olour changed,
and he pronounced, with a faltering tongue, "Gentlemen, here's murder
committed! Let us alight." "No, no," said one of his followers, "let us
rather pursue the murderer. Which way went he, young man?"

By this time I had recollected myself so far as to tell them that he
could not be a quarter of a mile before; and to beg one of them to
assist me in conveying the corpse of my friend to the next house, in
order to it being interred. The captain, foreseeing that, in case he
should pursue, he must soon come to action, began to curb his horse, and
gave him the spur at the same time, which treatment making the creature
rear up and snort, he called out, his horse was frightened, and would
not proceed; at the same time wheeling him round and round, stroking his
neck, whistling and wheedling him with "Sirrah, sirrah--gently, gently."
etc. "Z--ds!", cried one of the servants, "sure my lord's Sorrel is not
resty!"

With these words he bestowed a lash on his buttocks, and Sorrel,
disdaining the rein sprang forward with the captain at a pace that would
have soon brought him up with the robber, had not the girtle (happily
for him) given way, by which means he landed in the dirt; and two of
his attendants continued their pursuit, without minding his situation.
Meanwhile one of the three who remained at my desire, turning the body
of Strap, in order to see the wound which had killed him, found him
still warm and breathing: upon which, I immediately let him blood, and
saw him, with inexpressible joy, recover; he having received no other
wound than what his fear had inflicted. Having raised him upon his legs,
we walked together to an inn, about half a mile from the place, where
Strap, who was not quite recovered, went to bed; and in a little time
the third servant returned with the captain's horse and furniture,
leaving him to crawl after as well as he could.

This gentleman of the sword, upon his arrival, complained grievously
of the bruise occasioned by his fall; and, on the recommendation of
the servant, who warranted my ability, I was employed to bleed him, for
which service he rewarded me with half-a-crown.

The time between this event and dinner I passed in observing a game at
cards between two farmers, an exciseman, and a young fellow in a rusty
gown and cassock, who, as I afterwards understood, was curate of a
neighbouring parish. It was easy to perceive that the match was not
equal; and that the two farmers, w