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ſee how buſy ſhe was in deſtroying her own furniture, then fled for it, and never after returned.

It was well ſhe did, replied the ſeventh boy, or elſe the old woman would certainly have been revenged, on Tib at laft.-But now for my tory, which helt be the laſt at this meeting

TALE VII.

A YOUNG mar having found a purſe, in which was tive pounds, -made a proclamation, that it any he would lay any juſt claim to its come to ſuch tavern, and they ould have it again. To the tavern went, where in meat and drink, he billent a crown. At laſt when the young, wenn was ready to go, the owner came a demanded the purſe, which, he s ready to ſurrender; but the own- knowing a crown was ſpent, he kuid not receive it, unleſs he made the whole fun. The young man him he could not, ſo an officer