in which he was when he married. particularly endeared herfelf to Mrs. His title to his eftate had been con- Seagrove by the attention and tendertefted, and involved him in a very nefs with which the behaved to the expenfive law-fuit: and fome unfor- little orphan Anna, and, afterwards, tunate fpeculations of the commer- to Mr. Seagrove's own children. cial house in which he had a fhare She therefore, in a few years, became had greatly reduced his fortune. Af- the principal and confidential fervant ter a tedious procefs, he was indeed of the family, the management of so successful as to establish his title to every thing not immediately under his eftate; but the expence at which the infpection of her mistress being this had been effected, added to the committted to her. She frequently, loffes he had incurred as a partner in in fact, appeared more like the comtrade, had reduced him to a fituation panion of Mrs. Seagrove than her of fuch embarraffment, that, for fervant.

want of a confiderable fum of ready This was the perfon who made money, he was in danger of being fuch an impreffion on the recollecdeprived of all chance of retrieving tion of Mr. Brandon, nor did he make a lefs on her's. He recollected, in

his affairs.

About this time Mr. Seagrove made fhort, that fhe was the person with an acquaintance with a naval officer whom, several years before, in the of the name of Brandon, who had ardour and giddinefs of youth, he been at sea several years, and ac- had formed the moft intimate of conquired a great fortune by the capture nections; and fhe had not forgotten of a rich Spanish prize. He had be- the anxiety, fhame, and wretchedfides fucceeded to a confiderable eftate nefs, to which her imprudence had in that part of the country, by the betrayed her. As Mr. Brandon was unexpected death of his father and far from deficient in generofity, he elder brother. This gentleman, din- refolved, fince it was now fo amply ing one day at Mr. Seagrove's, found in his power, to make her fome his attention much attached by the amends for what the had fuffered on beauty and vivacity of mifs Anna; his account. He offered her a libeand before he left the house, he found ral fettlement, and to take upon her in it another perfon, who made a not the management of his houfe as miflefs lively impreffion on his recol- trefs. But fuch a recompenfe fhe lection. indignantly refufed. I will not," It ought perhaps to have been faid fhe, enter again the path of mentioned before, that, about the ignominy, which I have quitted with time when the expofed infant was fuch bitter repentance. Regardles found, Mrs. Seagrove had taken in- of the opinion of the world, I feek to her service a young woman, whofe the approbation of my confcience. principal recommendation to her was By my conduct for feveral years paft, I that the appeared to be in much dif- confider my character as re-eftablifhtress, not only from poverty, but ap- ed, and I will not again forfeit it. parently from fome other circumftan- But if you indeed with to make me ces which feemed to prey on her amends, I will put it in your power mind, but into which Mrs. Seagrove, by revealing to you a fecret.-You from delicacy, forbore to inquire ve- have a daughter-provide for her as ry minutely, when the found her un- becomes you, and I am fufficiently willing to speak on the subject. She happy.'

was handfome, and difplayed an un- To his great aftonishment, she derstanding and propriety of behavi- now difcovered to him that the beauour fuperior to her fituation. She tiful Anna, who had been brought

up by Mrs. Seagrove, was his and her daughter of which he was able to bring fuch proofs as precluded every doubt. She had not at any time, it appeared, deferted, or meant to defert the infant; but, preffed by the want of every neceffary, had thus expofed it to its fortune in the world, but without abandoning it, as the had still her eye on it from a place where fhe had concealed herself at the moment it was found. She afterwards found means to obtain an employment in the family into which it was adopted, to watch over it and witness its treatment; and, by the good fenfe, prudence, and propriety, with which he conducted herself, acquired the favour and efteem of the whole family, though without betraying her fecret, or giving even the obfcureft hint of it, left the thould interrupt and injure the good fortune of her daughter.

fifted on their acceptance of rich prefents to the value of feveral thousand pounds, which, he faid, were an acknowledgment of the debt due to them for the maintenance and education of his daughter; and by the exertion of an influence which certain connections of his gave him in fome affairs in which the interest of Mr. Seagrove was concerned, at length retrieved them from every difficulty, and enabled them to recover their former fituation of independence and opulence.

The Caftle of Langarran, a Welsh Story. In a feries of Letters, (Continued from our June, Mag. page 333.

Enclosed in Lord Glenham's laft Letter to Sir George Sinclair.

