The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-16
JanKay IS, 1906.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

TIE Cernfry.
Dear Hickory your letter came fafeIy to hand. ,
! am glad you have rhymes 10 much at command; {
. o1e own that one half ONT can't underfaud.
such Rory you tell me of playing at loo;
ihouid with from my heart that il all was.pot true
nu. friend IS not Ike the vain parks of the town.
no iuPpoie that with us any tale will 90 down.
a. pam honet farmer, your tongue and your pen
"h' always tell t-rth about women or men
nt therefore believe you, yet think that the way.
-, ene gentry IN Richmond, orange nova DAYS
mar the ladies' 10 geute, ihould gamble for money
Bat pray, let me ak you, whats mean, Nv the po.
pey -, 'l'E' y ~ ~
What lady would ride him, and ia r, ,hro' the pool
out TO rum her husband, or IKE him q - 6,i,
~, aah': that to lovers the Game ose ana one,
wren IN iecret they meet, nun be excellent fun:
Tho iometimes it happens a natural cafe.
That fSird esrty's coming produces dfru-,ce
IN. IN the Nocturnal &c mes you relate God forbid
nat 'he game one and one, hoult bege, 7t~.iao.
y. Yet, farther, permit me quef,ion ortwo
10, AK you concerning this fine game Of loo
NAT IS n,ean, when lady declares te can, ffand
any VIII faro, th,ow uP--i hope nothing ellie but her
nc ee1hs too ct e5ftirg, Of tsetisg, aud arrbrg,
CONNECTED with taking e-aG-6oe and s,ns;,;,,
Are fguie' OF fpeech that require expIans.;or.
.r no Pahlng tor bright and refined COW fia.ion.
a. - rue ca that when wives ev'ry duty neelea,
he rE. ~
VI 'heir huibands will find thu, their can, is all s,
ing, -F >'i = 40 J'ee'-
-, i.Vours receive that are not wor.l, reoeae;np
n.n iPou,e may take both e,gi-Los and lump,
ana ehe,r horns may grow cut to be more chan a
fuup. ,'''e '''1N
aheie hard words excepted, liked well your letter
1 nnu l',ot to remain in my aniwe- your deb,orA
" Ill teh you What pals'it'ethc1 day whes road :,
Tome and friends who all gave YOU ,h.
credit, ''N ,-0
10 lay that your verfes were cleverly writ,en.
AND aimof as good ssif fpsc-nev from Britain
AS read Of the dreGes 70 fcap,y and fin.
ON Sneerwell declar'd twas E0on d;,;,.
Which prov'd that the females would r,cr,,
''trieve, N' 'e
ne innocence loft by their old mother Eve
And Parable foon would ryftore uno, sar.b
Sy gong as naked as w en- they had bi-tb ~"
Lora; lommy," faid Sufan, you love 70 TO ink.
any '"e ian'ons to laugh at, Saint twould pro-
But, tor my part, think they can't me,, ,nx 49,,
= Ano TO be in the faihion has ALWAYS charm
Farmer Dobbins, her father, a rugged old f-ljnx
lu ,ey at times when he drink, Till quite INFLOW.
or,ed Sukey, on fafhons you always are bent
out WIFE that iuch nonlenfe you may NOT renen.
&c hickory deierves OF all good men the thanks
For his fatire befow'd on fnch impuden, ,r.ot.
AND think in my heart that the fafhion Won, men
" ton 80. 't;' "''i'
Mutt have had in gro.heI it's noble iovcn,;o,
As to gaming" fad he, had always fippof,d
/" That blackguards and jockies the gapbIars .o,,.
Pos'd; eo"'-
su. ind now that ladies, 70 fine and genteel,
30 politely protecting what friend -nip .ev fsel
n'ite their dear friends for the fake Of their c,,
AN" would rum them all IF they could at dam ="
tAus a,d he run on, while his daughter far nv,
f'na VIM that with others her hand The could trv
For my part, VOW" cried Dick Deb,,,cber -
opcn party had anfwer'd precfely for me.
A'u WIN that, with other improvements from
10 this wretehed dull place little Loo would COM.
down." 1910 'o''e
/" All Dick it's no wonder" fid Tom Won fho,,,d
"w with w '"o1'S
L nth IN apool where you'd catch all the sn,"
ioung ffarry, a youth of great merit, then fa;d.
Nay mercy forbid that this evil iboud forced
May the country efcape from the towns ho,r;s
"ftain, 'i'ia
Or all will be loft, and no hope will remain.
"preGde, @'''' "io
Rave injected the city with avarce and pride
" me indeceney,e'en by the public unayvd
onoiuihing and bold may there walk abro.d.
oh LEI our lair daniels, the hope of the land.
=" NO vlngtun, or Faro, or loo undernapd 's .st
But, gentle and modef feek NOT cen 70 win
ne heart OF lover by dreffng too thin"
he laid and Eliza the lovely and fweet
Wnoie iou is OF prudence and goodnefs the fear.
lovd, ''s mas
WIN 4 iH'ile mott benign his opinion approval.
as own that did; But nov NV iearfr;sn5
HaVing told all they fad, it is tine inould end
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