Ashewasstandingbeforealongbuilding，throughtheopendoorofwhichasoundproceededlikethatofpreaching，Iaskedhimwhatplaceitwas，andwhatwasgoingoninit，andreceivedforanswerthatitwastheNationalSchool，andthattherewasaclergymanpreachinginit。IthenaskediftheclergymanwasoftheChurch，andonlearningthathewas，Iforthwithenteredthebuilding，whereinoneendofalongroomIsawayoungmaninawhitesurplicepreachingfromadesktoaboutthirtyorfortypeople，whowereseatedonbenchesbeforehim。Isatdownandlistened。Theyoungmanpreachedwithgreatzealandfluency。Thesermonwasaveryseasonableone，beingabouttheharvest，andinitthingstemporalandspiritualwereveryhappilyblended。ThepartofthesermonwhichIheard—IregrettedthatIdidnothearthewhole—
lastedaboutfive—and—twentyminutes：ahymnfollowed，andthenthecongregationbrokeup。Iinquiredthenameoftheyoungmanwhopreached，andwastoldthatitwasEdwards，andthathecamefromCaernarvon。ThenameoftheincumbentoftheparishwasThomas。
LeavingthevillageoftheharvestsermonIproceededonmywaywhichlaytothesouth—east。IwasnowdrawingnightothemountainousdistrictofEryri；anoblehillcalledMountEilioappearedbeforemetothenorth；animmensemountaincalledPenDrwsCoedlayoveragainstitonthesouth，justlikeacouchantelephantwithitsheadlowerthanthetopofitsback。AfteratimeIenteredamostbeautifulsunnyvalley，andpresentlycametoabridgeoverapleasantstreamrunninginthedirectionofthesouth。AsIstooduponthatbridgeIalmostfanciedmyselfinParadise；everythinglookedsobeautifulorgrand—green，sunnymeadowslayallaroundme，intersectedbythebrook，thewatersofwhichranwithtinklinglaughteroverashinglybottom。NobleEiliotothenorth；enormousPenDrwsCoedtothesouth；atallmountainfarbeyondthemtotheeast。\"Ineverwasinsuchalovelyspot！\"Icriedtomyselfinaperfectrapture。\"Oh，howgladIshouldbetolearnthenameofthisbridge，standingonwhichIhavehad’Heavenopenedtome，’asmyoldfriendstheSpaniardsusedtosay。\"ScarcelyhadIsaidthesewordswhenI
observedamanandawomancomingtowardsthebridgeinthedirectioninwhichIwasbound。Ihastenedtomeettheminthehopeofobtaininginformation。Theywerebothratheryoung，andwereprobablyacoupleofsweetheartstakingawalkorreturningfrommeeting。Thewomanwasafewstepsinadvanceoftheman；
seeingthatIwasabouttoaddressher，sheavertedherheadandquickenedhersteps，andbeforeIhadcompletedthequestion，whichIputtoherinWelsh，shehadboltedpastmescreaming\"AhDimSeasneg，\"andwasseveralyardsdistant。