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thing, I eat what I car'd for, and then loading myfelf
with Macaroons, Heart Cakes, (sfe. and feven or eigth
Pots of Portugal Snuff and feme Books, I came awayvery
heavy for having been fo difappointed.
And in a Day or two I went again to the Shop, and •
they were then talking of it, and the Woman of the
Iloufe had a Perfon lodg'd with her who pulled out a
Gold repeating Watch, and faid, / fuppofe they came to
feek for this, but ^tis not e-very Key vjillofen the Lock of
my Dra-ivers; I thought with myfelf I wou'd have a
Trial if that were in her Drawers, whether the Locks
wou'd keep me out, 1 knowing where the Drawers
flood, fo that Night I mounted up my fcaling Ladder
again, and opening the Window Shutter, I heard a
treading of ons; without Shoes, and fometbir.g kick a-
gainft a Basket or Hamper, which I rememb'red flood
in the Room, upon which I jump'd over the Balconies
and {lid down the Iron, with as much Agility as ever
a Tumbler in Barthohme-'w-Fair cou'd down a Rope ;
but before I was well down I could fee a Man in his
Shirt, who called out very loudly, Stop hum ! Stop him !
but the Night being very dark, and I being well drefl'ed
in a dark colour'd Suit, and feeing no body near me ia
the Street, 1 walk'd very foberly away, as knowing he •
. could not fee me, and fo went off clear.
Being difappointed here I went into the Fields, and
in a melancholy Mood I fat down under a Hay Rick,
and after having tir'd myfelf with reflefting upon my
prefent Way of Life, I fell into a kind of Slumber, and
as I lay there, methought fomebody faid to me, Run,
run, fly for your Life, for you are furfued, if you are
taken you luillbe hanged; upon which I flarted up, and
the Terror of Mind 1 was under at that Time had fuch
an Effedl upon me, that great Drops of Sweat flood upon
my Face, but looking round me, and feeing no bodynear
me, I pleafed myfelf very much to find it was
bui- a Dream, and fo lay down again to fleep, and
dream'd that a Man came to me and faid. Ton oung Man
ym mufi go away from hence, for if. J Jhonld fiijfer you
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