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men, there was one of them who had some 

 very good wearing-apparel : one evening 

 -he had left a coat in the barn for they 

 slept there. During the time he was at 

 supper, the coat was gone, Knowing the 

 convict's pilfering disposition, I desired the 

 owner of the coat to say, when the men 

 were all together, and I present, that I had 

 told him of a conjuror at Baltimore, and 

 that he would go to her the next day, to 

 know who had got his coat. He did as I 

 had directed him ; the coat was brought to 

 the barn the next morning, and put into the 

 same place it was taken from. 



Some time after, this man, in the night, 

 stole a pig from me. I went to the barn 

 where this man w*vs thrashing, and said- 

 " John, they tell me there is a pig stolen." 



a Yes, Sir," says John : " and, as you 

 are going from the place, you must take 

 care ; or, there are such a set of" rascals in 

 this country, they will steal every thing 

 you have." 



" Oh," said I, " I will be up to them 1 



