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children were some of them employed in 

 waiting upon each other, the rest in teazing 

 wool, at which trade he is a great proficient; 

 and moreover, when it is made ready for sale, 

 will lay it by sixteen or thirty-two pounds' 

 weight upon his back, and on foot, seven or 

 eight miles, will carry it to the market even in 

 the depth of winter." Concluding with the 

 remark : " I was not much surprised at this, 

 as you may possibly be, having heard a great 

 deal of it related before. But I must confess 

 myself astonished with the alacrity and good 

 humour that appeared both in the clergyman 

 and his wife, and more so at the sense and in- 

 genuity of the clergyman himself." 



AMICUS. How primitive, and may I not say 

 apostolical ! I have witnessed in my wan- 

 derings nothing equal to this, not even amongst 

 the Greek clergy, whose mode of life is coni'- 

 monly simple enough and without ostentation 

 and the burden of riches. The chapel, I per- 

 ceive, is of the ordinary form of those of the 

 custrict, and but little larger than that of 

 Wastwater. 



PISCATOR. You see, from the alacrity of fetch- 

 ing the key and opening it, the people here have 



