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 hours without being able to find an outlet, 'till at length I was so fortunate to meet a countryman, who, for a small reward, directed me to the road leading to N.

Warned by my dangerous adventure, I now inquired at every village for the route I was to take, and thus reached at last the place of my destination without having met with any farther misfortune. Before I arrived at N, an incident happened, which being connected with my adventure at the Haunted Castle, I cannot omit mentioning.

Coming to a village about three miles distant from N, a great noise struck my ears, proceeding, as I soon could distinguish, from a great number of recruits, carousing and singing at the inn. I alighted and entered the residence of merriment and intoxication, in order to inform myself who the commanding officer was, in hopes to meet with an old acquaintance, but I was disappointed. Two serjeants, entirely unknown to me, con-