The life of . in old Moll Wigginss cellar, covered with mould anddust. Well, thats a good un, that is! replied the proprietor of thebeautiful wax-works, with a look of disdain. I made a move to depart, when one of the head showmen ex-claimed, Come, Mister, do nt be shabby; can you think of goingwithout standing treat all round ? Why should I stand treat ? I asked. Cause t aint every day you can meet such a bloody lot of jollybrother-showmen, replied Mr. Wax-works. I handed out a crown, and left t jem to drink bad luck to the foreign wagabonds what would bamboozle their Queen with in-
The life of . in old Moll Wigginss cellar, covered with mould anddust. Well, thats a good un, that is! replied the proprietor of thebeautiful wax-works, with a look of disdain. I made a move to depart, when one of the head showmen ex-claimed, Come, Mister, do nt be shabby; can you think of goingwithout standing treat all round ? Why should I stand treat ? I asked. Cause t aint every day you can meet such a bloody lot of jollybrother-showmen, replied Mr. Wax-works. I handed out a crown, and left t jem to drink bad luck to the foreign wagabonds what would bamboozle their Queen with in-ferior dwarfs, possessing no advantage over the natyves but thepower of chaffing While in the showmens vans seeking for acquisitions to my Mu- CANADIAN GIANTESSES. 279 seum in America, I was struck with the tall appearance of a coupleof females who exhibited as the Canadian giantesses, each sevenfeet in height. Suspecting that a cheat was hidden under theirunfashionably long dresses, which reached to the floor and thus. STANDING TREAT. rendered their feet invisible, I attempted to solve the mystery byraising a foot or two of the superfluous covering. The strappingyoung lady, not relishing such liberties from a stranger, laid meflat upon the floor with a blow from her brawny hand. I was onmy feet again in tolerably quick time, but not until I had discov-ered that she stood upon a pedestal at least eighteen inches returned to the hotel, took a post-chaise, and drove through 280 a good days wobk. decidedly the most lovely country I ever beheld. Since taking thattour, I have heard that two gentlemen once made a bet, each, thathe could name the most delightful drive in England. Many per-sons were present, and the two gentlemen wrote on separate slipsof paper the scene which he most admired. One gentleman wrote, The road from Warwick to Coventry; the other had written, Theroad from Coventry to Warwick. In less than an hour we were set down at the outer walls ofKenilworth Cast
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