ered Hadgi to open the door, and admit the
rioters, who, he hoped, would be over-awed by the authority of his
appearance. The janitor had no sooner obeyed his instructions, than
in rushed a young libertine, who had been for some time upon the town,
together with his tutor, who was a worn-out debauchee, well known to
the magician. They were both in that degree of intoxication necessary to
prepare such dispositions for what they commonly call frolics, and the
sober part of mankind feel to be extravagant outrages against the
laws of their country, and the peace of their fellow-subjects. Having
staggered up to the table, the senior, who undertook to be spokesman,
saluted Cadwallader with, "How dost do, old Capricorn? Thou seem'st
to be a most venerable pimp, and, I doubt not, hast abundance of
discretion. Here is this young whoremaster, a true chip of the old
venereal block his father, and myself, come for a comfortable cast
of thy function. I don't mean that stale pretence of conjuring--d--
futurity; let us live for the present, old Haly. Conjure me up a couple
of hale wenches, and I warrant we shall get into the magic circle in a
twinkling. What says Galileo? What says the Reverend Brahe? Here is a
purse, you pimp. Hark, how it chinks! This is sweeter than the music of
spheres."

Our necromancer, perplexed at this rencontre, made no reply; but, taking
up his wand, waved it around his head in a very mysterious motion, with
a view of intimidating these forward visitants, who, far from being awed
by this sort of evolution, became more and more obstreperous, and even
threatened to pull him by the beard, if he would not immediately comply
with their desire. Had he called his associate, or even Hadgi, to his
aid, he knew he could have soon calmed their turbulence; but, being
unwilling to run the risk of a discovery, or even of a riot, he
bethought himself of chastising their insolence in another manner, that
would be less hazardous, and rather more effectual. In consequence of
this suggestion, he pointed his wand towards the door of the
apartment in which the ladies had taken sanctuary; and the two rakes,
understanding the hint, rushed in without hesitation.

The females, finding their place of retreat taken by assault, ran about
the room in great consternation, and were immediately taken prisoners
by the assailants, who, pulling them towards the windows, opened the
shutters at the same instant of time, when, strange to tell!