An early day is fixed for this interesting event.'"
"Contry to my expigtations (but when or ow can we reckn upon the fealinx
of wimming?) Mary Hann didn't seem to be much efected by the hideer of
my marridge with Hangelinar. I was rayther disapinted peraps that the
fickle young gal reckumsiled herself so easy to give me hup, for we
Gents are creechers of vannaty after all, as well as those of the hopsit
secks; and betwigst you and me there WAS mominx, when I almost wisht
that I'd been borne a Myommidn or Turk, when the Lor would have
permitted me to marry both these sweet beinx, wherehas I was now condemd
to be appy with ony one.
"Meanwild everythink went on very agreeable betwigst me and my defianced
bride. When we came back to town I kemishnd Mr. Showery the great
Hoctionear to look out for a town maushing sootable for a gent of my
qualaty. I got from the Erald Hoffis (not the Mawning Erald--no, no, I'm
not such a Mough as to go THERE for ackrit infamation) an account of my
famly, my harms and pedigry.
"I hordered in Long Hacre, three splendid equipidges, on which my arms
and my adord wife's was drawn & quartered; and I got portricks of me and
her paynted by the sellabrated Mr. Shalloon, being resolved to be the
gentleman in all things, and knowing that my character as a man of fashn
wasn't compleat unless I sat to that dixtinguished Hartist.
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