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( 23 ) turned it. Bo turning to the place, the young clergyman had the mortification to read theſe words, "Tarry at Jericho until your beard be grown."

71. During the war in 1672 & poor woman, who ſold beer among the army ſet down her barrel near a tent, and cried as loud as ſhe could, Here's fine beer, two-pence a-quart. A ſoldier on the other ſide of the tent, cried at the ſame time. Here's fine beer, three Half-pence per quart. Alas! ſaid ſhe ſome cruel deceiver underſells me and I ſhall be obliged to go home again with my whole ſtock This however, was not the caſe for on looking into the barrel, ſhe perceived ſhe had not a drop left. The fact was the ſoldier had pierced the other end of the barrel, and cold every drop at three half-pence a-quart.

72. When the invaſion of our iſland by the French was ſo much the public topic, a little boy, one day, interrupted his father, by aſking if the French would bring their children with them? Why aſk you that? ſaid his father. Becauſe, replied the boy, clinching his fiſts, and putting himſelf in a boxing attitude, I am thinking how bravely I would fight them.

73. A gentleman, who was much againſt the cuſtom of giving money to the ſervants of the friends where he dined. thought of a trick, which he reſolved to play them at a certain nobleman's houſe at his next viſit. He collected about a dozen farthings, and as they ſtood in two rows forming an avenue, when he left the houſe, he diſtributed one to each alternately right and left: by the time he had given the laſt, the butler, with whom he led began, perceived his donation, and reſpectfully advancing, began very humbly 10 ſtammer out an apology. I believe, Sir, you have -made a ſlight miſtake-you have:-Oh no, ſaid the gentleman, I never give leſs-never give leſs.- In