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。