66 figh like the hollow Wind, has hif hur poor Heart "woult preak, poor Tamfel, inteed hur whas forely "tiftreft. "WHELL now it whas ten times worfe has efer ; Squire Lewis tid tetermine to marry his Taughter "to young Squire Morgan, and he tid pid her to re"ceive the young Shentilman with great Cifilities; O cha vee this tid co to her Heart. So when young Squire Morgan tid come to maak "Lof, she tid tell him that he was tetermined nefer "to marry as long as the tid live; this Squire Morgan tid tell her Father, and Codamochee her Father tid fware like a Matman, and curfe fo pitterly "that she shoult marry Squire Morgan, that the poor 66 young Shentilwoman whas opliged to fent a Letter "to young Squire Price, and tell him fhe whas to be "married to young Squire Morgan, and tid tell him "that he would fly all ofer the Worlt with him to "to prefent the Marrich; inteed Squire Morgan whas "no more compared to Squire Price, than an Owl in "an Ify Push is to the Royal-oak; inteed Squire Morgan whas not hantfome Man, he tid lof Money, put he did not lofe Mifs Whinny, therefore the was "tetermined not to hafe him: Whell to maak short ་་ Story of it, young Squire Price tid cet a Horfe with "a Site-fattle, and come to Llandrifhent at Midnight, "when young Squire Morgan whas in the Houfe, in"teed it whas pold toings, put Lof is a pold Fellow, and then Mifs Whinny tid fteal to the Place ap "pointet, and getting on Horseback the and young Squire Price tid rite towarts Precon with all Speet. 66 "THE next Morning when it was Preakfast Time, "the two Squires whas whonter what whas pecome "of Mifs Whinny, fhe tid not come down, put faith "when they dit fint fhe whas not there, they were more furprized the dit not come town, put what "whas pecome of hur whas the Whonter; Squire "Lewis tid look upon Squire Morgan, and Squire Morgan tid look upon Squire Lewis, put neither of "them could fay what whas pecome of her; Squire Morgan tid fay, perhaps the has trown'd herself for Lof of Price, and Squire Lewis tid fay, that whas 66 "impoffible, to pe fure fhe woult haf left a Letter pehind to tell where to find hur, as it whas always "the Cuftom in Wales in thefe Matters. Put whilft "these two Squires was tepating upon the Matter, "there whas whan Morgan Rice who hat met Mifs "Whinny upon the Roat to Precon, ant he tid come 66 ant kive Account of it. “THIS whas maak a Tefil of a Larum, ant Swear"ing, ant Noife, till the two Squires tid put on their "two Poots. "Two Boots for two Squires," fays Lieutenant Macvalor," the Devil burn me, in Ireland every Squire. "wears two Boots himfhelf. My Dear, that feems a little strange. "WHELL, whell" fays the Parfon, "it is four Poots "for two Squires; hur whill not tiffer apout a pir of "Poots, look you. "WHELL then the Squires tid mount their Horfes, "ant their Serfants with Piftols, and Kuns, and Hang"ers, to purfue young Squire Price and Mifs Whinny; "and they tid fow Fengeance, ant Teath, ant Teftruc-. tion, upon young Squire Price when they tid catch shur tead oralife; and e Cot they tid callop and callop "till, has Cot woult hafe it, Squire Lewis tid loose a "Shoe from his Horfe, two Miles from Llandofery; oh, "cha vee how the Squire tid fware, it would to your "Heart good to hear him, fo he tid fent his Serfant pefore to maak Preparafhons for a Shoe, when the, Squire tid come to Llandofery. 68 66 "Now whilft the Serfant whas ftaying with the "Smith, like a true Serfant he tid tell the Smith, "whofe Name was Price, ant a near Relafhon of the young Squire, peing his Father's firft Coufin fifteen, "times remofed, ant as honeft a Tory as cfer whas "porn, look you, the Caufe of this Shourney; e Co "Mafter Price whas terminated in this Cafe, to ferfe, "his Cofin who whas con off with the Laty. "FOR that Reafon, when he whas putting on the "Shoe he tid trive the Nails fo fery near, that he, "whas pretty fhure the Horfe woult pe fery lame, pefore he was con tree Miles; ant in looking ofer Squire Morgan's Horfes Shoes, he tid traw out three VOL. I. F Nails Nails from each Shoe pefore, py means of which "hur whas fhure that this Horfe woult loose his Shoe "in a fery little Time alfo. "So you fee py this how Profidence toes help true "Lofers, and that Honefty is always on Lofer's Site, as you may peholt in this Inftance; put as there "whas a tam'd Place calt Trecaftle on the Mountains "where Shoes coult pe put on, ant has the Smith at Llandofery, coult not write, e Cot he tid run to "Mr. Morgan the Attorney at Llandofery, as honeft a Man has efer whas porn, ant tefire him to write a Letter to his Cofin Price the Smith at Trecafle, ant inform him of the Matter; this Mrs. Morgan was "clad to do; and the Smith tefired the Serfant after kifing him a Mug of Ale, to teliver the Letter at Trecafle which he promised to do, ·་ "THE Horfes peing reaty, ant the two Squires "having trank a Pottle of Whine at the new plack "Pear they tid mount again, put has Mr. Price hin tented fo it came to pals; whan. Horfe whas lame, "and whan Horfe loft hur two Shoes in lefs than two "Miles. Cot dammochee