\"ItoldhimthatIcouldtakeittotheriver，providedIcouldbutgetthreeorfourmentohelpme；whereuponhesaidthatifIcouldbutgetthevesseltothewaterhewouldgivemeanythingIasked，andearnestlybeggedmetocomethenextmorning，ifpossible。I
didcomewiththeladandfourhorses。Iwentbeforetheteam，andsetthementoworktobreakaholethroughagreatoldwall，whichstoodasitwerebeforetheship。Wethenlaidapieceoftimberacrosstheholefromwhichwasachain，towhichthetackle，thatistheropeandpulleys，washooked。Wethenhookedoneendoftheropetotheship，andsetthehorsestopullattheother。Theshipcameoutoftheholeprosperouslyenough，andthenwehadtohookthetackletoatree，whichwasgrowingnear，andbythismeanswegottheshipforward；butwhenwecametosoftgroundwewereobligedtoputplanksunderthewheelstopreventtheirsinkingundertheimmenseweight；whenwecametotheendoftheforemostplanksweputthehinderonesbefore，andsoon；whentherewasnotreeathandtowhichwecouldhookthetackle，wewereobligedtodriveapostdowntohookitto。Sofromtreetopostitgotdowntotheriverinafewdays。Iwaspromisednoblewagesbythemerchant，butInevergotanythingfromhimbutpromisesandpraises。Somepeoplecametolookatus，andgaveusmoneytogetale，andthatwasall。\"
Themerchantsubsequentlyturnedoutaverygreatknave，cheatingTomonvariousoccasions，andfinallybrokeverymuchinhisdebt。
Tomwasobligedtoselloffeverything，andleftSouthWaleswithouthorsesorwaggon；hisoldfriendtheMuse，however，stoodhimingoodstead。
\"BeforeIleft，\"sayshe，\"IwenttoBrecon，andprintedthe’InterludeoftheKing，theJustice，theBishop，andtheHusbandman，’andgotanoldacquaintanceofminetoplayitwithme，andhelpmetosellthebooks。Ilikewisebusiedmyselfingettingsubscriberstoabookofsongscalledthe’GardenofMinstrelsy。’ItwasprintedatTrefecca。Theexpenseattendingtheprintingamountedtofifty—twopounds，butIwasfortunateenoughtodisposeoftwothousandcopies。Isubsequentlycomposedaninterludecalled’PleasureandCare，’andprintedit；andafterthatImadeaninterludecalledthe’ThreePowerfulOnesoftheWorld：Poverty，Love，andDeath。’\"