a good sort of a gentlewoman, that would assist an oppressed
innocent person. Yes, madam, said she, I hope you guess right; and I
have the happiness to know something of the matter before you speak.
Pray call my sister Jewkes.--Jewkes! Jewkes! thought I; I have heard of
that name; I don't like it.

Then the wicked creature appeared, whom I had never seen but once
before, and I was terrified out of my wits. No stratagem, thought I, not
one! for a poor innocent girl; but every thing to turn out against me;
that is hard indeed!

So I began to pull in my horns, as they say, for I saw I was now worse
off than at the farmer's.

The naughty woman came up to me with an air of confidence, and kissed
me: See, sister, said she, here's a charming creature! Would she not
tempt the best lord in the land to run away with her? O frightful!
thought I; here's an avowal of the matter at once: I am now gone, that's
certain. And so was quite silent and confounded; and seeing no help for
it, (for she would not part with me out of her sight) I was forced to
set out with her in the chariot for she came thither on horseback, with
a man-servant, who rode by us the rest of the way, leading her horse:
and now I gave over all thoughts of redemption, and was in a desponding
condition indeed.

Well, thought I, here are strange pains taken to ruin a poor innocent,
helpless, and even worthless young body. This plot is laid too deep,
and has been too long hatching, to be baffled, I fear. But then I put
my trust in God, who I knew was able to do every thing for me, when all
other possible means should fail: and in him I was resolved to confide.

You may see--(Yet, oh! that kills me; for I know not whether ever you
can see what I now write or no--Else you will see)--what sort of woman
that Mrs. Jewkes is, compared to good Mrs. Jervis, by this:----

Every now and then she would be staring in my face, in the chariot, and
squeezing my hand, and saying, Why, you are very pretty, my silent dear!
And once she offered to kiss me. But I said, I don't like this sort of
carriage, Mrs. Jewkes; it is not like two persons of one sex. She fell
a laughing very confidently, and said, That's prettily said, I vow! Then
thou hadst rather be kissed by the other sex? 'I fackins, I commend thee
for that!

I was sadly teased with her impertinence, and bold way; but no wonder;
she was innkeeper's housekeeper, before she came to my master; and those
sort of creatures don'