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about a man that's robbed a good master 

 that's paid him good wages ?" " "Well," 

 said he, " that's partly true and partly not ; 

 for there's a pretty many tricks goes on at 

 that canal side that'll make the honestest of 

 men thieves for their masters, if not for 

 theirselves like giving short measure and 

 light weight." " Come, Andrews," said I, 

 " that won't do now; nobody will believe 

 you if it's ever so true ; you should have 

 said that before you were caught, so you 

 may as well hold your tongue about it; 

 and take my advice, and when you're be- 

 fore the Bench say nothing, and then per- 

 haps your master will say a word for 

 you; and I'll go over, and, if I can, I'll 

 say a word myself, if the squire won't ob- 

 ject." 



In the evening, one of Andrews' mates 

 comes up to my cottage, and says, "If you'll 

 not turn upon me, I'll tell you how to help 

 him a bit out of the trouble. There's a ton 

 of coals in our cart, and master's told us to 

 make it easy for the horse, as he calls it, and 

 he stood by all the time we loaded. The 

 people they're for sent word to put off send- 

 ing 'em for a day or two ; and if you can 



