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Next entle the young scoundrels sent to prison Directly after,

he went down the garden with es,

and when he saw the trahs he stroked a

tom-cat and made it purr, while he declared fiercely that he would not

let an hour pass without having the young dogs punished

"They shall be caught and sent to prison," he cried

"Poor old Sa

depredators--Grant, you'd better get a sharp knife and a light ladder,

and cut off those broken boughs--the young villains--and tell Ike to

bring a big rake and set the knife I shall go to the police at once"

I cut out the broken boughs, and Ike brought down the ladder forabout the events of the past night

the while

"He won't get no police to work, et all about it

directly Makes hi away

with the rake "Ha! Think o' you two leathering of 'em I

wish I'd been here, 'stead of on the road to London Did you hit 'em

hard?"