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18 or three years. What! and you would have me stay to long; but I assure you, neighbour, you are mistaken. Just in the middle of this confabulation in comes another, and tells them she had been at Mrs. Breedwell's lying in. How! says, another, is my neighbour Breedwell brought to-bed? Yes, of a fine lusty boy, replies the other. How long has she been married ? says the young woman. About eight months, replies the other. Adds heartikin! cries she, about eight months! Why, I have been married so long myself, and do not know I am yet with child.

This curious debate held them a long time, and had not been ended so soon, had not one, who was somewhat wiser than the rest, come in, and, addressing herself to the complainant; she said, Mistress, this case is difficult, but the best way to receive satisfaction is, to go home and take an exact dimension of your husband's instrument, as to length and compass, and then we may be able to form a better judgment; but till then we can say nothing positive. Another advised her to make much of him, and nourish him np well with yolkes of eggs, oysters, cock.stones, craw fish, skate, lobsters. periwinkles, beef, marrow, shirrets, with some muscadine, or tent. The young woman heard all this; but imagined that