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〃O HangelinaMy adord one； My Arts joy！〃 。 。 。
〃BAREACRES； me； the ladies of the famly； with their sweet
Southdown； B's eldest son； and George Silvertop； the shabby Capting
（who seems to git leaf from his ridgmint whenhever he likes；） have
beene down into Diddlesex for a few days； enjying the spawts of the
feald there。
〃Never having done much in the gunning line （since when a hinnasent
boy； me and Jim Cox used to go out at Healing； and shoot sparrers
in the Edges with a pistle）I was reyther dowtfle as to my suxes
as a shot； and practusd for some days at a stoughd bird in a
shooting gallery； which a chap histed up and down with a string。 I
sugseaded in itting the hannimle pretty well。 I bought Awker's
'Shooting…Guide；' two double…guns at Mantings； and salected from
the French prints of fashn the most gawjus and ellygant sportting
ebillyment。 A lite blue velvet and goold cap； woar very much on
one hear； a cravatt of yaller & green imbroidered satting； a weskit
of the McGrigger plaid； & a jacket of the McWhirter tartn； （with
large； motherapurl butns； engraved with coaches & osses； and
sporting subjix；） high leather gayters； and marocky shooting shoes；
was the simple hellymence of my costewm； and I flatter myself set
hoff my figger in rayther a fayverable way。 I took down none of my
own pusnal istablishmint except Fitzwarren； my hone mann； and my
grooms； with Desparation and my curricle osses； and the Fourgong
containing my dressing…case and close。
〃I was heverywhere introjuiced in the county as the great Railroad
Cappitlist； who was to make Diddlesex the most prawsperous districk
of the hempire。 The squires prest forrards to welcome the new
comer amongst 'em； and we had a Hagricultural Meating of the
Bareacres tenantry； where I made a speech droring tears from
heavery i。 It was in compliment to a layborer who had brought up
sixteen children； and lived sixty years on the istate on seven bobb
a week。 I am not prowd； though I know my station。 I shook hands
with that mann in lavinder kidd gloves。 I told him that the
purshuit of hagriculture wos the noblist hockupations of humannaty：
I spoke of the yoming of Hengland； who （under the command of my
hancisters） had conquered at Hadjincourt & Cressy； and I gave him a
pair of new velveteen inagspressables； with two and six in each
pocket； as a reward for three score years of labor。 Fitzwarren； my
man； brought them forrards on a satting cushing。 Has I sat down
defning chears selewted the horator； the band struck up 'The Good
Old English Gentleman。' I looked to the ladies galry； my Hangelina
waived her ankasher and kissd her &； and I sor in the distans that
pore Mary Hann efected evidently to tears by my ellaquints。〃
〃What an adwance that gal has made since she's been in Lady
Hangelina's company！ Sins she wears her young lady's igsploded
gownds and retired caps and ribbings； there's an ellygance abowt her
which is puffickly admarable； and which； haddid to her own natral
bewty & sweetniss； creates in my boozum serting sensatiums 。 。 。
Shor！ I MUSTN'T give way to fealinx unwuthy of a member of the
aristoxy。 What can she be to me but a mear recklectiona vishn of
former ears？
〃I'm blest if I didn mistake her for Hangelina herself yesterday。
I met her in the grand Collydore of Bareacres Castle。 I sor a lady
in a melumcolly hattatude gacing outawinder at the setting sun；
which was eluminating the fair parx and gardings of the ancient
demean。
〃'Bewchus Lady Hangelina；' says I'A penny for your Ladyship's
thought；' says I。
〃'Ho； Jeames！ Ho； Mr。 De la Pluche！' hansered a well…known vice；
with a haxnt of sadnis which went to my art。 'YOU know what my
thoughts are； well enough。 I was thinking of happy； happy old
times； when both of us were poopoooor；' says Mary Hann； busting
out in a phit of crying； a thing I can't ebide。 I took her and
tried to cumft her： I pinted out the diffrents of our sitawashns；
igsplained to her that proppaty has its jewties as well as its
previletches； and that MY juty clearly was to marry into a noble
famly。 I kep on talking to her （she sobbing and going hon hall the
time） till Lady Hangelina herself came up'The real Siming Pewer；'
as they say in the play。
〃There they stood togetherthem two young women。 I don't know
which is the ansamest。 I coodn help comparing them； and I coodnt
