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 first month, and one guinea for the second.—'Then, by my soul,' replied the Hibernian, 'I'll come the second month!"

A countryman sowing his ground, two smart fellows riding that way, one of them called to him with an insolent air, "Well, honest fellow, (said he) 'tis your business to sow, but we reap the fruits of your labour." To which the countryman replied, Tis very likely you may for I am sowing hemp."

A country fellow, just come up to London, and peeping into every shop as he passed by, at last looked into a scrivener's; where seeing only one man sitting at a desk, could not imagine what was sold there, and calling to the clerk, said, pray sir, what do you sell? Loggerheads, cried the other. Do you so? (said the countryman;) truly, you have a special trade then, for I see you have but one left.

Two gentlemen standing together, as a young lady passed them, one of them said, there goes the handsomest woman I ever saw. She hearing, turned back, and observing him to be very ugly, answered, I wish, Sir, I could, in return, say as much of you. So you may, Madam, (says he) and lie as I did.

On a trial at the Admiralty Sessions for shooting a seaman, the counsel for the crown asking one of the witnesses, which he was for, plaintiff or defendant. Plaintiff or defendant! said the sailor, scratching his head, why, I don't know