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  AfterpassingTipton,atwhichplaceoneleavesthegreatworkingdistrictbehind;Ibecameforaconsiderabletimeayawning,listlessEnglishman,withoutpride,enthusiasm,orfeelingofanykind,fromwhichstateIwassuddenlyrousedbythesightofruinededificesonthetopsofhills。TheywereremainsofcastlesbuiltbyNormanBarons。Here,perhaps,thereaderwillexpectfrommeaburstofNormanenthusiasm:ifsohewillbemistaken;IhavenoNormanenthusiasm,andhateandabominatethenameofNorman,forIhavealwaysassociatedthatnamewiththedefloweringofhelplessEnglishwomen,theplunderingofEnglishhomesteads,andthetearingoutofpoorEnglishmen’seyes。Thesightofthoseedifices,nowinruins,butwhichwereoncethestrongholdsofplunder,violence,andlust,mademealmostashamedofbeinganEnglishman,fortheybroughttomymindtheindignitiestowhichpoorEnglishbloodhasbeensubjected。Isatsilentandmelancholy,tilllookingfromthewindowIcaughtsightofalonglineofhills,whichIguessedtobetheWelshhills,asindeedtheyproved,whichsightcausingmetorememberthatIwasboundforWales,thelandofthebard,mademecastallgloomythoughtsasideandglowwithalltheWelshenthusiasmwithwhichI

  glowedwhenIfirststartedinthedirectionofWales。

  OnarrivingatChester,atwhichplaceweintendedtospendtwoorthreedays,weputupatanold—fashionedinninNorthgateStreet,towhichwehadbeenrecommended;mywifeanddaughterorderedteaanditsaccompaniments,andIorderedale,andthatwhichalwaysshouldaccompanyit,cheese。\"ThealeIshallfindbad,\"saidI;

  ChesteralehadavillainouscharacterinthetimeofoldSionTudor,whomadeafirst—rateenglynuponit,andithasscarcelyimprovedsince;\"butIshallhaveatreatinthecheese,Cheshirecheesehasalwaysbeenreckonedexcellent,andnowthatIaminthecapitalofthecheesecountry,ofcourseIshallhavesomeoftheveryprime。\"Well,thetea,loafandbuttermadetheirappearance,andwiththemmycheeseandale。Tomyhorrorthecheesehadmuchtheappearanceofsoapofthecommonestkind,whichindeedIfounditmuchresembledintaste,onputtingasmallportionintomymouth。\"Ah,\"saidI,afterIhadopenedthewindowandejectedthehalf—masticatedmorselintothestreet,\"thosewhowishtoregaleongoodCheshirecheesemustnotcometoChester,nomorethanthosewhowishtodrinkfirst—ratecoffeemustgotoMocha。I’llnowseewhetherthealeisdrinkable;\"soItookalittleofthealeintomymouth,andinstantlygoingtothewindow,spirteditoutafterthecheese。\"Ofasurety,\"saidI,\"ChesteralemustbeofmuchthesamequalityasitwasinthetimeofSionTudor,whospokeofittothefollowingeffect:—

  \"Chesterale,Chesterale!Icouldne’ergetitdown,’Tismadeofground—ivy,ofdirt,andofbran,’Tisasthickasariverbelowahugetown!

  ’Tisnotlapforadog,farlessdrinkforaman。’

  Well!ifIhavebeendeceivedinthecheese,Ihaveatanyratenotbeendeceivedintheale,whichIexpectedtofindexecrable。

  Patience!Ishallnotfallintoapassion,moreespeciallyastherearethingsIcanfallbackupon。Wife!Iwilltroubleyouforacupoftea。Henrietta!havethekindnesstocutmeasliceofbreadandbutter。\"

