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 cult to find among the mountains an aitant to his mind, for age had made him ditrutful and capricious. Accident unexpectedly atisfied his wants, by giving him an aociate, on whom he could lean as ecurely as on his pilgrim’s taff.—The inhabitants of Meien had overthrown the Swabians with great laughter, and killed one hundred and fifty dozen. The Swabian army was eized with a panic: fear gave the word, ‘Save himelf who can!’ Every man who felt a pair of ound legs under him, thanked God for his mercy as well as all the aints, and ued them as a cared flight of larks ue their wings—to rie above the inidious flaxen walls and ecape the mehes of death. Many flew to the neighbouring forets, and when they were tired, hid themelves in hollow trees. One Rh