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deftrudion of his Indlfpenfible apparel. The 

 woman, putting all fuccefs at play out of the 

 queftion, infifted that fhe was the injured 

 party, from having her petticoat ruined, and 

 belong expofed, in nudity, to the multitude. 



At length a refpedtable looking, and 

 decently dreffed negro, who chanced to pafs 

 that way, kindly undertook to fettle this 

 important broil ; and we obferved that much 

 deference was paid to his opinion ; but 

 I am not fatisfied that he a£ted quite the 

 part of an upright and impartial judge,— 

 certainly his opinion was not fraught with 

 gallantry, for having no eye of pity towards 

 the diftreffed, and naked nymph, he decided 

 that a hole in the culottes was an evil of 

 greater magnitude than a rent in the petti-^ 

 coat^ and accordingly decreed that Penelope 

 fhould forfeit half a dollar to CafTandro, for 

 taking him by the breeches. 



Having led you to the merry fong, and 

 fprightly dance of the Haves, let me now con- 

 dudl you to their bed of death. Seeing a 

 crowd in one of the ftreets, and obferving a 



