12 Feb.1913 THE LOUNGE R. A PERIODICAL PAPER, PUBLISHED AT EDINBURGH IN THE YEARS IN THREE VOLUMES VOL. II. THE FOURTH EDITION. LONDON: Printed for A. STRAHAN, and T. CADELL in the Strand, M DCC LXXXVIII. Lons Νί THE LOUNGE R. N° 36. SATURDAY, October 8, 1785. Divitias operofiores. Hon. To the AUTHOR of the LOUNGER, SIR, "TIS IS but very lately that I became acquainted with your paper, our family only having taken it in laft week for the first time, when it was recommended to my brother by Lady Betty Lampoon, who happened to be on a vifit in our country. Her Ladyfhip faid, it was a dear fweet fatirical paper, and that one found all one's acquaintance in it. And fure enough I found fome of my acquaintance in it (for I am the only reader among us), and so I shall tell Mr. John Homefpun when I meet him. Only think of a man come to his years to go to put himself and VOL. II. B his his neighbours into print in the manner he has done. But I dare to say it is all out of spite and envy at our having grown so suddenly rich, by my brother's good fortune in India: and to be fure, Sir, things are changed with us from what I remember; and yet perhaps we are not fo much to be envied neither, if all were known.Do tell me, Sir, how we shall manage to be as happy as people suppose our good fortune must have made us. But perhaps, Sir, it is not the fashion (as my fifter-in-law and Monf. de Sabot fays) to be happy. Lord, Sir, I had forgot you don't know Monf. de Sabot! But really my head is not fo clear as it used.to.be. I will try to tell you things in their order. My brother, who, as Mr. Homefpun has informed you, is returned home with a great fortune, is determined to live as becomes it, and fent down a fhip-load of blacks in laced liveries, the fervants in this country not being handy about fine things; though, to tell you the truth, fome of the Blackamoors don't give themselves much trouble about their work, and two of them never do a turn except playing on the French horn, and fometimes making punch, when it is wanted particularly nice. Befides thefe, there came down in two chaifes brother's own valet de fham, my fifter's own maid, a man cook, who has two of the negers my under |