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 the greatest patriots.—"The poor fellow, Sir, was not able to hear himself whistle."

Obadiah loved wind musick preferably to all the instrumental musick he carried with him,—he very considerately set his imagination to work, to contrive and to invent by what means he should put himself in a condition of enjoying it.

In all distresses (except musical) where small cords are wanted,—nothing is so apt to enter a man's head, as his hat-band:—the philosophy of this is so near the surface—I scorn to enter into it.

As Obadiah's was a mix'd case,—marks, Sirs,—I say, a mix'd case; for it