likewise perform all his other exercises very well, and hoped he
had in his life deserved the character of a perfect fine
gentleman. Minos replied it would be great pity to rob the world
of so fine a gentleman, and therefore desired him to take the
other trip. The beau bowed, thanked the judge, and said he
desired no better.

Several spirits expressed much astonishment at this his
satisfaction; but we were afterwards informed he had not taken
the emetic above mentioned.

A miserable old spirit now crawled forwards, whose face I thought
I had formerly seen near Westminster Abbey. He entertained Minos
with a long harangue of what he had done when in the HOUSE; and
then proceeded to inform him how much he was worth, without
attempting to produce a single instance of any one good action.
Minos stopped the career of his discourse, and acquainted him he
must take a trip back again.

"What! to S---- house?" said the spirit in an ecstasy; but the
judge, without making him any answer, turned to another, who with
a very solemn air and great dignity, acquainted him he was a
duke. "To the right-about, Mr. Duke," cried Minos, "you are
infinitely too great a man for Elysium;" and then, giving him a
kick on the b--ch, he addressed himself to a spirit who, with
fear and trembling, begged he might not go to the bottomless pit:
he said he hoped Minos would consider that, though he had gone
astray, he had suffered for it--that it was necessity which drove
him to the robbery of eighteenpence, which he had committed, and
for which he was hanged--that he had done some good actions in