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THE REV. DR. FOLLIOTT.
Then I move that our respective papers be committed to our respective pockets.
MR. MAC QUEDY.
Political economy is divided into two great branches, production and consumption.
THE REV. DR. FOLLIOTT.
Yes, sir; there are two great classes of men: those who produce much and consume little; and those who consume much and produce nothing. The fruges consumere nati have the best of it. Eh, Captain! You remember the characteristics of a great man according to Aristophanes: ὅστις υε πίνειν ο῏ιδε καὶ βίνειν μόνον. Ha! ha! ha! Well, Captain, even in these tight-laced days, the obscurity of a learned language allows a little pleasantry.
CAPTAIN FITZCHROME.
Very true, sir: the pleasantry and the obscu-
