From the Ladies Museum. VARIETIES. plied, "Well, then, I will be still kinder to him, which will oblige him to love me." From La Belle Assemblée. TT used to be considered an indispensable appendage to a great man's establishment, to have in his service one of his unfortunate fellow mortals, from whom Providence had OF THE ABBE D'ENTRAGUES. withheld the blessing of understandTHE singularities of the Abbé's ing. This man was called the fool, person, who was a tall well made and kent continually round his en- man, consisted in an extraordinary plover's person, for the purpose of paleness of complexion, which he amusing those greater fools who contributed to by frequent bleedwere capa le of sporting with his ings; he slept constantly with his mi-fortunes. It happened, that one arms tied up, and attached by a thus employed had very much pleas- string to the head of his bed, in ed his master, by affording what he order to render them delicately called sport for his company, and white, and the whimsicalness of his as a mark of his approbation, he dress was such, though he was an gave him a favourite walking cane: Abbé, as to cause him to be exiled with this injunction-"Keep it till from court. you meet with a greater fool than Monsieur Pelletier, though very yourself, then give it him." A very slightly acquainted with him, short time after, the rich man was thought it but polite to call on him taken dangerously ill. and his physi- in his exile, and paid him a visit cians pronounced his life in immi about noon. He found his chamber nent danger. The fool was about extremely neat, with a bed equally his bed, and observed him in the so, the curtains of which were all greatest consternation; on which undrawn. A person was sitting up he asked him why he appeared so in the bed, very coquetishly dressed, frightened. "I am dying," was who was working tapestry, and who the answer. "Dying! what is had on a woman's night cap, adornthat?" said the fool. "Going from ed with a profusion of ribbands, this world to another-from this tied in bows: a plaiting of ribband world to eternity!" "Oh! a jour- confined this person's corset, a litney," said the fool; "well, is every tle cambrick open mantle completed thing prepared?" The master, the dress, and the face was ornastarting with terrour, exclaimed, mented by patches. At this sight "No; nothing is prepared for such M. Pelletier drew back, and imaginan awful journey!" Away ran the ing it to be some lady of easy virfool, and instantly returned with tue, he begged pardon and retreatthe walking cane, and putting it in- ed towards the door. The person to the hands of his dying master, called him back, begged him to said-"There, take back your cane." draw near, and laughing heartily, told his name, for this was the dress commonly worn by M. D'EnTHIS prince, upon being inform- tragues when in bed; and he never ed that a person, who was under slept with any thing else on his head great obligations to him, returned than the most tasteful woman's his kindness with ingratitude, re- night-cap. HENRY IV. OF FRANCE. [381 LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. From the (London) Monthly Magazine, Sept. 1813. A DESCRIPTION of the Islands of Ja- Disorders which may be strictly va, Bali, and Celebes; with an denominated Bilious. account of the principal nations and M. KOTZEBUE is preparing for tribes of the Indian Archipelago, is publication his account of the Rusin preparation: by JOHN CRAW- sian Embassy to Persia, which will FORD, esq. late resident at the appear at the same time in London court of the Sultan of Java. and Weymar. The Rev. J. H. MONK, B. D. Dr. JAMES JOHNSON. author of fellow and tutor of Trinity College, "the Influence of Tropical Climates and Regius Professor of Greek in on European Constitutions," &c. the University, announces a Vin- will speedily publish a small work, dication of the University of Cam- entitled the Influence of Civick bridge, from the reflections of Sir J. Life, Sedentary Habits, and Intel. E. Smith, President of the Linnean lectual Refinement, on Human Society. Health and Human Happiness; in It will be gratifying to the lovers cluding an estimate of the balance of Scottish literature to be informed, of enjoyment and suffering in the that a volume of Poems and Songs, different gradations of society. chiefly in the Scottish dialect, by In a few days will be published, a the late RICHARD GALL, is in the translation of M. P. ORFILLA'S Dipress. Mr. Gall enjoyed the rections for the Treatment of Perfriendship and correspondence of sons who have taken Poison, and Burns, Campbell, Macneil, and those in a state of suspended animaother celebrated poets of the day. tion: together with the means of Dr. PLAYFAIR will speedilypub- detecting poisons and adulterations lish a Geographical and Statistical in wine; also of distinguishing real Description of Scotland, in two from apparent death. volumes, octavo, with a map. Mr. HENRY THOMPSON has in An Account of the Kingdom of the press, and shortly will publish, Nepal, with maps and engravings, Remarks on the Conduct of a Nurwill speedily be published, by Dr. sery; intending to give information F. HAMILTON, (formerly BUCH- to young mothers, and those likely ANAN.) to become so. This work had re The Rev. H. J. Tond has a work ceived the permission of the late in the press on original Sin, Free- Princess Charlotte of Wales and will, Grace, Regeneration, Justifi- Coburg to be dedicated to her: late cation, Faith, Good Works, and events alone having prevented its Universal Redemption, as main- earlier publication. tained in certain declarations of Mr. STANLEY, assistant-surgeon our Reformers. which are the and Demonstrator of Anatomy at ground-work of the articles of the St. Bartholomew's Hospital, is preestablished church. It will be followed by an Account of the Subscription to the Articles iu 1604, and an historical and critical introduction to the whole. paring for publication in October next, a Manual of Practical Anatomy, for the use of students engaged in dissections. A General View of the Structure, Dr. AYRE, of itull, is about to Functions, and Classification of Anipublish Practical Onservations on mals; with plates; is preparing, the Nature and Treatment of those by the Rev. Dr. J. FLEMING. Rules of safety from Contagion. 