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Thus their acquaintance relate the story. 

 Therefore it appears that an English kept 

 mistress makes an American gentleman a 

 good wife. When I had seen this gentle- 

 man, and heard the tale, it instantly remind- 

 ed me of the character of Cunning Isaac, in 

 the " Duenna." I imagine that the judge 

 is inclined to impress strongly on the minds 

 of his sons the policy of marrying rich 

 women, which occasions such conversation 

 in company; yet it must be particularly im- 

 proper to come from the mouth of a judge : 

 a^id, although the Americans deal so much 

 in cunning, it appears they sometimes out- 

 wit themselves ; hence the truth of the old 

 adage is in this instance exemplified " A 

 cock fights best on his own dunghill'." 



