that unbounded confidence which this youth placed in his
adopted Mher*~
After he had been awhile fettled, arid a little habituated
to the%ianïlërs of this country, he was fent every day to an
Academy at Rotherh-ithe, to be inflxuóled in reading and
writing, which he was himfe lf eager to attain, and uioft
affiduoüs in learning; his whole deportment, whilff-there,
was that it not only gained him the efteem of
the gentleman, under whofe tuition, he was placed, but alfo
the affe&ion of his young companions;—in the hqurs of
recefe, when he returned to the Captain’s houfe, he amufed
the whole family by his vivacity, noticing every particular
rity he faw in any of his fchpol-fellows, with great good.-
humour mimicking their different manners, fometimes faying
he would have a fchool of his - own when he returned to
Pe lew , and Ihould he thought very wife when he" taught
the great people their letters. .
He always addreffbd Mr. W il so n by the appellation of
Captaiti; but never would caff Mrs. WiLSQNPfto whomjhe
behaved with the warmeft affedtion) by^ any other name
than that Of Mother, looking on that as. a mark of the great-
eft refpedt.-r-Being often told he fhould fay Mrs. Wilson,
his conftant reply was, No, no—Mother * Mother\ 1
Captain Wil so n , when invited to dine with his particular
friends, was generally accompanied by L ee Boo; on which
occafions, there.was fo much eafe and politenefs in his behaviour,
$ipur,' as/ffhehaffbeen company,;
he adapted hiuffel-f yeEra readily to whatever he faw w ere the
cuftoms o f the*youstry? and fully^opfirmedm^ in an opi-
.mop* which I, ba-fe^ever^ntetthned? ^ah»«tof^.gOOd manners
is, the natural,refu.lt ,oLnatilra$[^ ^ ^ . .fenfe. ^
Wherever” this jj young. man..w>ent, nothing efcaped^his
obfervation ; -he, had. an»,ardent/ deur^ o f information.; and
tbare\ fid]^'-received it, alvgggjfi ^prgffing.^ ^ i f e j d kno^r
by what? me W/ \yhlehvheme^fce®,t Were prodifoedy. I
^ a g one day-in pdmpapyvwith h im ,;^ h e r l;a young*- lady
fat-down tu.Uhe .harpiicord, tq, fee, how h e .^ a g ;affe(ftedf*
/vyith t pnp.fjc,; fie^ appeared gr^tly^fur^fized |jp||1 3 the in-
' ftrinmont chidd throw >out fo f f i im , f o u n d i t opened, ■
tq .k t him feqite interior conftyudhon^ he p o rM o ^ ft with
.great, attention,. watphmg ^how,the jacks were ployed,'and
feemedt-faf more difpofed to puzzle out the vmeffi|?which
produced th^ fopnds* than to attend in" the tnuiic that was
playing. He .yr as.. afterwards requefted. tO,give^;ussa Pelew
fong4 he did .not \yait for t-hofe. repeated in tr e^ #% h ic h
fingers, ufually require, but obligingly began.one as foqrl as-
alked; the tones,- however, were fo harfh and difoordant, arid
his breaft feemed to labour with fo much exertion, that his
whole countenance was changed. by it, and every one’s ears
ftunned with the horrid notes. Frpm this’‘fample o f Pe leW
finging, itjdjs.not to be wondered, -that a chorus'of fuch per-
^ formers had the effedt (as hath been related) o f making our
; countrymen,
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