thing under any circumstances but particularly so in a lonely road where no assistance can be procured papers of what am i to do shouted mr after the had been prolonged for a considerable time what am i to do i can t get on him you had better lead him till we come to a replied mr from the chaise but he won t come roared mr do come and hold him mr was the of kindness and humanity he threw the reins on the horse s back and having descended from his seat carefully drew the chaise into the hedge lest anything should come along the road and stepped back to the assistance of his distressed companion leaving mr and mr in the vehicle the horse no sooner beheld mr advancing towards him with the chaise whip in his hand than he exchanged the motion in which he had previously indulged for a movement of so very determined a character that it at once drew mr who was still at the end of the bridle at a rather quicker rate than fast walking in the direction from which they had just come mr ran to his assistance but the faster mr ran forward the faster the horse ran backward there was a great of feet and kicking up of the dust and at last mr his arms being nearly pulled out of their fairly let go his hold the horse paused stared shook his head turned round and quietly trotted home to leaving mr and mr gazing on each other with countenances of blank dismay a rattling noise at a little distance attracted their attention they looked up bless my soul exclaimed the mr there s the other horse running away the clue i it was but too true the animal was startled by the noise j and the reins were on his back the result may be guessed he tore off with the four wheeled chaise behind and mr and mr in the four wheeled chaise the beat was a short one mr threw himself into the hedge mr followed his example the horse dashed the four wheeled chaise against a wooden bridge separated the wheels from the body and the bin from ihe perch and finally stood stock still to gaze upon the ruin he had made the first care of the two friends was to their unfortunate companions from their bed of � a process which gave them the satisfaction of discovering that they had sustained no injury beyond sundry rents in their garment and various from the the next thing to be done was to the horse this complicated ss having been effected the party walked slowly forward leading the horse among them and the chaise to its fate an hour s walking brought the travellers to a little road side public house with two elm trees a and a sign post in front one or two hay behind a kitchen garden at the and rotten sheds and out houses in strange all about it a red headed man was working in the garden and to him mr called � � � there the red headed man raised his body shaded his eyes with bis hand and stared long and coolly at mr and his companions there repeated mr u was the red headed man s reply papers of how far is it to better er seven mile is it a good road no ta n t having uttered this brief reply and apparently satisfied himself with another scrutiny the red headed man resumed his work we want to put this horse up here said mr i suppose we can can t we want to put that ere horse up do ee repeated the red headed man leaning on his of course replied mr who had by this time advanced horse in hand to the garden rails � roared the man with the red head emerging from the garden and looking very hard at the horse � a tall bony woman � straight all the way down � in a coarse blue with the waist an inch or two below her responded to the call can we put this horse up here my good woman said mr advancing and speaking in his most tones the woman looked very hard at the whole party and the red headed man whispered something in her ear no replied the woman after a little consideration i m on it afraid exclaimed mr what s the woman afraid of it got us in trouble last time said the woman turning into the house i t have to say to un most extraordinary thing i ever met with in my life said the astonished mr i � i � really believe whispered mr as the club his friends gathered round him that they think we have come by this horse in some manner what exclaimed mr in a of indignation mr modestly repeated his suggestion a you fellow said the angry mr u do you think we stole this horse i m sure ye did replied the red headed man with a grin which agitated his countenance from one organ to the other saying which he turned into the house and the door after him it s like a dream � ejaculated mr a hideous dream the idea of a man s walking about all day with a dreadful horse that he can t get rid of the depressed turned away with the tall for which they all felt the most disgust following slowly at their heels it was late in the afternoon when the four friends and their four footed companion turned into the lane leading to farm and even when they were so near their place of destination the pleasure they would otherwise have experienced was materially as they reflected on the of their appearance and the absurdity of their situation torn clothes faces dusty shoes exhausted looks 