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whichtheFarmer,Death,hadalreadysetaparttobe
histumbrilsoftheRevolution.ButthatWoodmanandthat
Farmer,thoughtheyworkunceasingly,worksilently,andnoone
heardthemastheywentaboutwithmuffledtread:therather,
forasmuchastoentertainanysuspicionthattheywereawake,was
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tobeatheisticalandtraitorous.
InEngland,therewasscarcelyanamountoforderand
protectiontojustifymuchnationalboasting.Daringburglariesby
armedmen,andhighwayrobberies,tookplaceinthecapitalitself
everynightfamilieswerepubliclycautionednottogooutoftown
withoutremovingtheirfurnituretoupholsterers’warehousesfor
securitythehighwaymaninthedarkwasaCitytradesmaninthe
light,and,beingrecognisedandchallengedbyhisfellowtradesman
whomhestoppedinhischaracterof“theCaptain,”
gallantlyshothimthroughtheheadandrodeawaythemailwas
waylaidbysevenrobbers,andtheguardshotthreedead,andthen
gotshotdeadhim