Chapter LII: Act 3 (3)

"About nine leagues," promptly answered Mr. Parallel; "and if the breeze houlds on, or comes stronger, another three hours will carry us alongside of the enemy."

"We shall soon have her within reach of the bow-guns," said the first lieutenant, "and a shot well thrown may take in some of her canvass."

"That's a good deal of it chance-work," responded the master; "it mought and it moughtn't; but firing is sure to frighten the----"

"Spirits of the wind," added Nugent, who stood close beside him; "they become alarmed and take to flight, and so we lose the flapping of their airy wings."

"Hairy grandmother," grumbled old Parallel, "hairy wings indeed; why, who ever seed such a thing? Spirits of wind, too,--rum spirits, mayhap, to cure flatulency. Stick to natur, Mr. Nugent, or she'll be giving us another squall, just out o' revenge for being ridiculed."

"Get on with your yarn, Bobbo," said Joe Nighthead in an under tone; "and just you take a reef in your bellows, Mister Mungo, and don't speak so loud again."

"Where was I?" inquired Bob thoughtfully: "oh, now I recollect;--down in the cabin, going to sign the articles. 'Are you quite ready?' says the skipper to me as he raised the pen. 'All ready,' says I.--'Then hould up,' says he to the young lady, and she raised her fair arm. 'Come here, my man,' says he again to me, and I clapped him close alongside at the table; 'be ready to grab hould o' the pen in a moment, and make your mark _there_,' and he pointed to a spot on the parchment, with a brimstone seal stamped again it--you might have smelt it, messmates, for half a league--and, I'm blessed if I didn't have a fit o' the doldrums; but, nevertheless, I put a bould face upon it, and, 'Happy go lucky,' says I, 'all's one to Bob!' and then there was another rustling noise down the leg of his trousers, and his eye--that's his onkivered one--flashed again, and took to rolling out sparks like a flint-mill; 'Listen, my man,' says he, 'to what I'm going to say, and pay strict attention to it'--'I wool, your honour,' says I; 'but hadn't the lady better put down her arm?' says I; 'it ull make it ache, keeping it up so long.'--'Mind your own business, Bob Martingal,' says he, quite cantankerously; 'she's houlding the inkstand.'--'Who's cracking now, your honour?' says I laughing; 'the lady arn't got not nothing whatsomever in her hand. I'm blowed if I don't think you all carries out the name o' the craft In-fun-oh.'--'Right,' says he; 'and now attend. If after I have dipt this here pen in the ink, you refuse to sign the articles--you have heard o' this?' and he touched the black patch. I gave a devil-may-care sort of a nod. 'Well, then, if you refuses to sign, I'll nillyate you.'--'Never fear,' says I, making out to be as bould as a lion, for there was ounly he and I men-folk in the cabin; and, thinks I to myself, 'I'm a match for him singly at any rate.'--'You're mistaken,' says he, 'and you'll find it out to your cost, if you don't mind your behaviour, Bob Martingal.'--'I never opened my lips, your honour,' says I.--'Take care you don't,' says he, 'and be sure to obey orders.' He turned to the lady. 'Are you prepared, Marian?' axes he; but she never spoke. 'She's faint, your honour,' says I, 'God bless her!' The spiteful wretch give me a red-hot look, and his d---- oncivil cloven foot--for I'd swear to the mark it made--came crushing on my toes, and made me sing out blue blazes. 'Is that obeying orders?' says he: 'didn't I command you never to use that name afore me?'--'You did, your honour,' says I; 'but you might have kept your hoof off my toes, seeing as I haven't yet signed articles.'--'It was an accident,' says he, 'and here's something to buy a plaster;' and he throws down a couple of doubloons, which I claps into my pocket. 'You enter woluntarily into my service, then?' says he.--'To be sure I do,' says I, though I'm blessed if I wouldn't have given a treble pork-piece to have been on shore again.--'And you'll make your mark to that?' says he, 'and ax no further questions?'--'To be sure I will,' says I; and I'll just tell you what it is, messmates, I'm blowed if ever I was more harder up in my life than when I seed him raise the pen, as looked like a sharp lanchet, in his infernal thieving-hooks, and job it right into that beautiful arm, and the blood spun out, and the lady gave a skreek; and 'Sign--sign!' says he; 'quick, my man--your mark!'--'No, I'm d--if I do,' says I; 'let blood be on them as sheds it.'--'You won't?' says he.--'Never, you spawn o' Bellzebub!' says I; for I'd found him out, shipmates.--'Then take the consequences,' says he; and up went the black patch, and, by the Lord Harry! he sported an eye that nobody never seed the like on in their lives; it looked as big and as glaring as one o' them red glass bottles of a night-time as stands in the potecarry's windows with a lamp behind 'em; but it was ten thousand times more brilliant than the fiercest furnace that ever blazed,--you couldn't look upon it for a moment; and I felt a burning heat in my heart and in my stomach, as if I'd swallowed a pint of vitriol; and my strength was going away and I was withering to a hatomy, when all at once I recollects a charm as my ould mother hung round my neck when I was a babby, and I snatches it off and houlds it out at arm's length right in his very face. My precious eyes and limbs! how he did but caper about the cabin, till his hat fell off, and there was his two fore-tack bumkins reg'larly shipped over his bows and standing up with a bit of a twist outwards just like the head-gear of a billy-goat. 'Keep off, you bitch's babby!' says I, for he tried onknown schemes and manoeuvres to get at me; till suddenly I hears a loud ripping of stitches, and away went the casings of his lower stancheons, and out came a tail as long----"

