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abuse, plenty to eat. and as little rum as possible, I'ur if 

 he gets a second glass it is all up with Jem Lyn for a 

 week at least. 



"He came to see me once in New York, when I was 

 down upon my back with a broken leg — 1 was lying in the 

 parlor, about three weeks after the accident had happened. 

 Tim Matlock had gone out for something, and the cook 

 let him in; and, after he had sat there about half an hour, 

 telling me all the news of the races, and making me laugh 

 more thnn was good for m,v broken leg. he gave me such 

 a hint, that I was compelled to direct him to the cupboard, 

 wherein I kept the liquor-stand; and unluckily enough, as 

 I had not for some time been in drinking tune, all three of 

 the bottles were brimful ; and, as I am a Christian man, 

 he drank in spite of all I could say — I could not leave the 

 couch to get at him — two of them to the dregs ; and, after 

 frightening me almost to death, fell flat upon the floor, and 

 lay there fast asleep when Tim came in again. He dragged 

 him instantly, by my directions, under the pump in the 

 garden, and soused him for about two hours, but without 

 producing the least effect, except eliciting a grunt or two 

 from this most seasoned cask. 



"Such is Jem Lyn, and yet, absurd to say, I have tried 

 the fellow, and believe him perfectly trustworthy — at least 

 to me! 



"He is a coward, yet I have seen him fight like a hero 

 more than once, and against heavy odds, to save me from 

 a threshing, which I got after all, though not without 

 some damage to our foes, whose name might have been 

 legion. 



"He is the greatest liar that I ever met with; and yet I 

 never caught him in a falsehood, for he believes it is no 

 use to tell me one. 



"He is most utterly dishonest, yet I have trusted him 

 with sums that would, in his opinion, have made him a 

 rich man for life, and he accounted to the utmost shilling; 

 but I advise you not to try the same, for if you do he most 

 assuredly will cheat you !'' 



Among the heavy looking hounds, which clustered round 

 this hopeful gentleman, I quickly singled out two couple 

 of widely different breed and character from the rest ; 

 your thorough high-bred racing fox-hounds, with ears 



