well-fitted faflies, but hung with heavy fhuttera 

 on the outfide, to protect us in time of rain. 

 No fine ftucco plafters the walls, nor are the 

 rooms hung with rich paper or tapeftry. No 

 painted cloth, nor foft carpet fpreads the floor, 

 nor do any rich cornices, or figured plafter-* 

 ings decorate the cieling. Above, below, and 

 at the fides, all is plain wood : the walls, the 

 cielings, and the floors are alike of naked boards; 

 many of them fo joined together as to allow 

 free admiffion to air and light. Sitting in the 

 parlour, we fee through the openings into the 

 bed-room above ; and to the pigs routing 

 below. The roof is alfo of wood, and open 

 to the bed-chambers, which are hung only 



with the well-fpun tapeftry of in- 



duftrious fpiders. An old bench, or form* 

 with three or four chairs of rough wood, and 

 a coarfe deal board, laid upon a pair of crofs 

 legs by way of table, complete the furniture. 



Thus accommodated, you will be amufect 

 to hear that, we have had company to vifit us 

 at our dinner table. Ladies ! did you afk I 

 No, not ladies ! but a party from one of his 

 majefty's {hips of war, who were led, by cu~ 

 riofity, to fee how the * c foldier- officers/' (as 



