Of Anne JBonnt. i6,r 



As foon as Ihe mifs'd him, ihe gave over her 

 Search, concluding he had carried them off, and 

 went direftly to the Conftable, in order to have hira 

 apprehended : The young Man was informed, that 

 a Conftable had been in Search of him, but he 

 regarded it but little, not doubting but all would 

 be well next Day. Three or four Days paffed, and 

 ftill he was told, the Conftable was upon the Hunt 

 for him , this made him lye concealed, he could 

 not comprehend the Meaning of it, he imagined 

 no left, than that the Maid had a Mind to convert 

 the Spoons to her own Ufe, and put the Robbery 

 upon him. 



It happened, at this Time, that the Miftrefs be- 

 ing perfeftly recovered of her late Indifpofition^ 

 was returned Home, in Company with her Mother- 

 in-Law • the firft News ftie heard, was of the L.ofs 

 of the Spoons, with the Manner how ^ the Maid 

 telling her, at the fame Time, that the young Man 

 was run away. The young Fellow had Intelligence 

 of the Miftrefs's Arrival, and confidering with 

 himfelf, that he could never appear again in his 

 Bufinefs, unlefs this Matter was got over, and ihe 

 being a good natured Woman, he took a Refblution 

 of going direftly to her, and of telling her the 

 whole Story, only with this Difference, that he did 

 it for a Jeft. 



The Miftrefs could fcarce believe it, however, 

 flie went direftly to the Maid's Room, and turn- 

 ing down the Bed Cloaths, there, to her great 

 Surprize, found the three Spoons • upon this ihe 

 defired the young Man to go Home and mind 

 his Buftnefs, for he fliould have no Trouble a- 

 bout it. 



The Miftrefs could not imagine the Meaning of 

 th^'s, llie never had found the Maid guilty of any 

 pilfering, and therefore it could not enter her 

 Head, that ihe deligned to fteal the Spoons her 



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