LETTERS LETTER XXVIII. To Lady D. Paris, July 9, 1762. I WILL not fend your ladyship the trifles you bid me purchase without a line. I am very well pleafed with Paris- indeed I meet with fo many civilities amongst the people here that I must sing their praises the French have a great deal of urbanity in their compo. fition, and to stay a little time amongst them will be agreeable.-I fplutter French fo as to be understood but I have had a droll adventure here in which my Latin was of some service to me I had hired a chaife and a horse to go about feven miles into the country, but, Shandean like, did not take notice that the horfe was almoft dead when I took him Before I got half way the poor animal dropp'd down dead-fo I was forced to appear before the Police, and began to tell my story in French, which was, that the poor beaft had VOL. II. to to do with a worse beast than himself, namely his mafter, who had driven him all the day before, Jehu like, and that he had neither had corn, of hay, therefore I was not to pay for the horfe but I might as well have whistled, as have spoke French, and I believe my Latin was equal to my uncle Toby's Lilabulero being not understood because of it's purity, but by dint of words I forced my judge to do me justice no common thing by the way in France. My wife and daughter are arrived— the latter does nothing but look out of the window, and complain of the torment of being frizled. I wish she may ever remain a child of nature-I hate children of art. I hope this will find your ladyfhip welland that you will be kind enough to direct to me at Toulouse, which place I fhall fet out for very foon. I am, with truth and fincerity, LETTER XXVIII. To Mr. E Paris, July 12, 1762. DEAR SIR, My wife and daughter arrived here fafe and found on Thursday, and are in high raptures with the speed and pleasantness of their journey, and particularly of all they fee and meet with here. But in their journey from York to Paris, nothing has given them a more fenfible and lafting pleasure, than the marks of kindness they received from you and Mrs. EThe friendship, good will and politenefs of my two friends I never doubted to me, or mine, and I return you both all-a grateful man is capable of, which is merely my thanks. I have taken however the liberty of sending an Indian taffety, which Mrs. Emuft do me the honour to wear for my wife's fake, who would have got it made up, but that Mr. Stanhope, the Conful of Algiers, who fets off to-morrow morning for London, has been fo kind, I mean his lady, as to take charge of it; and we had but just time to procure it: and had we mifs'd that opportunity, |