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As poor Dick wes not old enough to work, he was very badly off he ot but litle for his dinner, and sometimes nothing at ll fr his breast or the people who lived inthe Village were very poor indeed, ane could not spare him much more than the parings of potatoes, and now ‘and then a hard erat of brea, Now Dick had heard many, many very strange things about the great city called London; forthe country ‘people at tha time thought that folks in London were all fine getlemen and ladies; and that there was Singing and music thee all day Tonge and that the streets were all paved with gold One day a large waggon and eight hoses all with bells atthe heads, drove through the village while Dick ‘was stnding by the signpost. He theugh that this waggon must be going fo the fine town of London; so he took courage, nd asked the waggone to let him walk wih him by the side of the waggon. As soon asthe ‘waggoner heard that poor Dick had ao father or mothe, and saw by his ragged clothes that he eould not be worse offthan he was, he told him he might go if he would, so off they set together. So Dick got safe to London, and was in suc a hurry to soe the fine street paved all over with gold that be {id not even stay to thank the kind waggoner, but ran off as fst as is legs would cary him, through many ofthe streets, thinking every momert fo come to those that were paved with gold; for Dick had seen 8 guinea thee times in his owa ite village, and remembered what a deal of money it brought in change; so he thought he had nothing to do but to tke up some litle bits ofthe pavement, and should then have as ‘much money as he oold wish for. oot Dick ran til he was tired, ad had quite forgot hs frend the waggoner; but at lst, finding it grow dark, and thet every way he tured he sas nothing but dit instead of gold, he sat down ina dark comer and ried himself to sloop. Litle Dick was sll night in the stees; and next morning, being very hungry, he got up and walked about, and asked everybody he met to givebi a hlfpenay to keep him fiom starving; but nobody stayed to ‘nswer him, snd only two o ttee gave him a Ralfpenny; so thatthe poor boy was soon quite weak. and fain or the want of victuals. In this dstes he asked charity of several people and one of thom sid cossly:'Go {o work foram idle rogue, Th ‘will goto work for you, ifyou will et me! But the man only cursed at im and went oa At asta good-natured-looking gentleman saw how hungry he looked. ‘Why dont you go to work my lad?" said he to Dick, That I would, but Ido not know how © get any answered Dick. ‘Ifyou ae willing, come slong with me, said the gentleman, nd took him to huy-fied, where Dick worked briskly, and lived ‘meri till he hay was made, After thst found himself as badly off a before; and boing almost starved again, he lai himself down at the door of Me Ftzwarren,avich merchant Here he ws soon seen by the cook-maid, who was an ile tempered creature, snd happened just then o be very busy dressing dinner for her master and mistress; 0 she called out to poor Dick: "What business have you there, you lazy rogue? There is nothing else but beguars, If you donot take yourself vay, we will see haw you will ike asousing of some dish-water; I have some nee hot enough to make you jump."Just at tht time Me Fitzwarren himself came home to dinner; and when he saw a dy ragged boy ying at {he door, he said to him: 'Why do you lie there, my boy? You seem old enough to work Iam afaid you are inclined tobe lazy" 'No, indeed, sir said Dick to him, that isnot the eas, for T would work with all my heart, but Ido not know anybody and I believe Iam very sick forthe want of food* "Poor fellow, getup; Jet me see what ails you" Dick now tied to ris, but was obliged to lie down agin, being too weak to stan, for he had not eaten any food for three days, and was no longer able to run about and beg a halypenny of people inthe street. So the kind merchant onlered him to be taken ito the house, and have a good dinner given hm, and be kept todo what svrk he was able t do forthe cook, Lite Dick would have lived very happy is sed to says is ood family fit had not been forthe ill-naure cook. She "You are under me, so Took sharp clean the spit and the dipping-pan, make the fies, wind up the jack, and do all the scullery work imbly, or ~ and she would shake the lade at him. Besides, she was so fond of ‘basting that when she had no met baste she would baste poor Dick's head and shoulders with a broom, or anything else that happened to fll ia her way. At last he il-usage of him was told to Alice, Mr Fitzwarren's ‘daughter, who tld the eook she shouldbe tuned away ishe didnot treat him kinder. ‘The behaviour of the cook was now litle beter; but besides this, Dick ad another hardship to get over. Lis bed stood ina garret, where the were so many holes in the floor and the wall that everynight he was ‘ormented with rats and mice. A gentteman having given Dick a penny for cleaning his shoes, he thought he ‘would buy a cat with i, The next day he saw a gel with aca, and asked her, "Will you lt me have that cat fora penny? The git said: "Yes, thot Iwill, master, though she is an excellent mouse." Dick