  Uponthewholewefoundourselvesverycomfortableintheold—

  fashionedinn,whichwaskeptbyaniceold—fashionedgentlewoman,withtheassistanceofthreeservants,namely,a\"boots\"andtwostrappingchambermaids,oneofwhichwasaWelshgirl,withwhomI

  soonscrapedacquaintance,not,Iassurethereader,forthesakeoftheprettyWelsheyeswhichshecarriedinherhead,butforthesakeoftheprettyWelshtonguewhichshecarriedinhermouth,fromwhichIconfessoccasionallyproceededsoundswhich,howeverpretty,Iwasquiteunabletounderstand。

  CHAPTERIII

  Chester—TheRows—LewisGlynCothi—TragedyofMold—NativeofAntigua—SlaveryandtheAmericans—TheTents—SaturdayNight。

  ONthemorningafterourarrivalwewentouttogether,andwalkedupanddownseveralstreets;mywifeanddaughter,however,soonleavingmetogointoashop,Istrolledaboutbymyself。Chesterisanancienttownwithwallsandgates,aprisoncalledacastle,builtonthesiteofanancientkeep,anunpretending—lookingredsandstonecathedral,twoorthreehandsomechurches,severalgoodstreets,andcertaincuriousplacescalledrows。TheChesterrowisabroadarchedstonegalleryrunningparallelwiththestreetwithinthefacadesofthehouses;itispartlyopenonthesideofthestreet,andjustonestoryaboveit。Withintherows,ofwhichtherearethreeorfour,areshops,everyshopbeingonthatsidewhichisfarthestfromthestreet。AllthebestshopsinChesteraretobefoundintherows。Theserows,towhichyouascendbystairsupnarrowpassages,wereoriginallybuiltforthesecurityofthewaresoftheprincipalmerchantsagainsttheWelsh。Shouldthemountaineersbreakintothetown,astheyfrequentlydid,theymightriflesomeofthecommonshops,wheretheirbootywouldbeslight,butthosewhichcontainedthemorecostlyarticleswouldbebeyondtheirreach;foratthefirstalarmthedoorsofthepassages,upwhichthestairsled,wouldbeclosed,andallaccesstotheupperstreetscutoff,fromtheopenarchesofwhichmissilesofallkinds,keptreadyforsuchoccasions,couldbedischargedupontheintruders,whowouldbesoongladtobeataretreat。TheserowsandthewallsarecertainlythemostremarkablememorialsofoldtimeswhichChesterhastoboastof。

  Uponthewallsitispossibletomakethewholecompassofthecity,therebeingagoodbutnarrowwalkuponthem。Thenorthernwallabutsuponafrightfulravine,atthebottomofwhichisacanal。FromthewesternonethereisanobleviewoftheWelshhills。

  AsIstoodgazinguponthehillsfromthewallaraggedmancameupandaskedforcharity。

  \"Canyoutellmethenameofthattallhill?\"saidI,pointinginthedirectionofthesouth—west。\"Thathill,sir,\"saidthebeggar,\"iscalledMoelVamagh;IoughttoknowsomethingaboutitasIwasbornatitsfoot。\"\"Moel,\"saidI,\"abaldhill;Vamagh,maternalormotherly。MoelVamagh,theMotherMoel。\"\"Justso,sir,\"saidthebeggar;\"IseeyouareaWelshman,likemyself,thoughIsupposeyoucomefromtheSouth—MoelVamaghistheMotherMoel,andiscalledsobecauseitisthehighestofalltheMoels。\"\"DidyoueverhearofaplacecalledMold?\"saidI。\"Oh,yes,yourhonour,\"saidthebeggar;\"manyatime;andmany’sthetimeIhavebeenthere。\"\"Inwhichdirectiondoesitlie?\"saidI。

  \"TowardsMoelVamagh,yourhonour,\"saidthebeggar,\"whichisafewmilesbeyondit;youcan’tseeitfromhere,butlooktowardsMoelVamaghandyouwillseeoverit。\"\"Thankyou,\"saidI,andgavesomethingtothebeggar,whodeparted,afterfirsttakingoffhishat。LongandfixedlydidIgazeinthedirectionofMold。

