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/ ° ni PICKWICK ABROAD. or 181 . ur” Patent Self-Working Elastic Youth) upon) astime,” cried Mr. Tims, adopting the jpop Crutches, keh you said you ‘had. sal ne elegant figures of ei - xe invented ; and when you got the money, you |» ® Depend upon it, I wil fs ela E ran away from Paris to St. Omers, and I | ye eturned Mr. Sugden; “ and as I know. was obliged to walk all the way to Calais, that you are perfectly well acquainted with and then beg.my passage across in one of | the flash tongue, put this in your pipe and Ps the French steam-boats, because none of the | smoke it :— Yam eht lived ekat em fi I reve English captains were charitable enough to fegrel siht gnineve,’* > take me for nothing.” |. “Seeanem ekil eseht era niav,’+ returned /« Really, Mr, Sims—Tims—or rather, Mr. Tims ; and then addressing his attention hims—” began the discomfited Mr. Wil- | to Master Peter Muggins, whom he led into liam Sugden,“ I do not Jxmnow what you are | a corner of the room, he, paid no farther re- talking about.” ! 'wvard to Mr. Sugden. | © Don’t tell me,” vociferated Mr.Tims;“1I} “ Six-and-sixpence if you please, Sur,” said know you well « ough, and can iyove my | the waiter, as that gentleman was about to sf words.” Yd . . | leave the house in such precipitation that it “Will you oblige me with a moment's | is probable he quite forgot the itt account, private conference?” said Master Peter Mug- “Out of the way, scoundrel,” exclaimed gins to the irate commercial traveller, whom | Mr. Sugden ; and he dealt one blow between’ our readers doubtless recollect. _| the eyes of the luckless John, which propell- “ With pleasure, ' Sir,” was the reply. | ed that individuaf over a table and deposited * Are you acquainted with this gentleman ?” | him under the grate, from which he rose , * Heis to marry my sister,” answered the | slowly as Mr. Sugden succeeded in effecting youth. “ We know him as Captain Horatio | his escape from the room. ode Clarence Walsingham !” “T happen to be acquainted with the illus- “ Captain, indeed !” exclaimed Mr. Tims. | trious Mr, Pickwick and his friends,” said _ “ Twould back long odds that he can’t even| Mr. Tims, when he concluded a long ot pay fur h d water—” ‘ conversation with tet Muggins; “and . “» they also have been taken in by this indivi- | qual, who, when in Paris, passed under the Adolphus Crashem. I shall write — * e in uA nel the ott waiter. ‘ : vine,” continued the a > “And the cigars” added the Poff, foruing ge desperately pale, for he was doubtless afraid | to them, by this day’s post, a full account of — of being called upon to liquidate his amount uve told me,” of and cheroots, in default. of the other r, ‘Tims kept his word. security. pth , “ | will not stay to be insulted here,” ex- . —— a a! 4 claimed Mr. William Sugden, rising. “ You » shall hear from ir,” he added, address- CHAPTER XX X a L Pas “ing himself to i. Tims. © r “< a » @ . “ | should like» , and would the police | 4 sesolution to which Mr. Pickwick, solicited by on the other side of th ater, by all’ ac- ul traveller. “ But rvice, Sir,” he continued, ell. you a tale or two about that gentleman, which will effectually prevent any union be- wee and your sister.” it Mr. Tupman, comes.—Mr. Samue! Weller in- o vites his friends toa farewell dinner.—Mr. Pick- wick does the same. count Lam Mr. Pickwick was scarcely awake one 7 | morning, when Mr. 'Tupman ,entered ‘his room, holding to his eyes a large white tow- 4 - Sugden, “ or get yourself sent to the Floating- _ Academy at Woolwich Yow are not the most immaculate man in exi tence,” “e “ I never dippedmy mawley intoa swell’s “Take ¢ . Pur el, which he had seized in his hurry instead af leat QP sThekug fain” + retorted Mr of a Wired eres See and uttering the mos iteous groans imaginable. » * Every, word must here be read backwards; the ” sentences will then stand thus :—“ May the devii “‘# & take me if I ever forget thisevening.’”? This species groups, and stood a chance of being lagged | of slang, formed by an inverted language, asit were, .4 for hw foe queers ae i || as- ou Sides is common amongst entlemen of the swell moband | oe oe ens, oe other individuals, who occasionally find it comve- — ; 2h. eee’ nient to. Mele in a tongue that is totally unin _. * The Drop. . ¢ The Gibbet. +The Hulks. | telligible to even a skilful linguist. e _ §A gentleman’s pocke i Fopeing forged Notes. | ‘* Menaces like these are vain.’ ty . ? , ’ e “_, yt § ‘ ¢? : \ : + 4 r : | ; ‘ . a ‘ ' Comicbooks.c@ > »