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fore and af er the commencement of my fe- 
qond, as a keeper of my oxen. 
Adam, at the time, wa^ fitting on his bundle^ 
and ready to depart. \¥ith(;ut rifing, he im- 
pertinently anfwered, that, being no m.ore a 
conjuror than his comrades, and' poffeiTmg no 
belt r than they the talent of finding what was 
loft, 1 might have ! pared myfelf the trouble of 
fending him after the arJorials, as he ihould not 
go* This refifiance to my orders inflamed me 
with rage. I gave him a kick on the ftomach, 
which laid him on the ground ; and, cocking 
one of the piftols that hung at my beltj 1 bade 
him take to his heels, or I would blow out hia 
brains. 
He fnatched up his packet, and ran off with 
all fpeed : but he had fcarcely gone thirty fteps, 
and out of reach of my piftol, when he flop- 
ped fhort and uttered fome expreffions, which, 
indeed, I could not underfland ; though, to 
judge fromi his attitude and geftures, they were 
threats. I then took my fufee^ and fent after 
him both bails in fqcceffion ; not with an in- 
tention to hit hi.n, but to intimidate thofe who 
might be inclined to follow his example and 
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