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Burlesques

CHAPTER XXIV
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An early day is fixed for this interesting event.'" "Contry to my expigtations (but when or ow can we reckn upon the fealinx of wimming ?) Mary Hann didn't seem to be much efected by the hideer of my marridge with Hangelinar.

I was rayther disapinted peraps that the fickle young gal reckumsiled herself so easy to give me hup, for we Gents are creechers of vannaty after all, as well as those of the hopsit secks; and betwigst you and me there WAS mominx, when I almost wisht that I'd been borne a Myommidn or Turk, when the Lor would have permitted me to marry both these sweet beinx, wherehas I was now condemd to be appy with ony one.
"Meanwild everythink went on very agreeable betwigst me and my defianced bride.

When we came back to town I kemishnd Mr.Showery the great Hoctionear to look out for a town maushing sootable for a gent of my qualaty.

I got from the Erald Hoffis (not the Mawning Erald--no, no, I'm not such a Mough as to go THERE for ackrit infamation) an account of my famly, my harms and pedigry.
"I hordered in Long Hacre, three splendid equipidges, on which my arms and my adord wife's was drawn & quartered; and I got portricks of me and her paynted by the sellabrated Mr.Shalloon, being resolved to be the gentleman in all things, and knowing that my character as a man of fashn wasn't compleat unless I sat to that dixtinguished Hartist.

My likenis I presented to Hangelina.


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