  Thereasonwhichinducedmetodosowastheknowledgeofanappallingtragedytransactedthereintheoldtime,inwhichthereiseveryreasontosupposeacertainWelshbard,calledLewisGlynCothi,hadashare。

  Thisman,whowasanativeofSouthWales,flourishedduringthewarsoftheRoses。Besidesbeingapoeticalhewassomethingofamilitarygenius,andhadacommandoffootinthearmyoftheLancastrianJasperEarlofPembroke,thesonofOwenTudor,andhalf—brotherofHenrytheSixth。AfterthebattleofMortimer’sCross,inwhichtheEarl’sforcesweredefeated,thewarriorbardfoundhiswaytoChester,wherehemarriedthewidowofacitizenandopenedashop,withoutaskingthepermissionofthemayor,whowiththeofficersofjusticecameandseizedallhisgoods,which,accordingtohisownaccount,filledninesacks,andthendrovehimoutofthetown。Thebardinagreatfuryinditedanawdl,inwhichheinvitesReinalltapGrufyddapBleddyn,akindofpredatorychieftain,whoresidedalittlewayoffinFlintshire,tocomeandsetthetownonfire,andslaughtertheinhabitants,inrevengeforthewrongshehadsuffered,andthenproceedstoventallkindsofimprecationsagainstthemayorandpeopleofChester,wishing,amongstotherthings,thattheymightsoonhearthattheDeehadbecometooshallowtobeartheirships—thatacertaincutaneousdisordermightattackthewristsofgreatandsmall,oldandyoung,laityandclergy—thatgrassmightgrowintheirstreets—thatIlarandCyveilach,Welshsaints,mightslaythem—

  thatdogsmightsnarlatthem—andthatthekingofheaven,withthesaintsBrynachandNon,mightafflictthemwithblindness—

  whichpiece,howeverineffectualininducingGodandthesaintstovisittheChesterpeoplewiththecurseswithwhichthefuriousbardwishedthemtobeafflicted,seemstohaveproducedsomewhatofitsintendedeffectonthechieftain,whoshortlyafterwards,onlearningthatthemayorandmanyoftheChesterpeoplewerepresentatthefairofMold,nearwhichplaceheresided,setuponthemattheheadofhisforces,andafteradesperatecombat,inwhichmanyliveswerelost,tookthemayorprisoner,anddrovethoseofhispeoplewhosurvivedintoatower,whichhesetonfireandburnt,withalltheunhappywretcheswhichitcontained,completingthehorrorsofthedaybyhangingtheunfortunatemayor。

  ConversantasIwaswithallthisstrangehistory,isitwonderfulthatIlookedwithgreatinterestfromthewallofChesterinthedirectionofMold?

  OncedidImakethecompassofthecityuponthewalls,andwasbeginningtodothesameasecondtime,whenIstumbledagainstablack,who,withhisarmsleaninguponthewall,wasspittingoverit,inthedirectionoftheriver。Iapologised,andcontrivedtoenterintoconversationwithhim。Hewastolerablywelldressed,hadahairycaponhishead,wasaboutfortyyearsofage,andbrutishlyugly,hisfeaturesscarcelyresemblingthoseofahumanbeing。HetoldmehewasanativeofAntigua,ablacksmithbytrade,andhadbeenaslave。IaskedhimifhecouldspeakanylanguagebesidesEnglish,andreceivedforanswerthatbesidesEnglish,hecouldspeakSpanishandFrench。ForthwithIspoketohiminSpanish,buthedidnotunderstandme。IthenaskedhimtospeaktomeinSpanish,buthecouldnot。\"SurelyyoucantellmethewordforwaterinSpanish,\"saidI;he,however,wasnotable。

