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 perty, and are as sensible of an Affront as an Englishman, and that Distempers arise only from their striving to keep out Strangers; besides, the animal Spirits are design'd for a Standing Army to suppress Riots, and assist the weak Proprietor; but considering the great waste I had made of them, and that Brandy was a spirituous Liquor, he fear'd that a Dram wou'd be too powerful an Enemy for what was left of my animal Spirits, and that the Conflict wou'd end in my Destruction.

I was forc'd to submit to his Judgment without knowing at that time his Reasons, and was convey'd by a couple of Mastiffs in the Ticking of a Bolster, which they had emptied for that purpose, to a convenient Apartment. The Room where I was laid, was order'd to be kept dark 'till I cou'd learn their Language; and a Gentleman with an Ass's Head, appointed to instruct me. The Method which he took for my Improvement, was to make me repeat after him the Names of those Things I seem'd to have occasion for, and 'till I had done so, I was sure not to get the use of them. I improv'd daily to his great Satisfaction, 'till I thought I was able to walk abroad; but not knowing how to express my self to him so as to be understood, or why my Chamber was continually darken'd, I ventur'd to get up once before him, and grope for my Cloaths; but he imagining that I wanted the Chamber-Pot, brought it to me with great speed, crying out Lmldnse, which was the Name of it, that I might repeat it after him; but I was so provok'd at his Mistake, that I only answer'd in plain English B—d and W—ds; he thinking that I strove to repeat Lmldnse, when I curs'd and swore, and finding that I did not do it, imputed it to some Defect in my Tongue; upon which he instantly left me to go and advise with his Brethren. Not finding my Cloaths, I was oblig'd to lie down again, full of Indignation, and resolv'd rather to starve my self, than live as I had done much longer. But my Tutor