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N fpite of the friendship with Mr. Brandon, without any heita- which you have always honoured tion, received and acknowledged the your coufin, I feel myself, my lord, lovely and now accomplished Anna in an awkward fituation. Bound, for his daughter: and, in a few as I am, to admiral Williams, by a weeks, convinced of the virtue, un- thoufand obligations, conferred on derstanding, and amiable qualities Mr. Walden and myself, I cannot of her mother, repaired his juvenile refufe to obey his commands; yet errors and ill conduct towards her by how can I expect to obtain your lordmaking her his wife, Nor had he thip's excufe for interfering in fuch caule to repent of the union: her delicate family concerns? I must tender affection for him, which had truft to your goodnefs, and proceed never forfaken her heart, the pro- to execute my task. The admiral priety of her behaviour, the grati- yesterday began a letter to Amiens: tude, the graces, and the accomplish- could he have proceeded in it, I had ments of his daughter, all confpired been fpared this painful fervice; but to render him truly happy, indepen- a few lines convinced him of the imdent of the genuine pleature arifing poffibility; he flung down his pen, from the reflection that he had acted and dictated to me the narrative which rightly. follows; telling me, at the fame time, For Mr. and Mrs. Seagrove he of his hearty belief that you knew contracted the warmest friendship, little or nothing of the affair, nearly confidering the benevolence and ge- as it concerns you. Your father, nerofity they had manifefted towards my lord, having taken vehement ofan apparently deferted infant as equal- fence at your relation fir Robert Fitzly claiming admiration and esteem; Hammond, on account of a conteftand when he difcovered the embar- ed election, feveral years ago, began raffment of their circumftances from a fuit against him, laying clain to his the caufes before mentioned, he in- whole Welch eftate. He founded

his pretenfions on the fuppofed ille- ments to bend your heart towards gen gitimacy of Maurice, the father of tlemanlike and honourable compaffir Robert, who, he pretended to fion; efpecially when you are told prove, was born of an illicit union, that your father declared to many percontracted in France during the trou- fons, particularly to the admiral, that bles of England, which had obliged he very well knew that the marriage fir Robert, the grandfather of the was, a thoroughly good one, and prefent baronet, to leave his country that the lady Augufta de Roche for fome years, and refide abroad. Maure was of high rank, and had As lord Glenham was both active and brought a large fortune into the refolute, he pushed on the bufinefs family; But, he exultingly added, with all the celerity which money, thanks to cardinal Mazarin, not and a thorough knowledge of the a trace can be found of the wedding great world, could adduce; while in any record throughout Langue fir Robert, trufting to the justice of his caufe, defended himself with fuch blameable indolence, that; after fentence had been given against him in more than one court, he had only an appeal to the house of peers left, to ftand between him and that worst of calamities, the being deprived of name and fortune, and driven, in his declining years, from his home, with two lovely daughters, to encounter penury and wretchednefs.

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And now, my lord, without in juring you so much as to doubt, for a moment, of your intention, as to this unfortunate but highly refpectable relation, I must go a step farther, and tell you, that you will have a difficult task even to bring about happiness to fir Robert, by the relinquifhing of this cruel lawfuit.

The fpirit of that high-minded ba ronet is, perhaps, more lofty than can easily be found among his lofty countrymen. His defign, the ad miral thinks, was to have blown up himfelf and family in Llangarran Caftle, fooner than to have delivered it to your father; and thould you humanely drop the fuit, the anguifh of receiving a favour from one whom he thinks his hereditary foe, will either end his life, or tempt him to refufe the gift, and even to refent the offer, as the bittereft of infults. But (remember, my lord, it is the admiral who dictates, and accufe me not of meddling impertinence) there is a way open, by which the property of fir Robert, and his honour, may be affured to him, by steps confiftent with the nicest delicacy.

Thus ftood the matter at the death of your father. Your lawyers are mad to proceed fuccefs, they fay, is inevitable; the peers muff give fentence against fir Robert, and Llangarrán caftle, with its domains, (ample, indeed, but not very productive) muft, within fix weeks, be affured to you and fours for ever. If you, my lord, participate of the vindictive fpirit which animated your deceafed parent, if you can enjoy the thought of oppreffing and treading to the ground a worthy man, a near relation, one who has honourably and independently represented an opu lent country in parliament, one who is beloved by his neighbours, and adored by the poor:but fure I wrong you; the gentleness of your He has two daughters, Augufta. difpofition promifes no fuch rigour. and Alicia, both beautiful in their. Refpectful as we know you ever were perfons, and perfectly amiable in to your father's will, you would not their tempers. Augufta is tall, fhewy, have wished him fuccefs in fuch a and majestic, in her prefence: Alicia cause. It were unpardonable to fup- is fmall, fair, and gentle the one pole that you need my feeble argue demands your admiration, the other

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fhould you difappoint your uncle, the gout will very probably feize his brain, and end the life of one who loves you as a parent. I can fay nothing ftronger, and will thefore conclude myself,

Your lordship's, &c. &c.

SOPHIA WALDEN. Written by Lord Glenham, under this Letter.

entreats you to approve of her. Augufta has been my friend and correfpondent ever fince fixteen (fhe is now twenty-two), and her letters are my delight when in health, my cordial when fick or melancholy. Alicia has chiefly refided with me, and will, I hope, accompany me to the east, when the colonel takes fhipping, which will be, I fancy, in November next. Alicia is mild, and what Now George, was ever man in fo our neighbours call careffante;' confounded a fcrape? What the debut, tho' pleafing, fhe boasts not the vil had my crofs old papa to do to abilities of her fifter Augufta. It is, hunt the good old baronet out of his Augufta, my lord, that the admiral native mountains? I wish to heawithes to call his niece. Ever fince ven he had let him enjoy his leeks, his leaving the fea, a period of fix- and his goat's-flefh, and his toafted teen years, he has cultivated the most cheese, in peace and quiet. Yet, though intimate friendship with her very near I am ready, with joy, to drop all proneighbours at Llangarran caftle, and ceeding against him, and leave his has interested himself fo much in fir çaftle, with its d-d Welch name, to Robert's favour, that, for fome years him and his heirs for ever; yet, I before my lord your father died, he muft fay, it is hard that I must have avoided his company, although his a wife crammed down my throat, lordship had married his own fifter, whether I like her or no! That's and earneftly avoided any breach with too much, I think, to expect in reafo valuable a relation. The with of fon. I muft, however, act with your good uncle's heart is, at this fome caution, becaufe of my poor moment, that you fhould fee and odd uncle's health. Adieu.

