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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

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