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 about him, and not being used to it; could hardly tell how to dispose of it, but yet he did use means to do it; for he kept a pack of hounds, and men to hunt with him; and who but Tom then. So he took such delight in sports, that he would go far and near to meetings, as cudgel-play, bear-baiting, foot-ball, and the like.

Now Tom was riding one day, he lighted off his horse to see the sport, for they were playing for a wager; Tom was a stranger and none did know him there; but Tom soon spoiled their sport; for he meeting the foot-ball, took it such a kick that they never found their ball more; they could see it fly, but whither none could tell; they all wondered at it, and began to quarrel with Tom, but some of them got nothing by it, for Tom got a spar which belonged to a house that was blown down, and all that stood in his way he knocked down, so that all the country was up in arms to take Tom, but all in vain, for he manfully made way wherever he came.