  \"Howisit,\"saidI,\"that,pretendingtobeacquaintedwithSpanish,youdonotevenknowthewordforwater?\"Hesaidhecouldnottell,butsupposedthathehadforgottentheSpanishlanguage,addinghowever,thathecouldspeakFrenchperfectly。I

  spoketohiminFrench—hedidnotunderstandme:ItoldhimtospeaktomeinFrench,buthedidnot。IthenaskedhimthewordforbreadinFrench,buthecouldnottellme。Imadenoobservationsonhisignorance,butinquiredhowhelikedbeingaslave?Hesaidnotatall;thatitwasverybadtobeaslave,asaslavewasforcedtowork。Iaskedhimifhedidnotworknowthathewasfree?Hesaidveryseldom;thathedidnotlikework,andthatitdidnotagreewithhim。IaskedhowhecameintoEngland,andhesaidthatwishingtoseeEngland,hehadcomeoverwithagentlemanashisservant,butthatassoonashegotthere,hehadlefthismaster,ashedidnotlikework。IaskedhimhowhecontrivedtoliveinEnglandwithoutworking?HesaidthatanyblackmightliveinEnglandwithoutworking;thatallhehadtodowastoattendreligiousmeetings,andspeakagainstslaveryandtheAmericans。Iaskedhimifhehaddoneso。Hesaidhehad,andthatthereligiouspeoplewereverykindtohim,andgavehimmoney,andthatareligiousladywasgoingtomarryhim。IaskedhimifheknewanythingabouttheAmericans?Hesaidhedid,andthattheywereverybadpeople,whokeptslavesandfloggedthem。

  \"Andquiterighttoo,\"saidI,\"iftheyarelazyrascalslikeyourself,whowanttoeatwithoutworking。Whataprettysetofknavesorfoolsmusttheybe,whoencourageafellowlikeyoutospeakagainstnegroslavery,ofthenecessityforwhichyouyourselfarealivinginstance,andagainstapeopleofwhomyouknowasmuchasofFrenchorSpanish。\"Thenleavingtheblack,whomadenootheranswertowhatIsaid,thanbyspittingwithconsiderableforceinthedirectionoftheriver,Icontinuedmakingmysecondcompassofthecityuponthewall。

  Havingwalkedroundthecityforthesecondtime,Ireturnedtotheinn。IntheeveningIwentoutagain,passedoverthebridge,andthenturnedtotherightinthedirectionofthehills。Neartheriver,onmyright,onakindofgreen,Iobservedtwoorthreetentsresemblingthoseofgypsies。Someraggedchildrenwereplayingnearthem,who,however,hadnothingoftheappearanceofthechildrenoftheEgyptianrace,theirlocksbeingnotdark,buteitherofaflaxenorredhue,andtheirfeaturesnotdelicateandregular,butcoarseanduncouth,andtheircomplexionsnotolive,butratherincliningtobefair。Ididnotgouptothem,butcontinuedmycoursetillIarrivednearalargefactory。Ithenturnedandretracedmystepsintothetown。ItwasSaturdaynight,andthestreetswerecrowdedwithpeople,manyofwhommusthavebeenWelsh,asIheardtheCambrianlanguagespokenoneveryside。

  CHAPTERIV

  SundayMorning—TaresandWheat—Teetotalism—Hearsay—IrishFamily—WhatProfession?—SabbathEvening—PriestorMinister—

  GiveusGod。

  ONtheSundaymorning,aswesatatbreakfast,weheardthenoiseofsinginginthestreet;runningtothewindow,wesawanumberofpeople,bareheaded,fromwhosemouthsthesingingorpsalmodyproceeded。These,oninquiry,wewereinformed,wereMethodists,goingabouttoraiserecruitsforagrandcamp—meeting,whichwastobeheldalittlewayoutofthetown。Wefinishedourbreakfast,andatelevenattendeddivineserviceattheCathedral。

  Theinteriorofthisholyedificewassmoothandneat,strangelycontrastingwithitsexterior,whichwasroughandweather—beaten。

