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last summer; when, warm and thirsty with the dust they had 

 picked up on Blackheath, they, by mutual consent, were desirous of 

 taking a glass of ale, and being then opposite the 7 mile stene, 

 they observed a small house called the " Fox under the Hill," 

 which they entered, and gave their order ; meanwhile Charley, 

 whose cravat was somewhat deranged, owing to the heat of the 

 weather, (he being rather neat in his person,) espied a little 

 looking glass, value about Is. but placed in such a situation as to 

 be perfectly useless ; therefore, for the better arrangement 

 of his dress, he placed it in the hands of his friend Jem, to hold 

 while he performed his toilet. It appears the landlord had seen 

 them employed as he passed the window, and informed the wife, 

 who, opening the door of the apartment, exclaimed " yes they 

 have," and rushing across the room, snatched the glass out of 

 their hands, saying " I don't allow that, I don't allow any body 

 to meddle with my property ; it (the glass) did very well where 

 it was, and if it did not, you had no business to take it down." 

 Charley, who is known to be of a quiet disposition, replied 

 to this boisterous attack somewhat in the following way, " My 

 good woman, you need not alarm yourself about the safety of your 

 glass, I dare say we are able to pay the full amount of the 

 injury we are likely to do it, and if you are not more civil and 

 accommodating to your customers, few will trouble you or your 

 house for either glass or ale." Whether they partook of the 

 latter I won't say, but they instantly left, though not without an 

 observation from Jem to the husband, advising him to shut up 

 his house or get another wife, and, above all, to fasten or fix up 

 his valuable glass, to prevent a similar liberty being taken with it. 

 To this observation the man made some surly reply, and our friends 

 proceeded on their journey, which was much enlivened by 

 recounting this adventure ; when they returned the following day, 

 Jem resolved to make the enquiry " if they had fixed the glass," 

 being determined to annoy this pair of crabs as much as possible. 

 Seeing the old man outside the door, he advanced quickly towards 

 him, and commenced with " I say old man, have you fastened your 



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