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 20 The Comical Sayings teag. Arra, dear ſhoy, I was going thro' that tle country village, the famous city of Cheſter. ſtreets was very fore by reaſon of the hardneſs of feet, and lameneſs of my brogs, ſo I went but ve flowly acroſs the ſtreets, from port to port is pretty long way, but I bring weary thought nothi of it: then the people came all crowding to me a had been a world's wonder, or the wandering Je For the rain blew in my face, and the wind were all my belly, which cauſed me to turn the bac fi of my coat before, and my buttons behind, whil was a good ſafe guard to my body, and the farsi fion of my rr.d back; as I had not a good fit. tom. I am ſure then, pady, they would takes for a fool? teag. No, no, ſir, they admired me for my dom. for I always turped ny buttons; before, wh the wind blew on behind, but I wondered grea. how the people knew my name, and where I care from; for every one told another, that was pa from Cork; I ſuppoſe they knew my face by ſecilie my name in the news papers. tom. Well pady, what buſineſs did you follow Cheſter? teag. to be ſure I was not idle working at mothies at all, until a decruiting ferjeant came to town, wie two or three fellows along with him, one beat on a fiddle and another playing on a drum, toff their airs thro' the ſtreet, as i they were going be married; and I aw them -courting none young men ſo to bring myſelf to no prefermente au, i lifted for a ſoldier becauſe I was too high a grandedeer. cs. And what lising soney did you get, sada teag. Arra dear ſhey, I got five thirtceas ar pair of Englih brogs; the guinea and the reſt of grid wus ſent away to London, to the King niy ter, to buy.me new shirts, a cockade, and com दी