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Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties therein; and of the Election of a Member to serv

           Inobediencetothiscommandthecrierperformedanotherconcertoonthebell,whereuponagentlemaninthecrowdcalledout‘Muffins’;whichoccasionedanotherlaugh.

           ‘Gentlemen,’saidthemayor,atasloudapitchashecouldpossiblyforcehisvoiceto—‘gentlemen.BrotherelectorsoftheboroughofEatanswill.Wearemethereto-dayforthepurposeofchoosingarepresentativeintheroomofourlate—’

           Herethemayorwasinterruptedbyavoiceinthecrowd.

           ‘Suc-cesstothemayor!’criedthevoice,‘andmayheneverdesertthenailandsarspanbusiness,ashegothismoneyby.’

           Thisallusiontotheprofessionalpursuitsoftheoratorwasreceivedwithastormofdelight,which,withabell-accompaniment,renderedtheremainderofhisspeechinaudible,withtheexceptionoftheconcludingsentence,inwhichhethankedthemeetingforthepatientattentionwithwhichtheyheardhimthroughoutanexpressionofgratitudewhichelicitedanotherburstofmirth,ofaboutaquarterofanhour’sduration.

           Next,atall,thingentleman,inaverystiffwhiteneckerchief,afterbeingrepeatedlydesiredbythecrowdto‘sendaboyhome,toaskwhetherhehadn’tlefthisvoiceunderthepillow,’beggedtonominateafitandproperpersontorepresenttheminParliament.

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