teazing wool? Wonderful invention! horse labor entirely superseded:
a little steam, and a man or two,--give me these, and I'll teaze the
whole world. Wonderful the progress of the human intellect since the
time of Archimedes!--But no doubt you are acquainted with my teazing
machine?"

"In fact I have that honor: or rather--what am I saying? I beg your
pardon; that particular teazing machine of yours, which you now allude
to, I have not the honor of knowing at all."

"Ah? but then you should: the sooner the better: for no man can be said
to have finished his education who is not well acquainted with my
teazing machine. In fact it has had a great influence on the literature
of this country. For the ode to my teazing machine, which is generally
regarded as the most finished production of the English lyric muse----"

Here Mr. Dulberry was interrupted by a hedge which it was necessary to
leap; and Bertram remarked, that in spite of the contempt which he
professed for unprofitable show and "mummery," the reformer bestirred
himself as actively and took a hedge as nimbly as the youngest lad
could have done under the fear of missing any part of the spectacle. On
reaching the inn however they learned that their labor was thrown away.
One part of the procession had gone off by different routes to ride the
boundaries of lordships and perform other annual ceremonies: part had
dispersed: and another part had accompanied Sir Morgan to the town hall
of Machynleth--where a Welsh court-of-grace was held, according to
immemorial precedent, for receiving petitions, granting extraordinary
favors or dispensations, and redressing any complaints against the
agents of Sir Morgan (as lord of Walladmor and many other manors) in
their various feudal duties. At this court it was Sir Morgan's custom
to preside in person. As to Miss Walladmor, she, it appeared, had got
into her carriage at the church door; was gone off to make some calls
in the neighbourhood; and was not expected to pass through Machynleth
on her road back to Walladmor Castle before dark.

After taking some refreshment, Dulberry proposed to Bertram that they
should adjourn to the Town Hall. On entering the court-room, they were
both surprized to observe the phlegmatic Dutchman addressing Sir Morgan
in the character of petitioner. They caught enough of his closing words
to understand that the _gite_ of his petition was to obtain the
baronet's sanction for the regular and Christian