to merit your praifes; but as to him the most convenient; the
you have made me your commander, dervife prayed, and all fell peaceably
I give you notice that we fhall march afleep.
in order and very expeditioufly.-
I have drunk but a fingle cup of
water, and it has already given me
a naufea.-To-morrow, by day-
break I fhall review my troops, give
my orders, and fet out without
delay our tent and baggage muft
be made ready for removal in the
time of the review.-Let us drink a
cup of good liquor, and Ive down
to dream of the victory which awaits
us. Although my ftomach were as
hollow as an empty well, I could
fleep as found upon pebbles as on a
bed of rofes.-Let us finifh what
remains as we are to fet out to-mor-
row with a project in our heads,
we must begin with ftarving the
rats here, and not leave them a fingle
crumb to gnaw-Let us end the
banquet. It is proper that we
fhould reft in the tent. Come hi-
ther, Guillarich! Can you fee any
thing by night ?"

Scarcely had the morning ftar ap..
peared on the horizon, when Guil-
larich awakened Batteniltabour,
who gaped, and beat his belly with
a noife which re-echoed through all
the caverns in the neighbourhood.
Raggado fprung inftantly up, and
awakened all about him.

"As well as by day, general."
"This is good; you fhall keep
watch by the camp, and to-morrow,
on our march, you shall take a fleep
on the fhoulders of Bilamich.
Come hither, Thalahava, throw
your clue at that cloud over our
head, and oblige it to cool the air,
by diffufing a little dew.-Battenil-
tabour must go fnore without the
camp befide Guillarich, that he may
be ready to give the alarm, when
any thing extraordinary happens.-
Come, my friends, lét each of us
take one of these fkins for his pillow.
A foldier never refufes the conve-
niences of life when he can have
them."

"O great, valiant, wife captain!"
faid Ballayab, obeying the order,
and marching before the troops.

"Come, comrades," faid he, "to arms; Ilnafac remove the tent."

At this command every one left the tent; only Ilnafac remaining till the pofts were taken up; fo that before fun-rife the tent was folded up, and fixed to the girdle of him whose business it was to bear it.

All now affembled to the grand review.- Ballayah had placed himfelf in the rear. "Brother," faid Raggado," you are not in your proper place; you are our counfellor, and fhould therefore be in the centre; but tactics having undergone a change, you are placed in the rear, and thus it often happens that, when the vanquished is engaged, counfel comes too late ; but here as the ranks are not yery thick, nothing can hinder you from coming to my affiftance when neceffary. Is your book in a proper ftate ? Are none of the leaves wanting?"

"By Mahomet I have not kept count; but it is a matter of indifference, whatever may be wanting, I can very easily fupply."

66 Comrade Guillarich," faid Raggado, " your eyes are a little red; bathe them in cold water; you may be troubled with defluxions about them. Are Nadhertavil's bow and arrows in a proper state?" Nothing is wanting, general."

I am impatient to make trial of | ed a few half notes in a base voice; your addrefs by fending a meffage but thefe were enough to throw dif ftrait into the enemy's eye. Let us may and terror through the whole fee your clue, Thalahava. It is troop. Karaamek would have fled very round; and the filk is very to an hundred leagues' diftance, if fine fpun! You may challenge the he could have found his legs. Billafpiders to do the like. But, my mich felt his knees totter under dear comrades if you will liften to nim; Guillarich's eyes were dimthe advice of an old foldier, you med for the moment; Nadhertavil fhall foon learn that fo precious a dropped his bow and arrows; Thatalent may be used to better purpofe labava looked about for a cloud to than for cooling the air, and wash- take refuge in; Ilnafac loft breath, ing kitchen utenfils.-Bazzaknar, I and Bazzaknar felt a cold chillness. cannot examine the fire in your fto- "By Mahomet!" faid Raggado, mach; but I hope you have plenty addreffing Ballayah, who had a of fulphur and bitumen for the hiccough, "a wonderful voice this! campaign; as we are going to fall I do not think myfelf chicken-hearton an enemy's kitchen, we fhall ed, and yet I tremble like a leaf. not give you the trouble of dreffing Friend Batteniltabour, this is an ilour victuals; but I charge you to luftrious talent of thine, but if roaft all the heads that may give us pleafe, we shall make no ufe of it, any trouble.-Karaamek, your flip-unlefs when we happen to be in pers feem to be in a good enough ftate; but beware of indulging your tafte for figs; you were lately in danger of lofing your flippers, and you might have caught cold returning from fuch a diftance.-Ilnafac, you have folded up the tent, but take care of the pofts, fee that the cords be good, look that the ftuff be all fresh.-Let nothing be want. ing. Tell me, could you by blow. ing in a melon, fwell it to a pumpion!"

