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Show I 2 The C O N F E D E R A C Y . Brafs. Have at her then, I'll about your Bufinefs pre-k%. One Kifs - «* S««efs a»«ld %it»kk, ^ . T> .„„<» Well I fay nothing;. But tiS, 5 M h- Jim tumbled out of Ac Houfc like a Cheefe. Now for Fhpfanta, l» *»"*'• £wttr Fhppanta. #//>. Who's that? Brafs! Brafs. Flippanta ! jlip. What want you, Rogue s Face ? Br</. Is your Miftrefs drefs'd ? W . What, already ? Is the Fellow drunk ? # Bra/}. W h y , with refpeft to her Lookmg-Glafs, its almoft two. Flip. What then, Fool ? A * l Bri/}. W h y then it's time for the Miftrefs ot the Houfe to come down, and look after her Family. Flip. Prithee don't be an Owl. Thofe that go to Bed at Night may rife in the Morning ; w e that go to Bed in the Morning rife in the Afternoon. Brafs When does (he make her Vilits then f Flip. By Candle-Light * it helps off a muddy Complexion • w e W o m e n hate inquifiuve Sunfhine: But do you know that m y Lady is going to turn good HoufV wife ? .. 3. ' Brafs, What, is fhe going to die ? Flip, Die I Brafs, W h y , that's the only way to iaVe Money for Iter Family. Pty. N o ; but m e has thought of a Project to lave Chair-Hire. Brafs, As how ? P///>. W h y all the Company fhe us'd to keep abroad, fhe n o w intends mail meet at her o w n Houfe. Your Mafter has advis'd her to fet up a Baffet-Table. Brafs. Nay, if he advis'd her to it, it's right *, but hte fhe accuiamed her, Husband with it yet ? The C O N F E D E R A C Y . 13 Flip. What to do ? W h e n the Company meet, he'll fee them. Brafs. Nay, that's true, as you fay ; he'll know it foon enough. Flip, Well, I muft be gone •, have you any Bufinefs with m y Lady ? - Brafs. Yes; as Ambaflador from Araminta, I have a Letter for her. Flip. Give it me. Brafs. Hold and as firft Minifter of State to the Colonel, I have an Affair to communicate to thee. Flip. What is't ? quick. Brafs. W h y he's in love. Flip. With what ? Brafs. A W o m a n and her Money together. Flip. W h o is fhe? Braf. Corinna. Flip. What wou'd he be at ? Brafs. At her if (he's at leifure. Flip. Which way ? Brafs. Honourably He has order'd m e to demand her of thee in Marriage. Flip. O f me ? Brafs. W h y , when a M a n of Quality has a mind to a City-Fortune, would'ft have him apply to her father and Mother ? Flip. N o . Brafs. No, fo I think : Men of our end of the T o w n are better bred than to ufe Ceremony. With a long Perriwig we ftrike the Lady, with a you-know-what w e foften the Maid ; and when the Parfon has done his Job, w e open the Affair to the Family. Will you flip this Letter into her Prayer Book, m y little Queen ? It's a very paffionate one- It's feal'd with a Heart and a D a ^ e r ; you may fee by that what he intends to do with himfelf. Flip. Are there any Verfes in it ? If not, I w o n t touch it. Brafs. Not one word in Profe, it's dated in Rhyme. {She takes it. Flip. |