"Almost as long as your'n, I suppose," said old Jack Sheavehole; "a precious yarn you've been spinning us, Mister Bob!"

"But what became of the lady?" inquired Sam Slick; "and what a lubber of a tailor he must have been to have performed his work so badly!"

"The lady?" repeated Bob; "why, I gets her in tow under my arm, and shins away up the companion-ladder, the ould fellow chasing me along the deck with a boarding-pike, his tail sticking straight out abaft, just like a spanker-boom over his starn; but the charm kept him off, and away I runs to the gangway, where the shore-boat and the nigger were waiting, and you may guess, shipmates, I warn't long afore we were hard at work at the paddles; for I laid the lady down in the bottom o' the punt, and 'Give way, you bit of ebony,' says I, 'or Jumbee 'ull have you stock and fluke.' Well, if there warn't a bobbery aboard the In-fun-oh, there never was a bobbery kicked up in the world; and 'Get ready that gun there!' shouted the skipper."

At this moment the heavy booming of a piece of ordinance was heard sounding across the water. Up jumped Jemmy Ducks, and roared out, "Oh Lord! oh dear!--there's the devil again!--what shall I do!" and a general laugh followed.

"The chase is trying his range, my lord," exclaimed Mr. Seymour; "but the shot must have fallen very short, as we couldn't hear it."

"Keep less noise on the fokesel," said old Parallel. "What ails that lubberly wet-nurse to all the geese in the ship? Ay, ay, he'll have hould on you by-and-by! Get a pull of that topmast-stud'nsel tack."

The men immediately obeyed; and, as they were coming up fast with the enemy, excitement and impatience put an end to long yarns. But Bob just squeezed out time to tell them that he got safe ashore with the lady; and the "In-fun-oh" tripped her anchor that same tide, dropped down the river, and put to sea, nor was she ever heard of again afterwards. The lady was the daughter of a rich merchant in Baltimore, who had been decoyed away from her family, but by the worthy tar's instrumentality was happily restored again. Bob got a glorious tuck-out aboard, the two doubloons were safe in his pocket, and the father of Marian treated him like a prince.

