continyou the acquaintance,--not wishin to assoshate with that kind
of pipple." So they went on, master fishin, and Mr. Blewitt not
wishin to take the hook at no price.

"Confound the vulgar thief!" muttard my master, as he was laying on
his sophy, after being so very ill; "I've poisoned myself with his
infernal tobacco, and he has foiled me. The cursed swindling boor!
he thinks he'll ruin this poor Cheese-monger, does he? I'll step
in, and WARN him."

I thought I should bust a-laffin, when he talked in this style. I
knew very well what his "warning" meant,--lockin the stable-door
but stealin the hoss fust.

Next day, his strattygam for becoming acquainted with Mr. Dawkins
we exicuted; and very pritty it was.

Besides potry and the flute, Mr. Dawkins, I must tell you, had some
other parshallities--wiz., he was very fond of good eatin and
drinkin. After doddling over his music and boox all day, this
young genlmn used to sally out of evenings, dine sumptiously at a
tavern, drinkin all sorts of wine along with his friend Mr.
Blewitt. He was a quiet young fellow enough at fust; but it was
Mr. B. who (for his own porpuses, no doubt,) had got him into this
kind of life. Well, I needn't say that he who eats a fine dinner,
and drinks too much overnight, wants a bottle of soda-water, and a
gril, praps, in the morning. Such was Mr. Dawkinses case; and
reglar almost as twelve o'clock came, the waiter from "Dix Coffy-
House" was to be seen on our stairkis, bringing up Mr. D.'s hot
breakfast.