Part 15 (1/2)

”I'll punish hiht had suddenly come to hie again”; and putting ot up, and drove me to the next town He said, ”We will take a post-chaise, and make the coach people pay for it; that's it--that's ill do”

I suggested that I did not think we could do that, having received the ,” he said; ”that's nothing We will take a post-chaise”

This sche at the hotel, there was not a carriage of any kind to be had ”Are you sure of that?” said the vicar (as if all the world was in league with the coach proprietor) ”Are you quite sure?”

”You had better come and see for yourself,” said the ostler, in a surly tone

We went into the yard, and found the coach houses quite empty

”That's very remarkable,” said the vicar; ”but these people are connected with that coach--it changes horses here We will go to the next inn”

There they did not let out carriages at all!

”Well now,” said the vicar, ”this is very remarkable,” and was silent

”Perhaps the Lord does not o today,” I said meekly

”It seems so, certainly I ested that I would stay at the inn till the nexton ”Shall I do so?”

”Oh, no; certainly not--certainly not,” said the kind ain”

”But,” I said, ”ill they think when they see me?”

Poor dear htened at the thought of ”ill they think?” As if ”they” did not go on thinking whether one gives theain in sight of the vicarage gate, and therethe vicar's wife, with her hands up in astonishment She exclaimed, ”What! are you come back?”

”Yes, we are indeed!” said the vicar, and he was going to tell her hoas, but she was too i more important to co, the weather being so fine, I thought that I would go into the village, and see so

In passing byS's cottage, on my way to another, I saw her door andopen, and heard her praying very earnestly, 'Lord, bring hi about her husband, who had recently died; and that I would go in and try to comfort her So I knelt down by her side, and repeated the words, 'I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me,' when she turned round' and said, 'Oh, I don't ed every breath which was spent in other words, she went on repeating, 'Lord, bring hi him back!'

”'Who do you mean?' I said, 'what can you o away I saw the hiain said, 'Who do you mean?'

”She took no heed, but went on, 'O Lord, when I opened theI saw hi hi hi for you to be brought back

Then I said to her, 'Dear woet froet up

”No, I can't get up Lord, bring hi him back!'

”It cannot be,' I said; 'he is on the coach by this tiht 'Oh, what shall I do?

what shall I do? Lord, bring hi in theback found thestill on her knees, urging the sa” ”Well, that is remarkable,”