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Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.

CHAPTER VI
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He has visited the Cape of Good Hope, India, Java, Madagascar, Tartary, and Kamschatka, whence he reached the United States by the way of Cape Horn.
In England he had previously tarried, where he delivered Lectures on Heads in great style.

He has at last settled in Baltimore, determined to devote the remainder of his days to the high profession to which his des-tiny has called him; inviting all the literati, the lovers of the arts and sciences, to visit him at his laboratory of beauty, where he has separate rooms for accommodating ladies and gentlemen, who desire to adorn their heads with _hair_udition.

"Can France, England--nay, the world itself, produce such another specimen of puffing and barberism?
~53~~"And pray," continued Tom, "what is there new in the haut ton?
Has there been any thing of importance to attract attention since my absence?
"Nothing very particular," was the reply--"all very dull and flat.

Rumour however, as usual, has not been inactive; two or three trifling faux pas, and--oh!--yes--two duels--one in the literary world: two authors, who, after attacking each other with the quill, chose to decide their quarrel with the pistol, and poor Scot lost his life! But how should authors understand such things?
The other has made a great noise in the world--You like the Corinthian cut, I believe, Sir ?" "I believe so too," said Tom--"but don't you cut the duel so short--who were the parties ?" "Oh! aye, why one, Sir, was a celebrated leader of ton, no other than Lord Shampetre, and the other Mr.Webb, a gentleman well known: it was a sort of family affair.

His lordship's gallantry and courage, however, were put to the test, and the result bids fair to increase his popularity.


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