Chap-books of the eighteenth century . Printed and Sold in Aldermary Church YardLondon Simple Simons Misfortunes. 259 Simple Simon married a shrew named Margery, who broughthim a considerable fortune; forty shilHngs in money, and agood milch cow, four fat weathers, with half a dozen ewes andlambs, likewise geese, hens, and turkies; also a sow and pigs,with other moveables. She began scolding him the day aftermarriage, and the poor fellow found out he had a hard bargain. Ud swaggers, I think I have a woeful one now. He went out,and meeting with one Jobson, an old friend, proceeded to analehouse
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . Printed and Sold in Aldermary Church YardLondon Simple Simons Misfortunes. 259 Simple Simon married a shrew named Margery, who broughthim a considerable fortune; forty shilHngs in money, and agood milch cow, four fat weathers, with half a dozen ewes andlambs, likewise geese, hens, and turkies; also a sow and pigs,with other moveables. She began scolding him the day aftermarriage, and the poor fellow found out he had a hard bargain. Ud swaggers, I think I have a woeful one now. He went out,and meeting with one Jobson, an old friend, proceeded to analehouse with him \ but his wife, coming there with her gossips, snatched up Jobsons oaken staff from off the table, and gave. poor Simon such a clank upon the noddle, as made the bloodspin, and afterwards treated Jobson to a sound thrashing, andthen she and her gossips got as drunk as fish women. Simon sneaked away, but when he got home he found hiswife before him, and not forgetting the fault he had com-
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