LETTERLXXI.TO MR. R——.
July 31, 1778.
DEAR FRIEND,
THANKS for your very valuable letter, and its obliging companion:—your brother writes in good spirits—but I fear the m—n—ty members were right in their predictions of the success of the commissioners.—Alas! what desolation, destruction, and ruin, bad hearts or bad heads have brought upon this poor country!—I must, however, give Mr. J— R—— another letter, he fluctuates so terribly in his opinions—as you will see by the contents of his letter tome, which I hope you will soon enable me to shew you.—Yes, I must and will give him a flogging, which you will say is extremely grateful, and a civil return for his kindness in thinking of me.—I have had a very kind and good letter from the little wren;—we were pleased to hear Mrs. C—— had enjoyed so great a share of health;—she, who is lovely even in sickness, with the additional roseate bloom of health and flow of spirits, will be almost too much for meer mortals to bear:—tell her from me, to get sick before she comes up, in pity to the beaux.—Mrs. Sancho is better;—poor Kitty goes on after the old sort;—the happiest, my R——, in this life, have something to sigh for!—alas! I have enough!—I feel much pleasure in the happy view Mr. and Mrs. R—n have before them;—I have no sort of doubt but they will be successfully happy—I should have true pleasure to see my friend Mr. J. R—— in as likely a road.—I have spoke and wrote to Mr. W—— to look out sharp.—Time, which ripens revolutions, and murders empires—Time will, I hope, produce happiness and content tous all.—Your coming to town will give me spirits; for, large as the town is, I cannot say I have more than one friend in it:—come, you and I shall be rich indeed; for, I believe, few of the sons of Adam can boast of having more than two real friends.—The best respects to Mrs. C——, and the amiable little C——, from
Yours, &c.
IGNATIUS SANCHO.