"No, general."

"It may well be faid, that no man poffeffes univerfal talents.Advance Bilamich; you must provide yourself with firaps to fupport your burdens. That back, if it were level enough, might fupport a pyramid!Do you know that one can never have a large enough hand, when any thing is to be laid hold of Here Batteniltabour, your drum is tight enough; but you must beware of watering the infide too much with hot liquors, for thefe would fhrivel the fkin. Pray let me hear you found your trumpet."

Batteniltabour obeyed, and utter

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very defperate circumftances; refume your place; and you my friends, who are pleafed to acknow ledge me your general, attend while I explain the battle which I propofe that we fhould execute.

Our object is to make ourfelves mafters of Kallacahabalaba, and to defroy the tyrant Bigstaff. He is too cautious to expofe himself. He will fend out his rabble against us; wè fhall rout them, but this will nor determine the matter. We muft force him to capitulation by famine; lay wafte the country from which he is fupplied with means of fubfiftence, and oblige him to eat his very rock for food: You have all the elements in your power; you can burn, drown, rob, maffacre and deftroy; and by these means that country may in a very fhort fpace be reduced to a defert. A regular war. might become more ruinous in the end; whereas if the influence of terror be conjoined to the effects of our hoftilities, three fourths of the people will endeavour to efcape by flight. We have only to confider where we shall begin our devaftations. "Guillarich."

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"Guillarich," faid the general to his good fp, "caft your eyes towards the four cardinal points in the heavens. We muft begin with fomething eafy, and juft at hand. What fee you towards the weft ?? "At twenty leagues distance, fir, I fee a caravan travelling this way." "Although we should join it by fun-fet," faid Raggado, "we should be then weary and hungry, and pillaging it could do but little harm to Bigftaff. This is not our object. Look towards the east."

"Here, general, I fee a rich meadow, with very fine cattle grazing upon it, who are tended by hepherds."

This object will deferve our attention hereafter; but tho'e victuals are not ready dreffed; and as we fet out fafting we fhall need to find our dinner ferved up on the table." "Ah!" faid Guillarich, "what is this, that is preparing fouth of us! I fee preparations for a fplendid wedding."

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"Art thou content then, dervife," faid Raggado.

In my opinion every one ought to be fo. Come, let us march on ! Batteniltabour beat a foft march, fuch as may fit a wedding proceffion."

The drum obeyed, and the troop marched on in good order. When they were within two leagues of the village, Raggado gave orders to Karaamek to obferve what was paf

"This is the affair for us then.fing at the feaft, and to take care At how many leagues distance?" "Ten leagues.

"In a village?"

"Yes, a populous village." "So much the better: we shall do the more mischief, and make the more noife; thofe folks will not hinder us from doing our bufinefs; with this measure, let us open the campaign.

"Bazzaknar fhall enter the vil lage with me, and burn up the whole fide of the street oppofite to that in which the marriage is celebrated. I fhall enter the house intended for the feaft, and feiz. the bride. If the bridegroom, father, or relations, make any disturbance, I fall divide a few blows among them; and if these cannot make him quiet, Batteniltabour shall speak a word, and in their ear, which they will hardly defire to hear repeated. Eazzaknar fhall burn all except the houfe, and there we will

that the dinner was not too haftily ferved up. Within three minutes the messenger was returned.

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hey are idolatrous rafcals," said he," and are facrificing before a wooden idot, a fine heifer with gilded horns, which will not be fully reafted for an hour to come.”

By Mahoinet," faid Raggado, to Ballayah, "thou muft furely be highly pleafed. We are going

against idolatry; it fhall be thy talk to overturn the idol; conjure it down with thy book; I recommend -A marriage contracted before an idol, and without the cadi, is not worth a firaw. I will marry the young woman in the muffulman fafhion, and convert her to the truth."

During this converfation, the company continued their march, In a fhort time they arrived in the village, directly oppofite to the houfe in which the two families

were

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