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 quakers meeting open, he went in, sat down on a form and tell fast asleep.

Aminadab Holdforth having sustained some losses, was telling his auditors that whatever they gave him should be returned twofold. Roger waked just as he made this declaration, and from the meeting to his cottage revolved these words in his mind.

When he got home he repeated them to his wife; telling at the same time that as he thought it improbable his friend Aminadab should lie, he was determined to make him a of his cow Cherry: as it would, according to his promise in the meeting, be returned two fold.

On this extraordinary information the door woman set up an horrid outcry: urging in the strongest terms that dear Cherry's milk was their chief ; but all to no purpose, Roger was absolutely bent on his design, and dove her away immediately Aminadab, regardless of his wife's lamentations and piteous moans.

When he arrived at his house, Friend Aminadab happned to be at the door. Roger directly doff d his hat & gnawing its corner, addressed him in the following manner:—Friend Aminadab, Ize brought you here our cow Cherry, an you pleases to acceptan her. Thou art an honest fellow, replies Aminadab: Here, Sarah, take our neighbour into the kitchen and let him eat heartily: and hark ye, make him drink some of our best