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most dreadful appearance. Having con- 

 firmed tJie discovery by a nund^er of inCerioi 

 instances, he applied to his friend and ser- 

 vant John to sit down and liave his head 

 taken off and r^?^placed with the elLvir, to de- 

 monstrate its efficacy. But John, knowing 

 his duty better, declined, in compliment to 

 his master, who, he ?/?.?/' 5* .W upon it, was erj-- 

 titled to the prefekf.nce, as the original 

 inventor, and consequently to ^// the credit 

 ■and emolument ; the master, i^but not with- 

 out some reluctance) submitted to the eqnity 

 of John's decision, whso separated his mas-- 

 ter's head from the J^ody most chirurgicaUy ; 

 when, having plentifully hasfedhoth Amr/and 

 tnui],: with the ^/aVr of all e/ivirs^ he instantly 

 replaced it ; when, to the happy admiration 

 of both master and man, the former (after a 

 temporary torpitude) reeovejing, v/alked to- 

 wards the lookin^-o'lass, where, iindina* his 

 face turned towards the shouhlers, accused 

 his confidant of having put his liead on the 

 WRONG way; who most prudently and jur 

 diciously repKied, he had so placed it to in- 

 sure his master's credit ; for lie v\'as very cer- 

 tain if he had not, the world would nevtr 

 J^jave believed it had been off. 



