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 long it was since he catched him? He anwered. It is about two years since I hauled him out of the ea with a net, and afterwards he ran into the mountains where l catch'd him with a pack of hounds. The captain believed it was o hut ays he, I have a ervant the bet wimmer in the world: O but, ays the drover, my ervant will wim him to death. No, he will not, ays the captain. I'II lay two hundred crowns on it, Then ays the drover, I hold it one to one and taked directly, the day being appointed when trial was to be made. Now, the drover, when he came to himelf, thinking on what a bargain he had made, did not know what to do, knowing very well that his ervant could wim none. He hearing of George being in town, who was always a good friend to cotmen, he went unto him and told him the whole tory, and that he would be entirely broke, and durt never return home to his own country, for he was ure to loe it. Then George called the drover and his man aside, and intructed them how to behave, o as they hould be afe and gain too. So, accordingly, they met, atthe place appointed. The captain's man tript directly and threw himelf into ea taking a turn until the highlandman was ready, for the drover took ome time to put his ervant in order. After he was tripped, his mater took his plaid, and rolled a kebbuck of cheee, a big loaf, and a bottle of gin in it and this he bound on his houlders giving him direction to tell his wife and children that he was well, and to be