Half an hour elapsed from the first discharge of the enemy's sternchaser, when he again tried his range; and, to prove how rapidly they were nearing each other, the shot this time passed over the British frigate. There was something exhilarating to the ears of the seamen in the whiz of its flight. Two or three taps on the drum aroused every man to his quarters; the guns were cast loose, and the bowchasers cleared away for the officers to practise. Heavy bets were made relative to hitting the target, the iron was well thrown, and every moment increased the eagerness of the tars to get fairly alongside. The land was rising higher and higher out of the water,--the French port was in view,--the enemy began to exult in the prospect of escape, when an eighteen-pounder, pointed by the hands of the old master, brought down her maintop-gallant-mast; and the Frenchman, finding it was utterly impossible to get away without fighting, shortened sail, and cleared for action. Three cheers hailed this manoeuvre. The British tars now made certain of their prize; and, when within half pistol-shot, in came the Spankaway's flying-kites, and in five minutes he was not only under snug commanding canvass, but the moment they returned to their quarters they passed close under the French frigate's stern, and steadily poured in a raking broadside, every shot doing its own proper duty, and crashing and tearing the enemy's stern-frame to pieces, ploughing up the decks as they ranged fore and aft, and diminishing the strength of their opponents by no less than twenty-seven killed and wounded. Still the Frenchman fought bravely, and handled his vessel in admirable style. Six of the Spankaway's lay dead, and thirteen wounded. Amongst the latter was our worthy old friend Will Parallel, the master; a splinter had struck him on the breast, and he was carried below insensible. Sea-fights have so often been described, that they have now but little novelty; let it therefore suffice, that, in fifty-six minutes from the first broadside, the tricoloured flag came down, and the national frigate _Hippolito_, mounting forty-four guns, struck to his Britannic Majesty's ship the Spankaway, whose first lieutenant, Mr. Seymour, was sent aboard to take possession, as a prelude to that step which he was now certain of obtaining. Thus two nights of labour passed away, and the triumph of the second made ample amendment for the misfortunes of the first; besides enabling the warrant-officers to expend their stores, and not a word about the white squall.

INDEX.

A.
Addison, Mr. inedited letters of, 356, 357, 358, 360, 363;
anecdotes of him, 357 _n._;
remarks respecting him, 358, 359 _n._, 361, 362 _n._
Advertisement Extraordinary, theatrical, 152.
Ainsworth, W. H. piece by, 325.
Alps, inhabitants of the, observations on their superstition, 608.
Anatomy of Courage, 398.
An Evening of Visits, 80.
Anselm, Abbot, 347.
Anspach, Margravine of, mistake in her Memoirs
respecting the elder George Colman, 7.
Anti Dry-rot Company, song of the, 94.
April Fools, song of the month, 325.
Authors and Actors, a dramatic sketch, 132.

B.
Bannister, J. his intimacy with George Colman, 14.
Baon Ri Dhuv, or the Black Lady, legend of, 519.
Barter, Richie, see _Richie Barter_.
----, Mrs. see _Plum, Lady_.
Bath, Lord, 7.
Bayly, T. Haynes, pieces by, 79, 153, 260, 354, 578.
Beaumanoir, Col. de, 96.
Beaumarchais, M. de, passage in his life, 233.
Biographical Sketch of Richardson the Showman, 178.
Black Lady, legend of, see _Baon Ri Dhuv_.
Blue Wonder, story of the, 450.
Bob Burns and Beranger, 525.
Bobis Head, legend of, 519.
Bottle of St. Januarius, song of the month for January, 1.
"Boz," pieces by, 105, 218, 225, 291, 326, 430, 515.
Budgell, Mr. his remarks respecting Lord Halifax
and Mr. Addison, 358 n.
Bugle, Miss Sarah, account of, 451.
Bullfinch, Mr. Theophilus, 591.
Bumble, Mr. 109, 218, 225, 430.
Byron, his opinion of Sheridan, 427.

