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Mr Johnson was once on a time about MS 53 (fifty-three); in a twelvemonths afterwards he was MS 54 (fifty-four), which so much delighted him that he was determined to celebrate his next Birth day by giving a Masquerade to his Children Freinds. Accordingly on the Day he attained his 55th year tickets were dispatched to all his Neighbours to that purpose. His acquaintance indeed in that part of the World were not very numerous as they consisted only of Lady