ТНЕ Lady's Magazine; OR, Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Ufe and Amufement. This Number is embellished with the following Copper-Plates, viz 1. A new Pattern for working a Gown, &c. 2. The Reconciliarion. 3. The Infide of a Roman Temple in Italy. And 4. A Song from the Orator o of Saul. Mufic by Mr. Handel. LONDON, Printed for G. G. and J. Robinfon, No. 25, Paternofter Row, where Favours tro.a Correfpondents will be received. Tour CORRESPONDENT S. The Continuation of De Courville Castle in our next, The Remarks on Lady W.'s Whim are somewhat too whimsical. The Tale of the Libertine Husband must be revised. E. L.'s Effay fhall be inferted either next month, or in the Supplement. Received Eugenio's Card.-Advice to Poets.-Lines to Mifs C. of Hummerton.-Winter; an Ode.-Enigmas by X. &c. Lady's Magazine; For NOVEMBER, 1795. The CARELESS SPORTSMAN. (Concluded from p. 446.) THE The invitation was irrefiftible, and George fet off without giving the flightest intimation to Clariffa of whom indeed it was feldom his cuftom to think, except in confeditors, when he recollected how nequence of the application of his creceffary her fortune muft foon be to him, to appease their importunity. Week after week elapfed, and Clariffa neither faw nor heard of her inamorato. Her pride-the decent and commendable pride the poffeffed, was piqued, and her refentment very justly excited. The affection fhe had conceived for him, from his perfon and gaiety of manners, began rapidly to fubfide, and the coolest indifference quickly fuc HE character of Mifs Leefon was diftinguifhed by mildness, delicate tendernefs, and gentle patience. Had the been high-fpirited, vain, and paffionate, fhe would probably not long have borne the repeated neglect and reiterated flights of her lover. She was however, at times, not a little hurt by his behaviour, and gave him fufficient intimations that he was fenfible of it; but thefe were, in general, fo delicate and fo diftant, that he frequently did not understand them, and never felt them. His horfes and his-ceeded. dogs continually furnished him with amufement; and while in company with a favourite bitch, he feldom recollected his adored Clariffa. One day, after he had spent a few hours in the company of his mittress, he abruptly left her, and, meeting with fome of his fporting companions, one of them gave him an invitation to accompany him to his feat in a distant county, to enjoy the pleatures of the chafe,-affuring him the country abounded with every fpecies of game, and promifing him the mott exalted and luxurious amufement. In this critical interval, a young gentleman of equal nominal, and much greater real fortune, as his eftate was unencumbered with debts or mortgages, chanced to fall in violently enamoured of her. His ar company with Clariffa, and became dent manner of expreffing his .ffestion, and conftant affiduity, on obtained her attention and esteem. The parents of Clariffa, likewife, who had always entertained unfavourable fufpicions of the wildness of young Meadows, were earnest for her immediate acceptance of the offer of Mr. Waldegrave (inc i 3 R 2. amiable fex, however gentle and of her new lover). In short, at the end of fix weeks, Clariffa, hav-patient, are hot always to be trifled with and neglected, with impunity. ing in all that time heard no tidings of her deferter, confented to give her hand to her more affiduous fuitor, and was united to him by the infeverable nuptial knot. The RECONCILIATION. A. TALE. (Embellished with an elegant Engraving.) T HERE are certain prejudices in fociety, which are fo powerful in their operation, that they frequently fuperfede even the influence of benevolence and cultivated fenfe, in perfons who poffefs both thefe eflimable qualities. But A few days after, the diffipated Meadows, having nearly tired, and being pretty well tired of, his companions, and the pleasures they had fo indefatigably pursued, returned to his own feat, and determined to pay his compliments to his dear Clariffa. But as the morning of the day on which he prop fed to make his vifit proved remarkably fine for fporting, he took his gun and Tower, and pursued his favourite amufement to beguile the way. Of ten did his fagacious companion diffLould any accident afford them opcover and indicate the fituation of the hapless feathered victims, and as often did they fall by the unerring hand of his experienced master. At length he arrived at the house of Clara's father, laden with the | fpoils of the field, and introduced Maria Milford was the daughter himfelf, as his manner was, with of a gentleman of a fortune orilittle formality, into the apartinent in ginally fmall, and, by fucceffive acts which he was fitting with her huf- of millaken generofity, and fuccefband, to him a perfect ftranger.ive effes, to reduced, that he was He accoiled her with his utual cafe compelled to accept a fmall place and gaiety, fhewed the proofs of his in the excife, on which himtel, his prowels, recounted his adventures wife, and daughter, fubfifted with during his abfence, and procedee rugal decency. in his usual jovial trair, fa cely waiting for au antwer, until he was fuddenly interrupted by M. Walde-her grave who thus addrefled him : "Sir, I congra uise you on you fucceis in your favourite amuic. men', in which I find you greaths excell. I hope you, in your turb. will like wife congratulate me on my in the (btailment of any on which I perhaps Bil more let my hear-That young lady is now my wf" portunity, and induce them to liften to the fuggeftions of reafon, fuch prejudices will be diffipated as the hades of night are difpelled by the cheering rays of the luminary of day. Mits Milford was remarkable for her beauty, elegant accomplishments, understanding, and her goodness f heart. She had by accident fallen into the company of a Mr. Seagrove, a young gentleman of an opulent and refpectable family. hole father was a major-general in the army, and had obtained for him aec mmand of a company. This ong orcer felt himself to deeply Imprcled by the beauty and amiable ualities of Mis Milford, that he ught her company with the utmoit Tris information, fa fudden an Enexpected, Pumice our gay sports-alicuity, and was not long before who now fo who by ca, esiene acquired Tomis what too late, that h e mace rer an urgent tender of his heart and his fortune. He was far |