^Catharine Kitty^ had the misfortune, as many heroineshave had before her, of losing her Parents when she was very young, and of being brought up under thecare of a Maiden Aunt, who while she tenderly loved her, watched over her conduct with so scru::tinizing a severity, as to make it very doubtfulto many people, and to ^Catharine Kitty amongst the rest, whether she loved her or not. She had frequently been deprived of a real pleasure through this jealous Caution, had been sometimes obliged to relinquisha Ball because an Officer was to be there, or todance with a Partner of her Aunt's introductionin preference to one of her own Choice. But her Spirits were naturally good, and not easily de::preſsed, and she poſseſsed such a fund of vivacity and good humour as could only be damped bysome very serious vexation. — Besides these