  Wehaddecentplacesfoundusbyacivilverger,whoprobablytookusforwhatwewere—decentcountrypeople。Weheardmuchfinechantingbythechoir,andanadmirablesermon,preachedbyavenerableprebend,on\"TaresandWheat。\"Thecongregationwasnumerousandattentive。Afterservicewereturnedtoourinn,andattwoo’clockdined。Duringdinnerourconversationranalmostentirelyonthesermon,whichweallagreedwasoneofthebestsermonswehadeverheard,andmostsingularlyadaptedtocountrypeoplelikeourselves,beingon\"WheatandTares。\"Whendinnerwasovermywifeanddaughterrepairedtotheneighbouringchurch,andIwentinquestofthecamp—meeting,havingamightydesiretoknowwhatkindofathingMethodismatChesterwas。

  Ifoundabouttwothousandpeoplegatheredtogetherinafieldneartherailroadstation;awaggonstoodundersomegreenelmsatoneendofthefield,inwhichweretenoradozenmenwiththelookofMethodistpreachers;oneofthesewasholdingforthtothemultitudewhenIarrived,buthepresentlysatdown,Ihaving,asI

  suppose,onlycomeintimetohearthefag—endofhissermon。

  Anothersucceededhim,who,afterspeakingforabouthalfanhour,wassucceededbyanother。Allthediscourseswerevulgarandfanatical,andinsomeinstancesunintelligibleatleasttomyears。Therewasplentyofvociferation,butnotonesingleburstofeloquence。Someoftheassemblyappearedtotakeconsiderableinterestinwhatwassaid,andeverynowandthenshowedtheydidbydevouthumsandgroans;butthegeneralityevidentlytooklittleornone,staringaboutlistlessly,ortalkingtooneanother。

  Sometimes,whenanythingparticularlylowescapedfromthemouthofthespeaker,Iheardexclamationsof\"howlow!well,IthinkI

  couldpreachbetterthanthat,\"andthelike。Atlengthamanofaboutfifty,pock—brokenandsomewhatbald,begantospeak:unliketheotherswhoscreamed,shouted,andseemedinearnest,hespokeinadry,waggishstyle,whichhadallthecoarsenessandnothingoftheclevernessofthatofoldRowlandHill,whomIonceheard。

  Afteragreatmanyjokes,someofthemverypoor,andothersexceedinglythread—bare,onthefollyofthosewhosellthemselvestotheDevilforalittletemporaryenjoyment,heintroducedthesubjectofdrunkenness,orratherdrinkingfermentedliquors,whichheseemedtoconsiderthesamething;andmanyasorryjokeonthefollyofdrinkingthemdidhecrack,whichsomehalf—dozenamidsttheconcourseapplauded。Atlengthhesaid:—

  \"Afterall,brethren,suchdrinkingisnojokingmatter,foritistherootofallevil。Now,brethren,ifyouwouldallgettoheaven,andcheattheenemyofyoursouls,nevergointoapublic—

  housetodrink,andneverfetchanydrinkfromapublic—house。Letnothingpassyourlips,intheshapeofdrink,strongerthanwaterortea。Brethren,ifyouwouldcheattheDevil,takethepledgeandbecometeetotalers。Iamateetotallermyself,thankGod—

  thoughonceIwasaregularlushington。\"

  HereensuedaburstoflaughterinwhichIjoined,thoughnotatthewretchedjoke,butattheabsurdityoftheargument;for,accordingtothatargument,IthoughtmyoldfriendstheSpaniardsandPortuguesemustbethemostmoralpeopleintheworld,beingalmostallwater—drinkers。Asthespeakerwasproceedingwithhisnonsense,Iheardsomeonesaybehindme—\"aprettyfellowthat,tospeakagainstdrinkingandpublic—houses:hepretendstobereformed,butheisstillasfondofthelushasever。ItwasonlytheotherdayIsawhimreelingoutofagin—shop。\"

