Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . 280 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY Enter Mrs. Hardcastle. Mrs. Hard. Confusion! thieves! robbers ! we are cheated, plundered, brokeopen, undone! Tony. Wliats the matter, whats the matter, mamma? I hope nothing hashappened to any of the good family ? Mrs. PIard. We are robbed. My bureau has been broken open, the jewelstaken out, and Im undone. Tony. Oh ! is that all ? Ha! ha! ha! By the laws, I never saw it actedbetter in all my life. Ecod, I thought you was ruined in earnest, ha! ha! ha! Mrs. Hard. Why, boy, 1 am ruined in ear


Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . 280 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY Enter Mrs. Hardcastle. Mrs. Hard. Confusion! thieves! robbers ! we are cheated, plundered, brokeopen, undone! Tony. Wliats the matter, whats the matter, mamma? I hope nothing hashappened to any of the good family ? Mrs. PIard. We are robbed. My bureau has been broken open, the jewelstaken out, and Im undone. Tony. Oh ! is that all ? Ha! ha! ha! By the laws, I never saw it actedbetter in all my life. Ecod, I thought you was ruined in earnest, ha! ha! ha! Mrs. Hard. Why, boy, 1 am ruined in earnest. My bureau has been brokenopen, and all taken away. Tony. Stick to that: ha! ha! ha! stick to that. Ill bear witness, youknow ; call me to bear witness. Mrs. Hard. I tell you, Tony, by all thats precious, the jewels are gone,and I shall be ruined for ever. Tony. Sure I know they are gone, and Im to say so. IN THE MARSHES. 281 Mrs. Hard. My dearest Tony, but liear me. Theyre gone, I say. Tony. By the laws, iriamma, you make me for to hiugli, lia! ha! I knowwlio took tliem well enough, ha! ha !


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