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Mirror of Wit:

1. A Scotchman and an Iriſhman were ſleeping together at an inn; the weather being rather warm the Scotchman, in his deep put his leg out-over th bed a traveller, in paſſing the room-door ſaw him in this ſituation, and having a mind for a frolic, gentl fixed a ſpur upon the Scotchman': hech who drawin his leg into the bed, ſo diſturbed his companion tha he exclaimed, Arrah, my dear honey, have a care your great toe, for you have forgot to cut your nail I beleiv. The Seotchman being found aſleep a ſometimes, perhaps, diſturbed with company in t nextroom ſtill it feratering poor Teague till hi patience being quite ſpent he ſucceeded in rouſin the Scotchman, who being ſurpriſed at finding th ſpur on his heel loudly exclaimed. Contound th hoſtler, he's ta'en my boots off all night, and left a one of the ſpurs!

2. Dr. FRANLIN, when laſt in England, relate an obſervation of his ne ro ſervant, when the Doctor was making the tour of Derbyshire, Lancaſhire, & Everything maſſa work in this country: water wor wind work, ſmoke work man work, bullock wor horſe work, aſs work; every thing work here but the hog! he eat, he drink, he ſleep. he do nothing all day the hog be the only gentleman in England.

3. A negro in Jamaica was tried for theft, an ſentenced to be flogged: He begged to be heard his own defence; which being graved, He aſked If white man buy tolen good, why he no be flogg