Chap-books of the eighteenth century . country for Tomssuccess. Tom by the general consent of the country took possessionof the giants cave, and the riches. He pulled down the Caveand built himself a handsome house on the spot. Part of theGiants lands he gave to the poor for their Common, and therest he divided and enclosed for an estate, to maintain him andhis mother. Now Toms fame spread more and more throthe country, and he was no longer called plain Tom but ; and they feared his anger now, almost as much asthey did that of the Giant before. Tom now finding himself very rich,
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . country for Tomssuccess. Tom by the general consent of the country took possessionof the giants cave, and the riches. He pulled down the Caveand built himself a handsome house on the spot. Part of theGiants lands he gave to the poor for their Common, and therest he divided and enclosed for an estate, to maintain him andhis mother. Now Toms fame spread more and more throthe country, and he was no longer called plain Tom but ; and they feared his anger now, almost as much asthey did that of the Giant before. Tom now finding himself very rich, resolved his neighboursshould be the better for it; he enclosed himself a park andkept deer; and just by his house he built a church, which hededicated to St. James, because on that Saints day he killedthe Giant. Chap. Tom kept a Pack of Hounds, and of his being ATTACKED BY FOUR HIGHWAYMEN. Tom not being used to have such a stock of riches couldhardly tell how to dispose of it; but he used means to do it; Thomas Hickathrift. 203. 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 came.
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