1 4° The 'Diftrejfes and Mventum 

 two Hammocks. One Morning when we 

 were juft rifen, and thought nothing of the 

 Matter, the Ram, who was broke loofe, and 

 had got Sight of us, came running furioufly 

 at us, and, in the firft Place, alfaulted John 

 Ballmain^ getting him down, and butting at 

 him with his Horns, with Might and Main. 

 I feeing this, ran with Defign to refcue my 

 Companion ; upon which the Ram left him, 

 and fell upon me with all his Force. Find- 

 ing my Antagonift a little too ftrong for 

 me, the only Expedient I could think of to 

 recover myfelf, was to dodge him round a 

 Tree, where we both play'd our Parts with 

 great Dexterity \ but Fortune, which does 

 not always favour the Politick, no more than 

 the Brave, together with the Slipperinefs of 

 the Place, occafioned my Foot to Hide? 

 which brought me down, and by that 

 Means gave the Enemy the Advantage over 

 me, who had not the Generofity to let me 

 rife, and fairly renew the Combat ; but, in 

 that Condition, fell on me fo violently, that 

 he not only bruifed me extremely, but 

 broke one of my Ribs before I could re- 

 cover "my Feet ; however, as foon as I got 

 on my Legs once again, I began to ftudy 



Revenge? 



