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A VOICE FROM THE MEWSTONE. 



On bored the moostone, septembur The fust, 

 sur, i ham verry mutch obliGed to u for piittin a drawen of 

 the moostone an mi Iiowse into youre booke an i Rite this to tel 

 u that no won cant wark from the moostone to the shoar At lo 

 warter for a six ore gig as i nose could be toed over the roks 

 without runnen fowl of it or a smawl bote mite sale over in good 

 Wether squire kill maid he nose the same i ave a been livin hear 

 a long time an i Never seed the hole beech all across dry at No 

 time whatsumdever the See warshes over sum part of them for i 

 Nose all the roks an goes down their to pik sof crabs for bate 

 gainst i goes a chad fishin and roe wife youre hum Bell servent 



to cum hand samel warkeara 

 Po. scrip. 



if any genteelman what likes a wark, he can wark to 

 the shoar At wembury, and if they holds up there white pocket- 

 hanchecuffs for a signal, an ile cum off in me bote and fetch them 

 to the island for two pence a pease, an you furgot to say thai 

 theres a bewtifull land in place dead easterd on the iland an sum. 

 stairs that i made to cum up for the ladeys, an ile be verry mutch 

 obliGe to put this in your booke you maid a mistake i be not forty 

 ears old i be only 39 and 6 munths 



samel warkeam 

 P. s. 



Vouve a forgot To say that ive a got a bewtifull kayl plat 

 for the gentelmen an ladeys for To play to keEls and shut rabets 

 at nine pens A pease eccept the panches for me piggs and kiP 

 the jackits ov em 



an my missus hasent got no hobjecksuns to boy 11 the kittle 

 and make the tay pon the kayll Piatt and hand the tayPot out 

 of the winder an put a tabell outside the winder an every thing 

 humBell and comfortabell 



%* The Lord of the Isles has sent us the above unique docu- 

 ment, it is too good to leave out. 



G. p. HEARDER, PLYMOUTH. 



