would think, when they were apart, though extremely different when together. What made their enmity the more entertaining to all the rest of their sex was, that in detraction from each other neither could fall upon terms which did not hit herself as much as her adversary. Their nights grew restless with meditation of new dresses to outvie each other, and inventing new devices to recal admirers, who observed the charms of the one rather than those of the other on the last meeting. Their colours failed at each other's appearance, flushed with pleasure at the report of a disadvantage, and their countenances withered upon instances of applause. The decencies to which women are obliged, made these virgins stifle their resentment so far as not to break into open violences, while they equally suffered the torments of a regulated anger. Their mothers, as it is usual, engaged in the quarrel, and supported the several pretensions of the daughters with all that ill-chosen sort of expence which is common with people of plentiful fortunes and mean taste. The girls preceded their parents like queens of May, in all the gaudy colours imaginable, on every Sunday to church, and were exposed to the examination of the audience for superiority of beauty.

During this constant struggle, it happened that PHYLLIS one day at public prayers smote the heart of a gay West Indian, who appeared in all the colours which can affect an eye that could not distinguish between being fine and tawdry. This American in a Summer-island suit was too shining and too gay to be resisted by PHYLLIS, and too intent upon her charms to be diverted by any of the laboured attractions of BRUNETTA. Soon after, BRUNETTA had the mortification to see her rival disposed of in a wealthy marriage; while she was only addressed to in a manner that shewed she was the admiration of all men, but the choice of none. PHYLLIS was carried to the babitation of her spouse in Barbadoes: BRUNETTA had the ill-nature to enquire for her by every opportunity, and had the misfortune to hear of her being attended by numerous slaves, fanned into slumbers by successive bands of them, and carried from place to place in all the pomp of barbarous magnificence. BRUNETTA could not endure these repeated advices, but ems

ployed all her arts and charms in laying baits for any of condition of the same island, out of a mere ambition to confront her once more before she died. She at last succeeded in her design, and was taken to wife by a gen. tleman whose estate was contiguous to that of her ene my's husband. It would be endless to enumerate the many occasions on which these irreconcileable beauties Laboured to excel each other: but in process of time it happened that a ship put into the island consigned to a friend of PHYLLIS, who had directions to give her the refusal of all goods for apparel, before BRUNETTA could ་ be alarmed of their arrival. He did so, and PHYLLIS

was dressed in a few days in a brocade more gorgeous and costly than had ever before appeared in that lati tude. BRUNETTA languished at the sight, and could by no means come up to the bravery of her antagonist. She communicated her anguish of mind to a faithful friend, who by an interest in the wife of PHYLLIS's mer. chant, procured a remnant of the same silk for BRUNETTA. PHYLLIS took pains to appear in all public places where she was sure to meet Brunetta; Brunetta was now prepared for the insult, and came to a public ball in a plain black silk mantua, attended by a beautiful negro girl in a petticoat of the same brocade with which PHYLLIS was attired. This drew the attention of the whole company; upon which the unhappy PHYLLIS swooned away, and was immediately conveyed to her house. As soon as she came to herself she fled from her husband's house, went on board a ship in the road, and is now landed in inconsolable despair at Plymouth.

POSTSCRIPT.

AFTER the above melancholy narration, it may per haps be a relief to the reader to peruse the following expostulation.

TO MR SPECTATOR.

THE JUST REMONSTRANCES OF AFFRONTED THAT.

"THOUGH I deny not the petition of Mr WHO and WHICH, yet you should not suffer them to be rude, and

very

hard on

to call honest people names: for that bears. some of those rules of decency, which you are justly famous for establishing. They may find fault and correct speeches in the senate and at the bar; but let them try to get themselves so often, and with so much eloquence, repeated in a sentence, as a great orator doth frequently. introduce me.

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My lords! (says he) with humble submission, That that I say is this: that, That that gentleman has advanced, is not That that he should have proved to your lordships. Let those two questionary petitioners try to do this with their Who's and their Whiches.

"What great advantage was I of to Mr DRYDen in his Indian Emperor,

You force me still to answer you in THAT,

to furnish out a rhyme to MORAT? And what a poor figure would Mr BAYES have made without his Egad and all That! How can a judicious man distinguish one thing from another, without saying This here, or That there? And how can a sober man, without using the expletives of oaths (in which indeed the rakes and bullies have a great advantage over others), make a discourse any tolerable length, without That is; and if he be a very grave man indeed, without That is to say? And how instructive, as well as entertaining, are those usual expressions, in the mouths of great men, Such things as That, and the like of That.

of

"I am not against reforming the corruptions of speech you mention, and own there are proper seasons for the introduction of other words besides That: but I scorn as much to supply the place of a Who or a Which at every turn, as they are unequal always to fill mine: and I expect good language and civil treatment, and hope to receive it for the future: That, that shall only add is, that I am,

R.

Your's

THAT."

APPENDIX.

NOTES CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY.

NO. I.

(a) King CHARLES's observation may be adopted here, Strange that there was not, in all that time, a wise man or a fool in the family."

(b) A sarcasm on Mr GREAVE's book, intitled Pyramidographia. (c) It is well known that the papers marked by one or other of the letters in the word Clio are written by ADDISON. Some have thought that this was a characteristic signature; indeed the editor Sir R. STEELE seems to favour this opinion, for in No. 553, when "All the papers giving an account of some of the authors, he says, which I have distinguished by any letter in the name of the muse Clio were given me," &c. But others are of opinion that it is no thing more than merely a mark of distinction, the letters referring to the place from whence he wrote, as C. Chelsea, L. London, &c.

NO 2.

(a) It has been said that the character of Sir ROGER was drawn from Sir JOHN PACKINGTON of Worcestershire.

(b) The person here alluded to is said to have been the father of Admiral KEMPEN FELT, who was drowned in the Royal George, August 1782.

(c) This is supposed to have been a Colonel CLELAND.

NO. 3.

(a) JAMES STUART the pretended Prince of Wales. (b) In order to wipe out the National Debt.

(c) Act 5. Scene 1.

(d) The Elector of Hanover, afterwards GEORGE I.