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 of their ſociety, every member ſaluting him with a compliment: and that he might not want a guide for the future, Snap, in the name of the ſociety, preſented him with a dog and a bell, trained to the buſineſs: ſo his wife and he being ſplendidly entertained, were diſmiſſed upon his promise, that he would not be abſent at their yearly meeting.

What Succeſs he had in the begging Trade; how his Wife was brought to Bed of a Daughter, and chriſtened by the Name of Elizabeth.

HE blind beggar ſoon became maſter of his trade, and by the help of his dog, trudg’d often to London; and having the perfect tone, had the luck to return with his pockets well lined with chink; his way of begging became ſo pleaſing to him, that he would often ſing as follows:

A beggar lives a merry life, And has both wealth and eaſe; His days are free from care and ſtrife, He does whate’er he pleaſe.