Chap-books of the eighteenth century . for he kept a pack of hounds and men to hunt them; and whobut Tom ! he took such delight in sports and exercises, that hewould go far and near to a merry meeting. One day as Tom was riding, he saw a company at Football,and dismounted to see them play for a wager; but he spoiledall their sport, for meeting the football he gave it such a kickthat they never found it more; whereupon they began toquarrel with Tom, but some of them got little good by it j forhe got a Spar, which belonged to an old house that had beenblown down, with which he drove all oppositi
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . for he kept a pack of hounds and men to hunt them; and whobut Tom ! he took such delight in sports and exercises, that hewould go far and near to a merry meeting. One day as Tom was riding, he saw a company at Football,and dismounted to see them play for a wager; but he spoiledall their sport, for meeting the football he gave it such a kickthat they never found it more; whereupon they began toquarrel with Tom, but some of them got little good by it j forhe got a Spar, which belonged to an old house that had beenblown down, with which he drove all opposition before him,and made way wherever he After this, going home late in the evening, he was met byfour highwaymen well mounted, who had robbed all thepassengers that travelled this road. When they saw Tom, 204 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century. and found he was alone, they were cock sure of his money,and bid him stand and deliver—What must I deliver, criesTom?—Your money, sirrah, says they.—Aye, said Tom, butyou shall give me better words for it first, and be better armedtoo.—Come, come, said they, we came not here to prate, butfor your money, and Money we will have before we go. Is itso said Tom, then get it and take it. Whereupon one of them made at him with a trusty SAvord,which Tom immediately wrenched out of his hand, andattacked the whole four with it, and made them set spurs totheir horses ; but seeing one had a portmantua behind him,and supposing it contained money, he more closely pursuedthem, and cut their journey short, killing two of them, andsadly wounding the other two; who begging hard for theirlive
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