keeping you, and your good friend here, about me till the debt is discharged; for which I fhall be properly grateful.

BAILIFF.

Oh that's another maxum, and altogether within my oath. For certain, if an honeft man is to get any thing by a thing, there's no reason why all things fhould not be done in civility.

HONEYWOOD.

Doubtless, all trades muft live, Mr. Twitch; and yours is a neceffary one. (Gives him money.)

BAILIFF.

Oh! your honour; I hope your honour takes nothing amifs as I does, as I does nothing but my duty in fo doing. I'm fure no man can fay I ever give a gentleman, that was a gentleman, ill usage. If I faw that a gentleman was a gentleman, I have taken money not to fee him for ten weeks together.

HONEYWOOD.

Tenderness is a virtue, Mr. Twitch.

BAILIFF.

Ay, Sir, it's a perfect treasure. I love to fee a gentleman with a tender heart. I don't know, but I think I have a tender heart myself. If all that I have loft by my heart was put together, it would make a-but no matter for that.

HONEYWOOD.

Don't account it loft, Mr. Twitch. The ingratitude of the world can never deprive us of the con

scious happiness of having acted with humanity ourfelves.

BAILIFF.

Humanity, Sir, is a jewel. It's better than gold. I love humanity. People may fay, that we, in our way, have no humanity; but I'll fhew you my humanity this moment. There's my follower here, little Flanigan, with a wife and four children, a guinea or two would be more to him, than twice as much to another. Now, as I can't fhew him any humanity myfelf, I muft beg leave you'll do it for me.

HONEYWOOD.

I affure you, Mr. Twitch, yours is a most powerful recommendation. (Giving money to the follower.)

BAILIFF.

Sir, you're a gentleman. I fee you know what to do with your money. But, to bufinefs: we are to be with you here as your friends, I fuppofe. But fet in cafe company comes.-Little Flanigan here, to be fure, has a good face; a very good face: but then, he is a little feedy, as we say among us that practife the law. Not well in cloaths. Smoke the pocket-holes.

Enter SERVANT,

SERVANT.

Sir, Mifs Richland is below.

HONEYWOOD.

How unlucky! Detain her a moment. We muft improve my good friend, little Mr. Flanigan's appearance first. Here, let Mr. Flanigan have a fuit of my cloaths-quick-the brown and filver-Do you hear?

SERVANT.

That your honour gave away to the begging gentleman that makes verses, because it was as good as

new.

HONEYWOOD.

The white and gold then.

SERVANT.

That, your honour, I made bold to fell, becaufe it was good for nothing.

HONEYWOOD,

Well, the firft that comes to hand then, The blue and gold then, I believe Mr. Flanigan will look beft in blue. [Exit Flanigan,

BAILIFF.

Rabbit me, but little Flanigan will look well in any thing, Ah, if your honour knew that bit of flesh as well as I do, you'd be perfectly in love with him. There's not a prettier scout in the four counties after a fhy-cock than he scents like a hound; fticks like a weazle. He was mafter of the ceremo-.

nies to the black queen of Morocco, when I took him to follow me. (Re-enter Flanigan.) Heh, ecod, I think he looks fo well, that I don't care if I have a fuit from the fame place for myself.

HONEYWOOD.

Well, well, I hear the lady coming. Dear Mr. Twitch, I beg you'll give your friend directions not to speak. As for yourself, I know you will fay no. thing without being directed,

BAILIFF.

Never you fear me; I'll fhew the lady that I have fomething to fay for myfelf as well as another. Oneman has one way of talking, and another man has another, that's all the difference between them.

Enter Mifs RICHLAND and her MAID.

Mifs RICHLAND.

You'll be furpriz'd, Sir, with this vifit. But you know I'm yet to thank you for chufing my little library,

HONEYWOOD.

Thanks, madam, are unneceffary; as it was I that was obliged by your commands. Chairs here. Two of my very good friends, Mr. Twitch and Mr. Flanigan. Pray, gentlemen, fit without cere,

mony.

Mifs RICHLAND.

Who can these odd-looking men be! I fear it is as I was informed. It must be fo. (Afide.)

BAILIFF,

BAILIFF, after a Pause.

Pretty weather, very pretty weather for the time of the year, madam.

FOLLOWER.

Very good circuit weather in the country.
HONEYWOOD.

You officers are generally favourites among the ladies. My friends, madam, have been upon very disagreeable duty, I affure you. The fair should, in fome measure, recompence the toils of the brave! Mifs RICHLAND.

Our officers do indeed deferve every favour. The gentlemen are in the marine service, I prefume, Sir?

HONEYWOOD.

Why, madam, they do-occafionally ferve in the fleet, madam. A dangerous fervice!

Mifs RICHLAND.

I'm told fo. And I own, it has often furprized me, that while we have had fo many instances of bravery there, we have had fo few of wit at home to praise it.

HONEYWOOD.

I grant, madam, that our poets have not written as our foldiers have fought; but they have done all they could, and Hawke or Amherst could do do

more.

Mifs RICHLAND.

I'm quite difpleased when I fee a fine fubject spoiled by a dull writer.

HONEY