MADAM, 'I Thought The Cabinet We Raffled For Was More Properly The Furniture Of A Lady's Closet Than Mine, Especially One Who Must Daily Receive A Great Number Of Such Epistles As It Was Doubtless Intended By The Maker To Contain:

Happy should I think myself if any thing of mine might find room among those which, for their wit and elegance, may be more worthy of preferring, tho' none can be for their sincerity more so than those which are dictated by the eternally devoted heart of

HENRICUS.'

You cannot imagine, my dear Louisa, how delighted I was with these few lines; I enclosed them indeed in the cabinet given me by the author of them, but laid up their meaning in my heart: - I was quite alert the whole day, but infinitely more so, when in the evening my admired Henricus made me a visit introduced by lord H - - , who had been one of my late husband's particular friends, and had ever kept a good correspondence with me.

Henricus took, not the least notice either of the cabinet or letter before him; and as I imagined he had his reasons for it, I too was silent on that head; he took the opportunity, however, while lord H - - was speaking to a young lady who happened to be with me, to ask permission to wait on me with the hope of being received on his own score as he was now on that of his friend. I told him that merit, such as his, was sufficient to recommend him any where; and, besides, I had an obligation to him which I ought to acknowledge.

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