C.
Canada, remarks on travelling in, 559.
Carew, Molly, lament of her Irish lover, 527.
Castlereagh, Lord, 581.
Chapman, T. paper by, 410.
Chapter in the Life of a Statesman,
being inedited letters of Addison, 356.
Clavijo, Don Joseph, 236.
Claypole, Noah, his treatment of Oliver Twist, 327;
his quarrel with him, 336;
conversation with Mr. Bumble, 430.
Cleaver, Dr. sketch of his life and character, 442.
Clifton, the Hot Wells of, 63.
C----, M. de, 86.
Cobbler of Dort, story of the, 403.
Coleridge, remarks respecting, 417.
Collier, W. paper by, 485.
Colman, Francis, 7.
----, the elder George, remarks respecting, 7.
----, George, memoir of, 7;
lines written by, 12;
impromptu by, 16.
Conla, 522.
Contradiction, 338.
Cooper, J. F. piece by, 80.
Courage, Anatomy of, 398.
Cover, song of the, 402.
Craggs, Mr. junior, remarks respecting him, 361 n.
Crichton, James (the admirable,) eulogiums on, 416.
Critical Gossip with Lady M. W. Montagu, 138.
Curetoun, Dr. 123.
----, Mrs. C. 121.

D.
Darby the Swift, his personal appearance, 543;
story respecting him, 544.
Dash, Capt. Lord Eustace, character of, 269;
anecdote related by, 276.
Davids, C. J. pieces by, 231, 297, 339.
Dawkins, Jack, 439.
Devil and Johnny Dixon, 251.
Dibbs, Mrs. 565.
Didler, Dick, adventures of, 565.
Dixon, Johnny, description of, 252;
account of his adventure with the Devil, 255.
Doall, Dr. his professional schemes, 444.
Downwithit, Dr. character of, 121.
Doyle, Owen, 20.
Dulcet, Dr. account of, 288.
Dumb Waiter, lines on the, 341.

E.
Edward Saville, a transcript, 155.
Egan, Squire, 23, 27, 169;
his adventures with Gustavus Granby O'Grady,
owing to the mistakes of Handy Andy, 171;
with Murlough Murphy, 373.
English poets, Gossip with some Old, 98.
Epigrams, 190, 381, 409, 493, 508.
Eva, 522.
Evening Meditation, 250.
Evening of Visits, 80.
Execution, the, a sporting anecdote, 561.

F.
Falcon, Dr. his marriage, 450;
his expectations from Miss Sarah Bugle, 451.
Falstaff, Sir John, observations on his influence with Henry V.
while Prince of Wales, 494;
Johnson's character of 496;
his Gadshill adventure, 503;
remarks on his countenance, 506.
Family Stories, No. 1. 191;
No. 11. 266;
No. III. 341;
No. IV. 529;
No. V. 561.
Feaghan, Father Paul, 253.
Fiddler, Mrs. 137.
Fireside Stories, No. I, 191, see _Family Stories_.
Fitzalban, Capt. Hon. A. F. story respecting his cow, 65.
Fitzgerald, Lord E. observations on, 558.
Fitzgrowl, Mr. 132.
Fog, lines on a London, 492.
Fontenelle, lines in imitation of, 88.
Foote, Samuel, remarks respecting him, 10;
memoir of, 298;
his plays, 300;
accusations against him, 303;
his death, 304;
opinions of his comedies, _ib._;
of his dramas, _ib._;
anecdotes of him, 305.
Fothergill, Father, description of, 344.
Fragment of Romance, 165.
Friar Laurence and Juliet, a poem, 354.

G.
Gamfield, Mr. 219.
Garrick, David, Foote's ridicule of, 305.
Goldsmith, Oliver, anecdotes of, 9.
Goodere, Capt. 299.
----, Sir John, allusion to his murder, 299.
Glorvina, the Maid of Meath, 614.
Gossip with some Old English Poets, 98.
Grand Cham of Tartary and the Humble-bee, a poem, 339.
Green, Mr. specimen of his poetry, 101.
Grey Dolphin, story of the, 341.
Grummet, J. 67.