  NowthatspeechIdidnotlike,forIsawatoncethatitcouldnotbetrue,soIturnedquicklyroundandsaid—\"Oldchap,Icanscarcelycreditthat!\"

  Theman,whomIaddressed,arough—and—ready—lookingfellowofthelowerclass,seemedhalfdisposedtoreturnmeasavageanswer;butanEnglishmanofthelowerclass,thoughyoucallhiswordinquestion,isneversavagewithyou,providedyoucallhimoldchap,andheconsidersyoubyyourdresstobehissuperiorinstation。

  NowI,whohadcalledthewordofthismaninquestion,hadcalledhimoldchap,andwasconsiderablybetterdressedthanhimself;so,afteralittlehesitation,hebecamequitegentle,andsomethingmore,forhesaidinahalf—apologetictone—\"Well,sir,Ididnotexactlyseehimmyself,butaparticularfriendofmineheer’damansay,thatheheer’danothermansay,thathewastoldthatamanheer’dthatthatfellow—\"

  \"Come,come!\"saidI,\"amanmustnotbeconvictedonevidencelikethat;nomanhasmorecontemptforthedoctrinewhichthatmanendeavourstoinculcatethanmyself,forIconsiderittohavebeengotuppartlyforfanatical,partlyforpoliticalpurposes;butI

  willneverbelievethathewaslatelyseencomingoutofagin—

  shop;heistoowise,orrathertoocunning,forthat。\"

  Istayedlisteningtothesepeopletilleveningwasathand。I

  thenleftthem,andwithoutreturningtotheinnstrolledoverthebridgetothegreen,wherethetentsstood。Iwentuptothem:

  twowomensatattheentranceofone;amanstoodbythem,andthechildren,whomIhadbeforeseen,weregambollingnearathand。

  Oneofthewomenwasaboutforty,theothersometwentyyearsyounger;bothwereugly。Theyoungerwasarude,stupid—lookingcreature,withredcheeksandredderhair,buttherewasadashofintelligenceandlikewiseofwildnessinthecountenanceoftheelderfemale,whosecomplexionandhairwereratherdark。Themanwasaboutthesameageastheelderwoman;hehadratherasharplook,andwasdressedinhat,whitefrock—coat,corduroybreeches,longstockingsandshoes。Igavethemthesealoftheevening。

  \"Goodeveningtoyourhaner,\"saidtheman—\"Goodeveningtoyou,sir,\"saidthewoman;whilsttheyoungermumbledsomething,probablytothesameeffect,butwhichIdidnotcatch。

  \"Fineweather,\"saidI。

  \"Very,sir,\"saidtheelderfemale。\"Won’tyoupleasetositdown?\"andreachingbackintothetent,shepulledoutastoolwhichsheplacednearme。

  Isatdownonthestool。\"Youarenotfromtheseparts?\"saidI,addressingmyselftotheman。

  \"Wearenot,yourhaner,\"saidtheman;\"wearefromIreland。\"

  \"Andthislady,\"saidI,motioningwithmyheadtotheelderfemale,\"is,Isuppose,yourwife。\"

  \"Sheis,yourhaner,andthechildrenwhichyourhanerseesaremychildren。\"

  \"Andwhoisthisyounglady?\"saidI,motioningtotheuncouth—

  lookinggirl。

  \"Theyounglady,asyourhanerispleasedtocallher,isadaughterofasisterofminewhoisnowdead,alongwithherhusband。Wehaveherwithus,yourhaner,becauseifwedidnotshewouldbealoneintheworld。\"

  \"Andwhattradeorprofessiondoyoufollow?\"saidI。

  \"Wedoabitinthetinkeringline,yourhaner。\"

  \"Doyoufindtinkeringaveryprofitableprofession?\"saidI。

  \"Notvery,yourhaner;butwecontrivetogetacrustandadrinkbyit。\"

