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petit maitre who was driven back to the town 

 by the rude boat-infpe£tors from Verfoy. A 

 party of Englifli who had been acquainted 

 with this emigrant^ during his refidence at 

 Geneva, wifhing to aflifl: him in his efcape to 

 the Cantons, had offered him the protection 

 of their boat. But the fans-culottes fearchers 

 of the veffel, finding their ex-countryman oa 

 board, minutely infpeded every package^ 

 plundering the marquis of his, and detaining 

 much of what belonged to his kind pro^ 

 tedtors ; but, worft of ail, they robbed the un- 

 happy marquis of his fhoe- buckles, bis knee- 

 buckles, and — his beloved ear-rings ! and then 

 obliged him and the party to return, not fuf- 

 fering the veffel to pafs on account of having 

 an emigrant on hoard. Upon landing from 

 the boat, this infignificant fribble ran to my 

 brother and myfelf in loud bewailing, forget- 

 ful of the greater lofs of his baggage, and 

 that his life was ftill in danger, and lament- 

 ing only les cheres houcles d^oreilles 



" 6 ! Meffieurs," cried the wretched fop, 

 Les vilains republicains ont vole mes boucles 

 d^oreillese Les gueux ! Les voleurs ! Les 



