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grey-headed old man, who, though born 

 and brought up in the north of Yorkfhire, 

 having occafion to come into Wales when 

 he was quite a youth, preferred this to his, 

 Yorkshire home, and has refided here 

 ever fince. The other houfe is kept by 

 the parim clerk, who may be employed 

 as a guide over any part of the adjacent 

 country. I found him well acquainted 

 with the mountains, and a much more 

 intelligent man than guides in general are. 

 He does not fpeak Englifh wejl, but his 

 civility and attention were a fufficient 

 compenfation for that defect. Neither of 

 thefe places afford a bed, nor any thing 

 better than bread, butter, and cheefe, and 

 perhaps, eggs and bacon. 



As I was one day fitting to my ruflic 

 fare, in the former of thefe houfes, I could 

 not help remarking the oddnefs of the 

 group, all at the fame time, and in the 

 fame room, enjoying their different repafts. 



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