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me, or leaving the room. He declined to do 

 either, as parting with his money was 

 quite contrary to his creed, and the al- 

 ternative he disputed my power to en- 

 force. I felt that I had right on my 

 side, and I also felt that I had the 

 majority of the room on my side, and 

 that he was no welcome visitor. I there- 

 fore took hold of his collar, and dragged 

 him to the door, down stairs into the 

 street, but not without some little trou- 

 ble. When there he shewed fight, and 

 we both rolled in the road together, and 

 upon one or two of the others coming to 

 see the result, he walked muttering away. 



A few days after this unpleasant affair 

 (for I never got my five pounds), I was 

 presented with a writ, at the suit of this 

 said Israelite, for assault and battery, in 

 which he laid his damages at 10(W. This 

 gave me not the least uneasiness, as I knew 

 that my friends would make common cause 

 with me. 



