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night sets himself next his master, and as they were all about to fall on, Tom puts his spoon into the heart of the dish, where the crowdy was hottest, and claps a spoonful into his masters mouth. A pox on you for a rogue, cried his master, for my mouth is all burnt. A pox on you for a master, says Tom, for you keep a house as dark as Purgatory, for as I was going my own mouth with the soup, and miss'd the way, it being so dark, don't think master, that I am such a big fool as to feed you, while I have a mouth of my own. So from the night that Tom burnt his master's mouth with the hot crowdy, they always got a candle to shew them light at supper, for his master would feed no more in the dark while Tom was present. There was a servant girl in the house, who always when she made the beds, neglected to make Tom's, and would have him to do it himself. Well, then says Tom, I have harder work to do, and I shall do that too. So next day when Tom was at the plow, he saw his master coming from the house towards him, he left the horses and the plow standing in the field, and goes away towards his master. Who cried, what is wrong? or is there any thing broke with you? No no says Tom, but I am going home to make my