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8 it to the Run-away-Lady: (for every body knew Æop to be a Servant in That Family.) It Gathered in the Rolling, as all Other Stories do in the Telling: Epecially where Womens Tongues and Paions have the Spreading of them. The Wife, that was in her Nature Violent, and Unteady, ordered her Chariot to be made readie Immediately, and away he Pots back to her Husband: falls upon him with Outrages of Looks and Language ; and after the Eaing of her mind a Little; No Xanthus, ays he, Do not you Flatter your elfe with the hopes of Enjoying another Woman while I am Alive. Xanthus look'd upon this as one of Æop's Mater pieces; and for that Bout All was well again betwixt Mater and Mitres.

OME few dayes after the Ratification of This Peace, Xanthus Invited everal Philoophers of his Acquaintance to Supper with him; and Charges Æop to make the Bet Proviion he could think of, for their Entertainment. Æop had a Wit waggih Enough, and This General Commiion furnihed him with Matter to work upon. So oon as ever the Guets were et down at the Table, Xanthus calls for Supper, and Expected no les then a very Splendid Treat. The Firt Service was Neates Tongues liced, which the Philoophers took Occaion to Dicoure and Quibble upon in a Grave Formall way, as The Tongue (for the purpoe) is the Oracle of Wifdom, and the like. Xanthus, upon This, calls for a Second Coure, and after That for a Third, and o for a Fourth, which were All Tongues, over and over again till, only everall wayes Dreed: Some Boyl'd, Others Fry'd, and ome again erv'd up in Soupe, which put Xanthus into a Furious Paion. Thou Villain, ays he, Is this according to my order, to have Nothing but Tongues upon Tongues? S$r$ ays Æop, without any heitation, Since it is my Ill fortune to fall under this Acculation, I do Appeale to All Thee Learned Perons, whether I have done Well, or Ill, and pay'd that Repect to your Order which I ought to do.

Your order was, That I houid make the Bet Proviion that I could think of for the Entertainment of Thee Excellent Perons,