was Extreamly Glad to hear, becauſe of the Snip that he himſelf Expected upon the Dividend. As they were Talking of this and that by the By; he took his time to put in a hint about Sharing the Booty according to their Agreement. That's all the Reaſon in the World ſays t'other; but then there are other things to be Divided too, which I ha'nt told you of, and when we come to Reckon, we had e'en as good make one work on't, and count all together. This, ſays t'other to himſelf, muſt be ſomething of Plate, Jewels or Precious Plunder; and ſo he came Bluntly to the Queſtion, what it was that his Camerade had gotten beſides? Why look ye, ſays the Soldier, (ſhewing him his Naked Body) Here are Bruiſes, Wounds, Maims and Scars, that are to be Divided as well as the Mony. Nay, ſays the other, you may e'en keep all y'ave got to your own uſe then; for I'll have no Dividing upon Thoſe Terms.
The Moral.
REFLEXION.
'Tis Wiſdom not to give more for a Thing then 'tis Worth; and in Common Equity, Partners ſhould take the Good and the Bad one with another, or let both alone. People ſhould not enter Hand over Head into Partnerſhips or Adventures, either in War or in Buſ'neſs; they ſhould confider that the Blows and the Scars are to be Divided, as well as the Piſtoles and the Ducats, and the Loſs as well as the Profit. The Two Parties are as good as Man and Wife, where the Bargain is for Better for Worſe. Nay, there's Brawling as well as Kiſſing in the very State of Matrimony it ſelf; and when People come to be Us‘d to Both at Once, let them ſet one againſt the other, and then put the Gain in their Eyes. If Life be a Journey, Men muſt expect Foul way as well as Fair, and content themſelves to Travel in All Weathers, and through All Difficulties; which is no more then the ſame Mixture that we meet with in All our Undertakings: Wherefore let no Man Brag of his Bargain, till he has caſt up his Account, and ſet the Scars againſt the Booty.
Fab. CCCCXXX.
A Lion and a Man.
AMong other good Counſels chat an Old Experiencd Lion gave to his VVhelp, this was One; that he ſhould never Contend with a Man; for ſays he, if ever you do, you'llbe
