cock boat humbled and an empire lost

ATTACHMENT FOR THE LADIES.
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A IMPEACHMENT FOR THE LADIES.

 Thy grandmother,' said my uncle Toby. addressing himself to young Arabella, just from London, and who was playing the bat tie of Marengo, on the piano. thy grand mother, child,' said he, used to play on a much better instrument than thine.'

 Indeed said Arabella, how could it have been better? you know 1t is the most fashion able instrument, and is used by every body that is any thing

 Your grandmother was something, though she never saw a piano forte.'

 But what was the name of the instrument had it strings, or was it played by keys ? \

 You must give me time to recolect the name; it was indeed stringed instrument, but was played by the hand.'

 By the hand alone ?-How vulgar; but protest should like to see one, and pappa shall buy me one when return to Lon don. Do you think that we can obtain one r

 No, you will not probably find one in Lon don. but doubtless they may be found in some ofthe country towns.'

 How many strings had it Must one play with both hands and could one play the double bass ? f''' @

 know not whether it would play double bass, as you call it, it was played with both hands and had two strings li E Two strings only surely you are testing !; how could good music be produced an such an instrument, when the piano has two or three hundred? ?

 On, the strings were very long. one about IA feet, and the other might he heightened at pleasure, even to 50 or mOre.'

 What prodicious deal of room it must take up, but no matter, I will have mine in the old hall, and pappa may have an addition built to it, for he says shall never want for any thing, and SO does mamma. Were the strings struck with little mallets like the piano, or were they snapped like harpsichord?' r

 Like neither of those instruments as re- collect, but it produced soft kind of hum