1^6 improvemems in manvfacturet. Sept.iG. 



often, when the virgins of the hamlet were afsembled at 

 their evening sports, the would steal in anaongst them, and 

 captivate their hearts by her talcs, full of a charming sad- 

 nefs. She wore on her head a garland, composed of her 

 father's myrtles, twisted with her mother's cyprefs. 



One day, as {he sat musing by the waters of Helicon, 

 her tears by chance fell into the fountain ; and ever since, 

 the muses' spring has retained a strong taste of the infu- 

 sion. Pity was commanded by Jupiter to follow the steps 

 of her mother, through the world, dropping balm into the 

 wounds flie had made, and binding up the hearts Ihe had 

 broken. She follows %vith her hair loose, her bosom bare 

 and throbbing, her garments torn by the briars, and her 

 feet bleeding with the roughnefs of the path. The 

 nymph is mortal, for her mother is so ; and when fhe has 

 fulfilled her destined course upon the earth, they fti^ll 

 both expire together, and Love be again united to Joy, 

 his immortal and long betrothed bride. 



NEW INVENTED IMPROVEMENTS ON MACHINERY. 



Unwoven cloth. 

 Efforts have been made for some time past, to' weave by 

 machinery. A gentleman, we have been informed, has 

 lately obtained a patent for making cleth withoui weaving. 

 By the account we have received, this cloth is made in 

 imitation of felt, and therefore it can be made only of 

 animal matters. By this mode of management, it is easy 

 to conceive that stuffs of great beauty may be made at a 

 small expence, by covering the surface with a small quan- 

 tity of the finest kinds of ;urs ; but how such cloths will 

 last, time only can discover. 



