Let not this single, and singular woman, however, induce you to trust to the confidence of a French _aubergiste_ especially a _female_; you may as well trust to the conscience of an itinerant Jew. Frenchmen are so aware of this, that have heard a traveller, on a _maigre_ day, make his bargain for his _aumlet_ and the number of eggs to be put in it, with an exactness scarce to be imagined; and yet the upshot was only two pence English. The easy manner in which a French officer, or gentleman, can traverse this mighty kingdom, either for pleasure or business, is extremely agreeable, and worthy of imitation among young British officers.--In England, if an Ensign of foot is going a journey, he must have two horses, and a groom, though he has nothing but a regimental suit of cloaths, and half a dozen shirts to carry; his horses too must _set both ends well_ because he is a _Captain_ upon the road! and he travels at about five times the expence of his pay. The French officer buys a little _biddet_, puts his shirts and best regimental coat into a little _portmanteau_, buckles that behind his saddle, and with his sword by his side, and his _croix_ at his button-hole, travels at the expence of about three shillings a day, and often less, through a kingdom where every order of people shew him attention, and give him precedence. I blush, when I recollect that I have _rode_ the risque of being wet to the skin because I would not _disgrace my saddle_, nor load my back with a great coat; for I have _formerly_, as well as _latterly_, travelled without a servant. I have a letter now before me, which I received a few days ago from a French Captain of foot, who says, _sur le champ j'ay fait seller ma petite Rossinante (car vous scavez que j'ay achete un petit cheval de 90 livres selle et bride) et me voila a Epernay chez Monsieur Lechet_, &c. This gentleman's whole pay does not amount to more than sixty pounds a year, yet he has always five guineas in his pocket, and every convenience, and some luxuries about him; he assists now and then an extravagant brother, appears always well dressed; and last year I bought him a ticket in the British lottery: he did not consider that he employed an unfortunate man to buy it, and I _forgot_ to remind him of it. After saying thus much of a virtuous young man (_though a Frenchman_) there will be no harm in telling you his name is _Lalieu_, a Captain in the regiment _du Maine_.--Before I took my last leave of him, talking together of the horrors of war, I asked him what he would do if he were to see me _vis-a-vis_ in an hostile manner? He embraced me, and said, "turn the but end of my fusee towards you, my friend." I thank God that neither his _but-end_, nor my _muzzle_ can ever meet in that manner, and I shall be happy to meet him in any other.