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and pull'd, and haul'd, to try to turn him, 

 but to no purpofe ; for he made a fort of 

 a fhy towards the cliff, and down we both 

 went, by G — d. As good luck would have 

 it, we came plump into a large apple-tree, 

 in a church-yard, where we fwung for fome 

 time, but the boughs gave way, and brought 

 us fafe and found to land. I tipp'd my 

 nag over a broken place in the wall, and 

 foon found the hounds again. But the iineft 

 thing of all was, when we fir ft lit in the 

 apple-tree, up bounced a fine girl from under- 

 neath ; and a moment after, ecod ! old Pud- 

 ding- flee ves himfelf, in full regimentals ; I 

 gave him a tantara, and the Doctor ran like a 

 hare. You may infert this if you pleafe, and as 

 it's a fad:, you may tack my name to it ; being. 



Your humble fervant, 



Henry Beagle, Jun- 



Huntf<ras$ Northumberland, 



H OBSER- 



