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12 rout over her long snout, as caused her to roar out murder in her own language, and alarmed the servants, who came to see what was the matter. I told them their old sow was going to swallow me up alive, bid them to go and bring her meat, which they did, and the brute became peaceable.

On the sabbath morning I came into the house, the goodman asked me if I could shave any; yes, said I, but never did on the Sabbath day; I fancy, said he, you are some Westland Whig? Sir, said I, you may suppose me to be what you think proper to-day, but yesternight you used me like a Tory, when you sent me into the stye to lie in your sow's oxter, who is a fitter companion for a devil than any human creature; the next abominable brute upon the earth, said I, who was forbidden to be eaten under the law, and cursed under the gospel. Be they cursed, or be they blessed, said he, I wish I had anew of them; but an' ye will not take off my beard, ye's get nae meat here the day; then said I, if ye will not give me meat and drink for money, until the Sabbath be past, I'll take on my wallet, and go along with you to the kirk, and tell your minister how you used me as a hog; no, said the goodwife, you will not want your crowdie, man. But my heart being full of sorrow and revenge a few of them suffieedsufficed [sic] me, whereon I passed over that long day, and at night went to sleep with my old companions, which was not sound, being afraid of mistress sow coming to revenge the quarrel we had the night before.

On the morning I went into the house, the goodman ordered me the pottage pot to lick, for, says be, it is an old property of chapmen. Well, I had no sooner begun to it, then out came a great big mastiff dog from below the bed, and grips me by