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other, he is an Englishman, I am sure/* 

 This encouraged the pale young man, a 

 Mr. Gittings, son of the Mr. Gittings 

 mentioned in this work, to offer the man 

 five guineas to let them go. After many- 

 words, the five guineas were accepted; and 

 the two merchants set off, pleased enough. 

 Mr. Gittings says, that he never paid away 

 five guineas with so much pleasure in his 

 life : for his mind was filled with horror, 

 thinking they should be transported, as he 

 had heard the convicts, his father used 

 to buy, mention the law was transport- 

 ation for robbing orchards. He relates 

 the story, and laughs at the fun : but there 

 are frequently American men in company, 



who exclaim " D n such a country ! 



I wonder all the people do not leave it. 

 What ! transport a man for getting a little 

 fruit ! at the same time that they are taxed 

 for every thing they have or use ! Ah ! 

 such arbitrary work! — thank God, we 

 have no such doings here. Give me liberty 



