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vices were cured。
Had he been ambitious�察�there is little doubt but that Mr。 Brock�察�on his
return from transportation�察�might have risen in the world�察�but he was old
and a philosopher�此 �he did not care about rising。 Living was cheaper in
those days�察�and interest for money higher�此�when he had amassed about six
hundred pounds�察 �he purchased an annuity of seventy´two pounds�察 �and
gave outwhy should he not��that he had the capital as well as the
interest。 After leaving the Hayes family in the country�察 �he found them
again in London�此�he took up his abode with them�察�and was attached to the
mother and the son。 Do you suppose that rascals have not affections like
other people�拭 �hearts�察 �madamay�察 �heartsand family ties which they
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cherish�拭�As the Doctor lived on with this charming family he began to
regret that he had sunk all his money in annuities�察 �and could not�察 �as he
repeatedly vowed he would�察�leave his savings to his adopted children。
He felt an indescribable pleasure �─�suave mari magno�察─ �etc。�� in
watching the storms and tempests of the Hayes menage。 He used to
encourage Mrs。 Catherine into anger when�察�haply�察�that lady's fits of calm
would last too long�察 �he used to warm up the disputes between wife and
husband�察�mother and son�察�and enjoy them beyond expression�此�they served
him for daily amusement�察�and he used to laugh until the tears ran down his
venerable cheeks at the accounts which young Tom continually brought
him of his pranks abroad�察�among watchmen and constables�察�at taverns or
elsewhere。
When�察�therefore�察�as the party were discussing their bacon and cabbage�察�
before which the Reverend Doctor with much gravity said grace�察�Master
Tom entered。 Doctor Wood�察 �who had before been rather gloomy�察�
immediately brightened up�察�and made a place for Billings between himself
and Mrs。 Catherine。
;How do�察�old cock�拭─�said that young gentleman familiarly。 ;How goes
it�察�mother�拭─�And so saying�察�he seized eagerly upon the jug of beer which
Mr。 Hayes had drawn�察�and from which the latter was about to help himself�察�
and poured down his throat exactly one quart。
;Ah� ─�said Mr。 Billings�察�drawing breath after a draught which he had
learned accurately to gauge from the habit of drinking out of pewter
measures which held precisely that quantity。; Ah� ─ �said Mr。 Billings�察�
drawing breath�察�and wiping his mouth with his sleeves�察 �this is very thin
stuff�察�old Squaretoes�察�but my coppers have been red´hot since last night�察�
and they wanted a sluicing。;
;Should you like some ale�察 �dear�拭─ �said Mrs。 Hayes�察 �that fond and
judicious parent。
;A quart of brandy�察 �Tom�拭─ �said Doctor Wood。 ;Your papa will run
down to the cellar for it in a minute。;
;I'll see him hanged first� ─�cried Mr。 Hayes�察�quite frightened。
;Oh�察�fie�察�now�察�you unnatural father� ─�said the Doctor。
The very name of father used to put Mr。 Hayes in a fury。 ;I'm not his
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father�察�thank Heaven� ─�said he。
;No�察�nor nobody else's�察─�said Tom。
Mr。 Hayes only muttered ;Base´born brat� ─�
;His father was a gentleman��that's more than you ever were� ─�
screamed Mrs。 Hayes。 ;His father was a man of spirit�察�no cowardly sneak
of a carpenter�察�Mr Hayes� �Tom has noble blood in his veins�察�for all he has
a tailor's appearance�察 �and if his mother had had her right�察 �she would be
now in a coach´and´six。;
;I wish I could find my father�察─�said Tom�察 �for I think Polly Briggs and
I would look mighty well in a coach´and´six。; Tom fancied that if his
father was a count at the time of his birth�察�he must be a prince now�察�and�察�
indeed�察�went among his companions by the latter august title。
;Ay�察�Tom�察�that you would�察─�cried his mother�察�looking at him fondly。
;With a sword by my side�察�and a hat and feather there's never a lord at
St。 James's would cut a finer figure。;
After a little more of this talk�察�in which Mrs。 Hayes let the company
know her high opinion of her sonwho�察 �as usual�察�took care to show his
extreme contempt for his stepfatherthe latter retired to his occupations�察�
the lodger�察�Mrs。 Springatt�察�who had never said a word all this time�察�retired
to her apartment on the second floor�察 �and�察 �pulling out their pipes and
