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"Here be the 'Flying Postreat speech of Mr Burke

in it about the port of Boston; but it won't do a h he do tell 'em to keep their hands out o' the Americans'

pockets"

"The port of Boston?"

"See you,to shut the port o' Boston, and make

Salem the place of entry; that's to punish the Bostonians; and Mr

Burke, he says, 'The House has been told that Salem is only seventeen

raphy, and the

A heard Yet the universal custom,

on any alteration of charters, is to hear the parties at the bar of the

House Now, the question is, Are the Americans to be heard, or not,

before the charter is broken for our convenience? The Boston bill is

a diabolical bill'"

He read aloud this bit of Mr Burke's fiery eloquence, in a high,

droning voice, and would, according to his custom, have continued the

entertainence,

borrowed the paper and was about to leave the rooreat beauty which he had not shown

"I bought it for my Lady Suffolk," he said; "but Lord Suffolk died