hero consulted the secrets of his art upon this occasion, and after
long toil and study informed the lady, that under a laurel-tree in the
garden lay the treasure she anxiously sought for; but that her planet of
good fortune did not reign till such a day and hour, till which time she
should desist from searching for it; the good lady rewarded him very
generously with twenty guineas for his discovery. We cannot tell whether
at this time our hero was sufficiently initiated in the art, or whether
the lady mistook her lucky hour, but the strict regard we pay to truth
obliges us to confess, that the lady dug below the roots of the
laurel-tree without finding the hidden treasure.

When he was further initiated in the art, he was consulted upon several
important matters, and generally gave satisfaction by his sagacious
answers. In the meantime, his worthy parents sorrowed for him as one
that was no more, not being able to get the least tidings of him, though
they publicly advertised him, and sent messengers after him in every
direction; till, at the expiration of a year and a half, our hero having
repeated accounts of the sorrow and trouble his parents were in upon his
account, his heart melted with tenderness, and he repaired to his
father's house, at Brickley, in Devonshire. As he was much disguised,
both in habit and countenance, he was not at first known by his parents;
but when he discovered himself, joy gushed out in full streams, stopping
the power of speech; but the warm tears they bedewed his cheeks with,
whilst they imprinted them with kisses, performed the office of the
tongue with more expressive eloquence; but the good heart and tender
parent will feel this much better than we can describe. The whole
neighbourhood, partook of this joy; and there was nothing for some time
but ringing of bells, with public feasting, and other marks of festive
joy.

Mr. Carew's parents did every thing possible to render home agreeable to
him; every day he was engaged in some party of pleasure or other, and all
his friends strove who should entertain him, so that there seemed nothing
wanting to his happiness. But the uncommon pleasure that he had enjoyed
in the community he had left, the freedom of their government, the
simplicity and sincerity of their manners, the frequent changes of their
habitation, the perpetual mirth and good humour that reigned amongst
them, and perhaps some secret presages of that high honour which he has