H.
Hajji Baba, his remarks on England, 280;
his projected mission to England, 284;
his preparations, 364;
instructions, 366;
his remarks on the alterations among the Turks, 369;
his inquiries on the state of England, 487;
observations on France, 488;
his passage to Dover, 489;
remarks on the officers of customs, 490.
Halifax, Earl of, see _Montague, Charles_.
Hamburgh, Steam trip to, 509.
Handy Andy, paper so called, No. I. 20;
No. II. 169;
No. III. 373.
Headlong Hall, pieces by the author of, 29, 187.
Hero and Leander, a poem, 410.
Herrick, Mr. specimen of his poetry, 99.
Hints for an Historical Play, 597.
Hippothanasia; or, the last of Tails--a lamentable tale, 319.
Hogarth, George, piece by, 233.
Horse-pond, Reflections in a, 470.
Hot Wells of Clifton, lines to the, 64.

I.
Impromptu, by George Colman, 16;
on "Boz," 297.
Improvement, the victim of, 599.
Ingoldsby, T. 201;
papers by, 266, 341, 529.
----, Caroline, legend of "Tapton Everard" related by, 195.
Inscription for a cemetery, 473.
Introduction to the Biography of my
Aunt Jemima, the Political Economist, 382.
Ivory, Mr. his relation of the story of "Plunder Creek," 127.

J.
Jackdaw of Rheims, 529.
Jaques, criticism on Shakspeare's character of, 550.
Jennings, Mr. 55, 59.
----, Mrs. story of, 591.
Jordan, W. pieces written by, 178, 319.
J----, Madame de, 86.
Jocund, Joyce, piece written by, 190.
Johnson, Dr. 8;
anecdotes of, 9;
his remarks on Foote, 301, 305;
his Rasselas, 550.
Johns, Richard, piece by, 313.
Jonson, Ben, specimen of his poetry, 98.

K.
Kats, Jacob, cobbler of Dort, story respecting, 403.
Kingston, Duchess of, her persecution of Foote, 303.
Knowles, Sheridan, paper by, 614.
Kyan's Patent--the Nine Muses and the Dry-rot, 93.

L.
Lament over the Bannister, 151.
Lavender, Lord John, account of his projected marriage
with Miss Sophy Miggins, 260.
Leary the Piper's Lilt, song of the month for May, 429.
Legends--of Manor Hall, 29;
of Hamilton Tighe, 266;
of Bohis Head, 519;
of Mount Pilate, 608.
Le Gros, C. F. paper by, 247.
Les Poissons d'Avril, 397.
Lines on the "Young Veteran," John Bannister, 168;
to a Lyric and Artist, 177.
Linley, Miss, poem to, 420;
her marriage with Sheridan, 421;
her death, 425.
Lions, some particulars concerning a, 515.
Literature of North America, observations on, 534.
Little Bit of Tape, story of the, 313.
Littlejohn, Mr. 67.
London Fog, lines on a, 492.
Love and Poverty, 469.
Love in the City, 584.
Lover, Samuel, pieces by, 20, 88, 169, 217, 373.

M.
Mac Gawly, Roger, 34.
----, Biddy, 33.
M'Flummery, Mr. story respecting, 210.
Madrigal Society, description of the, 465.
Magan, Mr. 255.
Magian, Dr. papers by, 2, 105, 494, 550.
Maguire, Barney, 191.
Mann, Mrs. 109.
Manor Hall, legend of, 29.
Man with the Tuft, 576.
Marbois, Marquis de, 81, 82 _n._
Mars and Venus, a poem, 247.
Martingal, Bob, story related by, 625.
Marvel, Andrew, extract from his poem addressed to Lord Fairfax, 99.
May Morning, song of the month for May, 429.
Meditation, an Evening, 250.
Memoir of George Colman, 7.
Merry Christmas, 260.
Metastasio, an imitation of, 88.
Metropolitan Men of Science, 89.
Miggins, Mr. Peter, his letter to Lord John Lavender, 260.
----, Miss Sophy, 261, 265.
Minister's Fate, the, 577.
"Monstre" Balloon, a poem, 17.
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley, remarks on her character, 138;
comparison between, and Byron, 140;
extracts from her letters, 141;
her observations on Addison, 362 _n._
Montague, Charles, Earl of Halifax,
Addison's letters to, 356, 358, 360, 363;
remarks respecting him, 358 _n._ 359.
Months, songs of the, No. I. 1;
No. II. 105;
No. III. 217;
No. IV. 325;
No. V. 429;
No. VI. 533.
Morgan, Mr. 25.
Morier, J. Italian anecdote by, 103.
Mount Pilate, legend of, 608.
Murphy, Murtough, character of, 171;
his duel with Squire Egan, 373.
Murtough Murphy, _see Murphy_.
Muskan, Prince Puckler, paper by, 398.

