Obadiah Mouſetrap.
mate, and thoroughly ſatisfied with
what in this interval had been tranſ-
acted, produced the green purſe, and
delivered it to the perſon to whom he
had promiſed: But, O dire diappoint-
ment and conſuion! Behold the un-
certainty of this world, inſtead of real
gold, in honed; weighty guineas, im-
poſtured braſs filled up their room, im-
flathy counters all. At fight and proof
of this, how did the invenomed
tongues of the deceived begin to rave?
Their eyes struck fire, and their whole
diſappointed frames began to ſhake
with reſentment. But our good friend
Obadiah Mouſetrap, being aſſiſted by
the ſpirit ſoon found a way to cool
their intemperate paſſions; I perceive,
ſays he, my friends, that you have
been deceived in me, as I have been
in you, and have underſtood in earn-
ed, what I meant in jeſt; is it rea-
ſonable to imagine, (I appeal to your
own reflection) that I could be ſo weak
as to give you a purſe of real gold for
the good ſervices of drinking up my
property? No, I think not, however,
as you were both ſtrangers to me, I
had a mind to make a trial of your
