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    324 KAMBLES NORTHWARD.

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    the little of town the , — Chiaja which at runs along les— the past loch the and harlbour Is not unlike and out som on e

    portions Nap ,, the mence long the steep ascent hill than by the the lake back 's side seat , ; uncomfortable but no sooner to did beg we in with com- ,

    grew stop , out - altogether went popped , the unbearable occup in the ant , front on and her the the fe horse et horse . At coming the the much same to a moment vaunted sudden ; ,

    horse away had suddenl Macgregor y refused to go and stood stock-still , showing no Now excitement it was or we vice first , but noticed simply and the passivel animal condition , y a determined handsome and lo not young oking to move able dun .

    Norweg h ian to mare if she , in chose capital but working she did not choose , , that was evident , to thoug enoug make h the her go resistance stir wholl again unavailing ; was passive Maegregor , and finding declared Ms coaxing it was efforts the

    fault clever of beast the cart " said and he proceeded y " she knows to balance , the cart it better is ' nt . rig " ht Oh . " , she Well ' s a ,

    coaxing the balance the , was animal adjusted dei , gned , in to we proceed got , and . after We climbed a little the patting hill and and

    were trotting gently down a slight descent , when again she came to an abrupt stand and out jumped in tlie fault Macgr for egor the . bod This of time the vehicle it was

    rested the evident hill on enoug had the prove animal h the d balance _tlie ' s haunches springs was , altogether and the , bumps incapable as we y . before trotted Angry down of and

    annoyed at the delay , and still more at the prospect us a long journey with jibbing horse and ricketty the ini conveyance of his , conduct we re-.

    monstrated p Never loyers did in better man warml take part y with jibbing and the patience horse driver , . weak upon "I ' ve springs got quity , a and stronger this scolding and cart em at - .

    home ' said he" but it is ' nt so good looking as , so I of did this ' nt , like excuse to bring the , more it . '' as Now he begged I confess us , to I did make not another believe trial one , word and . .

    having coaxed , us into the cart , and the horse into moving , on we . jogged ing out on back our for for a noses time the , stronger so till jump another vehicl ing to and e the , and more ground finding sudden we us in resolute stop sisted nearl went , upon Macgregor y sent back turn us to -.

    f proposed etch ifc . that Appearances we should thus stay far where were we decidedl were while y against he - our friend Macgregor looked ruefully ; we believed on as he neither deposited in him our , his carpet horse bags , nor and his numerous carts , so

    we wraps What "by a the morning road-side it was , and , and set what off on a his view way lay back before _. us , yet in our

    road eagerness we knew to get to on be we before grud us ged , and every if report moment spoke that true passed a bad . one A long into tlie , : the and for forty miles of this road we depended upon

    we dun thoug bargain mare ht who , niore had of alread proceeding y displayed witli our her journey tricks , so than it was of the no wonder scenery

    around us . At length , we heard the distant sound of wheels growing nearer

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    324 Kambles Northward.

    324 _KAMBLES NORTHWARD .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1860, page 324, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011860/page/36/