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 themselves; so away they went. The two dextrous young rogues managed it so well, that by about 8 o'clock at night, they came back to our dusty quarters at the glass-house, and sitting them down in a corner, they began to share their spoil, by the light of the glass-house fire: The major lugged out the goods, for as fast as they made any purchase, they unloaded themselves and gave all to him, that if they had been taken, nothing might be found about them.

It was a devilish lucky day to them, the devil certainly assisting them to find their prey, that he might draw in a young gamester, and encourage him to the undertaking, who had been made backward before by the misfortune of the captain. The list of their purchase the first night, was as follows.

1 . A white handkerchief from a country wench, as she was starting up at a jack-pudding; there was 3s. 6d. and a row of pins tied up in one end of it.

2. A coloured handkerchief, out of a young country fellow's pocket as he was buying a China orange.

3. A ribband purse with 11s. 3d. and a silver thimble in it, out of a young woman's pocket, just as a fellow offered to pick her up.

N. B. She missed her purse presently, but not seeing the thief, charged the man with it that