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 love with a rich corn-factor’s pure, which was as big with gold as its owner’s belly with greae. But, from the helplenes of the weighty bag, my gripe failed; I was catched in the fact, ecured, and brought to trial, under the odious character of a cut-pure, though I by no means deerved the title in a dihonourable ene. I had formerly, in truth, cut pures enough, but I never cut away any man’s money-bag, as the accuation ran, but all that I had taken came into my hand of their own accord, as if they were returning to their rightful owner. Thee ditinctions, however jut, availed me nothing; I was et in the tocks, and my ill tars decreed that I hould be a econd time entenced to be flogged out of my tation. I, however, watched my opportunity, lipped quietly out of prion, and o waved the troubleome ceremony.

‘I was now quite undetermined to what I hould betake myelf to ward Rh