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i3rummond, hearing this, thought it the beft 

 ^imc to recover a trifling debt the other owed 

 him ; he accordingly went to a billiard-room, , 

 where he was, with Tome maflers of merchant- 

 jiien, to demand the money, and a fquabble 

 enfued. It was about funfet, and I was taking 

 my evening's v/alk, when palling the door of 

 the houfe, I heard a noife, and could eafily dif- 

 tinguifh the voices of Drummond and Prater. 

 I looked in, and faw Prater, with a rabble of 

 his companions, all beating Drummond with 

 queues and other weapons, and endeavouring to 

 drive him down flairs ; while the mailer of the 

 houfe, a little dwarfifli fellow, attacked him 

 with a fword. I immediately aflailed this bur- 

 iefque imitation of man, and giving him a 

 hearty kick in the belly, difarmed him; I then 

 attacked the other combatants, and without lofs 

 of time, or diftindlion of perfons, cleared the 

 place of them, and refcued Mr. Drummond, 

 The guard having been called upon by the inha- 

 bitants of the houfe, I told them to return, and 

 to inform their Captain that I fhould myfelf call 

 upon him, and explain the bulinefs ; I went in 

 a little time, and was thanked for my pains. 



Another laughable adventure befel me here ; 

 a taylor whom I had employed to do fome work 

 for me, had delayed fo long, that I was appre- 

 fienfive left we might be called upon to embark 



before 



