The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, King of the Beggars: Containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary ManUnknown
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The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, King of the Beggars: Containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man
story, and jocosely say, that he was more expert in the science of
mumping than even Mr. Carew himself.
Not long after this, Mr. Carew came to Biddeford again, where he had been
some time before, and delivered the compass to Captain Haley’s wife, who
immediately burst into tears upon seeing it, supposing her husband was
dead: he then went to the Dolphin, where, as he was drinking, he saw some
gentlemen in the Butchers’ Row, and asked the landlord who they were.
Being told they were the Captains Harvey, Hopkins, and Burd,—Go, said he,
and give my duty, and tell them Mr. Bampfylde Moore Carew is at your
house. The landlord went accordingly, and soon returned with the
captains. They were glad to see our hero, who returned them thanks for
the favours he had received from them in America. The captains asked him
a great many questions respecting his travels through the Indians’
country, &c., and told him they never thought he could have gone through
that dangerous undertaking, but expected to have seen him return again.
He then gave them an account of every thing to their satisfaction,
telling them he had followed their directions in every point. They
afterwards treated him very handsomely, and made a collection for him.
The captains then going out, and reporting that he was in town, a great
concourse of people assembled to see him, to the no little profit of the
landlord; for our hero ordered that no one should be admitted to see him,
till he had first drunk a quart of ale in the house.
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