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I then took my gun, and fired it off several 

 times, threatening to shoot them. By 

 these means I got completely rid of my 

 day visitors, except now and then a cap- 

 tain of a ship, and such as did not know 

 my character ; but, in consequence of the 

 insult, as they called it, they gave over 

 paying me their further respects : I how- 

 ever preserved my fruit, and sold as many 

 peaches as came to seventeen pounds, and 

 apples to about thirty pounds. The man 

 who held the orchard before I went, never 

 had any fruit to pull ; all being destroyed, 

 before they were ripe, by those friendly 

 visitors. But what was the consequence ? I 

 received such abuse from the lower sort of 

 people as was very unpleasant to bear; they 

 called me a mean English rascal, who 

 would not suffer any one to get a little 

 fruit in the orchard, &c. and it was fre- 

 quently hinted that I must take care, or I 

 should be shot. About this time the hogs 

 began to be very troublesome and mis- 

 chievous : therefore I secured some, and 



