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The Free Vintners.
Lamb ( at least his house was lately so called ) : and although it is said that two of a trade can never agree , yet in this instance the old adage was at fault—the best feelings of cordiality subsisted between them for several years , until the following event took place . In the year 182— , Miss D- M ., a fair milliner , came to reside in a house on the opposite side , and about midway to our two heroes . Jolm Gates
very soon felt the effect of the lady ' s charms , and being naturally possessed of a warm temper , he lost no time in expatiating , in the most eloquent terms , upon the beauties of this fair object of his adoration , end expressed to the votaries of his temple his fervent hope of being the happy man of her choice . There was , even to his own partial eyes , one small fault in her features , which would undoubtedly be considered by
an impartial judge a defect , and detrimental to the recognised standard of beauty—still , after all , it was but a mere trifle—she hacl at times a decided cast in her eyes I It was , however , no eye-sore to John Gates or his optics—lie was not at all particular on this score—all he required was that she should have a correct eye for business . It is a strange matter of fact , that in this instance Gates was
egregiously mistaken , for the eyes of the fair damsel were as perfect as they could possibly be—they were beautiful piercers ; but it occurred , by an unfortunate chance , that very often , when he was smirking at her over the blinds of his bar window , and performing , as he conceived , the agreeable , she was making signals and telegraphing as far as glances can go , with one who was also devotedly attached to her , viz ., the
beforementioned proprietor of the Lion and Lamb—Richard Kates , at the opposite corner ! A considerable period elapsed before the hero of the Goat and Compasses was made aware of his ill luck ; he had marched too far into the mazes and intricacies of love to give up the lady easily , but his importunities were of no avail ; and his wounded feelings can be more
easily conceived than described on the morning , when a couple of hackney coaches , with their drivers decked out with white favours , stood at the portals of the Lion and Lamb , destined to bear the happy Kates and the beauteous sempstress to the altar of Hymen . It is needless for us to render an account of the interesting scene which took place when the marriage-knot was tied ; suffice it to say that tiie ceremony was performed in the parochial church of St . John of Wapping , and mutual happiness was presaged to be certain fare for the happy couple .
" Like to a pair of loving turtle dove .. "—1 Hun . IV . The apparent joyous festivities of the day—the ball in the evening , the music of which was graced , as a matter of course , by an accompaniment from the worshipful club of marrow-bones and cleavers , was a bitter draught of gall to the unfortunate Gates- Poor , unhappy young
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The Free Vintners.
Lamb ( at least his house was lately so called ) : and although it is said that two of a trade can never agree , yet in this instance the old adage was at fault—the best feelings of cordiality subsisted between them for several years , until the following event took place . In the year 182— , Miss D- M ., a fair milliner , came to reside in a house on the opposite side , and about midway to our two heroes . Jolm Gates
very soon felt the effect of the lady ' s charms , and being naturally possessed of a warm temper , he lost no time in expatiating , in the most eloquent terms , upon the beauties of this fair object of his adoration , end expressed to the votaries of his temple his fervent hope of being the happy man of her choice . There was , even to his own partial eyes , one small fault in her features , which would undoubtedly be considered by
an impartial judge a defect , and detrimental to the recognised standard of beauty—still , after all , it was but a mere trifle—she hacl at times a decided cast in her eyes I It was , however , no eye-sore to John Gates or his optics—lie was not at all particular on this score—all he required was that she should have a correct eye for business . It is a strange matter of fact , that in this instance Gates was
egregiously mistaken , for the eyes of the fair damsel were as perfect as they could possibly be—they were beautiful piercers ; but it occurred , by an unfortunate chance , that very often , when he was smirking at her over the blinds of his bar window , and performing , as he conceived , the agreeable , she was making signals and telegraphing as far as glances can go , with one who was also devotedly attached to her , viz ., the
beforementioned proprietor of the Lion and Lamb—Richard Kates , at the opposite corner ! A considerable period elapsed before the hero of the Goat and Compasses was made aware of his ill luck ; he had marched too far into the mazes and intricacies of love to give up the lady easily , but his importunities were of no avail ; and his wounded feelings can be more
easily conceived than described on the morning , when a couple of hackney coaches , with their drivers decked out with white favours , stood at the portals of the Lion and Lamb , destined to bear the happy Kates and the beauteous sempstress to the altar of Hymen . It is needless for us to render an account of the interesting scene which took place when the marriage-knot was tied ; suffice it to say that tiie ceremony was performed in the parochial church of St . John of Wapping , and mutual happiness was presaged to be certain fare for the happy couple .
" Like to a pair of loving turtle dove .. "—1 Hun . IV . The apparent joyous festivities of the day—the ball in the evening , the music of which was graced , as a matter of course , by an accompaniment from the worshipful club of marrow-bones and cleavers , was a bitter draught of gall to the unfortunate Gates- Poor , unhappy young