hid his eat in the gare, and always took care to carry a part of his diner to her; and ina short time he had no more trouble with the rats and mice, but slept quite sound everynight ‘Soon aftr this, his master had a ship ready to sail and a it was the custom tha al his servants should have some chance for good fortune as well as himself he called them al into the parlour and asked them what they would send out ‘They all had something that they were willing fo venture except poor Dick, who had neither money nor _gools, and therefore could send nothing, Fortis reason he didnot come into the parlour with the rest; but Miss Alice guessed what was the mater, and ordered him tobe called i, She then sai will ay dawn some money for him, from my own purse; but her father tld her: "This will not do, for it must be something ofhis own” ‘When poor Dik heard this, he said" have nothing but a cat which I bought fora penny sometime since of lite gil "Fetch your eat then, my ad said Mr Fitzwarten, and let her go" Dick went upstairs and brought down poor puss, with tears in his eyes, and pave he to the captains or, he sui, shall now be kept awake all sight by the rats and mice." All the company laughed at Dick's odd venture; and Miss Alice, who fet pity for him, gave him some money to buy another cat, ‘his, and many other marks of kindbes shown him by Mis Alice, made the ill-tempered cook jelous of poor Dick, and she began to use him more erully than ever, end always made game of him foe sending his cat to sea, She asked him: 'Do you thnk your cat will sel for as much money as would buy asic to beat you?back, and was afi to touch erature who had made such a havoe among the rats and mice. However, ‘when the eapin stroke the cat and called: "Pussy, pussy, the queen also touched her and ered: Putty, putty, fr sie had no learned English He then put hee down on the qusens lap, where she purred and played with her majesty’ hand, and thon pured herself to sleep, ‘The king, having seen the exploits of Miss Pus, and being informed that her kitens would stack the whole country, and keep it free ffom ras, bargained with the captain forthe whole ships cargo and then gave him tea times as much forthe ext as all ae rst amounted to, ‘The captain then took leave ofthe royal party, and set sail with a fir wind for England and afters happy voyage asved sae in London, ‘One morning, catly, Me Ftewueren iad just come to his counting-house and seated himself atthe desk, to count over the cash, and settle the busines forthe day, when someody eame tap ap atthe door. "Who's ‘here?’ said Me Fitzwarren’A eine answored the other, come to bring you good news of your ship UUnicorn."The merchant, bustling uy in sch a hury that he forgot his gout, opened the door, and who should he see waiting bt the captain and factor, witha cabinet of jewels and a bill of lading when he Tooked a this the merchant Kfted uphis eyes and thanked Heaven for sending him such a prosperous voyage ‘They then told the story ofthe cat, nd showed the rich present thatthe king and queen had sent for her 19 poor Dick. As soon as the merc head this, he alld out to his servants "Go send him in, andtell him of is fame; ray ell him Me Weitington by name’ ‘Mr Fitzwarren now showed himsso be a good man; for when some of his servants sid so grata treasure ‘was too much for him, he answered "od forbid I should deprive him ofthe value ofa single penny; iis his ‘vn, ade shall have it oa farthing." He then seat for Dick, who at that time was scouring pots fr the cook, and was quite dirty. He would have ‘excused himself fom coming into th counting: house, saying, "The oom is swept, and my shoes are dsty| ‘and ful oThob-nsils But the meretunt ordered him to come in. (Mr Fitewarren ordered a and atthe same time sito them Do not play ticks with a poor simple hoy, but let me go down agai ‘you please, tomy work: irto beset for him, ad soe began to think they were making game of bm, if “tadeed, Me Whitington, sid the merchant, we are all quite in earnest with you, and I most heatly rejoice inthe news tha these geallemen have brought you; for the captain has sold your ca tothe King of Barbary, ‘and brought you in return for her mere riches than I possess inthe whole world; and I wish you may long ‘oy Hac “Mr Fitzvarrea then told the men to apen the are resure they ‘Whitington has nothing 1 do butte puttin some place of safety brought with them, and said: "Mr Poor Dik hardly, kaew how to behave himself for joy. He beaged his master to take what pat oft he pleased, since he owed it all to his kindness. ‘No, no, answered Mr Fitzwarren, ‘this is all your own; and I Ihave-n0 doubt but you will use it well” Dick next asked his mistress and then Miss Alice to aocept a prt of his good fortune; but they would not, and atthe same time told him they felt great joy a his good success But this poor fellow was too kind- hearted to keep ital to himself, so he made a present othe captain, the mate and the rest of Mr Fitzwarren's servants; and evento the il-netured old cook.Altast poor Dick could not bear this usage any longer, and he thought he would run away fom his place; so ‘he packed up his few things an strted very early in the moming, on