3
gets on the bauk, and gives it a swing,
so that the pikes in the end of it, came
with full drive against the horses's back-
side, which made him fling and the more
he flung and struck at it, it rebounded
back and struck him again; the battle
lasted with great fury for a long time,
which was good fun for Tom, until his
father hearing some noise in the stable,
came in to know the matter, and was
surprised to see the poor animal tanning
his own hide, with his legs all cut and
bloody! he cut the rope and the battle
was ended; but the poor horse would
never afterwards kick at any thing that
came behind him.
It happened one day that Tom went
a fishing, and brought home a few small
fish, which his grandmother's cat snapt
up in the dark. So Tom to have justice
of the cat for so doing, catches her, and
puts her into a little tub, or cog, then
sets her adrift in a small mill-dam., order-
ing her to go a fishing for herself; then
sets two or three dogs upon her, and a
most terrible sea fight ensued as ever
was seen on fresh water; for if any
of the dogs, when attempting to board
her, set up their noses, baudrins came fly-
ing to that place, to repulse them with her
claws; then the vessel was like to be
