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Ashton, John, b. 1834 · London, Chatto and Windus · leaf 272

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g pins into their heads, andthen persuaded his hostess to throw them away, as there was asickness among the birds. Of course he took them away withhim, but, finding them heavy to carry, had recourse to strata-gem to help himself He saw a man leading his horse down thehill, and Tom fell down, crying… … gentleman, set him on his horse. Tom then bid him give himhis masters turkies, and then galloped away as fast as he could,crying out I shall be killed, I shall be killed—The man seeinghe was gone without the turkies, knew not what to do, for hethought if he left the turkies behind the Knight might…

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