TRAVELS IN 
tion, peeping through the bufhes ; when obferving 
our approaches* they confidently difcovered them- 
felves, and decently advanced to meet us, half un- 
veiling their blooming faces, incarnated with the 
jnodelt maiden blufh, and with native innocence 
and cheerfulnefs, prefented their little bafkets, mer- 
rily telling us their fruit was ripe and found. 
We accepted a bafket, fat down and regaled our- 
selves on the delicious fruit, encircled by the whole 
afifembly of the innocent jocofe fylvan nymphs : 
by this time the feveral parties, under the condudt 
of the elder matrons, had difpofed themfelves in 
companies on the green, turfy banks. 
My young companion, the trader, by conceffions 
and fuitable apologies for the bold intrufion, hav- 
ing compromifed the matter with them, engaged 
them to bring their colledtions to his houfe at a fti- 
pulated price : we parted friendly. 
And now taking leave of thefe Elyfian fields, we 
again mounted the hills, which we crofted, and 
traverfing obliquely their flowery beds, arrived in 
town in the cool of the evening. 
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