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( 24 ) In vain old the poor butler attempt to explain: the gentleman burried to his coach, till exclaiming whenever he endeavoured to ſpeak-I never give leſs.

74. Juſt previous to the battle of Dettingen one of the ſoldiers, named William Auſtin, procured the meens of ſeveral of his comrades, under pretence of fetching them water; but, whether his memory was treacherous or not, he did not return till the battle was over. The next day the Duke of Cumberland arrived at the camp, and Auſtin's conduct being reported to him, he demanded why he bad left the field previous to the engagement?-What! do you think I was ſuch a fool, as to ſtand there to be ſhot at? quoth Billy. So if you go to that, why was not your Highneſs there?-I was on my march thither, returned the Duke.-You, ſaid Auſtin I know you was; but you might have made a little more haſte if you would.-Being brought to the halberts for the above offence, and ſeeing the drummer with the cat-o-nine-tails, he deſired to ſpeak with the commanding officer, of whom he requeſted a pair of ſciſſars. Sciſſars! repeated the officer, for what?-To cut that cat's claws, for ſhe ſcratches damnably.

75. One aſked his friend, why he had married ſuch a little wife? Why, ſaid he, you muſt know, that of all evils we would chuſe the leaſt.

FINIS.

X, T. JOHNSTON, PRINTER

1821.