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15 own kitchen than at a French ordinary.- And, as for women wearing fine clothes, which some object against, I say it is for the honour of the nation in general, and must be a particular pleasure to the husband, to see his wife as fine as her neighbours.

But there is another pleasure attends upon matrimony, and that is, if he has married a wife who has got a relation in the country; and it is ten to one but she has, for women do not rise out of the earth like pompions, but their pedigree had somewhere or other a beginning. If the woman has not, perhaps the man has. And whether their relations be by the man or the woman, it is no matter; and therefore, when they have once contracted matrimony, all their relations must be acquainted with it. And, in return, they must send him a letter, wherein they tell him, they shall be very glad to see them both in the country.

Upon this, she is willing to see her friends before her lying in, (for we will suppose her to be with child already); and the man is no less ambitious to let his kindred see his nice choice. --And let us suppose the young man should have a mind to give his wife an airing in the country, marry. I think it is a pleasure to him to take a frisk in the country for a month or two; and then to