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56 A-TOUR THROUGH
This day we attended the Church which flands at fome
diftance from the town, Itis a {mall but neat building,
and the beneficeabout eighty pounds perannum, Few
church preferments in this country are of greater value.
In the afternoon we received an invitation from the
Judge’s lady to drink coffee, the Judge himlelf then at-
- tending the Diet at Stockholm, We accepted the invita-
tion and were.moft politely received by the lady. Her
drefs was very fuperb having a gold chain about her
neck, a diamond crofs, ear rings, and a variety of preci-
ous ftones on every finger. Her veltment was a rich
brocade, very fhort, after the country fafhion, In the
evening we were introduced; toa grand ball, where we
were much entertained with their peculiar manner of -
dancing. - Soon alter, the Judge’s Lady made her ap-
pearance ; when fhe entered the room the company all
rofe and paid her much refpe&: from this it may be
imagined that fhe is confidered as a perfon of no {mall
confequence in this place. Though fhe was not now in
the meridian of youth and beauty, fhe danced minuets,,
cotillions, and many of their own country dances, with
uncommon activity and {pirit,. The Inhabitants of this
place, though living as it were at a great diftance {rom
polifhed
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