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C H A P. V.

Simon's Wife cudgels him feverely for lofing

his Money.

SIMON at length coming home, he

his beloved wife Margery who feeing

his dejected countenance, began to

truft fomething, fo taking hold of his arm

fhe hauled him in for examination. When

Simon faw this, he could not forbear

ing, and began to tell her a difmal ftory

concerning the flocks ; but fhe wanted

money for the eggs but Simon being

could not hear her, which made her fall

him with much fury, that at laft he was ob

ged to run up ftairs, and jumping out of the

chamber window, which when fhe faw

followed him down the town with an hun

dred boys and girls after them. Simon

crying out to them. You may fee what

is to be married And her tone was

rafcal the money for my eggs, often

ing him a crack on the crown- At length

it was his good hap to get away from her