第14章

"Whynot？"Idemanded。

"Iamateetotaler，"hereplied。

"Indeed，"saidI，andhavingshakenhimbythehand，thankedhimforhiscompanyandbiddinghimfarewell，wenton。HewasthefirstpersonIhadevermetofthefraternitytowhichhebelonged，whodidnotendeavourtomakeaparadeofhisabstinenceandself—

denial。

AfterdrinkingsometolerablygoodaleinthepublichouseIagainstarted。AsIleftthevillageaclockstruckeight。Theeveningwasdelightfullycool；butitsoonbecamenearlydark。Ipassedunderhighrocks，byhousesandbygroves，inwhichnightingalesweresinging，tolistentowhoseentrancingmelodyImorethanoncestopped。Oncomingtoatown，lightedupandthrongedwithpeople，Iaskedoneofagroupofyoungfellowsitsname。

"Bethesda，"hereplied。

"Ascripturalname，"saidI。

"Isit？"saidhe；"well，ifitsnameisscripturalthemannersofitspeoplearebynomeansso。"

Alittlewaybeyondthetownamancameoutofacottageandwalkedbesideme。Hehadabasketinhishand。Iquickenedmypace；buthewasatremendouswalker，andkeptupwithme。Onwewentsidebysideformorethanamilewithoutspeakingaword。Atlength，puttingoutmylegsingenuineBarclayfashion，Igotbeforehimabouttenyards，thenturningroundlaughedandspoketohiminEnglish。Hetoolaughedandspoke，butinWelsh。Wenowwentonlikebrothers，conversing，butalwayswalkingatgreatspeed。I

learnedfromhimthathewasamarket—gardenerlivingatBangor，andthatBangorwasthreemilesoff。Onthestarsshiningoutwebegantotalkaboutthem。

PointingtoCharles’sWainIsaid，"Agoodstarfortravellers。"

WhereuponpointingtotheNorthstar，hesaid：

"Iforwyrdaiawn—agoodstarformariners。"

Wepassedalargehouseonourleft。

"Wholivesthere？"saidI。

"MrSmith，"hereplied。"ItiscalledPlasNewydd；milltirgenometto—wehaveyetanothermile。"

IntenminuteswewereatBangor。IaskedhimwheretheAlbionHotelwas。

"Iwillshowityou，"saidhe，andsohedid。

AswecameunderitIheardthevoiceofmywife，forshe，standingonabalconyanddistinguishingmebythelamplight，calledout。I

shookhandswiththekindsix—mile—an—hourmarket—gardener，andgoingintotheinnfoundmywifeanddaughter，whorejoicedtoseeme。Wepresentlyhadtea。

CHAPTERXXVII

Bangor—EdmundPrice—TheBridges—Bookselling—FuturePope—

WildIrish—Southey。

BANGORisseatedonthespursofcertainhighhillsneartheMenai，astraitseparatingMonaorAngleseyfromCaernarvonshire。ItwasonceaplaceofDruidicalworship，ofwhichfact，evenwithoutthetestimonyofhistoryandtradition，thenamewhichsignifies"uppercircle"wouldbesufficientevidence。OnthedecayofDruidismatownspranguponthesiteandintheneighbourhoodofthe"uppercircle，"inwhichinthesixthcenturyaconventoruniversitywasfoundedbyDeiniol，whoeventuallybecameBishopofBangor。ThisDeiniolwasthesonofDeiniolVawr，azealousChristianprincewhofoundedtheconventofBangorIsCoed，orBangorbeneaththewoodinFlintshire，whichwasdestroyed，anditsinmatesalmosttoamanputtotheswordbyEthelbert，aSaxonking，andhisbarbarianfollowersattheinstigationofthemonkAustin，whohatedthebrethrenbecausetheyrefusedtoacknowledgetheauthorityofthePope，whosedelegatehewasinBritain。TherewereinallthreeBangors；theoneatIsCoed，anotherinPowis，andthisCaernarvonshireBangor，whichwasgenerallytermedBangorVawrorBangorthegreat。ThetwofirstBangorshavefallenintoutterdecay，butBangorVawrisstillabishop’ssee，boastsofasmallbutvenerablecathedral，andcontainsapopulationofaboveeightthousandsouls。

TwoveryremarkablemenhaveatdifferentperiodsconferredakindoflustreuponBangorbyresidinginit，Taliesinintheold，andEdmundPriceincomparativelymoderntime。Bothofthemwerepoets。Taliesinflourishedabouttheendofthefifthcentury，andforthesublimityofhisverseswasformanycenturiescalledbyhiscountrymentheBardicKing。Amongsthispiecesisonegenerallytermed"TheProphecyofTaliesin，"whichannouncedlongbeforeithappenedtheentiresubjugationofBritainbytheSaxons，andwhichisperhapsoneofthemoststirringpiecesofpoetryeverproduced。EdmundPriceflourishedduringthetimeofElizabeth。