N.
Nights at Sea; or Sketches of Naval Life during the War, No. I. 269;
No. II. 474;
No. III. 621.
North American Indians, remarks on the periodical literature of, 534;
on their poetry, 536.
Nugent, Mr. specimen of his poetical taste, 272, 273.

O.
Ode from the Emerald Isle, 620.
O'Dryscull, Reddy, communications by, 45, 397, 525.
O'Finn, Mrs. character of, 33;
her conversation with Terence O'Shaughnessy, 41.
O'Funnidos, Rigdum, piece written by, 208.
Ogle, Miss, her marriage with Sheridan, 425.
Old Age and Youth, a poem, 79.
Old English Poets, a Gossip with, 98.
Oliver Twist, his birth, 105;
education and board, 107;
escapes being apprenticed to a sweep, 218;
his entry into public life, 225;
conduct during his apprenticeship, 326;
his quarrel with Noah Claypole, 334;
his refractory conduct, 430;
account of his journey to London, 435;
of his rencontre with the strange young gentleman, 437;
introduction to the Jew, 441.
Ollier, Charles, paper by, 98.
Opening Chaunt to the Miscellany, 6.
"Original" Dragon, a legend of the Celestial Empire, 231.
Original of "Not a drum was heard," 97.
O'Shaughnessy, Terence, see _Terence O'Shaughnessy_.

P.
Paddy Blake's Echo, 186.
Palaver, Mrs. character of, 591.
Pantomine of Life, 291.
Parallel, Mr. story told by, 277, 616.
Paris, remarks on society in, 86; picture of, in 1837, 387.
Passage in the Life of Beaumarchais, 233.
Perceval, Mr. remarks on his assassination, 679.
Periodical Literature of the North American Indians, 534.
Peter Plumbago's Correspondence, 448.
Peters, Mr. 196.
----, Mrs. 196.
Phillips, Ambrose, remarks respecting him, 359 _n._
"Plunder Creek," (1783,) a legend of New York, 121.
Plum, Sir Toby, 116.
----, Lady, 116.
Poets, Gossip with some Old English, 98.
Pontius Pilate, legend respecting, 610.
Pooledoune, John, the victim of improvement, 599.
----, Roger, 600.
Portrait Gallery, No. I. 286;
No. II. 442.
Pounce, Mr. story related by him to the Wide-awake Club, 209.
Poverty, glee in praise of, 525.
Prologue to the miscellany, 2.
"Prout, Father," pieces by, 1, 46, 63, 96, 397, 525.

Q.
Queershanks, Mr. 135.

R.
Randolph, Thomas, specimen of his poetry, 99.
"Random Records," extract from, 14.
Rankin, F. H. paper by, 382.
"Rattlin the Reefer," piece by the author of, 65.
Rasselas, remarks on, 550.
Reckoning with Time, 12.
Recollections of Childhood, 187.
Reflections in a Horse-pond, 471.
Remains of Hajji Baba, 280, 364, 487.
Remnant of the time of Izaak Walton, a poem, 230.
Reynolds, Hamilton, piece by, 138.
Rheims, Jackdaw of, 529.
Richardson, John, the Showman, biographical account of, 178.
Richie Barter, story of, 116.
Rising Periodical, 101.
Robethon, M. de, Addison's letter to, 357.
Romance of a Day, 565.
Rooney, Andy, see _Handy Andy_.
Rose, Sir George, piece by, 168.

