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JEOPARDY AND ESCAPE ;
OR, SWINDLING INGENUITY.
IN Brussels, where pried is the durable fame
Of Washes's JILT BLACKING, a fair Lady Came,
In splendid array, to a Mercer's shop door,
And purchaed of silks a most valuable store;
The tradesman then enering with grateful expanalun
Her carriage, the cult to receive at her mansion.

Arriv'd, for a moment the Lady redr'd,
The drawing-room suite while the Mercer admied ;
At last his companionl return when invoking—
" She's gone !" said a servant with coolness provoking,
" What, gone !" cried the Mercer, " gone off with my Silks!
So thus then it is that a tradesman she bilks!
This is not her Mansion?" 0, no, Sir ! Whose then?"
" Be calm," said the servant, " your wildness restrain,
And know that from Reason Derangement to wile him
You now are confined in a Maniac Asylum"
The Mercer, arrayed in a pair of bright Boors,
Now rav'd 'gaitist the female of swindling pursuits;
" Yes, yes, lam mad," he eirJained, and my brain
Shall never its wonted serenity gain !"
His feeliegs of fury now mounted so high,
That measures proceeding at once to apply
Of rigid coercion, the keepers then saw
Their shades In the Jar of unrivaird eclat ;
And fix'd as they stood, with amazement aghast,
Tu Freedom the imputed lunatic pass'il !
0, fortunate event ; the swindler was trae'd,
And thus the rich Silks in the shop were replac'd.
The Mercer adverts to the chance with much glee
That set him front duress and jeopardy free;
In Brussels, while Taste and high Fashion are backing
The wisartiof incident, Wsaaases Jar BLACKING !
This Easy Shining and Brilliant BLACKING Prepared by