Page:Comical and entertaining dialogue, between a generous tradesman and his old stingy wife.pdf/7

( 7 ) Beſides, they earn me ev’ry day they dine Not only their own bread but yours and mine; Yet, I ſuppoſe you want to have'em made Meet ſlaves and footboys to your naſty Jade, To run toth’ chandlers for the mops and brooms. And ſetch her water when ſhe ſcrubs her rooms, Be her coleheavers to preſerve her hands, And ſtoop to all her prodigal commands; If that's your drift, my parſimonious dame, I ſhall take care to disſppoint your aim; No fancy baggage fonl'd by a fool, Shall awe my ſervants, or my boys controul; I'd have you know I keep ſuch ſluts as ſhe, To wait on them at meals as well as me; I give her yearly wages, and you ought To know their work enables me to do't; My golden boys earn money ev'ry day By them I live and thrive, eat, drink and pay; Therefore yonrſelf and ſervile puſs ſhall find, No lads of mine your female pride ſhall mind; That maſter, sure muſt be a hen-peck'd fool, Who lets the women o'er his men bear rule; 'Tis hard that good mens children, bound to trades, Shou'd be made lacqueys to our wives and maids, But in thoſe tradeſmen houſes 'twill be ſo, Where men are ſilent and the women crow.