affair, there is not that man breathing that could come into your alliance, who fhould, in all the offices of life, and peculiar efteem for yourself, exceed the gratitude of, Madam, your most obedient, most humble fervant, RICH. STEELE. LETTER XXVII. To Mrs. SCURLOCK. DEAR CREATURE, You Sept. 21, 1707. OUR letter gave me a great deal of fatisfaction. I haften my business, to see you early in the evening. In the mean time, I recommend myself to your prayers and kind thoughts, and am ever yours, RICH. STEELE. I LETTER XXVIII. To Mrs. ScURLOCK. DEAR CREATURE, O&. 6, 1707. WRITE to tell you beforehand, that I am not in a very good humour; but all fhall vanish at her fight whom Providence has given me for the banishment of care, and the improvement of delight to your moft obliged hufband, and most humble fervant, RICH. STEELE, LETTER LETTER XXIX. To Mrs. SCURLOCK. MY DEAR, COUS O&. 7, 1707. OUSIN PEN is much in the fame condi tion we left her last night. I am going with great chearfulness and induftry about my bufinefs to-day, in order to pafs my time hereafter, without interruption, with the most agreeable creature living, which you are to the most obliged man living. Your obedient husband, RICH. STEELE. I LETTER XXX. To Mrs. SCURLOCK. My loved Creature, WRITE this only to bid you good-night, and affure you of my diligence in the matter I told you of. You may affure yourself I value you according to your merit, which is faying that you have my heart, by all the ties of beauty, virtue, goodnature, and friendship. I find, by the progrefs I have made to-night, that I fhall do my business effectually in two days time. Write me word you are in good-humour, which will be the highest pleasure to your obliged husband,, RICH. STEEle. I fhall want fome linen from your house to morrow. 7 LETTER LETTER XXXI. To Mrs. SCURLOCK. MY DEAR WIFE, You O&. 8, 1707. U were not, I am fure, awake fo foon as I was for you, and defired the bleffing of God upon you. After that first duty, my next is to let you know I am in health this morning, which I know you are folicitous for. I believe it would not be amifs if, fome time this afternoon, you took a coach or chair, and went to fee an houfe next door to Lady Bulkley's, towards St. James's-ftreet, which is to be let. I have a folid reafon for quickening my diligence in all affairs of the world, which is, that you are my partaker in them, and will make me labour more than any incitation of ambition or wealth could do. After I have implored the help of Providence, I will have no motive to my actions -but the love of the beft creature living, to whom I am an obedient husband, RICH. STEELE. I LETTER XXXII. To Mrs. ScURLOCK. DEAR MADAM, O&. 8, 1707. COULD not forbear letting you know, that I have received letters this moment from Barbados, which will facilitate my bufinefs; fo natural is it that all things muft grow better by your your condescending to be partner to your most obliged husband, and moft humble fervant, RICH. STEELE. LETTER XXXIII. To Mrs. SCURLOCK. DEAR MADAM, TH Monday-morning, Oct. 13, 1707. HIS comes to beg your pardon for every act of rebellion I have ever committed against you, and to fubfcribe myself in an error for being impatient of your kind concern in interefting yourself with fo much affection in all which relates to me. I do not queftion but your prudence will be a lasting honour and advantage to me in all the occurrences of my life; the chief happiness in it is, that I have the honour of being, your most obliged husband, and most humble fervant, RICH. STEELE. I LETTER XXXIV. To Mrs. ScURLOCK *. HONOURED MOTHER, Oct. 14, 1707. AM very forry to find, by Mr. Scurlock's letter, that you keep your bed, which makes me almost in defpair of feeing you fo foon as I promised myself. I have taken an houfe in Berry-ftreet, St. His wife's mother, James's, James's, and beg your leave to remove your goods thither; where I hope we shall live all together in the ftricteft love and friendship. Whatever better profpects your daughter might well have given herself, from her great merit and good qualities, I fhall take care to have it faid, that she could not have married more advantageoufly with regard to her mother, who shall always find me her most obedient son, and most humble fervant, RICH. STEELE. Your daughter gives her duty to you. LETTER XXXV. To Mrs. SCURLOCK. Dearest Being on Earth, Oct. 16, 1707. ARDON me if you do not fee me till PAR eleven o'clock, having met a schoolfellow from India, by whom I am to be informed in things this night which extremely concern your obedient husband, RICH. STEELE. LETTER XXXVI. To Mrs. SCURLOCK. MY DEAR, PRA Oct. 22, 1707. RAY fend word where your landlord of the house in Swallow-ftreet lives, that my friend Col. Borr may treat with him for the house. Your obedient husband, RICH. STEELE. LETTER |