was. At the ſame time he urged his ſuit with unremitting ardour; and the fair Greek, ſeeing no chance of returning to her own country, and feeling no diſlike to her blooming ſweet-heart, whoſe appearance now, as a well-dreſſed ſquire, was very different from her firſt acquaintance, the hermit in ſackcloth, was content to overlook the difference of rank, and conſented to the union. He preſented her with a coſtly wedding ſuit, the happy day was fixed, the fatted calf and capons were killed, and the wedding cake kneaded.
The day before, our bridegroom, according to the cuſtom of the country, rode out to invite company to the marriage feaſt. In his abſence the beautiful bride employed herſelf in arranging the bridal dreſs: female vanity led her to try on the new gown, in order to ſee whether it fitted her delicate ſhape. The ſpirit of finding fault, one of the endowments of the fair ſex, ſoon led her to perceive ſomethingamiſs:
