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 CRUMP TWIN-BROTHERS. 13 a fabre four fingers broad, and threatened to cut off his head if he did not obey that moment, he was forced to take up the load and go in compary with the other two, whercoſ one ſeemed a ſlave, and the other a fiſherman. They had not walked ten ſtreets when they came to a little door, which was preſently opened by an old woman: they paſ- ſed through a long paſſage very dark, and arrived at laſt in a magnificent ball: but what was the. porter's amaſement, when by the light of above forty tapers with which it was illuminated, he ſaw the crooked brothers he had throna into the Ty- gris, two of whom were upon the ſhoulders of the ſlave and the fiſherman, and the third upon his own head; he was ſeized with ſuch terror, that he began to ſhake all over his body. He was more thoroughly convinced than jever, that ſo extraor- dinary a thing could be imputed to nothing, but conjuration: but recovering a little from his fright. The Devil take this curſed crump-backed, one- eyed ſon of a whore, cried he in a very comical tone, I believe I fall do nothing all night but throw him into the rivers and or get rid of him at laſt: the raſcal was ſo malicious to come back again twice to hinder me from having the ſequins the cutler woman promiſed me; and here I find him again, with two others beſides, not a farthing better than himſelf. But, ſir, continued he' ad- dreſſing himſelf to him that ſeemed the maſter of the houſe, lend me, I beſeech you, that ſabre of yours but for a moment; I will only cut off their heads, and then go throw them all three into the Tygris, to ſee if they will follow me again. I am to horrid unlucky to day, that I am ſure the Deen will carry them back either to the cutler's houſe or mine, do what I will. The potter having finiſhed this ſpeech of his, the