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I want Paint for deep Verdure of the PaevKoXiros Meadow, and 

 I remember the old Trees, that would embarrass the Expressions 

 of Mr Garrick. 



And now for Ourselves ; which (as You are more Master of 

 the other Subject than We are,) I presume You would have me 

 speak about. 



And now suppose Yourself, (as Bob Young was on Wednes- 

 day Sen'night, for he has been wth Us since then, & will be 

 some Time longer) upon Horbury Bridge, near two miles from 

 Us, & that there You met your Friend (as he did) in the Quality 

 of Conductor and Master of the riding School to his Ladies ; 

 Mrs Mulso behind her John, & Miss Chardavoyne riding single: 

 Can You have an Idea that would more divert You? " Madam, 

 You sit very well, but pray give your Horse his Head more free, 

 as he steps over the Stones " ! " My Dear, think yourself safe, 

 & you will sit more easy ; Don't fix your Eye on ye Hedges, let 

 it range over the Prospect; enjoy the Country; Don't think of 

 Safety but Pleasure," &c : — at the same Time thrusting myself 

 back in ye Saddle by ye Pommel, & disconcerted at my little 

 Nag's trotting too fast. But You will be pleased wth these 

 Circumstances, because you will find that Mrs Mulso has taken 

 your advice ; (no Purple Gown interfering.) She has rode 

 several Times, a good Way ; and you may suppose our Country, 

 (where I know no level Piece of Ground so long as my own 

 *Grass Plot,) a Sort of Dagger Afifair : She is not compleat, but 

 ye great Distress is over in ye first getting up. She has great 

 Pleasure in ye Thought of escorting You from Wakefield, 



I have been to return the Visits of some of my Brethren : 

 of Mr Scott of Horbury, Mr Scott of Battley, Mr Woollen of 

 Emley, an Oriel Man ; & am in Debt to Mr AUet of Kirk-Heaton, 

 to Mr Venn of Huddersfield, & Dr Lee of Halifax. But some 

 of these are quite out of my Beat. 



Indeed, Gil, You will be pleased at our Country. It is much 

 in your Goljt, tho' not so wild as just about Selbourne. We 

 have more Lanes than open Country, yet our Pi-ospects are very 

 pleasing & very extensive : The Turns of ye Calder, tho' a small 

 Eiver, yet serve to diversify; & here and there small Woods 

 enrich ye Sides of the Hills, but they arc of short Timber, stiff 

 and motionless, void of the Grandeur of your wavy Beeches. 

 (Mrs Mulso here interferes wth her Love & desires me to let 

 You know that She has just pold a Score of her Tythe Geese : 

 we have between 40 & 50.) — How much we long to see You 

 here ! I cannot but hope that You have Earnings towards 

 Yorkshire. Bob : Young made it four Days to Doncaster, which 

 is just 26 miles from Us, and just 160 from London: He came 



• 130 Yards long. J. M. 



