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£, True—'tis a pity, when that is really the case.

A. How much less an exertion it would have been,
Lo have shown some civility about a horse or a flower-
root !

£. A-propos of flowers !—there’s your gardener
carrying a large one in a pot. -

Hater Gardener.

A. Now, James, what have you got there ?

Gard. A flower, sir, for Madam, from Mr. Good-
WHYS,

Al. How did you come by it ?

G. Huis gardener, sir, sent me word to come for it.
We should have had it before, but Mr. Goodwin
thought 16 would not move safely.

A. I hope he has got more of them.

G. He has only a seedling plant or two, sir; but
hearing that Madam took a liking to it, he was resolved
to send it her; and a choice thing it is! I have a note
for Madam in my pocket.

A, Well, go on. [| Hait Gardener.

B. Methinks this does not look like deficiency in
civility.

A, No—it is a very polite action—TI can’t deny it,
and Lam obliged to him for it. Perhaps, indeed, he
may feel he owes me a little amends.

B, Possibly—t shows he can feel, however.

A. It does. Ha! there’s Yorkshire Tom coming
with a string of horses from the fair. DH step up and
speak to him. Now, Tom! how have horses gone at
Market-hill ?

Tom. Dear enough, your honour!

4, How much more did you get for Mr. Goodwin’s
mare than I offered him ?

T. Ah! sir, that was not a thing for your riding,
and that Mr. Goodwin well knew. You never saw
such a vicious toad. She had hike to have killed the
eroom two or three times. So 1 was ordered to offer
her to the mail-coach neonle. and get what J could