Toler in canonicals. It is not often that
so much piety proceeds from so comic a source."

Our readers can scarcely forget the circumstances of Mr. Lucre's
departure out of this wicked, ungodly, and sensual world. About eight
years ago, or less, he died in a very pious fit of apoplectic passion,
brought on by his cook, in consequence of that important functionary
having neglected the apostolic duty of dressing a haunch of venison, we
presume, upon scriptural authority. We regret to say, for the sake of
the Church, and the loss which she sustained in consequence, that the
haunch in question was considerably overdone--a fact which one would
scarcely imagine could have produced such important results upon the
religion of the country as it did by his death.

With respect to Counsellor Browbeater, we have only to say, that the
government of that period, having got out of him all the dirty work of
which he was capable, felt extremely anxious to get rid of him as easily
and safely as they could. Browbeater, however, who was a most insatiable
leech, stuck to them, knowing that they could not well discharge him
without a character. He was made a master in chancery, and had the honor
of succeeding old Tom Silver, a lawyer, a gentleman, an orator, and a
man of honor and integrity! And only think of Browbeater succeeding such
an office, as excellent, respected, and admirable Tom Silver left behind
him!

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