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Here's an Old Story of Two Aes Travelling upon the Road, the One Laden with Oats, the other with Mony: The Mony-Merchant I Warrant ye, was o Proud of his Trut, and of his Bell, that he went Juking and Toing of his Head, and Tabring with his Feet all the way, as if no Ground would hold him. The other Plodding on with his Noe in the Breech of his Leader, as Gravely as One Foot could follow another. While they were Jogging on thus upon the Way, out comes a Band of Highway-Men from the next Wood, and falls upon the As that carried the Treaure. They Beat, Wound and Rifle him, and o leave him, without o much as taking the leat Notice of his Fellow. Well, (ays the King's As,) and for all this Michief I may e'en thank my Mony. Right, ays the other; and it has been my Happines that I was not thought worth the Robbing,