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ENGLISH GRAVITY.

There is nothing so rare as for a
man to ride his hobby without molestation.
I find the squire has not so undisturbed
an indulgence in his humours as
I had imagined; but has been repeatedly
thwarted of late, and has suffered a kind
of well-meaning persecution from a Mr.
Faddy, an old gentleman of some weight,
at least of purse, who has recently moved
into the neighbourhood. He is a worthy
and substantial manufacturer, who, having
accumulated a large fortune by dint
of steam-engines and spinning-jennies,
has retired from business, and set up for
a country gentleman. He has taken
an old country-seat and refitted it; and
painted and plastered it, until it looks not
unlike his own manufactory. He has
been particularly careful in mending the
walls and hedges, and putting up notices
of spring-guns and man-traps in every
part of his premises.