therefore in each County be established a Club of the Perfons whofe Converfations I ⚫ have described, who for their own private, as alfo the publick Emolument, fhould ex'clude, and be excluded all other Society. • Their Attire fhould be the fame with their 'Huntsmens, and none fhould be admitted into this green Converfation-Piece, except he had broke his Collar-bone thrice. A 'broken Rib or two might alfo admit a Man without the leaft Oppofition. The Prefi'dent must neceffarily have broken his Neck, ' and have been taken up dead once or ⚫ twice: For the more Maims this Brother'hood fhall have met with, the easier will their Converfation flow and keep up; and ' when any one of these vigorous Invalids had finished his Narration of the Collar-bone, this naturally would introduce the History of the Ribs. Befides, the different Circumftances of their Falls and Fractures would help to prolong and diverfify their Relati" ons. There fhould also be another Club of 'fuch Men, who have not fucceeded fo well in maiming themselves, but are however in the constant Pursuit of thefe Accomplishments. I would by no means be fufpected by what I have faid to traduce in general 'the Body of Fox-hunters; for whilst I look upon a reasonable Creature full fpeed after a Pack of Dogs, by way of Pleasure, and "not of Business, I fhall always make honou⚫rable mention of it. 'BUT ' BUT the moft irkfome Converfation of all others I have met with in the Neighbourhood, has been among two or three of your Travellers, who have overlooked Men and Manners, and have paffed thro' France ⚫ and Italy with the fame Observation that the Carriers and Stage-Coachmen do through 'Great-Britain; that is, their Stops and Stages have been regulated according to the Liquor they have met with in their Paffage. They indeed remember the Names of abun' dance of Places, with the particular Fineries of certain Churches: But their distinguishing Mark is certain Prettineffes of Foreign Languages, the meaning of which they 'could have better exprefs'd in their own. The Entertainment of these fine Obfervers, Shakespear has described to confift < In talking of the Alps and Apennines, ⚫ and then concludes with a Sigh, • Now this is worshipful Society! 'I WOULD not be thought in all this to hate fuch honeft Creatures as Dogs; I am only unhappy that I cannot partake in 'their Diverfions. But I love them fo well, as Dogs, that I often go with my Pockets ftuffed with Bread to difpenfe my Favours, or make my way through them at Neigh'bours Houses. There is in particular a B 3 < young young Hound of great Expectation, Vivacity, and Enterprise, that attends my Flights wherever he fpies me. This Creature obferves my Countenance, and behaves him'felf accordingly. His Mirth, his Frolick, ' and Joy upon the Sight of me has been ob⚫ ferved, and I have been gravely defired not to encourage him fo much, for it spoils his Parts; but I think he fhews them fufficiently in the feveral Boundings, Friskings, and Scourings, when he makes his Court to C me: But I forefee in a little time he and I 'must keep Company with one another only, for we are fit for no other in these Parts. Having inform'd you how I do país my time in the Country where I am, I must proceed to tell you how I would pass it, had I fuch a Fortune as would put me above the • Obfervance of Ceremony and Custom. 'MY Scheme of a Country Life then 'fhould be as follows. As I am happy in 'three or four agreeable Friends, thefe I 'would conftantly have with me; and the 'Freedom we took with one another at 'School and the University, we would maintain and exert upon all Occafions with great Courage. There fhould be certain Hours of the Day to be employ'd in Reading, during which time it fhould be impoffible for any one of us to enter the other's Chamber, unless by Storm. After this we would C communicate the Trash or Treasure we had met < met with, with our own Reflexions upon the Matter; the Juftnefs of which we would 'controvert with good-humour'd Warmth, and never fpare one another out of that complaifant Spirit of Converfation, which makes others affirm and deny the fame matter in a quarter of an Hour. If any of the neighbouring Gentlemen, not of our Turn, 'fhould take it in their heads to vifit me, I fhould look upon these Perfons in the fame degree Enemies to my particular state of Happiness, as ever the French were to that ' of the Publick, and I would be at an annual Expence in Spies to obferve their Motions. Whenever I fhould be furprised with a Vifit, as I hate Drinking, I would be ⚫ brisk in fwilling Bumpers, upon this Maxim, That it is better to trouble others with my Impertinence, than to be troubled myself with theirs. The Neceffity of an Infirmary makes me refolve to fall into that Project; and as we should be but Five, the Terrors " of an involuntary Separation, which our • Number cannot fo well admit of, would make 'us exert ourselves, in oppofition to all the Particulars mentioned in your Inftitution of that equitable Confinement. This my way ' of Life I know would fubject me to the Imputation of a morofe, covetous, and fingular Fellow. Thefe and all other hard 'Words, with all manner of infipid Jefts, and all other Reproach, would be matter of 'Mirth B 4 Mirth to me and my Friends: Befides, I ' would destroy the Application of the Epithets Morofe and Covetous, by a yearly 'Relief of my undefervedly neceffitous Neighbours, and by treating my Friends and Do'mesticks with an Humanity that should exprefs the Obligation to lie rather on my fide; and as for the word Singular, I was always of Opinion every Man must be so, to ⚫ be what one would defire him. Your very bumble Servant, Mr. SPECTATOR, A J. R. BOUT two Years ago, I was called upon by the younger part of a Country Family, by my Mother's fide related to me, to vifit Mr. Campbell the ' dumb Man; for they told me that that was chiefly what brought them to Town, having heard Wonders of him in Effex. I, who always wanted Faith in Matters of that kind, was not eafily prevailed on to go; but left they should take it ill, I went with them, when to my furprife, Mr. Campbell related all their past Life; in fhort, had he not been prevented, fuch a Discovery would have come out, as would have ruined the next defign of their coming to Town, viz. buying Wedding-Clothes. Our Names though he never heard of us before — and |