tobacco�察 �the old gentleman and the young one solaced themselves with
half´an´hour's more talk and smoking�察 �while the thrifty Mrs。 Hayes�察�
opposite to them�察�was busy with her books。
;What's in the confessions�拭─�said Mr。 Billings to Doctor Wood。 ;There
were six of 'em besides Mac�此 �two for sheep�察 �four housebreakers�察 �but
nothing of consequence�察�I fancy。;
;There's the paper�察─�said Wood�察�archly。 ;Read for yourself�察�Tom。;
Mr。 Tom looked at the same time very fierce and very foolish�察 �for�察�
though he could drink�察�swear�察�and fight as well as any lad of his inches in
England�察�reading was not among his accomplishments。 ;I tell you what�察�
Doctor�察─ �said he�察 ─ �you� �have no bantering with me��for I'm not the
man that will bear it�察�me� ─�and he threw a tremendous swaggering look
across the table。
;I want you to learn to read�察�Tommy dear。 Look at your mother there
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over her books�此�she keeps them as neat as a scrivener now�察�and at twenty
she could make never a stroke。;
;Your godfather speaks for your good�察�child�察�and for me�察�thou knowest
that I have promised thee a gold´headed cane and periwig on the first day
that thou canst read me a column of the Flying Post。;
;Hang the periwig� ─�said Mr。 Tom�察�testily。 ;Let my godfather read the
paper himself�察�if he has a liking for it。;
Whereupon the old gentleman put on his spectacles�察�and glanced over
the sheet of whity´brown paper�察 �which�察 �ornamented with a picture of a
gallows at the top�察 �contained the biographies of the seven unlucky
individuals who had that morning suffered the penalty of the law。 With the
six heroes who came first in the list we have nothing to do�察 �but have
before us a copy of the paper containing the life of No。 7�察�and which the
Doctor read in an audible voice。
;CAPTAIN MACSHANE。
;The seventh victim to his own crimes was the famous highwayman�察�
Captain Macshane�察�so well known as the Irish Fire´eater。
;The Captain came to the ground in a fine white lawn shirt and
nightcap�察 �and�察 �being a Papist in his religion�察 �was attended by Father
O'Flaherty�察�Popish priest�察�and chaplain to the Bavarian Envoy。
;Captain Macshane was born of respectable parents�察 �in the town of
Clonakilty�察 �in Ireland�察 �being descended from most of the kings in that
country。 He had the honour of serving their Majesties King William and
Queen Mary�察 �and Her Majesty Queen Anne�察 �in Flanders and Spain�察 �and
obtained much credit from my Lords Marlborough and Peterborough for
his valour。
;But being placed on half´pay at the end of the war�察�Ensign Macshane
took to evil courses�察 �and�察 �frequenting the bagnios and dice´houses�察 �was
speedily brought to ruin。
;Being at this pass�察�he fell in with the notorious Captain Wood�察 �and
they two together committed many atrocious robberies in the inland
counties�察 �but these being too hot to hold them�察 �they went into the west�察�
where they were unknown。 Here�察�however�察�the day of retribution arrived�察�
for�察�having stolen three pewter´pots from a public´house�察�they�察�under false
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names�察 �were tried at Exeter�察 �and transported for seven years beyond the
sea。 Thus it is seen that Justice never sleeps�察�but�察�sooner or latter�察�is sure to
overtake the criminal。
;On their return from Virginia�察 �a quarrel about booty arose between
these two�察�and Macshane killed Wood in a combat that took place between
them near to the town of Bristol�察�but a waggon coming up�察�Macshane was
obliged to fly without the ill´gotten wealth�此�so true is it�察�that wickedness
never prospers。
;Two days afterwards�察 �Macshane met the coach of Miss Macraw�察 �a
Scotch lady and heiress�察�going�察�for lumbago and gout�察�to the Bath。 He at
first would have robbed this lady�察�but such were his arts�察�that he induced
her to marry him�察�and they lived together for seven years in the town of
Eddenboro�察�in Scotland��he passing under the name of Colonel Geraldine。
The lady dying�察 �and Macshane having expended all her wealth�察 �he was
obliged to resume his former evil courses�察�in order to save himself from
starvation�察 �whereupon he robbed a Scotch lord�察 �by name the Lord of
Whistlebinkie�察�of a mull of snuff�察�for which crime he was condemned to
the Tol