s>econ& $>att of fee B&c h . i\ m E, I I and yet Was deje&ed at every Difficulty, and {tumbled &t every Straw that any Body call in his way. Well after lie had lain at the Slough of Defpcnda great while, as I have told you, one Sun-lhine Morning, I don't know how, he ventured, and fo got over : But when he was over, he would fcarce believe it. He had I think, a Slough of Dfpcnd in his Mind, a Slough that he carry’d ev’ry where with him, or elfe he could never have been as he was So he came up to the Gate, you know what I mean, that Hands at the Head of chisj).1 u Way, and there alfo he ftcod a good wnile before he w ould venture to knock. When the His Behaviour Gate was opened he would give backye: at the Gate.. and give Place to others, and fay that he was not worthy. For all he got before fome to the Gate, yet many of them went in before him There the poor Man would Hand lhaking and Ihrinking; J dare fay it would have pitied one’s Heart to have leen him : Nor would he go back again* Atlaft I ft he topk the Hammer that hanged at the Gate in his fi Hand, and gave a fmall Rap or two ; then one open¬ ed to him, but lie ihrunk ba-ck as before. He that opened ftepp’d out after him, and faid, Thou trembling one, what want'# thou ? With that he fell down to- the Ground. He that fpake to him wondred to fee him fofaint. He faid to him, Peace tothe,up. for ! have fet open the Door to thee, come in, for thou art bleih f Wirb that he got up, and went in trem- le bling. and when that he was in, he was \\t D11 an f hi 3, \\ His Behaviour fil the Int r- fretcr's Door* alham’d to fhew his Face. Well, after he had been entertained theiea while,, asycu know how the manner is, he was hid go on his way, and alfo told the way he ffiould take- So he went till he come to our Uoufe, but as he behav’d Jnirtfejf atthe Gate, iohedidatmy Mailer the In'erpre- ters Door He lay then about in the Cold a good while, before he would adventure to call, yet he would not go back- And the Nights were long and cola then. Nay, :j he had a Note of Necejfit in his Bofom to my Mailer