All-Hallows Day, the fist of | November. He walked as fr as Holloway; and there sat down on a sone, which o this day is called "Whitington's Stone’, and began to thnk to himself which road he should take ‘While he was thinking what he should do, the Bells of Bow Church, which a that time were only si, ‘o rng. and at their sound seemed to say to him: “Tum agin, Whittington, ‘Thrice Lord Mayor ef London. "Lord Mayor of London!” said he to himselé "Why, fo be sue, I would put up with almost anything nov, to be Lord Mayor of London, and rideinafine coach, when I grow tobe aman! Well, Iwill go back, and think nothing of the euffing and scolding f the ld cook, if am to be Lord Mayor of London at last Dick went back, and was Iucky enough to ge nto the house, and set about his work before the old cook came downstairs ‘We must now fllow Miss Pus tothe coast of Aftica, The ship with te et on board was along time at sex; and was at Ist driven by the winds on apart ofthe coast of Barbary, where the anly people were the Moors, ‘unknown to tie English. The people came in great munbers to see the sailors, because they were of diferent colout fo themselves, and treated them civilly and, wien they became befter acquainted, were very eager to ‘buy the fine things that the ship was loaded with ‘When the captain saw this, he sent raters of the best things he hed to the king ofthe country; who was 30 ‘much pleased with them that he seat fr the captain to the palace. Here they wer placed, asi is the custom ‘ofthe country, on rich earpets flowered with gold and silver. The king and queen were seated atthe upper «end ofthe room; and « numberof dishes were brought infor dinner. They had not sat long, when a vast ‘umber of ats and mice rushed in, snd devoured all the meat in an instant. Te captain wondered a his, and askod if thse vermin were not anpleasant, ‘Oh, yes suid they, ‘very offensive; and the king would give half his reasre tobe ead of them, for they not only destroy is dinner, as you sx, but they assault him in his chamber nd even in bed, s that he i ‘obliged to be watched while hes sleeping, for fear af them. ‘The captain jumped for joy; he remembered poor Whitington snd his ct, and fold the king he had erature ‘onboard the ship that would dispatch all these vennin immediately, The king jumped so high a the joy ‘whieh the news gave him that his turban dropped off his hea. "Bring tis creature to me says he; vermin are dreafaln a court, and ifshe wll perform what you say will load your ship with gold and jewels in ‘exchange for her ‘The captain, who new his business. took his opportunity to wet Forth the meste of Mies Pues, He tol hie majesty: isnot very convenient to part with Ker, a, when shes gone, the rts and mice may destroy the ‘goods inthe ship-but to oblige your majesty, Twill etch her! "Rum, run" sid the queen; "am impatient to se the dear creature” ‘Away went the capain tothe ship, while another dinner was got ready, He put Puss under his arm, and arrive at the place jst in time tose the table fll of rats. When the eat saw them, she did not wait for bidding, bot jumped out ofthe captain's arms, end in few minutes laid almost al the rats and mice dead at her feet. The rest of them in ther ah seampered away to their holes. ‘The king was quite charmed to get rd so easily of such plague, and the queen dosird that th creature Who Innd done them so great a kindness might be brat to he, that she might look at her. Upon which the ‘captain called: Pussy, pussy, pussy! and she ame to him. He then presented her ta the queen, who startedAfter this Mr Fitzwarren advised bit to send fora proper tailor, and get himself dressed like e wentleman; ‘and tld hits he was Weleome to live in his house il he could provide himself with a better: ‘When Whittingtons face was washed, his hur curled, his hat cocked, and he was dressed in ance suit of lothes, he was as handsome and gexec! as any young man who visited al Mr Fitzwarre's; so that Miss ‘Alice, who had once been so kind te him, and thought oF him with pity, now looked upon him as fit tobe her ‘sweetheart; and the moreso, no ous, because Whittinglon was now always thinking what he could do to ‘oblige her, and making her the pretest presents that could be -MrFitzwarrea soon saw their lve foreach other, and propose to join them in marriage; end to this they both readily agreed. A day for the wedding was soon fixe; and they were alended to church by the Lond ‘Mayor, the court of aldermen, the steifls and a great numberof the richest merchants in London, whom ‘hey afterwards treated with 9 very rich feast ‘History tells s that Mr Whittington and his lady lived in great splendour, and were very happy. They bad several children, He was Sheriff of London, thrice Lord Mayor, and received the honour of knighthood by Henry V. ‘He entertained this king and his quesn at dinner, after his conquest of Franc, o grandly, tha the king sid "Never had prince such a subject’ wien Sir Richard heard ths, he sa: ‘Never had subject sucha prince ‘The Figure ofSir Richard Whittington with his catin his arms, earvedin stone, was to be seen tl the year 1780 over the archway of the old prion at Newgate which he built for criminals.SY