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to have died of laughing the whole time. 

 Now, don't you think a lobfter might turn 

 to account where a horfe is a little dull or fo 

 — mind me — if one of thefe fellows is not 

 worth more than a doz ^ pair of Mr. Moore's 

 beft fpurs — I'm a Dl :hman — for I have 

 wore out a dozen upon the aforefaid mare 

 in the courfe of the , fifteen laft years. It's 

 ealily done, only putting no handcuffs on 

 them, and they'll foon go to work and do 

 your buiinefs. Pray, Sir, don't you think 

 they might be of ufe to the light dra- 

 goons ? 



I thouglit myfelf bound to inform you 

 of this, as hoping it would prove a great 

 national difcovery : I mean to keep lobfters 

 on purpofe, for it's cheaper than buying g 

 horfe inflead of my old mare ; and I can 

 go farter w^ith one of them in my pocket 

 than I could poft. When my boys come 

 home from fchool, to hunt in the forefl, I 

 mean to treat each of them with a crawfifh for 



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