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 ( 20 ) calf, his master sent the butcher word to come and buy another calf; which he ac- cordingly, did a few days after, and Tom sold him the same calf the third time; then told him the whole affair as it was acted, giving him his money again. So the but- cher got but fun for his trouble.

PART V. 12. There was an old rich blind wo- man, who lived hard by, that had a young girl, her only daughter, and she fell deep in love with Tom, and Tom fell as deep in love with the money, but not with the maid; the old woman bestowed a great number of presents on Tom, and mounted him like a gentleman, but still he put off the marriage from time to time, and al- ways wanted something, which the old woman gave the money to purchase for him, until he had got about thirty pounds of her money, and then she would delay the marriage no longer. Tom went and took the old woman and the girl aside, and made his apology as follows ; ' Dear mother, said he, I am very willing to wed with my dear Polly, for she appears as