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D itto.— B oil with indignation.
B odkins.— T hank you, sir. Boil with indignation, to see these
attempts, on the part of certain audacious women, to oppress us, and
take the bread out of our mouths, just as we are entering on our
several careers !J
D itto.— Gentlemen, what could be more— more— excuse this

burst of feeling. There are chords— well, sir, go on.
B o d k in s .— Consider my own case, gentlemen, I had a sn u g situa­
tion in the store of Messrs, Flimsy & Gauze, the great dealers in
muslins, laces and such, An easy berth. All I had to d o was to
stand behind a counter and show the lady customers the newest styles
of collars. All at once I am told that my services are n o t wanted.
And, gentlemen, as if to add insult to injury, T am advised that the
spade and the plow expect me— me, with my delicate physique. G e n ­
tlemen, why, why were my services no longer required >
D itto,— Yes, why, gentlemen— why— why? If, gentlemen, one
single reminiscence of Lexington and Bunker Hill lingers in your
minds-—if— if-— excuse me. I was carried away by my feelings. Go
on. Mr. Bodkins.
B odkins,— My dismissal was accompanied with the information
that a young lady— a young lady {sarcastically)— had been selected
to take my place.
TjxC'j.'urjj: and Mopkh.— Shame! Shame! Too bad! Too bad 1
D itto.— Atrocious [ Yes, abominable I
M opkr.— I tell you, we are ail going to the bad just as fast as we
can go. The world isn’t the world it used to be.
D itto.— Gentlemen, there was a time when the whole business of
making and trimming bonnets, and of making female dresses, was in
the hands of men. Any reader of Shakespeare must be aware of this.
That time must be revived. The case of my friend Bodkins calls for
re-dress— re-dress, gentlemen.
T incture.— Hear me, sir, and you will admit that my case still more
eloquently cries— crie:;—
D itto.— A loud for vengeance.