2. The bed-curtains should never Dr. HAYGARTH. of Bath, lately be close drawn round the patient, published the following useful rules but only on the side next the light, of safely from contagion in the Bath so as to shade the face: except while papers; the object is to enable me- there is a current of air between a dical and clerical visitors of the sick window and a door, د to perform their important duties 3. Dirty clothes, utensils, &c. with safety :-It may be proper should be frequently changed, im(says Dr. H.) previously to observe, mediately immersed in cold water, that an infectious fever, in a small, and washed clean. close, and dirty room, is caught by 4. All discharges from the patient a very great proportion of mankind; should be instantly removed. The not less than twenty-two, out of floor near the patient's bed should twenty-three, or a still higher pro- be rubbed clean every day with a portion; but, in a large, airy, clean wet mob or cloth. apartment, even putrid fevers are 5. The air in a sick room has, at seldom or never infectious. When the same time, a more infectious this poisonous vapour is much dilu- quality in some parts than in others. ted with fresh air, it is not noxious. Visitors and attendants should avoid 1. As safety from danger entirely the current of the patient's breath, depends on cleanliness and fresh-the air which ascends from his air, the room-door of a patient, ill body, especially if the bed curtains of an infectious fever, especially in be closed, and the vapour arising the habitations of the poor, should from all evacuations. When medinever be shut; a window in it du- cal or other duties require a visitor ring the day ought to be frequently to be placed in these situations of opened. In bad cases, a current of danger, infection may be frequentair, between a window and door ly prevented by a temporary susboth wide open, may be proper; if pension of respiration. the air be very cold or damp, the 6. Visitors should not go into an curtains of the patient's bed may be infectious chamber with an empty drawn close during this ventilation, stomach; and, in doubtful circumshould peculiar circumstances re- stances, on coming out, they should quire such caution. These regula- blow from the nose, and spit from tions would be highly useful both to the mouth, any infectious poison the patient and nurses; but are par- which may have been drawn in by ticularl, important, previous to the the breath, and may adhere to those arrival of any visitor. B ELLEN.-A TALE. passages. POETRY. From the Edinburgh Magazine. ENEATH this dasied turf, without a stone, Reposes one whose griefs were little known Her cause of sorrow cared not to impart, And kept the burthen on her lonely heart, Till death, in mercy, came to her relief, And eased her of her life, and of her grief! And pitied less; the woes of wounded Not always so, yet, now and then, we pride find She felt too keenly, but she strove to That outward shapes and shades be hide; speak the mind, And pure her eye, as is the opening day, When peeps thro' snowy clouds the blue of May; But yet its glance, so often downwards cast He whom she lov'd had left her-o'er the sea, Far from the land of his nativity, Sedate above the maidens of her age, She was not prone to trifles that engage Perchance it did, but-Ellen was forgot. And cheering every dwelling where she storms come on; Another form had flashed upon his mind. O'ercome his strength, and made his reason blind, Dried up the fountain of his former love, And moved the heart, which time was ne'er to move. Love passed away: did Conscience whis per not? Alas! how time, and absence, and mankind, Impart their colours, and corrupt the mind! All dream that they are faithful, but how few Are to their honour firm, their promise true, Change not with fortune's breath, and stand thro' years, Above the range of fickleness and fears. He was not what he had been-nor was she, At least, within his soul, so reckon'd he; She had not now that place within his mind, Whose holy bounds, from earthly dross refined, Was purified to loveliness, and made A light, to which the sunshine was like shade: She seemed not now, as she had been of yore, A form, to which the earth no likeness bore; She was not now the soul of his delight, His earliest thought at morn, his last at night; The spell, whose name, when uttered, could impart The thrill of rapture to his conscious heart; In his soul's mirrour Ellen had grown But day, in mental darkness followed day, dim, And month, succeeding month, revolved And yet she was the same-tho' not to him! Like one who gazes with profound delight away, Upon the landscape on a lovely night, A thousand beauties blended, as the beam And brought no cheering tokens to im- not by him, And Darkness swallowed what before was dim; The truth, like lightning, flashed upon her sight, Destroyed its mental day, and left her night. Lo! the sight dazzles, and the scenes below Have lost their lustre, and forget to glow! Yet faithful she remained, and far too true, And, though the years flew by, her passion grew. The wood, the river's side, the sloping hill, Wherever they had strayed, she haunted still, And every tree, and path, and prospect, brought Some long-remembered pleasure to her thought, Some happy feelings, whose delightful glow Had lighted up her bosom long ago! And oft, at balmy eventide, she came Before the tree where he had carved her name, That, which was sunshine once, disastrous shade; And twined it, with his own, within a heart, spring, And thus she pined, a flowret of the Struck by the ligtning flash, and withering On its fresh stalk. Tho' few could guess the cause, And mused on pleasure, and her future She grew the very dream of what she lot. was; A phantom of the past, that had its birth In our green world, and still revisited earth; There came no gloom to blot her outward light, But now-and yet a thousand fancies And to her hour of setting she was came, Neglect to pardon, and excuse to frame; The winds had long been adverse, or more near Himself might be then wherefore did she fear? Thus often did she soothe her troubled And in ideal bliss did comfort find, mind, |