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fatigued with her night's diversion and
for want of rest, fell fast asleep with her
hands extended in the tub, and standing
on her feet, with her belly leaning on the
tub; Tom perceiving this, slips her pet-
ticoat and smoke over her head, facing
the high way; several people passing by,
while she continued in this posture, some
of them were diverted with the sight, and
others were ashamed at it; but a poor
cadger bad the misfortune to be coming
that way at the time, and his horse taking
fright at this unusual sight, threw off his
creels, and broke the poor man's eggs
ail to smash; which so enraged him that
he lashed her buttucks with his whip, in
such an unmerciful manner, that with the
smart and shame together she had not the
least inclination to sleep for the remaining
part of the day.
Tom being grown up to the years and
age of a man, thought himself wiser and
slyer than his father: and there were
several things about the house which he
liked better than to work; so he turned
to be a dealer amongst brutes, a couper
of horses and cows, &c., and even wet
ware, amongst the brewers, and brandy
shops, until he cowped himself to the
toom halter, and then his parents would
