_June 15, 1802._ _A Parish Officer's Journal._ Woodward del., Rowlandson sculp. Published by R. Ackermann.--'Rose early and reflected on the dignity of my office--put on my wig to create awe and reverence in my family. Betty, my wife's new maid, not sufficiently struck by my appearance--a great deal too free--remember to give her warning--dined with the gentlemen at the _Cat and Bagpipes_--returned home soon in order to prepare for the evening's entertainment--had half-an-hour's bickering with my wife to keep up my consequence--and set out to meet my parish friends at the _George_, where we made a most excellent supper, on the profits of a _child_, and adjusted several weighty parochial concerns while partaking of the good things the landlord prepared for us--which consisted of rumps of beef, legs of mutton, suet puddings, fat geese, onions, and other light delicate articles--spent the evening very convivially, and made up another party for the day ensuing.' _June 10, 1802._ _How to Pluck a Goose._ Etched by T. Rowlandson. Published by T. Williamson, 20 Strand. _June 25, 1802._ _La Fille mal gardé, or Jack in the Box._ Published by T. Williamson, 20 Strand.--An old miser, with a portentous bunch of keys, has, in imagination only, secured his treasure, and he is further prepared to insure the safety of a fair charge by the same precaution of locking her in a well-defended chamber; the windows are heavily cross-barred, a blunderbuss and a rattle hang ready to hand, as precautions against intruders; but no danger threatens from without, the risk is nearer within; the miser's strong box has evidently changed its contents, since the rising lid discloses a smart young officer, who only requires the door to be fastened before he appears on the scene. The intriguing damsel, with averted head and her finger on her lips, is inculcating caution to the impatient captive. _July 1, 1802._ _Comfort in the Gout._ (See 1785.) Republished by S. W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly. [Illustration: A LADY IN LIMBO, OR JEW BAIL REJECTED.]