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 THE GUARDIAN.

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N° 2.

of their future life. This good fortune happened to me ; for during the time of my being an un der-graduate, I became intimately acquainted with Mr. Ambroſe Lizard, who was a fellow

commoner of the neighbouring college. I have the honour to be well known to Mr. Joſiah Pul

len ", of our hall above-mentioned ; and attribute

the florid old age I now enjay to my conſtant morning walks up Hedington-hill in hischeerful If the gentleman be ſtill living, I hereby give him my humble ſervice. But as I was going to ſay, I contracted in my early youth

company.

an intimate friendſhip with young Mr.Lizard of Northamptonſhire.

He was ſent for a little

before he was ofbachelor's ſtanding, to be married to Mrs. Jane Lizard, an heireſs, whoſe father would have it fo for the ſake of the name.

Mr.

Ambroſe knew nothing ofit till he came to Lizard hall on Saturday night, ſaw the young lady at dinner the next day, and was married by order of his father fir Ambroſe, between eleven and twelve the Tueſday following. Some years after, when my friend came to be fir Ambroſe himſelf,

and finding upon proofof her, that he had lighted upon a good wife, he gave the curate who joined their hands the parſonage of Welt, not far off

Wellinborough ' My friend was married in the year 62, and every year following, for eighteen

years together, I left the college (except that year wherein I was choſen fellow of Lincoln ), and ► See Wood's Athena Oxon. Vol. II. p. 215. edit. 1691 ,

How muſt a Northamptonſhire-man ſtare at this mix ture of truth and fiction ! A.