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friendships at school, as are a service to us | No. 314.] Friday, February 29, 1711-12. all the following parts of our lives. • I shall give you, under this head, a

Tempestiva sequi viro. Hor. Od. xxiii. Lib. 1. 11. story very well known to several persons,

Attend thy mother's heels no more, and which you may depend upon as a real Now grown mature for man, and ripe for joy. truth.

Creech. Every one, who is acquainted with

Feb. 7, 1711-12. Westminster-school, knows that there is a "MR. SPECTATOR, -I am a young man curtain which used to be drawn across the about eighteen years of age, and have been room to separate the upper school from the in love with a young woman of the same lower. A youth happened, by some mis- age about this half year. I go to see her chance, to tear the above-mentioned cur- six days in the week, but never could have tain. The severity of the master* was too the happiness of being with her alone. If well known for the criminal to expect any | any of her friends are at home, she will see pardon for such a fault; so that the boy, me in their company; but if they be not in who was of a meek temper, was terrified the way, she flies to her chamber. I can to death at the thoughts of his appearance, discover no signs of her aversion; but either when his friend who sat next to him bade a fear of falling into the toils of matrimony, him be of good cheer, for that he would or a childish timidity, deprives us of an take the fault on himself. He kept his interview apart, and drives us upon the difword accordingly. As soon as they were ficulty of languishing out our lives in fruitgrown up to be men, the civil war broke less expectation. Now, Mr. Spectator, if out, in which our two friends took opposite you think us ripe for economy, persuade sides; one of them followed the parliament, the dear creature, that to pine away into the other the royal party.

barrenness and deformity under a mother's *As their tempers were different, the shade, is not so honourable, nor does she youth who had torn the curtain endeavour- appear so amiable, as she would in full ed to raise himself on the civil list, and the bloom.' other who had borne the blame of it, on the [There is a great deal left out before he military. The first succeeded so well that concludes. ] he was in a short time made a judge under "Mr. Spectator, your humble servant, the protector. The other was engaged in

. BOB HARMLESS.' the unhappy, enterprise of Penruddockt and Groves in the West. I suppose, sir,

If this gentleman be really no more than I need not acquaint you with the event of eighteen, I must do him the justice to say, that undertaking. Every one knows that he is the most knowing infant I have yet the royal party was routed, and all the met with. He does not, I fear, yet underheads of them, among whom was the cur- stand, that all he thinks of is another wotain champion, imprisoned at Exeter. It man; therefore, until he has given a farther happened to be his friend's lot at that time account of himself, the young lady is hereto go to the western circuit. The trial of by directed to keep close to her mother. the rebels, as they were then called, was

THE SPECTATOR. very short, and nothing now remained but

I cannot comply with the request in Mr. to pass sentence on them; when the judge Trot's letter; but let it go just as it came to hearing the name of his old friend, and ob- my hands, for being so familiar with the old serving his face more attentively, which he gentleman, as rough as he is to him. Since had not seen for many years, asked him, if Mr. Trot has an ambition to make him his he was not formerly a Westminster scho- father-in-law, he ought to treat him with lar? By the answer, he was soon convinced more respect; besides, his style to me might that it was his former generous friend; and have been more distant than he has thought without saying any thing more at that time, fit to afford me: moreover, his mistress shall made the best of his way to London, where, continue in her confinement, until he has employing all his power and interest with found out which word in his letter is not the Protector, he saved his friend from the rightly spelt. fate of his unhappy associates. •The gentleman whose life was thus pre

• Mr. SPECTATOR,- I shall ever own myserved by the gratitude of his school-fellow, self your obliged humble servant, for the was afterwards the father of a son, whom advice you gave me concerning my dancing; he lived to see promoted in the church, and which, unluckily, came too late: for, as I who still deservedly fills one of the highest said, I would not leave off capering until I stations in it.' I

X. had your opinion of the matter. was at

our famous assembly the day before I re

ceived your papers, and there was observed * Busby.

7 John Penruddock, the son of a gentleman of the by an old gentleman, who was informed I same name in Wiltshire; his party was defeated by co. had a respect for his daughter. He told lonel Coke, who, motwithstanding his having promised me I was an insignificant little fellow, and quarter, ordered Penruddock to be beheaded in 1665.

| The gentleman alluded to was colonel Wake, father said, that for the future he would take care to Dr. Wake, archbishop of Canterbury.

cross my amorous inclinations. The lady | business of this claim in the audience, and is confined to her chamber, and, for my part, let us know when we may cry, “Altro I am ready to hang myself with the thoughts Volto,” Anglice, " Again, Again,” for the that I have danced myself out of favour with future. I am an Englishman, and expect the father. I hope you will pardon the some reason or other to be given me, and trouble I give; but shall take it for a mighty, perhaps an ordinary one may serve; but I favour, if you will give me a little more of expect your answer. I am, sir, your most your advice to put me in a right way to humble servant, TOBY RENTFREE.' cheat the old dragon, and obtain my mistress. I am once more, sir, your obliged

