burlesques-第29部分

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Halbino；　and　her　face　looks　as　if　it　were　dipt　in　a　brann　mash。

How　she　squeeged　my　&　as　she　went　away！



〃Mary　Hann　now　HAS　haubin　air；　and　a　cumplexion　like　roses　and

hivory；　and　I's　as　blew　as　Evin。



〃I　gev　Frederick　two　and　six　for　fetchin　the　cabbbeen　resolved　to

hact　the　gentleman　in　hall　things。　　How　he　stared！〃





〃25th。I　am　now　director　of　forty…seven　hadvantageous　lines；　and

have　past　hall　day　in　the　Citty。　　Although　I've　hate　or　nine　new

soots　of　close；　and　Mr。　Cullin　fits　me　heligant；　yet　I　fansy　they

hall　reckonise　me。　　Conshns　whispers　to　me；　'Jeams；　you'r　hony　a

footman　in　disguise　hafter　all。'〃





〃28th。Been　to　the　Hopra。　　Music　tol　lol。　　That　Lablash　is　a

wopper　at　singing。　　I　coodn　make　out　why　some　people　called　out

'Bravo；'　some　'Bravar；'　and　some　'Bravee。'　　'Bravee；　Lablash；'　says

I；　at　which　heverybody　laft。



〃I'm　in　my　new　stall。　　I've　had　new　cushings　put　in；　and　my　harms

in　goold　on　the　back。　　I'm　dressed　hall　in　black；　excep　a　gold

waistcoat　and　dimind　studds　in　the　embriderd　busom　of　my　shameese。

I　wear　a　Camallia　Jiponiky　in　my　button…ole；　and　have　a　double…

barreld　opera…glas；　so　big；　that　I　make　Timmins；　my　secnd　man；

bring　it　in　the　other　cabb。



〃What　an　igstronry　exabishn　that　Pawdy　Carter　is！　　If　those　four

gals　are　faries；　Tellioni　is　sutnly　the　fairy　Queend。　　She　can　do

all　that　they　can　do；　and　somethink　they　can't。　　There's　an

indiscrible　grace　about　her；　and　Carlotty；　my　sweet　Carlotty；　she

sets　my　art　in　flams。



〃Ow　that　Miss　Hemly　was　noddin　and　winkin　at　me　out　of　their　box　on

the　fourth　tear？



〃What　linx　i's　she　must　av。　　As　if　I　could　mount　up　there！



〃P。S。Talking　of　MOUNTING　HUP！　the　St。　Helena's　walked　up　4　per

cent　this　very　day。〃





〃2nd　July。Rode　my　bay　oss　Desperation　in　the　park。　　There　was　me；

Lord　George　Ringwood　（Lord　Cinqbar's　son）；　Lord　Ballybunnion；

Honorable　Capting　Trap；　&　sevral　hother　young　swells。　　Sir　John's

carridge　there　in　coarse。　　Miss　Hemly　lets　fall　her　booky　as　I

pass；　and　I'm　obleged　to　get　hoff　and　pick　it　hup；　&　get　splashed

up　to　the　his。　　The　gettin　on　hossback　agin　is　halways　the　juice　&

hall。　　Just　as　I　was　on；　Desperation　begins　a　porring　the　hair　with

his　4　feet；　and　sinks　down　so　on　his　anches；　that　I'm　blest　if　I

didn't　slip　hoff　agin　over　his　tail；　at　which　Ballybunnion　&　the

hother　chaps　rord　with　lafter。



〃As　Bally　has　istates　in　Queen's　County；　I've　put　him　on　the　St。

Helena　direction。　　We　call　it　the　'Great　St。　Helena　Napoleon

Junction；'　from　Jamestown　to　Longwood。　　The　French　are　taking　it

hup　heagerly。〃





〃6th　July。Dined　to…day　at　the　London　Tavin　with　one　of　the　Welsh

bords　of　Direction　I'm　hon。　　The　Cwrwmwrw　&　Plmwyddlywm；　with

tunnils　through　Snowding　and　Plinlimming。



〃Great　nashnallity　of　course。　　Ap　Shinkin　in　the　chair；　Ap　Llwydd

in　the　vice；　Welsh　mutton　for　dinner；　Welsh　iron　knives　&　forks；

Welsh　rabbit　after　dinner；　and　a　Welsh　harper；　be　hanged　to　him：　he

went　strummint　on　his　hojous　hinstrument；　and　played　a　toon

piguliarly　disagreeble　to　me。



〃It　was　PORE　MARY　HANN。　　The　clarrit　holmost　choaked　me　as　I　tried

it；　and　I　very　nearly　wep　myself　as　I　thought　of　her　bewtifle　blue

i's。　　Why　HAM　I　always　thinking　about　that　gal？　　Sasiety　is

sasiety；　it's　lors　is　irresistabl。　　Has　a　man　of　rank　I　can't　marry

a　serving…made。　　What　would　Cinqbar　and　Ballybunnion　say？



〃P。S。I　don't　like　the　way　that　Cinqbars　has　of　borroing　money；　&

halways　making　me　pay　the　bill。　　Seven　pound　six　at　the　'Shipp；'

