Tam. False, false woman! Have a care, Emily have a care, I say, or you'll destroy your fame and happiness for ever. Consider what you are doing, ere you make a final resolution-see You'll repent your inconstancy, I tell you beforehand-upon my soul, you will-You'll have more reason to repent it, than you can possibly imagine.

Emily. Why will you oblige me now to say shocking things to you? it goes against me to tell you so; but I can't even see you now with

attested by three credible witnesses-Will you give us leave to print it in the public papers? Tam. Madam, madam !

Flo. I think the story would make a figure in the Philosophical Transactions.

Tum. Sir!

Bell. A pretty leg, indeed! Will you dance a minuet with me, colonel?

Emily. Your wounds are not mortal, I hope, colonel?

Tam. No, madam! my person, I thank Heaven, is still unhurt. I have my legs, both legs, madam; and I will use them to transport me as far as possible from so false a woman-I have my eyes, too; my eyes, madam; but they shall never look on you again, but as the most faithless and ungrateful of your sex!

Emily. I am surprised how he could act it so well! Pray, let us see you do it again, colonel-How was it, eh? [Mimicking.] hip-hop, hip-hop, like prince Volscius, I think.

Tam. I took that method, madam, to try your truth, constancy, and affection. I have found you void of all those qualities, and I shall have reason to rejoice at the effect of my experiment as long as I live.

Emily. If you meant to separate yourself from me, you have indeed taken an excellent method. And a mighty proof you have given of your own affection, truly! Instead of returning, after an anxious absence, with joy, into my presence, to come home with a low and mean suspicion, with a narrow jealousy of mind, when the frankness and generosity of my behaviour ought to have engaged you to repose the most unlimited confidence in me.

Tam. The event, madam, has but well warranted my experiment.

Emily. And shall justify it, sir, still more: for here, before your face, I give my hand to this gentleman; solemnly declaring, that it shall never be in your power to dissolve the connection formed between us.

Tam. As to you madam, your infidelity be your punishment. But that gentleman shall hear

from me.

Flo. I defy you, sir!

Emily. Nothing farther remains between us; leave me, sir!

Tam. I am gone, madam! and so help me, Heaven, never, never to return———

Enter MAJOR BELFORD.

[Going.

Belf. How! going in a passion? Hold, Tamper-All in confusion! I thought so-and came to set matters to rights again.

Flo. What do I see! Major Belford! Major
Belford! oh!
[Faints.
Belf. Ha, my name, and fainting? What can
this mean? [Runs and takes her in his arms.]—
By Heavens, a woman! May I hope that--
Hold, she recovers-It is, it is she! my dear
Florival herself! we shall still be happy.

Tum. Belford's Belleisle lady, as I live! My

rival a woman ! I begin to feel myself very ridiculous.

Belf. What wonder, my love, has brought you hither, and in this habit.

Fol. Oh, sir, I have a long story to relate. At present let it suffice to say, that that lady's brother has been the noblest of friends to me; and she herself, this morning, generously vouchsafed to take me under her protection. At my

Belf. I am bound to them for ever. return I found letters from your father, who, supposing you was in England with me, wrote to acquaint me that he was inconsolable for your loss, and that he would consent to our union if I would but assure him that you was safe and well. The next post shall acquaint him of our good fortune. lucky fellow? Well, Tamper, am not I a

Tam. Oh, Belford! I am the most miserable dog in the world!

Belf What! you have dropped your mask, I see-You're on your own legs again; I met Prattle in the street-He stopt his chariot to speak to me about you, and I found that he had blown you up, and discovered to the ladies that you was returned, quite unhurt, from the Havannah.

Tam. Did that coxcomb betray me? That accounts for all Emily's behaviour-Oh, major, I am ruined past redemption! I have behaved most extravagantly, both to your lady and Emily. I shall never be able to look them in the face again.

Belf. Ay, ay, I foresaw this. Did not I tell you that you would expose yourself confoundedly? However, I'll be an advocate for youmy Florival shall be an advocate for you; and I make no doubt but you will be taken into favour again.