admire his favourite Augufta FitzHammond; and if, by marrying her, you could fave his friend from difgrace and distress, he will present you with twenty thousand pounds on your

The Monks and the Robbers; a Tale. (Continued from our April Mag. page 213.)

the reng day, and fettle, irrevocably; AND, indeed, it feemed fo, as

only referving ten thousand pounds, the other; that renown was more which his goodness has made him allot to a perfon who has no other merit than a fincere esteem for his worth and virtues.

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valuable than existence; death more welcome than difhonour, the slightest ftain of which his fpirit could not brook. He felt withal that it was

From a generous fpirit like yours, incumbent on him, as the heir of an I will hide the reverfe of the medal; ancient and illuftrious houfe, to prebut the admiral is as violent on the ferve its honour unblemished: and fuppofition of a negative on your not merely to preferve, but merit, by part, as he is eager to load you with his fword and his own efforts, the benefits if you comply. Indeed, and honourable diftinction his forefathers indeed, my dear lord, you must go had obtained. He therefore eagerly down to Glamorganfhire, to which fought out opportunities of exerting place he has juft fet out-and, at his valour and addrefs, which fo leaft, fee the lady. Take a better rea- much diftingushed him, that he was on than any I have yet given you efteemed the braveft and most ac

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complished of thofe youthful cavaliers Now as he approached the lovely who had, like him, newly com- object of thefe vifions, the emotions menced their career in arms. All that he felt when he pondered on the dangers and the difficulties that them, increased. Favourable winds are infeparable from a life of warfare; as yet attended the voyage, and in the hardships of fatigue, of hunger, a few days they expected to reach and of thirst, which foldiers frequent- their deftined port, when the sky ly endure, he fuftained with the pa- grew black with ftormy clouds, the tient firmness of a warrior brought thunder began to roll at a diftance, up in tents, and enured to all the the lightning to gleam, and the waves rigours of a camp. In the first to rife in mountains. The ftorm inevents of the war, the vigour, per- creased, and wild confufion overfeverance, courage, and enterprife he fpread the deep; the thunder now difplayed attracted the notice of his broke in loud and repeated claps; the fovereign, who having, in divers lightning blazed around in vivid and actions, further marked the martial quick fucceeding flashes, and the energy and gallant fpirit of the youth, wind blew a hurricane. The fury of conferred on him, in the field of bat- the elements rendered the skill of the tle, the honours of knighthood. mariners useless. All that day and From this period his thirft of mi- the fucceeding night the vessel drove litary glory feemed increased; but, with the ftorm, till towards morning great as was its influence over him, it' ftruck upon a rock, and in a few there were moments when he felt minutes was half filled with water. (but it was when ambition flept in Heavy and tremendous feas his bofom and only love awaked) broke over the wreck, fweeping mathat he could forfake the ftirring and ny into the foaming ocean, and tumultuous scenes of war, the noife threatening the furvivors with the of camps and battles, though they fame fate. As the morning rofe, all were mufic to his fenfe, and the the horrors of approaching diffolution career he had fo nobly begun,-to appeared before them: the ftorm ftill behold his Juliet, and to unite his raged with unabated fury: the hind fate with her's; a reward which he part of the veffel was now under the anxiously longed to receive, and oft water, and over the other huge and thought on with inconceivable rap- mountainous waves beat with the utture. His dreams frequently wore moft violence. By one of thefe Manthe impreffion of his waking thoughts; fredi was dafhed overboard, and Ruand as the latter pictured the fhape dolpho, in endeavouring to fave his and features of her he loved, fo friend, fhared the fame fate, and withal did the former, but in ftronger colours. In his fleep the airdrawn figure of Juliet oft-times rofe to his view, beauteous as an angel, gentle as the fpring, fmiling on him with enchanting tenderness, and yielding to his fond embrace: with rapturous fondnefs he preffed her to his bofom; he felt her touch; he heard the fweet accents of her voice, which thrilled through every fibre of his frame; gazed upon her blufhing countenance fill every fenfe was loft in love and tranfport, and poured forth the effufi ous of his ardent paffion,

both were quickly overwhelmed by immenfe waves. The few that remained alive, when the raging of the elements had fubfided, were taken on board one of the veffels which had failed with them till they were feparated in the storm.

From these men the fate of Manfredi and Rudolpho were known. Juliet heard the tale, and, overcome with grief, funk fenfelefs in the arms of Rodigona. Long did the remain in that condition, in fpite of the attempts that were made to recover

her