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rant you ; but I will affure you neighbour

you are miftaken. Juft in the middle of

this confabulation in comes another, and

tells them fhe had been at Mrs Breed-

well’s lying in. How ! fays another, is

my neighbour Breedwell brought to-bed ?

Yes, of a fine lufty boy, replies the other.

How long has fhe been married fays the

young woman. About eight months re-

plies the other. Adds heartikin ! cried fhe,

about eight months! Why, I have been

married fo long myfelf, and do not know

I am yet with child.

This curious debate held them a long

time, and had not been ended fo foon,

had not one who was fomewhat wifer

then the reft come in and, addreffing

herfelf to the complainant, fhe faid,

Miftrefs this cafe is difficult, but the beft

way to receive fatisfaction is to go home,

and take an exact dimenfion of your huf-

band’s inftrument, as to length and com-

paf, and then we may be able to form a

better judgment; but till then we can

fay nothing pofitive. Another advifed

her to make much of him, and nourifh

him up well with yolks of eggs, oyfters,

cock ftones, craw fifh, lobfters, perri-