S.
Sabine Farmer's Serenade, 46.
Saddleton, Emanuel, 341.
Scenes in the Life of a Gambler, 387.
Scowl, Mr. 133.
Seaforth, Lieut. Charles, account of his somnambulism, 191.
Seymour, Mr. story related by, 276.
Shakspeare, criticisms on his plays, 551.
Shakspeare Papers, No. I. 494;
No. II. 550.
Sheavehole, Jack, story told by, 476.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, memoirs of, 419;
his poem to Miss Linley, 420;
private marriage with her, 421;
his plays, 422;
his parliamentary talents, 424;
anecdote of, 425;
his second marriage, _ib._;
his misfortunes, 426;
death, _ib._;
character, 427;
Byron's opinion of, _ib._
Shurland, Sir Ralph de, adventures of, 341.
Signs of the Zodiac, a gastronomical chaunt, 397.
Simpkinson, Mr. character of, 197.
----, Miss Julia, her poetic taste, 197;
her ode, 200.
Slowby, Richard, account of his adventures, 313.
----, Sir James, 313.
Smyrk, Mr. Peter, 116.
Snaps, Mr. story respecting, 210.
Some particulars concerning a Lion, 515.
Songs, for the private theatre or drawing-room, 92;
of the Anti Dry-rot Company, 94;
of the Cover, 402;
songs of the month, No. I. 1;
No. II. 105;
No. III. 217;
No. IV 325;
No. V. 429;
No. VI. 533.
Sonnet to a Fog, 371.
Sorrows of Life, lines on the, 290.
Sowerberry, Mrs. character of, 229;
dislike of Oliver Twist, 335.
----, Mr. description of, 225;
takes Oliver Twist as an apprentice, 227;
his conversation respecting him, 328;
character of, 433.
Spectre of Tappington, story of the, 191.
Spencer, Charles, Earl of Sunderland,
remarks respecting him, 363 _n._
Spriggings, Miss Priscilla, 572.
Steam Trip to Hamburgh, 509.
"Stories of Waterloo," pieces by the author of, 33, 251.
Stray Chapters, No. I. 291;
No. II. 515.
Summer Night's Reverie, a poem, 428.
Sunderland, Earl of, see _Spencer, Charles_.
Swift, Dean, anecdote of, 2.

T.
"Tales of an Antiquary," pieces by the author of, 121.
Tappington Everard, description of the Manor House of, 192.
Terence O'Shaughnessy, account of his first attempt
to get married, 33.
The Abbess and the Duchess, a poem, 153.
The Abbey House, 187.
Theatrical Advertisement Extraordinary, 152.
"The Bee-Hive," pieces by the author of, 286, 442.
"The Old Sailor," pieces by, 269, 474.
The Spectre, a poem, 131.
The Two Butlers, 306.
Time, Reckoning with, a poem by Colman the Younger, 12.
Timmins, Mr. his description of the Wide-awake Club, 209.
Tom ----, story respecting, 306.
Tomnoddy, Lord, 561.
Travelling, remarks on, 561.
Tulrumble, Mr. N. account of the public life of, 49.
----, Mrs. 51, 52.
Twigger, Edward, 53.

U.
Useful Young Man, a poem, 485.

V.
Victoria, Princess, ode on her birth-day, 620.
Visit to the Madrigal Society, 465.
Visits, an Evening of, 80.

W.
Wade, J. A. pieces by, 186, 492.
Warwick, Countess of, notice of her marriage with Addison, 362 n.
Webbe, Egerton, paper by, 371.
Wharton, Duke of, anecdote of, 357 n.
----, Thomas, Earl of Wharton, lord lieutenant of Ireland,
remarks respecting, 356 n.
Whitehead, C. pieces by, 155, 461.
Who are you? a song, 88.
Who milked by cow? paper so called, 65.
Wide-awake Club, character of the, 208.
Whitbread, Mr. his respect for Mr. Perceval, 583.

Y.
Youth's New Vade Mecum, a poem, 462.

Z.
"Zohrab," papers by the author of, 280, 364, 487.

END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
London: Printed by Samuel Bentley, Dorset-street, Fleet-street.

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