bumbeseens, by boiling them with winegar, chamberlye, and stale
beer. My short sack and apron luck as good as new from the shop,
and my pumpydoor as fresh as a rose, by the help of turtle-water --
But this is all Greek and Latten to you, Molly -- If we should
come to Aberga'ny, you'll be within a day's ride of us; and then
we shall see wan another, please God -- If not, remember me in your
prayers, as I shall do by you in mine; and take care of my
kitten, and give my kind sarvice to Sall; and this is all at
present, from your beloved friend and sarvent,

W. JENKINS
BATH, April 26.


To Mrs GWYLLIM, house-keeper at Brambleton-hall.

I am astonished that Dr Lewis should take upon him to give away
Alderney, without my privity and concurrants -- What signifies my
brother's order? My brother is little better than Noncompush. He
would give away the shirt off his back, and the teeth out of his
head; nay, as for that matter; he would have ruinated the family
with his ridiculous charities, if it had not been for my four
quarters -- What between his willfullness and his waste, his
trumps, and his frenzy, I lead the life of an indented slave.
Alderney gave four gallons a-day, ever since the calf was sent to
market. There is so much milk out of my dairy, and the press must
stand still: but I won't loose a cheese pairing; and the milk
shall be made good, if the sarvents should go without butter. If
they must needs have butter, let them make it of sheep's milk;
but then my wool will suffer for want of grace; so that I must be