Emily Does he deserve it, major?

Eelf. Why, madam, I can't say much for him, or myself either, faith-We must rely entirely on your goodness.

Flo. He's a true penitent, I see, madam; and I'll answer for it, he loves you to excess-Nay, look on him.

Emily. Was it well done, colonel, to cherish a mean distrust of me? to trifle with the partiality I had shown to you; and to endeavour to give me pain, merely to secure a poor triumph over my weakness to yourself?

Tam. I am ashamed to answer you.
Bell. Ashamed! and so you well may, indeed.
Tam. I see my absurdity-all I wish is to be
laughed at, and forgiven.

Belf. A very reasonable request. Come, madam, pity the poor fellow, and admit him to your good graces again.

Flo. Let us prevail on you, dear madam.
Emily. Well-now I see he is most heartily
mortified, I am half inclined to pity him.
Tum. Generous Emily!

Bell. Go, you provoking wretch! 'tis more
than you deserve.
[TO TAMPER.
Tam. It shall be the future study of my life to
deserve this pardon. [Kissing her hand.] Bel

ford, I give you joy-Madam [To FLORIVAL.]-mistress, and you as fortunate in not losing I have behaved so ill to you, I scarce know how to give you joy as I ought.

Belf. Come, come, no more of this at present. Now we have on all sides ratified the preliminaries, let us settle the definitive treaty as soon as we can-We have been two lucky fellows, Tamper-I have been fortunate in finding my

yours.

Tum. So we have, Belford; and I wish every brave officer in his Majesty's service had secured to himself such comfortable winter-quarters as we have, after a glorious campaign. [Exeunt omnes.

His word,
Though absurd,
Must be law.

Even Fate,

Though so great,
Must not prate;
His bald pate
Jove would cuff,
He's so bluff,

For a straw.

Cow'd deities,
Like mice in cheese,

To stir must cease

Or gnaw.

Jup. [Rising.] Immortals, you have heard your plaintiff sovereign,

And culprit Sol's high crimes. Shall we, who

govern,

Brook spies upon us? Shall Appollo trample

On our commands? We'll make him an exam-SCENE II.—A champaign Country, with a dis

ple!

As for you, Juno, curb your prying temper, or
We'll make you, to your cost, know-we're your

Think not, lewd Jove,

Thus to wrong my chaste love;

For spite of your rakehelly godhead,

By day and by night,

Juno will have her right,

Nor be of dues nuptial defrauded.

I'll ferrit the haunts

Of your female gallants;

tant Village; violent Storm of Thunder and Lightning. A Shepherd, sleeping in the Field, is roused by it, and runs away frightened, leaving his Cloak, Hat, and Guitar, behind him. APOLLO, as cast from Heaven, falls to the Earth, with a rude shock, and lies for a while stunned; at length he begins to move, rises, advances, and looking forward, speaks; after which, enters to him SILENO.

Apollo. Zooks! what a crush! a pretty decent tumble!

Kind usage, Mr. Jove-sweet sir, your humble.
Well, down I am ;-no bones broke, though sore
pepper'd-

Here doom'd to stay.-What can I do? turn
shepherd- [Puts on the Cloak, &c.
A lucky thought!-In this disguise, Apollo
No more, but Pol the swain, some flock I'll fol

low,

Nor doubt I, with my voice, guitar, and person,
Among the nymphs to kick up some diversion.
Sil. Whom have we here? a sightly clown!
-and sturdy;

In vain you in darkness enclose them; Hum! plays, I see, upon the hurdy-gurdy.
Your favourite jades,

I'll plunge to the shades,

Or into cows metamorphose them.

Jup. Peace, termagant!-I swear by Styx, our
thunder

Shall hurl him to the earth-Nay, never wonder,
I've sworn it, gods.

Apollo. Hold, hold! have patience,
Papa-No bowels for your own relations?

AIR.

oy your friends advised,
Too harsh, too hasty dad!
Maugre your bolts, and wise head,
The world will think you mad.

Seems out of place-a stranger--all in tatters;
I'll hire him he'll divert my wife and daugh