From the London Nsw Monthly .Nagazine.
HEBDOMADARY OF MIR SNOOKS THE GROCER
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From the London .Nsw Monthly Magazine.
HEBDOMADARY OF MIR SNooKs, THE GROCER.
'No wonder they caught by South Sea schemes,
Who ne'er enjoy'd guinea, but in dreams;


No wonder they their third subscriptions sold,


For millions of imaginary gold -


If to instruct them all my reasons fall


Be they diverted by this moral tale


[switrs Epistie to Mr.. Thomas Snow.


Monday-Receved visit from Mr.. Macnab,
the attorney, who paid me nine hundred pounds,
being the amount of the legacy left to my wife by
Farmer Mumpford, of Ipswich, her late uncle, for
which we gave him our joint discharge. Took
him into the paror, behind the shop, when Mrs. S.
had returned up stairs, and consulted him as to The
employment Of this large sum when he informed
me that all the world were making fortunes in
South American Securities, and recommended me
to try my luck !; for which purpose, he offered to
introduce me to his particular friend, Mr. Manas
sch Mordecai; remar kaby prudent young gen
tleman, who had recently entered The Foreign stock
Exchange, and, as he assured me, already
comfortable tiled in as the phrase is.-Put on my
best coat told Jem to look after the shop, and ac
companied nIacnab to MIR. Alordecai's counting
house, whose tilbury at the door, brig sht pea
green picked out with red, and brass mouldngs, pie
bald horse, and harness covered with brazen orna
menIs bov-groom in gig, in sky blue livery, with
silver shoulderknots, vanished hat, silver lace, and
cockade; altogether the genteelest and smariest
equipage l had ever seen. Went up stars, and
found young gentleman aforesaid damnng his
clerks eyes, because he had forgotten TO order the
turtle soup and pine apples to be sent to his country
house the day before, when Ben Bubbleton dined
with him. Took US into an inner room about six
feet square, and on being Informed the nature OF our