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 Obudiab Mousetrap. 21

usion! Behold the uncertainty of this world, instead of real gold, in holest weighty guineas, npostured brass filled up their room, in flashy ounters all. At sight and proof of this, how id the envenomed tongues of the deceived egin to rave? Their cyes struck fire, and heir whole disappointed frames began to shake with resentment.

But our good friend, Obadiah Mousetrap, eing assisted by the spirit, soon found a way cool their intemperate passions, I perceive, ays he, my friends, that you have been deceived in me, as I have been in you, and have nderstood in earnest, what I meant in jest; it reasonable to imagine, I appeal to your wn reflection) that I could be so weak as to ive you a purse of real gold for the good ervices of drinking up my property? No, I hink not, however, as you were both stran- ers to me, I had a mind to make a trial of our honesty.

I know that you would think I had some licit business to transact, worthy of giving such a present, for an opportunity to do it in;