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taewera , « ndl > rerught-the > wa ^ on irrto fe . large stable , ^ ami fastened ^ Sie rhtfeses to uhe tuao ^ er . 3 Che l and lady , ^ her h | isbantl berc ^ from home , ' received them with civility . Stie * ga \ 5 e'on $ e * tf < to take t lie tw ^ gage frofniiiie waggon atid bring it into . the inner tottji , where she / im * rted ? ny-&fa&hcr twith the children * n -the * a : Hle . Meanwhile 4 he
driver , when he had fed the houses , explored'the ^ parioas - stable , * n < H forgetting to scruthiize with careful atfltiety every eomer , becense the taverns in Poland tit such a distance frmp cities and villages as this was , amj ^ ypm a safe Tefnge for travellers , and'ftUff'e * -always apprehension of rolibers ^ ndHnanrdere rs . In this search in of
he ttescov ^ fejl one corner the MaBl ^ Ta / largerJ ^ eap of straw , of which Jiej-srioved a psaaftHvith a stick , when he perceived that fjfhis straw covered a large hole * which knitted an offensive smell , stfhile fche « traw was
tafnted . wjth bloods £ 0 n this he directly returned < to jfhedinner room , mentioned to my - / ather in secret what He had seen * and / saying that he doubted not that the lanmord was a n-dfcber - and -murderer . "M y : father left the Toom . directly , and ; TT havirtg left the Toom . directly , and ; having
verified , tibe -fiwft ^ ordered' ( feeiHy to bring t& *« baggage again on thfr waggon , arid harness , the horses , n . W ^ ierj'ttre landlad y observed 4 hese preparations , ^ he -shewed hfer su rprise , anjd 'drssnaded toy father * to proceed on 'bis jorrrney through euch a -farge tvood in acpojd njeht , * wtth two voting
children , and engaged that ^ he woxilid endeavour to rertder hte stay as comfortatble as it wa'sin irer power ^ but hne rerilied , 'that something vety inte * resting had struck his tnmd , Which rendered it impossible for him to * nernam -there , . and competed 'him to pr <> ceefl on . H'e thanked her Tor hteft cfvilrties , - went with hw chfltlren into
the waggon , anJ | departed . W'hen they were arrived in 'fhe wood , they vaet t \\ 6 rand lord driving home a load of wood , w * ho ^ accosted rav father , " Sir , " « aid he , "I beg Ofyou , wrnrt moves yon * to ^ ater ^ th ^ wootf ^ bo Hrge ana extensive , antl cut in two or three icross road 3 , in
the fan xyf the ieveriing t at the approach crf-night ; I dotrbt not , that yon tviH fast icrie ri g ht YoacJ , and remain in the wood durine tiight : t $ cm endanger rorir dearth and * pfac * mat ^ F ^ thcTO
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y € Nung children in jeopardy , ; i ^^ iather with me to my tavern , thep e you -may refresh yourself &ntl yOuf horses , spend the night com fortabW and continue your journey early in the Jirorning . My father answered that
, he was obliged to proceed on his iourney , hovvever unpleasant it was . The landlord urged his entrevftie ^ wuh greater importunity , and- approach ii ^ my'father ' s waggon , and taking hold of it , he renewed to dissuade a fus
ther process with ja lowered brow and a grim countenance , and insisted that they should , and must return ; on which my father ordered the driver to lay his whip over the horses , to disengage himself from this dangerous man , in which he succeeded .
They then proceeded on . My father , sitting in the waggon , sent up his prayers in an audible voice to his God , as was his usual custom on his travels , and recommended himself and
those dear to him in this perilous situation to his providential care , in whidh devotion he was accompanied by the driver and his two ehildren . Meanwhile the sun was
set , an increasing darkness prevailed , they lost the road , entered a < &eep swamp , in which soon the waggon stuck , the horses -being too fatigued to draw it out again . My father and the driver jumped from the waggon in the mud , strengthened every nerve , and animated the . horses with words ,
and the whip , but all in vain ; the Waggon could not be stirred one single inchT M y father became apprehensive that ne must pass the night in that dreary spot , and that he or his driver should be compelled to leave the wood next morning , And search for assistance in the nearest village ,
without even a prospfect of success ; meanwhile nothing was left him but silent ejaculations to his God . After having covered bk children as well as he could , &nd secured them against a rigorous cold night , ht walked to a little distance from his
waggon , and employed hirnself m senamg up , hrs prayers to his 'God , wiren ne saw a man of srtiall stu * tore , in a grey or Whitish coat , witn a Stick In hh hand , af > proachiiig him « After mutual salutations , this niaa asked- mtr father what he did thercw and wh y he travelled in the night , and ^ specially through such a wootf ? F * f
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ftlflt MetfUtrkaMe FrmAdenecm ike Xjfe qf ^ CrelRus .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1816, page 634, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2458/page/6/
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