into it, they both went. Gilpin, and his man, got fafe out of it; but left their lanthorn behind, and coming to the pump, in St. Paul's Church Yard, John perfuaded his mafter it would be better to have the dirt washed off his face.

Accordingly as foon as they had pump for that purpose,

got to the

Thomas feized hold of his master's arm, and thinking it the handle of the pump, began fwinging it backwards and forwards, with all his might, which made his master so fick, that he presently began bringing up the contents of his fupper ;but Thomas thinking it was the wa

ter running out of the pump, washed his face with it, fo that when he got home, there was a bit of ham sticking on one place; a bit of carrot in another, and a bit of chicken, or greens in a third; in fhort, a bit of whatever he had brought up was found in some part of his face, or other, which fo enraged Mrs. Gilpin, that it was for feveral days before she could be brought to hold any converfation with him, much lefs forgive him for the ridiculous figure he had made of himself.

CHAP.

CHAP. IX.

HOW HE AGREED TO MAKE A HO

LIDAY WITH HIS WIFE AND

FAMILY, AND PREPARED FOR.

THE SAME.

JOHN GILPIN, who, whatever ridiculous there might be about him, had certainly a very fincere affection for his wife, was extremely uneafy at the difference between them, and, therefore, in order to bring about a reconciliation, he took an opportunity, the morning before their wedding-day, of thus accofting her: "My dear, (faid he) though H 2

We

"we have now been man, and wife, "nearly twenty years, we have ne"ver above one holiday made toge"ther. To-morrow is our wedding

'day, and if you pleafe, we will "dine together at the Bell at Ed

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monton, my fifter, and her child, "yourself, and three children, will "fill the chaife, and I will ride on "horseback after you. My good "friend, the Callender, will, you "know, lend me his horse, so that “I shall be at no expence on that "account." "That is well faid (re

plied Mrs. Gilpin) and as wine is "dear, we will be furnished with "our own, especially as it is much "better than any we shall be able "to get."

John

was

John Gilpin kiffed his loving wife, overjoyed to find, that though fhe was on pleasure bent, fhe was, at the fame time, determined to be as frugal as poffible. Accordingly the next morning, the chaife brought, and ordered to be in waiting, about three doors off, left the neighbours fhould think they were proud, and in Mrs. Gilpin, and the other fix precious fouls, inftantly got, and off they drove as if every moment had been an hour till they reached their journey's end. John Gilpin, as he stood at his horse's side, seized fast the flowing mane, and got up in hafte to ride, but

had no fooner

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mounted his horfe,.

than