THE WIG
AND THE
SHOULDER of MUTTON;
OR, THE
FOLLY OF JUVENILE FEARS.
The Wig and the Shoulder of Mutton
LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY
DEAN & MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND
A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
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Price Two-pence.
THE WIG
AND
THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON.
AND
THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON.
Mr. Friendly was one afternoon athome, and in the drawing-room withhis four children, Lambert, Charlotte,Dorothy, and Felix, when three gentlemen,whose names were Vernon,Fairfield, and Fitzwilliam, came to see[8]him. The children loved them greatly,and were rejoiced to see them.They would always listen to their conversationwith a greedy ear, becauseit was both amusing and instructive;and on this occasion sat till the nightcame on, without perceiving that theywanted candles. Mr. Vernon wasrelating a very curious circumstancethat happened to him in his travels,when a singular noise was heard fromthe second flight of stairs. The childrencrowded together in a fright, behindtheir father, instead of going tosee what was the matter, as they oughtto have done. Mr. Vernon bid hiseldest son, Lambert, step out; butLambert passed the order to his sisterCharlotte; Charlotte to Dorothy; andDorothy passed it on to Felix.
All this was transacted in a moment.Mr. Friendly eyed them with a look,which seemed to ask if he or his friendsshould take the trouble to rise, and seewhat accident had happened.
Upon this, the four began theirmarch towards the door, in the figureof a square, each su
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