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taken place, at which he seemed highly 

 pleased, and after finishing our morn- 

 ing's meal, we repaired to the town 

 hall. To our great disappointment, 

 we found the prisoner had been dis- 

 charged ; and on making our case 

 known, the mayor referred us to the 

 town -clerk, to whose office we went; 

 when that functionary plainly told us 

 that, as our bills had yet some time to 

 run, we could not proceed against the 

 man either criminally or civilly. The 

 latter I very well knew, and it appeared 

 the rascal had made terms with the person 

 who had caused him to be arrested, and, now 

 the man himself entering the town-clerk's 

 office, offered to arrange matters with me. 



Saying I would have nothing to do 

 with such a scoundrel, I walked out; and 

 the mayor having withdrawn the officer, 

 I took the horses away. And thus, reader, 

 terminates this what in seafaring language 

 would be called a long-yarn. 



