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Ne that was jut Entring upon a Long Journey, took up a Fancy of putting a Trick upon Mercury. He ay’d him a hort Prayer for the Bon Voyage, with a Promie, that the God hould go Halfe with him in whatever he found. Some body had loft a Bag of Dates and Almonds, it eems, and it was His Fortune to Find it. He fell to Work upon 'em Immediately, and when he had Eaten up the Kernels, and All that was Good of them, Himelf, he lay’d the Stones, and the Shells upon an Altar; and deir'd Mercury to take Notice that he had Perform’d his Vow. For, ays he, Here are the Outides of the One, and the Inides of the Other, and there's the Moiety I Promis'd ye.