6 GUINEA PIGS. 



different from the low cunning and paltry 

 means that were afterwards practised. 



Now, the guard had taken up two 

 soldiers on the road, and from good 

 feeling, as I thought, had, not long 

 before we stopped, put them into the 

 hind boot, and covered them up the 

 boots in those times being made very 

 spacious, and opening at the top. 



On coming out from the house, 

 where we had taken some refreshment, 

 the proprietor took his leave of us ; 

 and his notice being attracted to the 

 hind boot, he called the guard, and 

 asked him what he had got there. 



"Only a couple of guinea pigs, sir," 

 said the guard, very innocently, not 

 observing the leakage that had caused 

 his master's question, and perhaps aroused 

 his suspicion, and was proceeding to his 

 seat. 



" Stop ! " said the master ; "I never 



