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 faithful mes, even men in number, vowed to abide by one another, and to live or die together. They luckily ecaped the thruts and cuts of the enemy. They were all hale, well-limbed lads, and o nimble that no racer from Midian could have overtaken them. At lat they grew tired of their long run, and at the approach of night held a council to conider how they might hide themelves. They did not think themelves afe enough in the open fields, o they reolved to lip into a lonely village that had jut fallen in their way, for they very agaciouly judged that all the men had gone out to join the Meien camp. They proceeded, however, with great caution, and in order to oberve the trictet incognito, the even heroes agreed to take up their abode in an oven;—an oven indeed may not afford a weary traveller the mot comfortable lodging; and before the battle at Lucka our travellers would ill have relihed uch quarters, for a thouand herrings will