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Show 70 RICHARD HURDJS. .ns he went. The verses were full of a rough lntmor which is cha.ractcristic of all inferior people. In these l1c satirized l1is compnnions without mercy; ridiculed the country which he left, no less than that to which he was going; :md did not spnrc his own mnstcr, whom 110 compared to a SfJUirrel that lutd lived upon good corn so long, t]Jat ]Jc now lmngercd for bad, in his desire of ciJangc. This wns a native figure, by which his fruitless and unprofitable disco11tcnt witl1 wlw.t was good in his previous condition wus clcnrly bodied fortl1. 'J'hc wortl1y owner heard the satire, with wl1ich lJC wns not less ]llcascd than the other hearers, who were so much less interested in it. Enough of C])isodc. "\Vc will now resume our progress. GOOD AND EVIL SPIRITS • CIIAP'l'ER X. GOOD AND EVIL SPIR ITS. Ulysses. llnd she no lover there 'l'hnt wnils her a Usc nee f Troilu1. 0, sit·, to such na, bor~sting, show their sen rs, A mock is due. 'Viii you walk on, my lot·df She: wns beloved- she loved- she i:o, nnd dothDut still, sweet. love is food for fvrtune's tooth. 71 Troilu., a11d Cressida. THAT night we slept at a miseraLle lLOvel, consisting of but one apartment, into which the whole family, husband, wife, three children, and ourselves, were oddly clustered together. 'rho l10use wns of logs, and the rain, wl1ich fell in torrents before we sought shelter in so foul a sty, came through upon the trundle-bed in which we strove to sleep. Still we had no occasion for discontent. The poor wretches who kept the ho\·cl gaxe us tl1e best tltcy l~:.Hl. A supper of bncon, eggs, and hoccake, somewhat consoled us for the doubtful prospect in our eyes; and our consolation was complete, when, at rising in the morning, we found that the storm had passed over, and we were in safety to depnrt. tV c had not been so sure that such would be the cnse at retiring for the night. Our host had quite a cut· throat and hang-dog expression, and we lay with dirk aml pistol at hand, ready for the last emergencies. l'ortunately, we had no need to use them; and, bestowing a couple of dollnrs upon the children, for tl1eir parents refused nil pny, we sallied forth upon our journey. That ni gl1t we arrived nt Tuscaloosa, a town now of considerable sii:e, of increasing prosperity antl population, but, at the time of om Yisit, Lut little more than opened in the woods. llere we took lodgings nt the only l10tel in the place, and were assigned a room in common with two |