  \"That’smorethanIevercould,\"saidI。

  \"Hasyourhanertheneverfollowedtinkering?\"saidtheman。

  \"Yes,\"saidI,\"butIsoonleftoff。\"

  \"Andbecameaminister,\"saidtheelderfemale,\"Well,yourhonourisnotthefirstindifferenttinkerthat’sturnedoutashiningminister。\"

  \"Whydoyouthinkmeaminister?\"

  \"Becauseyourhonourhastheverylookandvoiceofone。Oh,itwaskindinyourhonourtocometoushereintheSabbathevening,inorderthatyoumightbringusGod。\"

  \"WhatdoyoumeanbybringingyouGod?\"saidI。

  \"Talkingtousaboutgoodthings,sir,andinstructingusoutoftheHolyBook。\"

  \"Iamnominister,\"saidI。

  \"Thenyouareapriest;Iamsureyouareeitheraministerorapriest;andnowthatIlookonyou,sir,Ithinkyoulookmorelikeapriestthanaminister。Yes,Iseeyouareapriest。Oh,yourReverence,giveusGod!Pulloutthecrucifixfromyourbosom,andletuskissthefaceofGod!\"

  \"Ofwhatreligionareyou?\"saidI。

  \"Catholics,yourReverence,Catholicsareweall。\"

  \"Iamnopriest。\"

  \"Thenyouareaminister;Iamsureyouareeitherapriestoraminister。Ohsir,pullouttheHolyBook,andinstructusfromitthisblessedSabbathevening。GiveusGod,sir,giveusGod!\"

  \"Andwouldyou,whoareCatholics,listentothevoiceofaminister?\"

  \"Thatwouldwe,sir;atleastIwould。Ifyouareaminister,andagoodminister,IwouldassoonlistentoyourwordsasthoseofFatherTobanhimself。\"

  \"AndwhoisFatherToban?\"

  \"Apowerfulpriestintheseparts,sir,whohasmorethanonceeasedmeofmysins,andgivenmeGoduponthecross。Oh,apowerfulandcomfortablepriestisFatherToban。\"

  \"AndwhatwouldhesayifheweretoknowthatyouaskedforGodfromaminister?\"

  \"Idonotknow,anddonotmuchcare;ifIgetGod,IdonotcarewhetherIgetHimfromaministerorapriest;bothhaveHim,nodoubt,onlygiveHimindifferentways。Ohsir,dogiveusGod;weneedHimsir,forwearesinfulpeople;wecallourselvestinkers,butmanyisthesinfulthing—\"

  \"Bi—do—hosd;\"saidtheman:Irishwordstantamountto\"Besilent!\"

  \"Iwillnotbehushed,\"saidthewoman,speakingEnglish。\"Themanisagoodman,andhewilldousnoharm。Wearetinkers,sir;butwedomanythingsbesidestinkering,manysinfulthings,especiallyinWales,whitherwearesoongoingagain。Oh,IwanttobeeasedofsomeofmysinsbeforeIgointoWalesagain,andsodoyou,Tourlough,foryouknowhowyouaresometimeshauntedbydevilsatnightinthosedrearyWelshhills。Ohsir,giveuscomfortinsomeshapeorother,eitheraspriestorminister;giveusGod!GiveusGod!\"

  \"Iamneitherpriestnorminister,\"said,I,\"andcanonlysay:

  Lordhavemercyuponyou!\"ThengettingupIflungthechildrensomemoneyanddeparted。

  \"Wedonotwantyourmoney,sir,\"screamedthewomanafterme;\"wehaveplentyofmoney。GiveusGod!GiveusGod!\"

  \"Yes,yourhaner,\"saidtheman,\"giveusGod!wedonotwantmoney;\"andtheuncouthgirlsaidsomething,whichsoundedmuchlikeGiveusGod!butIhastenedacrossthemeadow,whichwasnowquitedusky,andwaspresentlyintheinnwithmywifeanddaughter。

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