help comparing myself to a certing Hannimle I've read of； that
found it difficklt to make a choice betwigst 2 Bundles of A。〃
〃That ungrateful beest Fitzwarrenmy oan mana feller I've maid a
fortune fora feller I give 100 lb。 per hannum to！a low bred
Wallydyshamber！ HE must be thinking of falling in love too！ and
treating me to his imperence。
〃He's a great big athlatic fellersix foot i； with a pair of black
whiskers like air…brusheswith a look of a Colonel in the harmya
dangerous pawmpus…spoken raskle I warrunt you。 I was coming ome
from shuiting this hafternoonand passing through Lady Hangelina's
flour…garding； who should I see in the summerouse； but Mary Hann
pretending to em an ankyshr and Mr。 Fitzwarren paying his cort to
her？
〃'You may as well have me； Mary Hann；' says he。 'I've saved money。
We'll take a public…house and I'll make a lady of you。 I'm not a
purse…proud ungrateful fellow like Jeameswho's such a snob （'such
a SNOB' was his very words！） that I'm ashamed to wait on himwho's
the laughing stock of all the gentry and the housekeeper's room
tootry a MAN；' says he'don't be taking on about such a humbug
as Jeames。'
〃Here young Joe the keaper's sun； who was carrying my bagg； bust
out a laffing thereby causing Mr。 Fitwarren to turn round and
intarupt this polite convasation。
〃I was in such a rayge。 'Quit the building； Mary Hann；' says I to
the young womanand you； Mr。 Fitzwarren； have the goodness to
remain。'
〃'I give you warning；' roars he； looking black； blue； yallerall
the colors of the ranebo。
〃'Take off your coat； you imperent； hungrateful scoundrl；' says I。
〃'It's not your livery；' says he。
〃'Peraps you'll understand me； when I take off my own；' says I；
unbuttoning the motherapurls of the MacWhirter tartn。 'Take my
jackit； Joe；' says I to the boy；and put myself in a hattitude
about which there was NO MISTAYK。
。 。 。 。 。 。
〃He's 2 stone heavier than meand knows the use of his ands as
well as most men； but in a fite； BLOOD'S EVERYTHINK： the Snobb
can't stand before the gentleman； and I should have killed him；
I've little doubt； but they came and stopt the fite betwigst us
before we'd had more than 2 rounds。
〃I punisht the raskle tremenjusly in that time； though； and I'm
writing this in my own sittn…room； not being able to come down to
dinner on account of a black…eye I've got； which is sweld up and
disfiggrs me dreadfl。〃
〃On account of the hoffle black i which I reseaved in my rangcounter
with the hinfimus Fitzwarren； I kep my roomb for sevral days； with
the rose…colored curtings of the apartmint closed； so as to form an
agreeable twilike； and a light…bloo sattin shayd over the injard
pheacher。 My woons was thus made to become me as much as pawsable；
and （has the Poick well observes 'Nun but the Brayv desuvs the
Fare'） I cumsoled myself in the sasiaty of the ladies for my tempory
disfiggarment。
〃It was Mary Hann who summind the House and put an end to my
phisticoughs with Fitzwarren。 I licked him and bare him no mallis：
but of corse I dismist the imperent scoundrill from my suvvis；
apinting Adolphus； my page； to his post of confidenshle Valley。
〃Mary Hann and her young and lovely Mrs。 kep paying me continyoul
visits during my retiremint。 Lady Hangelina was halways sending me
messidges by her： while my exlent friend； Lady Bareacres （on the
contry） was always sending me toakns of affeckshn by Hangelina。
Now it was a coolin hi…lotium； inwented by herself； that her
Ladyship would perscribethen； agin； it would be a booky of
flowers （my favrit polly hanthuses； pellagoniums； and jyponikys）；
which none but the fair &s of Hangelina could dispose about the
chamber of the hinvyleed。 Ho！ those dear mothers！ when they wish
to find a chans for a galliant young feller； or to ixtablish their
dear gals in life； what awpertunities they WILL give a man！ You'd
have phansied I was so hill （on account of my black hi）； that I
couldnt live exsep upon chicking and spoon…meat； and jellies； and
blemonges； and that I coudnt eat the latter dellixies （which I
ebomminate onternoo； prefurring a cut of beaf or muttn to hall the
kickpshaws of France）； unless Hangelina brought them。 I et 'em；
and sacrafised myself for her dear sayk。
〃I may stayt here that in privit convasations with old Lord B。 and
his son； I had mayd my proposals for Hangelina； and was axepted；
and hoped soon to be made the appiest gen