how the Squires tid fware "acain, and curfe poor honeft Price to the Tefil; "To maak fhort Story of hit, the Letter peing kifen py the Serfant who whas fent pefore, Mr. Price "of Trecafile whas tetermined to pehave like Mr. "Price of Llandofery, and not fhame hur Relafhonfhip "for filthy Lucre, look you. The Squires peing ar"rifed, the first thing they whas to, whas to curse "Mr. Price of Llandofery for a tam'd Rogue, upon "which Mr. Price of Trecafle tid fay, py Cot Price "of Llandofery his my near Relafhon, look you, ant "has honest a Man has efer whas porn in South "Whales, ant I to fay efery Whig in Englant ought 66 to pe hangt who tid fay hur whas a Rogue; and "faith, fays he, I to not care who toes hear me, ant py Cot fays he, hur wont fhoe the Horfe of any "Man who tid apufe hur Cofin Price. This whas a "most terrible Stroke inteed upon the two Squires, "look you, ant he would not fhoe their Horfes for "all they coult fay; Price whas rich and tid not "falue any Squire of them all. He hat coot Ten. "Pounds 66 "Pounds a Year in coot Lant, fo faith the two Squires whas opliged to co on fery lamely to Precon,. ant has they went on put flowly hur will leaf them to ftep pefore, and tell you what has pecome of "Mifs Whinny and young Squire Price. "THIS lofing Couple whas meet no Accident "from Llandrifhent to Precon, Lof, to maak all Things as heafy as poffible, hat triven Mischief out "of the Road, but coult not prefent Mifs Whinny from peing teribly tirred when the arrifed at Precon; "fo they tid alight at the Sign of the colten Lyon, "which was kept py as honeft, cifil Man has his in "all Wales. 66 ་་ "So Squire Price tid teclare the whole Story to Jack Harper, ant Harper tid fay, I whas ferf you "with my whole Life, to be fure Squire Lewis whill purfue you; ay fays Squire Price that his my Fear; "fo Harper tid fay, I will ferf you, mint what I fay, "I will ferf you; ant Mifs Whinny tid lie town a "little on the Ped. Now this whas the very Tay they tid chufe Knights of the Share for Precon, ant Squire Lewis hat a little Estate in Preconshare, "ant hat tefigned to pe there to fote for Squire (6 put he tid not think to come on this Occafhon. "Now Jack Harper whas whilling to ferf young Squire Tavy Price, ant his Frient whas put up for Knight of the Share at the fame time, look you, fo he "tid co to whan of the oppofite Party in the Marketplace, and tid tell him, laughing at the Party, that "young Squire Price whas run away with Mifs hinery Lewis, ant hat left his House two Hours a co for "the Hay to co the Roat to Lonton; and to pe fure "the old Squire whas follow them, and e Cot fays he, you cannot keep hur to fote for you, hur will follow hur Taughter to pe fure. 66 46 "THIS the Man who whas tolt this News tid peliefe, fo he tid co upon the Pridge to ftop Squire, "Lewis, ant to make hur ftay to fote for Squire In a little Time the two Squires, and "their lame Horfes tid arife at the Pridge, ant fo Tavy Shones (that whas the Name of the Man) tid "tell what Harper tid fay to hur, which inftead of ftopping F 2 ་ "ftopping Squire Lewis to fote, he ant Squire Morgan "tid taak Welsh Poft-horfes, and callop like the "Tefel to the Hay; fo Harper tid fafe a Fote against Squire ** ant ferfe his Frient young Squire Price at the fame time; ant hur will pe pold to fay, that there is no petter House, nor "cifiler Ufage in all England, than at the Colten-Lion σε at Precon. "Miss Whinny peing refresh'd, the tid mount acain, "and they tid proceed tokether, young Squire Price "and his Serfant for Abbergavenny, not thinking them"felves fafe till they was cot into Englant; at Ab"bergavenny they tid ftop fery little while at the 66 Sign of the Anchel where Samuel Saunders whas the "Lantlort; and while these two faithful Lofers tid "ket to Abbergavenny, Squire Price ant Squire Mor68 gan hat callapt to the Hay and pack acain, the "Elecfhon whas finifht, ant Harper tid laugh like the "Tefil at the Joke of fenting two Squires a Fool's "Arrant out of the Way, ant loofe hur Votes ant "hur Taughter too: However, they whas ftill te"termined to purfue Mifs Whinny Lewis, and young Squire Price, and catch them at the Sefern tead 64 or alife, and this whas what these two Lofers tid "fear. 66 WHEN the Squires tid arrife at Abbergavenny, "Samuel Saunders, who knows as whell as any Man "in Englant, that a Traveller that does not tarry in a House to eat or to drink, may as well have nefer come to Town, tid tell thefe Shentilmen, that the "Shentilman ant Laty whas to pe fure on tother Site Sefern fafe in Englant pefore this Time, put he tid not know the Occafhions of the Foyage or the Shourney, or fays he, they cannot co these fix "Hours for the Tite, therefore you may ftay ant "tine; I have fome cood fresh Trout, or. Pit of "Mutton, or a Fowl, or whatefer you please, Shen"tilmen, and cood Pottle of Whine. Now the two Squires was tefilifhly tired, and tefilifhly hungry to poot, fo they tid tetermine to leafe a while the "Care of the Taughter for the Care of themfelves, "and taak a Pit of Meat, ant a Pottle of Whine. |