ten o’clock
at night
When I axed Mr Clinker what they meant by calling me Issabel , he put the byebill into my hand , and I read of van Issabel a painted harlot , that vas thrown out of a vindore , and the dogs came and licked her blood . But I am no harlot ; and , with God 's blessing , no dog shall have my poor blood to lick : marry , Heaven forbid , amen ! As for Ditton , after all his courting , and his compliment , he stole away an Irishman 's bride , and took a French leave of me and his master ; but I vally not his going a farting ; but I have had hanger on his account -- Mistriss scoulded like mad ; thof I have the comfit that all the family took my part , and even Mr Clinker pleaded for me on his bended knee ; thof , God he knows , he had raisins enuff to complain ; but he 's a good sole , abounding with Christian meekness , and one day will meet with his reward . And now , dear Mary , we have got to Haddingborrough , among the Scots , who are civil enuff for our money , thof I do n't speak their lingo -- But they should not go for to impose upon foreigners ; for the bills in their houses say , they have different easements to let ; and behold there is nurro geaks in the whole kingdom , nor any thing for poor sarvants , but a barrel with a pair of tongs thrown a-cross ; and all the chairs in the family are emptied into this here barrel once a-day ; and at ten o'clock at night the whole cargo is flung out of a back windore that looks into some street or lane , and the maids calls gardy loo to the passengers which signifies Lord have mercy upon you ! and this is done every night in every house in Haddingborrough ; so you may guess , Mary Jones , what a sweet savour comes from such a number of profuming pans ; but they say it is wholesome , and , truly , I believe it is ; for being in the vapours , and thinking of Issabel and Mr Clinker , I was going into a fit of astericks , when this fiff , saving your presence , took me by the nose so powerfully that I sneezed three times , and found myself wonderfully refreshed ; and this to be sure is the raisin why there are no fits in Haddingborrough . I was likewise made believe , that there was nothing to be had but oatmeal and seeps-heads ; but if I had n't been a fool , I mought have known there could be no heads without kerkasses -- This very blessed day I dined upon a delicate leg of Velsh mutton and cully-flower ; and as for the oat-meal , I leave that to the sarvants of the country , which are pore drudges , many of them without shoes or stockings -- Mr Clinker tells me here is a great call of the gospel ; but I wish , I wish some of our family be not fallen off from the rite way -- O , if I was given to tailbaring , I have my own secrets to discover -- There has been a deal of huggling and flurtation betwixt mistress and an ould Scotch officer , called Kismycago . He looks for all the orld like the scare-crow that our gardener has set up to frite away the sparrows ; and what will come of it , the Lord knows ; but come what will , it shall never be said that I menchioned a syllabub of the matter -- Remember me kindly to Saul and the kitten -- I hope they got the horn-buck , and will put it to a good yuse , which is the constant prayer of , Dear Molly , Your loving friend , WIN .