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‘
Thomas
Burton
is
purveyor
of
cat
’
s
meat
to
the
Lord
Mayor
and
Sheriffs
,
and
several
members
of
the
Common
Council
(
the
announcement
of
this
gentleman
’
s
name
was
received
with
breathless
interest
)
.
Has
a
wooden
leg
;
finds
a
wooden
leg
expensive
,
going
over
the
stones
;
used
to
wear
second
-
hand
wooden
legs
,
and
drink
a
glass
of
hot
gin
-
and
-
water
regularly
every
night
—
sometimes
two
(
deep
sighs
)
.
Found
the
second
-
hand
wooden
legs
split
and
rot
very
quickly
;
is
firmly
persuaded
that
their
constitution
was
undermined
by
the
gin
-
and
-
water
(
prolonged
cheering
)
.
Buys
new
wooden
legs
now
,
and
drinks
nothing
but
water
and
weak
tea
.
The
new
legs
last
twice
as
long
as
the
others
used
to
do
,
and
he
attributes
this
solely
to
his
temperate
habits
(
triumphant
cheers
)
.
’
Anthony
Humm
now
moved
that
the
assembly
do
regale
itself
with
a
song
.
With
a
view
to
their
rational
and
moral
enjoyment
,
Brother
Mordlin
had
adapted
the
beautiful
words
of
‘
Who
hasn
’
t
heard
of
a
Jolly
Young
Waterman
?
’
to
the
tune
of
the
Old
Hundredth
,
which
he
would
request
them
to
join
him
in
singing
(
great
applause
)
.
He
might
take
that
opportunity
of
expressing
his
firm
persuasion
that
the
late
Mr
.
Dibdin
,
seeing
the
errors
of
his
former
life
,
had
written
that
song
to
show
the
advantages
of
abstinence
.
It
was
a
temperance
song
(
whirlwinds
of
cheers
)
.
The
neatness
of
the
young
man
’
s
attire
,
the
dexterity
of
his
feathering
,
the
enviable
state
of
mind
which
enabled
him
in
the
beautiful
words
of
the
poet
,
to
‘
Row
along
,
thinking
of
nothing
at
all
,
’
all
combined
to
prove
that
he
must
have
been
a
water
-
drinker
(
cheers
)
.
Oh
,
what
a
state
of
virtuous
jollity
!
(
rapturous
cheering
)
.
And
what
was
the
young
man
’
s
reward
?
Let
all
young
men
present
mark
this
:
‘
The
maidens
all
flocked
to
his
boat
so
readily
.
’
(
Loud
cheers
,
in
which
the
ladies
joined
.
)
What
a
bright
example
!
The
sisterhood
,
the
maidens
,
flocking
round
the
young
waterman
,
and
urging
him
along
the
stream
of
duty
and
of
temperance
.
But
,
was
it
the
maidens
of
humble
life
only
,
who
soothed
,
consoled
,
and
supported
him
?
No
!
‘
He
was
always
first
oars
with
the
fine
city
ladies
.
’
(
Immense
cheering
.
)
The
soft
sex
to
a
man
—
he
begged
pardon
,
to
a
female
—
rallied
round
the
young
waterman
,
and
turned
with
disgust
from
the
drinker
of
spirits
(
cheers
)
.
The
Brick
Lane
Branch
brothers
were
watermen
(
cheers
and
laughter
)
.
That
room
was
their
boat
;
that
audience
were
the
maidens
;
and
he
(
Mr
.
Anthony
Humm
)
,
however
unworthily
,
was
‘
first
oars
’
(
unbounded
applause
)
.
‘
Wot
does
he
mean
by
the
soft
sex
,
Sammy
?
’
inquired
Mr
.
Weller
,
in
a
whisper
.
