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 when be was ſhaving Meſs John, he tells him that Le-per was the drunkeneſt fellow in his pariſh; fo Meſs John warns him to the ſeſſion, Leper comes and ſays, What do you want with me, Sir? Come away Leper, ſays Meſs John, I hear a bad report of you: Me, Sir! I am ſure they were not my friends that told you that. Indeed, I am informed you are a great drunkard; I drunkard! you have not a ſoberer man in your pariſh: Stay Sir, I'll tell you how I lead my life: In the morning I take a choppin of ale, and, a bit of bread, that I call my morning: for breakfaſt I gene-rally take a herring and a choppin of ale, for I can not fup broſe like my lads; the herring makes me dry, fo at eleven hours I take a pint; at dinner an other pint; at four afternoon my comrades and I join, fometimes we are a pint and ſometimes three choppins; at ſupper I take a bit of bread and cheeſe and a pint, and ſo I go to bed: Mefs John ſays, Its extravagant Sir, its exceſſive drinking, I allow you the one half of it for a quarter of a year; ſays Le-per, I'll try it, Sir, and come back and tell you. At the end of the quarter he draws out his account, and goes to Moſs John, who was ſitting with his elders in the ſeſſion houſe, and ſays, Sir, I have a demand On you: On me, Sir; Yes, on you, Sir: Don’t you re-member, you allowed me fo much drink for a quar-ter of a year, and I want the money; am I to pay for your reckoning, Sir? You allowed it, and if you won't pay it, I'll take you before the Provoſt: The Elders adviſed him to pay it or he would be affronted; ſo Leper got the money: When he was at the door, he ſays, Sir, will ye ſtand another quarter? Get away, ſays Mefs John, and don’t trouble me. Leper ſays, I’m ſure you may, for I was always twopence to your penny.