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Comprising a brief Description of the Company at the Peacock assembled; and a Tale told by a Bagman

           

           ‘"Ihavebeenagreatfavouriteamongthewomeninmytime,Tom,"saidtheprofligateolddebauchee;"hundredsoffinewomenhavesatinmylapforhourstogether.Whatdoyouthinkofthat,youdog,eh!"Theoldgentlemanwasproceedingtorecountsomeotherexploitsofhisyouth,whenhewasseizedwithsuchaviolentfitofcreakingthathewasunabletoproceed.

           ‘"Justservesyouright,oldboy,"thoughtTomSmart;buthedidn’tsayanything.

           ‘"Ah!"saidtheoldfellow,"Iamagooddealtroubledwiththisnow.Iamgettingold,Tom,andhavelostnearlyallmyrails.Ihavehadanoperationperformed,tooasmallpieceletintomybackandIfounditaseveretrial,Tom."

           ‘"Idaresayyoudid,Sir,"saidTomSmart.

           ‘"However,"saidtheoldgentleman,"that’snotthepoint.Tom!Iwantyoutomarrythewidow."

           ‘"Me,Sir!"saidTom.

           ‘"You,"saidtheoldgentleman.

           ‘"Blessyourreverendlocks,"saidTom(hehadafewscatteredhorse-hairsleft)—"blessyourreverendlocks,shewouldn’thaveme."AndTomsighedinvoluntarily,ashethoughtofthebar.

           ‘"Wouldn’tshe?"saidtheoldgentlemanfirmly.

           ‘"No,no,"saidTom;"there’ssomebodyelseinthewind.Atallmanaconfoundedlytallmanwithblackwhiskers.

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