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I commenced life; therefore would they 

 scarcely recognize the purpose for which 

 it was intended, or believe that this rude 

 invention of our fathers was made use 

 of for plundering the simple and unwary. 



The improvidence and recklessness of 

 our seamen, as regarded their hard-earned 

 pecuniary remuneration, is well known 

 for these have not quite passed away ; nei- 

 ther are we likely to forget the swarms 

 of Jews and infidels of both sexes 

 constantly lying in wait to pounce 

 upon the unsuspicious sons of Neptune, 

 to ease them of the light but seductive 

 burden they had been supplied with, after 

 years of toil in a distant and sultry cli- 

 mate. 



It would naturally be supposed that, 

 after running the gauntlet of our seaport 

 towns, they would be safe from any fur- 

 ther depredations. Not so as the follow- 

 ing anecdote will show: 