Grinnidge；　which　I　don't　grudge　it；　for　Derbyshire's　brown　Ock　is

the　best　in　Urup；　nine　pound　three　at　the　'Trafflygar；'　and

seventeen　pound　sixteen　and　nine　at　the　'Star　and　Garter；'

Richmond；　with　the　Countess　St。　Emilion　&　the　Baroness　Frontignac。

Not　one　word　of　French　could　I　speak；　and　in　consquince　had　nothink

to　do　but　to　make　myself　halmost　sick　with　heating　hices　and

desert；　while　the　hothers　were　chattering　and　parlyvooing。



〃Ha！　I　remember　going　to　Grinnidge　once　with　Mary　Hann；　when　we

were　more　happy　（after　a　walk　in　the　park；　where　we　ad　one　gingy…

beer　betwigst　us）；　more　appy　with　tea　and　a　simple　srimp　than　with

hall　this　splender！〃





〃July　24。My　first…floor　apartmince　in　Halbiny　is　now　kimpletely

and　chasely　furnishedthe　droring…room　with　yellow　satting　and

silver　for　the　chairs　and　sophieshemrall　green　tabbinet　curtings

with　pink　velvet　&　goold　borders　and　fringes；　a　light　blue

Haxminster　Carpit；　embroydered　with　tulips；　tables；　secritaires；

cunsoles；　&c。；　as　handsome　as　goold　can　make　them；　and　candle…

sticks　and　shandalers　of　the　purest　Hormolew。



〃The　Dining…room　furniture　is　all　HOAK；　British　Hoak；　round

igspanding　table；　like　a　trick　in　a　Pantimime；　iccommadating　any

number　from　8　to　24to　which　it　is　my　wish　to　restrict　my　parties。

Curtings　crimsing　damask；　Chairs　crimsing　myrocky。　　Portricks　of　my

favorite　great　men　decorats　the　wallnamely；　the　Duke　of

Wellington。　　There's　four　of　his　Grace。　　For　I've　remarked　that　if

you　wish　to　pass　for　a　man　of　weight　and　considdration　you　should

holways　praise　and　quote　him。　　I　have　a　valluble　one　lickwise　of　my

Queend；　and　2　of　Prince　Halberthas　a　Field　Martial　and　halso　as　a

privat　Gent。　　I　despise　the　vulgar　SNEARS　that　are　daily　hullered

aginst　that　Igsolted　Pottentat。　　Betwigxt　the　Prins　&　the　Duke

hangs　me；　in　the　Uniform　of　the　Cinqbar　Malitia；　of　which　Cinqbars

has　made　me　Capting。



〃The　Libery　is　not　yet　done。



〃But　the　Bedd…roomb　is　the　Jem　of　the　whole。　　If　you　could　but　see

it！　such　a　Bedworr！　　Ive　a　Shyval　Dressing　Glass　festooned　with

Walanseens　Lace；　and　lighted　up　of　evenings　with　rose…colored

tapers。　　Goold　dressing…case　and　twilet　of　Dresding　Cheny。　　My　bed

white　and　gold　with　curtings　of　pink　and　silver　brocayd　held　up　a

top　by　a　goold　Qpid　who　seems　always　a　smilin　angillicly　hon　me；

has　I　lay　with　my　Ed　on　my　piller　hall　sarounded　with　the　finest

Mechlin。　　I　have　a　own　man；　a　yuth　under　him；　2　groombs；　and　a

fimmale　for　the　House。　　I've　7　osses：　in　cors　if　I　hunt　this　winter

I　must　increase　my　ixtablishment。



〃N。B。　　Heverythink　looking　well　in　the　City。　　St。　Helenas；　12　pm。；

Madagascars；　9　5/8；　Saffron　Hill　and　Rookery　Junction；　24；　and　the

new　lines　in　prospick　equily　incouraging。





〃People　phansy　it's　hall　gaiety　and　pleasure　the　life　of　us

fashnabble　gents　about　towndBut　I　can　tell　'em　it's　not　hall

goold　that　glitters。　　They　don't　know　our　momints　of　hagony；　hour

ours　of　studdy　and　reflecshun。　　They　little　think　when　they　see

Jeames　de　la　Pluche；　Exquire；　worling　round　in　a　walce　at　Halmax

with　Lady　Hann；　or　lazaly　stepping　a　kidrill　with　Lady　Jane；　poring

helegant　nothinx　into　the　Countess's　hear　at　dinner；　or　gallopin

his　hoss　Desperation　hover　the　exorcisin　ground　in　the　Park；they

little　think　that　leader　of　the　tong；　seaminkly　so　reckliss；　is　a

careworn　mann！　and　yet　so　it　is。



〃Imprymus。　　I've　been　ableged　to　get　up　all　the　ecomplishment