Chap-books of the eighteenth century . it than we do an hundred pound weight, tothe great admiration of master and men. Now Toms strength beginning to be known in the town,they would not let him lie basking in the chimney corner,everyone hirting him to work, seeing he had so much strength,all telling him, it was a shame for him to He idle as he did fromday to day; so that Tom finding them bate at him as they did,went first to one work and then to another. At last a man came to him and desired him to go to thewood to help him to bring a tree home; so Tom went withhim and four other men. And whe
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . it than we do an hundred pound weight, tothe great admiration of master and men. Now Toms strength beginning to be known in the town,they would not let him lie basking in the chimney corner,everyone hirting him to work, seeing he had so much strength,all telling him, it was a shame for him to He idle as he did fromday to day; so that Tom finding them bate at him as they did,went first to one work and then to another. At last a man came to him and desired him to go to thewood to help him to bring a tree home; so Tom went withhim and four other men. And when they came to the wood, they set the cart by thetree, and began to draw it by pullies; but Tom seeing themnot able to stir it, said aloud, stand aside fools—And set it onone end, and then put it in to the cart—There, said he, seewhat a man can do ? Marry, said they, thats true. Having done, and come through the wood they met thewoodman, and Tom asked him for a stick to make his mothera fire with. Aye, said the woodman, take 197 So Tom took up a tree bigger than that on the cart, andput it on his shoulder, and walked home with it faster than thesix horses in the cart drew the other. This was the second instance of Toms shewing hisstrength j by which time he began to know that he had morenatural strength than twenty common men; and from this timeTom began to grow very tractable; he would jump, run, andtake delight in young company, and go to fairs and meetings,to see sports and diversions.
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