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" help my men to do some work first." He 

 said he could not do that, for he was in a 

 hurry. I told him, that, if a man, with a dol 

 lar a day, and pork for the tenth part of a dol 

 lar a pound, could not earn his living, he ought 

 to be hanged; " however," said I, " as you 

 " are the first Surrey man I ever saw in Ame- 

 " rica besides myself, if you be not hanged be- 

 " fore this day week, and come here again, I 

 " will help you to a quarter of a dollar." He 

 carne, and 1 kept my word. The second beg 

 gar was an Italian. This was a personage of 

 " high consideration." He was introduced to 

 the side of my writing table. He behaved with 

 a sort of dignified politeness, mixed with some 

 what of reserve, as if Jie thought the person to 

 whom he was addressing himself a very good 

 sort of man, but of rank inferior to himself. 

 We could not understand each other at first; 

 but, we got into French, and then we could 

 talk. He having laid down his hat, and being 

 seated, pulled out a large parcel of papers, 

 amongst which was a certificate from the Secre 

 tary of State of His Majesty the King of Sar 

 dinia, duly signed and countersigned, and seal 

 ed with a seal having the armorial bearings of 

 that sovereign. Along with this respectable 

 paper was an English translation of it, done at 

 New York, and authenticated by the Mayor and 

 a Notary Public, with all due formality. All 



