burlesques-第25章
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a speculator and a gentleman upon town。 It is from the latter part
of his diary that we make the following
EXTRAX:
〃Wen I anounced in the Servnts All my axeshn of forting; and that
by the exasize of my own talince and ingianiuty I had reerlized a
summ of 20;000 lb。 (it was only 5; but what's the use of a mann
depreshiating the qualaty of his own mackyrel?)wen I enounced my
abrup intention to cutyou should have sean the sensation among
hall the people! Cook wanted to know whether I woodn like a
sweatbred; or the slise of the breast of a Cold Tucky。 Screw; the
butler; (womb I always detested as a hinsalant hoverbaring beest;)
begged me to walk into the Hupper Servnts All; and try a glass of
Shuperior Shatto Margo。 Heven Visp; the coachmin; eld out his and;
& said; 'Jeames; I hopes theres no quarraling betwigst you & me; &
I'll stand a pot of beer with pleasure。'
〃The sickofnts!that wery Cook had split on me to the Housekeeper
ony last week (catchin me priggin some cold tuttle soop; of which
I'm remarkable fond)。 Has for the butler; I always EBOMMINATED him
for his precious snears and imperence to all us Gents who woar
livry (he never would sit in our parlor; fasooth; nor drink out of
our mugs); and in regard of Vispwhy; it was ony the day before
the wulgar beest hoffered to fite me; and thretnd to give me a good
iding if I refused。 Gentlemen and ladies;' says I; as haughty as
may be; 'there's nothink that I want for that I can't go for to buy
with my hown money; and take at my lodgins in Halbany; letter Hex;
if I'm ungry I've no need to refresh myself in the KITCHING。' And
so saying; I took a dignified ajew of these minnial domestics; and
ascending to my epartment in the 4 pair back; brushed the powder
out of my air; and taking off those hojous livries for hever; put
on a new soot; made for me by Cullin of St。 Jeames Street; and
which fitted my manly figger as tight as whacks。
〃There was ONE pusson in the house with womb I was rayther anxious
to evoid a persnal leave…takingMary Hann Oggins; I meanfor my
art is natural tender; and I can't abide seeing a pore gal in pane。
I'd given her previous the infamation of my departuredoing the
ansom thing by her at the same timepaying her back 20 lb。; which
she'd lent me 6 months before: and paying her back not only the
interest; but I gave her an andsome pair of scissars and a silver
thimbil; by way of boanus。 'Mary Hann;' says I; 'suckimstancies
has haltered our rellatif positions in life。 I quit the Servnts
Hall for ever; (for has for your marrying a person in my rank;
that; my dear; is hall gammin;) and so I wish you a good…by; my
good gal; and if you want to better yourself; halways refer to me。'
〃Mary Hann didn't hanser my speech (which I think was remarkable
kind); but looked at me in the face quite wild like; and bust into
somethink betwigst a laugh & a cry; and fell down with her ed on
the kitching dresser; where she lay until her young Missis rang the
dressing…room bell。 Would you bleave it? She left the thimbil &
things; & my check for 20lb。 l0s。; on the tabil when she went to
hanser the bell。 And now I heard her sobbing and vimpering in her
own room nex but one to mine; vith the dore open; peraps expecting
I should come in and say good…by。 But; as soon as I was dressed; I
cut down stairs; hony desiring Frederick my fellow…servnt; to fetch
me a cabb; and requesting permission to take leaf of my lady & the
famly before my departure。〃
。 。 。 。 。 。
〃How Miss Hemly did hogle me to be sure! Her ladyship told me what
a sweet gal she washamiable; fond of poetry; plays the gitter。
Then she hasked me if I liked blond bewties and haubin hair。
Haubin; indeed! I don't like carrits! as it must be confest Miss
Hemly's hisand has for a BLOND BUTY; she has pink I's like a
Halbino; and her face looks as if it were dipt in a brann mash。
How she squeeged my & as she went away!
