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 rior to the former widow, and who received Mrs. Hamilton’s addrees with all the complaiance he could wih.

This Lady, whoe name was Ruhford, was the widow of a rich cheee-monger, who left her all he had, and only one great grand-child to take care of, whom, at her death, he recommended to be her Heir; but wholly at her own power and dicretion.

She was now in the ixty eighth year of her age, and had not, it eems, entirely abandoned all thoughts of the pleaures of this world: for he was no ooner acquainted with Mrs. Hamilton, but, taking her for a beautiful lad of about eighteen, he cat the eyes of affection on her, and having pretty well outlived the bahfulnes of her youth, made little cruple of giving hints of her paion of her own accord.

It has been oberved that women know more of one another than the wiet men (if ever uch have been employed in the tudy) have with all their art been capable of dicovering. It is therefore no wonder that thee hints were quickly perceived and undertood by the female gallant, who animadverting on the conveniency which the old gentlewoman’s fortune would produce in her preent ituation, very gladly embraced the opportunity, and advancing with great warmth of love to the attack, in which he was received almot with open arms, by the tottering citadel, which preently offered to throw open the gates, and urrender at dicretion.

In her amour with the former widow, Mrs. Hamilton had never any other deign than of gaining the lady’s affection, and then dicovering herelf to her, hoping to have had the ame ucces which Mrs. Johnon had found with her: but with this old lady, whoe fortune only he was deirous to poes, uch views would have afforded very little Rh