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many facrlfices to have obtained it. At this 

 moment of diftrefs and want, the wary Sandy 

 Cameron opened his ftore, and, in the general 

 eagernefs to procure it, retailed tobacco to 

 his meflmates at an enormous profit. Some 

 pawned their fhoes, fome their fhlrts, fome 

 their jackets : fome gave their food, fome 

 their grog — every thing was devoted to pur- 

 chafe this filthy herb. Sandy became a per- 

 fect marchand de tabac — ^and was, thereby, 

 enabled to accumulate clothes and property 

 to no trifling amount. Four ounces of to- 

 bacco were given for a jacket valued at feven 

 or eight (hillings — other articles of ufe or ap- 

 parel were bartered at a fimilar rate ; but, from 

 fome accident, it was, at length, difcovered 

 that young Cameron's ftore was, moftly, the 

 produce of a very filthy piece of ceconomy ; 

 Sandy having colleded it, by picking up the 

 old cuds of his meflmates, during the paflage 

 • — which he had dried and preferved for fu- 

 ture ufe ; fo that the failors were now paying 

 extravagantly, for the privilege of again fuck-^ 

 ing, v/hat had already been between their teeth. 



This dirty occurrence happening on 



