‘What! don’t I know a Donkey from a Mule?’

But Teague was right, and so his master found,

And for the Beast, John offered Thirty Pound.

‘No,’ says the Owner, ‘but perhaps you will

‘Give Thirty-five, and I will take your Bill.’

‘My Bill,’ says John, ‘a match, Sir; it is done,

‘To touch old Daddy’s pockets, no bad fun.’

The Beasts thus bought, by Teague were taken Home;

So having time, John thought he’d take a roam.

Strolling along, he saw the Portuguese,