MAJOR SEMPLE LISLE, 2^7 



jng of confiderable fize over each door, though 

 too ffnall to creep through, gave us a view of 

 the interior of the houfe. By looking through 

 the hole over the door which was locked, I could 

 perceive where the bolt on the infide of the 

 other was ; one perfon was therefore held up by 

 the reft of us, who, putting his arm and a long 

 Hick through the aperture over the bolted door, 

 with much difficulty, after a number of ineffec- 

 tual efforts, withdrew the bolt. 



We found the houfe totally unfurni.fhed, but 

 there was a fide of bacon and a cheefe, with 

 which we made free to augment our fuppcr ; we 

 then made our beds of our horfe cloths and 

 went to refl-. In the morning, when ready to 

 depart, we refolved to play a fly joke upon our 

 landlord, and accordingly firfl bolted the locked 

 door, fo as to render his key ufelefs. We then 

 all went out, except the boy Richafds, who, 

 having bolted the other door, built himfelf a 

 little ftage, by the help of which he reached the 

 hole over it. Through this we with difficulty- 

 dragged him, and then having pufhed down 

 the ftage with a ftick, and bribed the negroes 

 to fecrecy, we departed, leaving the owner to 

 exercife his ingenuity in contriving how he 

 might enter his own houfe. 



The evening was almoft dark when we arrived 

 here ; but the beautiful view which opened upon 



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