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 tories of Number-Nip, which he had formerly devoured with uch eager attention, came ruhing at once into his mind, now he was travering the tage where thee adventures had happened; and he could have wihed with all his oul never to have heard a yllable about the matter. Ah! how did he now long for the nug ecurity of Brelaw, where no pirit eaily ventures! From time to time he cat a timid look on every ide; often weeping, with his half-cloed eyes, the two-and-thirty points of the compas in les than a minute’s time. When he epied any upicious appearance, a cold hudder ran down his back, and his hairs grew tiff like britles. He ometimes would communicate his apprehenions to his brother potilion, and ak with great emotion if nothing walked now in the mountain; and although the potilion enured his afety by a deep driver-like oath, yet his heart till migave him.

After a long paue in the convera- tion,