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that they made me ſwear the malicious path of devilrie againſt the King the colours, and my captain, telling me if ever I deſert and not run away, that I ſould be ſhot, and then whipt to death through the regiment. Tom. No Pady, it is firſt whipt and then ſhot you mean? Teag. Arra dear Day it is all one thing at laſt, but it is bell to be ſhot and then whipt, the clevereſt way to die I'll warrant you. Tom. How much pay did you get Pady? Teag. Do you know the little fat tall ſerjeant that feed me to be a ſoldier ? Tom. And how ſhall I know them I never ſaw, you fool? Teag. Dear ſhoy. you may know him whether you ſee him or not; for his face is a l bored in big holes with th fr.all pox, luis noſe is the colour of a lobſter's toe, and his chin like a well cleaned potatoc; he is the bigeſt Togue in our kingdom you" I know him when he cheats yon, and the wide world and another mark ne dıghts his mouth before he drinks and blows his noſe before he takes a fruft; "the rogtie heights me a fixpence a day, kill or no kill, and when I laid Sunday and Saturday both together and all the days in one day, I cannot make a penny above fixpence of it. rom. You hol uld have kept an account, and aſked your arrea's nce a month? l'eag. Thaa's what I did but he-read a pater-poſter out of his prayer book wherein all our names are writ- ten; ſo much for a flop hold to my gun, buckles to a pair of comical harn hefe, with leather buttons from top to tos, and worit of Jl he would have no leſs than a penny ? week to a doctor; arra faid I, I never had a fore firiger or yet a fisk toe all the days of my life, then what have I to do with the doctor, or the doctor to do with me Tom. And did he make you pay all theſe things ? Teag. Ay, ay, pay and better pay; he took me before His eaptain who made me pay all was in his book : Ana, maſter captain, faid I, you are a comical fort of a fellow : you might as well maken.e pay for my coffin before I am