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abuse and bad commons when they got 

 home ; " For drink," said he, " is a very 

 devil to poor horses and other animals, as 

 well as to men." When I got inside my 

 cottage, what a little heaven it seemed, after 

 what I'd left behind and seen that night ! 



When I got into breakfast one morning, 

 my wife said to me, " There's the constable 

 been up looking for you ; for Andrews's in 

 trouble, and he sent you a message to say 

 that he hoped you'd go down and see him." 

 " Give me a bit in my hand," said I, u and 

 I'll go at once." But she persuaded me to 

 get my breakfast ; " For," said she, " you'll 

 have time to collect your thoughts a bit; 

 and you never do any good being in such a 

 hurry." Well, as soon as I'd done, I went 

 into the village, and found the constable 

 getting ready to take him before the magis- 

 trate. I asked him to leave me alone with 

 him till he was ready to start ; but he took 

 care to lock me in with him, which I told 

 him he need not have done, for I'd be an- 

 swerable for his not running away. " Mr. 

 Gregory," said he, "I never trust myself; 

 so you may be sure I trust nobody else. 

 ' Safe bind, safe find' 's my maxim ; and 



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