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into the middle of your flock, when they have 

 lain down to reft for the night : he then fets 

 the dogs a-barking ; your pafture fheep, un- 

 ufed to fuch alarms, rife in a fright and run dif- 

 ferent ways. Having effectually difperfed the 

 flock, he collects his own fheep, with the addi- 

 tion of as many of yours as he can drive away 

 with them j and he takes care to remove them 

 fome miles from the fpot- When your ihep- 

 herd comes to the ground in the morning, ex- 

 pecting to find the fheep where he left them 

 over night, he is moft fadly difappointed ; 

 fcarce any of the flock being to be found. He 

 enquires of other fhepherds for his loft fheep. 

 They, who are for the moft part what is term- 

 ed up to the bufinefs, in return afk him the marks 

 upon your fheep; and, having received from 

 him fufficient information to know them, will 

 direct him any way but the right. The man 

 probably rides about the whole day without 

 meeting with the objects of his fearch : both 

 he and his horfe are forely fatigued by fruitlefs- 

 ly wandering many miles. The peregrination 

 is recommenced the next day, to as little pur- 

 pofej for by that time it is moft probable fome 



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