Nov. 29. humble servant,

JOHN TROT, MR. SPECTATOR, -You must give me • York, Feb. 23, 1711-12.

leave, amongst the rest of your female corLet me desire you to make what altera- which has already given you many a spe.

respondents, to address you about an affair tions you please, and insert this as soon as culation; and which, I know, I need not tell possible. "Pardon mistakes by haste.'

you has had a very happy influence over I never do pardon mistakes by haste. the adult part of our sex; but as many of THE SPECTATOR. us are either too old to learn, or too obsti

nate in the pursuit of the vanities which Feb. 27, 1711-12. have been bred up with us from our infancy, “SIR,-Pray be so kind as to let me know and all of us quitting the stage whilst you what you esteem to be the chief qualification are prompting us to act our part well; you of a good poet, especially one who writes ought, methinks, rather to turn your inplays; and you will very much oblige, sir, structions for the benefit of that part of our your very humble servant, N. B.' sex who are yet in their native innocence, To be a very well-bred man.

and ignorant of the vices and that variety THE SPECTATOR.

of unhappiness that reign amongst us.

I must tell you, Mr. Spectator, that it is • MR. SPECTATOR,-You are to know as much a part of your office to oversee the that I am naturally brave, and love fight- education of the female part of the nation, ing as well as any man in England. This as well as the male; and to convince the gallant temper of mine makes me extreme- world you are not partial, pray proceed to ly delighted with battles on the stage. I detect the mal-administration of governesses give you this trouble to complain to you, as successfully as you have exposed that of that Nicolini refused to gratify me in that pedagogues; and rescue our sex from the part of the opera for which I have most prejudice and tyranny of education as well taste. I observe it is become a custom, that as that of your own, who, without your seawhenever any gentlemen are particularly sonable interposition, are like to improve pleased with a song, at their crying out upon the vices that are now in vogue. « Encore,” or “ Ältro Volto,” the per- • I who know the dignity of your post as former is so obliging as to sing it over again. Spectator, and the authority á skilful eye I was at the opera the last time Hydaspes ought to bear in the female world, could was performed. At that part of it where not forbear consulting you, and beg your the hero engages with the lion, the graceful advice in so critical a point, as is that of the manner with which he put that terrible education of young gentlewomen. Having monster to death gave me so great a plea- already provided myself with a very consure, and at the same time so just a sense of venient house in a good air, I am not withthat gentleman's intrepidity and conduct, out hope but that you will promote this that I could not forbear desiring a repeti- generous design. I must further tell you, tion of it, by crying out “Altro Volto,” in sir, that all who shall be committed to my a very audible voice; and my friends flatter conduct, besides the usual accomplishments me that I pronounced these words with a of the needle, dancing, and the French tolerable good accent, considering that was tongue, shall not fail to be your constant but the third opera I had ever seen in my readers. It is therefore my humble petilife. Yet, notwithstanding all this, there tion, that you will entertain the town on was so little regard had to me, that the this important subject, and so far oblige a lion was carried off, and went to bed, with- stranger as to raise a curiosity and inquiry out being killed any more that night. Now, in my behalf, by publishing the following sir, pray consider that I did not understand advertisement. I am, sir, your constant a word of what Mr. Nicolini said to this admirer,

M. W.' cruel creature; besides, I have no ear for

ADVERTISEMENT. music; so that, during the long dispute between them, the whole entertainment I had The Boarding School for young Gentlewas from my eyes. Why then have not I women, which was formerly kept on Mileas much right to have a graceful action re- End-Green, being laid down, there is now peated as another has a pleasing sound, one set up almost opposite to it, at the Two since he only hears, as I only see, and we Golden Balls, and much more convenient neither of us know that there is any rea- in every respect; where, besides the comsonable thing a-doing? Pray, sir, settle the mon instructions given to young gentle

women, they will be taught the whole art of educated; and designs to proceed in the pastry and preserving, with whatever may said office after the same manner that render them accomplished. Those who visitants of colleges do in the two famous please to make trial of the vigilance and universities of this land. ability of the persons concerned, may inquire at the Two Golden Balls on Mile

All lovers who write to the Spectator, End-Green, near Stepney, where they will are desired to forbear one expression, which receive further satisfaction.

is in most of the letters to him, either out

of laziness or want of invention, and is true This is to give notice, that the Spectator of not above two thousand women in the has taken upon him to be visitant of all whole world: viz. “She has in her all that boarding-schools where young women are is valuable in woman.

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END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.