serters  in  one  breath ;  '^  and  as  to  warning,  dc
pend  upon  it  that  would  now  come  too  lafa
Norwich  has  let  slip  his  hour  of  grace,  an
nothing  will  save  him."
'  **  Well,  then,  do  me  at  least  this  kindness^
answered  Joe.  '^My  horse  has  cast  his  shoi
Bating  that  accident,  I  would  not  accept  th
best  pair  that  I  see  yonder  in  exchange  for  bin
Let  me  leave  him  with  you,  and  give  me  on
of  yours,  by  which  means  I  shall  be  able  t
continue  my  journey.  The  love  you  once  bor
these  doomed  men  must  lead  you  to  desire  thd
preservation.  I  will  warn  them  yet  once  moR
if  you  will  furnish  me  with  the  means.**

Joe's  proposal  was  agreed  to ;  upon  whid
he  selected  out  of  the  six  the  animal  which  aji
peared  to  be  the  best,  and  sprang  upon  its  bacl
It  was  fresh  and  newly  baited,  and  appeara
full  of  life  and  spirit.  A  brief  salutation  i
parting  was  all  that  followed;  for  Joe  soo.
rained  the  road,  and  he  did  not  spare  \A
new  charger  in  pursuing  it.
STATE    OF    THE    ROYALIST  PAETT.        26 1


CHAPTER  IV.
Skowhtg  how  the  cavaliers  foughi  and  suffered.
