Goody Two-Shoes - A Facsimile Reproduction of the Edition of 1766 by Anonymous
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his Road lay through large Woods and Forests, that were full of wild
Beasts and without Inhabitants, he must have been soon starved or torn in Pieces, had he not been both fed and protected by this noble Animal. [Illustration] _Tom_ had provided himself with two Guns, a Sword, and as much Powder and Ball as he could carry; with these Arms, and such a Companion, it was mighty easy for him to get Food; for the Animals in these wild and extensive Forests, having never seen the Effects of a Gun, readily ran from the Lion, who hunted on one Side, to _Tom_, who hunted on the other, so that they were either caught by the Lion, or shot by his Master; and it was pleasant enough, after a hunting Match, and the Meat was dressed, to see how Cheek by Joul they sat down to Dinner. [Illustration] When they came info the Land of _Utopia_, he discovered the Statue of a Man created on an open Plain, which had this Inscription on the Pedestal: _On_ May-day _in the Morning, when the Sun rises, I shall have a Head of Gold_. As it was now the latter End of _April_, he stayed to see this wonderful Change; and in the mean time, enquiring of a poor Shepherd what was the Reason of the Statue being erected there, and with that Inscription, he was informed, that it was set up many Years ago by an _Arabian_ Philosopher, who travelled all the World over in Search of a real Friend; that he lived with, and was extremely fond of a great Man who inhabited the next Mountain; but that on some Occasion they |
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