He meditates to cheat him of his gold
Or silver coin; then dashes out so bold—
“Ace,” “king,” and “queen,” (himself the “jack,”)
And throws his comrade quite upon his back,
As ’twere! The man, being sorely duped and “done,”
Picks up his sundry wares and travels on. * * *
[167] A news-monger, or “bill-sticker.”
[168] Suppose him to be a pedler.
VII.
One sultry morning Lady Prew[169] grew faint: