Chap-books of the eighteenth century . ent into a room, changed his cloaths,then returns and salutes them. Says one. Instead of a coatyou come in a cloak ; so then opening the cloak they weresurprised to see the rich embroidered Coat. Then Rogerlaughed heartily; but when he told them how he had per-formed it, they all burst into a great laughter. Space will only admit of one more story of his dexterity inpicking pockets after notice given :— The Nobleman hearing of his dexterity in taking watchesdesired him to do it. Swalpo bid the Nobleman be on hisguard; so he walked up and down the room as
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . ent into a room, changed his cloaths,then returns and salutes them. Says one. Instead of a coatyou come in a cloak ; so then opening the cloak they weresurprised to see the rich embroidered Coat. Then Rogerlaughed heartily; but when he told them how he had per-formed it, they all burst into a great laughter. Space will only admit of one more story of his dexterity inpicking pockets after notice given :— The Nobleman hearing of his dexterity in taking watchesdesired him to do it. Swalpo bid the Nobleman be on hisguard; so he walked up and down the room as did alsoSwalpo. While the Lord was disputing warmly with some of theCompany, Swalpo who watched his opportunity, gently tickles 340 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century. the Lord with a feather under the right ear; which makes himon a sudden quit the watch to scratch himself, and clappinghis hand to his fob again, he found it gone. He looks behindhim, and sees Swalpo with the watch in his hand, bowing,which occasioned much THE ^iU antr Seat!) OF SHEFFERY MORGAN THE So7i of SJion ap Morg\ an
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