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 been hired for that purpoe. The black figure did not eem to relih the ociety; he turned the hores into another road; the horeman took the ame: and however often the driver changed his coure, he could not get rid of his troubleome companion, who followed as faithfully as if he had been tethered to the coach. This urpried him much, epecially as he remarked that the rider’s teed wanted a leg; notwithtanding which the three-footed Roinante moved very upright, and croed the ruts without making a fale tep. The warthy potilion began to grow a little uneay: he was apprehenive let his Number-Nip’s part would be oon over, now the true Number-Nip had himelf entered upon the tage.

After ome time the rider turning his hore rode cloe up to the driver, and aked, in a voice of confidence, ‘Whither away, countryman, without an head?’ ‘Whither away! whither hould one go, but, as thou eet, where one’s noe points?’ retorted