river, and reached the shore.

He learned afterwards from a gossiping neighbour, that, as the man
returned from Neuwied late that night, or rather early the next
morning, he met, just emerging from the Devil's House, a large black
chariot running on three huge wheels, drawn by four horses without
heads. In that vehicle he saw six monks seated _vis-a-vis_, apparently
enjoying their morning ride. The driver, a curious-looking carl, with
a singularly long nose, took, he said, the road along the edge of the
river, and continued lashing his three coal-black, headless steeds at
a tremendous rate, until a sharp turn hid them from the man's view.

DOCTOR ALL-WISE.

There was a poor peasant, named Crab, who once drove two oxen, with a
load of wood, into the city, and there sold it for two dollars to a
doctor. The doctor counted out the money to him as he sat at dinner,
and the peasant, seeing how well he fared, yearned to live like him,
and would needs be a doctor too. He stood a little while in thought,
and at last asked if he could not become a doctor.

"Oh yes," said the doctor, "that may be easily managed. In the first
place you must purchase an A, B, C book, only taking care that it is
one that has got in the front of it a picture of a cock crowing. Then
sell your cart and oxen, and buy with the money clothes, and all the
other things needful. Thirdly, and lastly, have a sign painted with
the words, 'I am Doctor All-Wise,' and have it nailed up before the
door of your house."

The peasant did exactly as he had been told; and after he had doctored
a little while, it chanced that a certain nobleman was robbed of a
large sum of money. Some one told him that there lived in the village
hard by a Doctor All-Wise, who was sure to be able to tell him where
his money had gone. The nobleman at once ordered his carriage to be
got ready and rode into the city, and having come to the doctor, asked
him if he was Dr. All-Wise.

"Oh yes," answered he, "I am Doctor All-Wise, sure enough."

"Will you go with me, then," said the nobleman, "and get me back my
money?"

"To be sure I will," said the doctor; "but my wife Grethel must go
with me."

The nobleman was pleased to hear this, made them both get into the
carriage with him, and away they all rode together. When they arrived
at the nobleman's house dinner was already prepared, and he desired
the doctor to sit down with him.

"My wife Grethel, too," said the doctor.