〃Mary Hann now HAS haubin air; and a cumplexion like roses and
hivory; and I's as blew as Evin。
〃I gev Frederick two and six for fetchin the cabbbeen resolved to
hact the gentleman in hall things。 How he stared!〃
〃25th。I am now director of forty…seven hadvantageous lines; and
have past hall day in the Citty。 Although I've hate or nine new
soots of close; and Mr。 Cullin fits me heligant; yet I fansy they
hall reckonise me。 Conshns whispers to me; 'Jeams; you'r hony a
footman in disguise hafter all。'〃
〃28th。Been to the Hopra。 Music tol lol。 That Lablash is a
wopper at singing。 I coodn make out why some people called out
'Bravo;' some 'Bravar;' and some 'Bravee。' 'Bravee; Lablash;' says
I; at which heverybody laft。
〃I'm in my new stall。 I've had new cushings put in; and my harms
in goold on the back。 I'm dressed hall in black; excep a gold
waistcoat and dimind studds in the embriderd busom of my shameese。
I wear a Camallia Jiponiky in my button…ole; and have a double…
barreld opera…glas; so big; that I make Timmins; my secnd man;
bring it in the other cabb。
〃What an igstronry exabishn that Pawdy Carter is! If those four
gals are faries; Tellioni is sutnly the fairy Queend。 She can do
all that they can do; and somethink they can't。 There's an
indiscrible grace about her; and Carlotty; my sweet Carlotty; she
sets my art in flams。
〃Ow that Miss Hemly was noddin and winkin at me out of their box on
the fourth tear?
〃What linx i's she must av。 As if I could mount up there!
〃P。S。Talking of MOUNTING HUP! the St。 Helena's walked up 4 per
cent this very day。〃
〃2nd July。Rode my bay oss Desperation in the park。 There was me;
Lord George Ringwood (Lord Cinqbar's son); Lord Ballybunnion;
Honorable Capting Trap; & sevral hother young swells。 Sir John's
carridge there in coarse。 Miss Hemly lets fall her booky as I
pass; and I'm obleged to get hoff and pick it hup; & get splashed
up to the his。 The gettin on hossback agin is halways the juice &
hall。 Just as I was on; Desperation begins a porring the hair with
his 4 feet; and sinks down so on his anches; that I'm blest if I
didn't slip hoff agin over his tail; at which Ballybunnion & the
hother chaps rord with lafter。
〃As Bally has istates in Queen's County; I've put him on the St。
Helena direction。 We call it the 'Great St。 Helena Napoleon
Junction;' from Jamestown to Longwood。 The French are taking it
hup heagerly。〃
〃6th July。Dined to…day at the London Tavin with one of the Welsh
bords of Direction I'm hon。 The Cwrwmwrw & Plmwyddlywm; with
tunnils through Snowding and Plinlimming。
〃Great nashnallity of course。 Ap Shinkin in the chair; Ap Llwydd
in the vice; Welsh mutton for dinner; Welsh iron knives & forks;
Welsh rabbit after dinner; and a Welsh harper; be hanged to him: he
went strummint on his hojous hinstrument; and played a toon
piguliarly disagreeble to me。
〃It was PORE MARY HANN。 The clarrit holmost choaked me as I tried
it; and I very nearly wep myself as I thought of her bewtifle blue
i's。 Why HAM I always thinking about that gal? Sasiety is
sasiety; it's lors is irresistabl。 Has a man of rank I can't marry
a serving…made。 What would Cinqbar and Ballybunnion say?
〃P。S。I don't like the way that Cinqbars has of borroing money; &
halways making me pay the bill。 Seven pound six at the 'Shipp;'
Grinnidge; which I don't grudge it; for Derbyshire's brown Ock is
the best in Urup; nine pound three at the 'Trafflygar;' and
seventeen pound sixteen and nine at the 'Star and Garter;'
Richmond; with the Countess St。 Emilion & the Baroness Frontignac。
Not one word of French could I speak; and in consquince had nothink
to do but to make myself halmost sick with heating hices and
desert; while the hothers were chattering and parlyvooing。
〃Ha! I remember going to Grinnidge once with Mary Hann; when we
were more happy (after a walk