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MATHEWS once went to Wakefield, then, from commercial failures, in a
dreadful state. In vain did he announce his inimitable Youthful Days;
the Yorkshiremen came not. When he progressed to Edinburgh, a friend
asked him if he made much money in Wakefield. Not a shilling! was the
reply. Not a shilling! reiterated his astonished acquaintance. Why,
didn't you go there to star?--Yes, replied Mathews, with mirthful
mournfulness; but they spell it with a ve in Wakefield.
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