HewasarchdeaconofMerionethshire，butoccasionallyresidedatBangorforthebenefitofhishealth。BesidesbeingoneofthebestWelshpoetsofhisagehewasamanofextraordinarylearning，possessingathoroughknowledgeofnolessthaneightlanguages。

Thegreaterpartofhiscompositions，howevercleverandelegant，are，itmustbeconfessed，suchasdolittlecredittothepenofanecclesiastic，beingbitterpoignantsatires，whichwerethecauseofmuchpainandmiserytoindividuals；oneofhisworks，however，isnotonlyofakindquiteconsistentwithhissacredcalling，buthasbeenasourceofconsiderableblessing。TohimtheCambrianChurchisindebtedfortheversionofthePsalms，whichforthelasttwocenturiesithasbeeninthehabitofusing。

PrevioustotheversionoftheArchdeaconatranslationofthePsalmshadbeenmadeintoWelshbyWilliamMiddleton，anofficerinthenavalserviceofQueenElizabeth，inthefour—and—twentyalliterativemeasuresoftheancientsbards。Itwaselegantandevenfaithful，butfarbeyondthecomprehensionofpeopleingeneral，andconsequentlybynomeansfittedfortheuseofchurches，thoughintendedforthatpurposebytheauthor，asincereChristian，thoughawarrior。Avoidingtheerrorintowhichhispredecessorhadfallen，theArchdeaconmadeuseofameasureintelligibletopeopleofeverydegree，inwhichalliterationisnotobserved，andwhichiscalledbytheWelshymesurcyffredin，orthecommonmeasure。Hisopinionofthefour—and—twentymeasurestheArchdeaconhasgiventotheworldinfourcowyddlinestothefollowingeffect：

"I’vereadthemaster—piecesgreatOflanguagesnolessthaneight，Butne’erhavefoundawoofofsongSostrictasthatofCambria’stongue。"

Afterbreakfastonthemorningsubsequenttomyarrival，HenriettaandIroamedaboutthetown，andthenproceededtoviewthebridgeswhichleadoverthestraittoAnglesey。One，forcommontraffic，isamostbeautifulsuspensionbridgecompletedin1820，theresultofthementalandmanuallaboursoftheingeniousTelford；theotherisatubularrailroadbridge，awonderfulstructure，nodoubt，butanythingbutgraceful。Weremainedforsometimeonthefirstbridge，admiringthescenery，andwerenotalittledelighted，aswestoodleaningovertheprincipalarch，toseeaproudvesselpassbeneathusinfullsail。

SatiatedwithgazingwepassedintoAnglesey，andmakingourwaytothetubularbridge，whichistothewestofthesuspensionone，enteredoneofitspassagesandreturnedtothemainland。

Theairwasexceedinglyhotandsultry，andoncomingtoastonebench，beneathashadywall，webothsatdown，panting，ononeendofit；aswewererestingourselves，ashabby—lookingmanwithabundleofbookscameandseatedhimselfattheotherend，placinghisbundlebesidehim；thentakingoutfromhispocketadirtyredhandkerchief，hewipedhisface，whichwasbathedinperspiration，andejaculated："ByJasus，itisblazinghot！"

"Veryhot，myfriend，"saidI；"haveyoutravelledfarto—day？"

"Ihavenot，yourhanner；Ihavebeenjustwalkingaboutthedirtytowntryingtosellmybooks。"

"Haveyoubeensuccessful？"

"Ihavenot，yourhanner；onlythreepencehaveItakenthisblessedday。"

"Whatdoyourbookstreatof？"

"Why，thatismorethanIcantellyourhanner；mytradeistosellthebooksnottoreadthem。Wouldyourhannerliketolookatthem？"

"Ohdearno，"saidI；"Ihavelongbeentiredofbooks；Ihavehadenoughofthem。"

"Idaresay，yourhanner；fromthestateofyourhanner’seyesI

shouldsayasmuch；theylooksoweak—pickinguplearninghasruinedyourhanner’ssight。"

"MayIask，"saidI，"fromwhatcountryyouare？"

"Sureyourhannermay；anditisacivilansweryouwillgetfromMichaelSullivan。ItisfromouldIrelandIam，fromCastlebarinthecountyMayo。"

"AndhowcameyouintoWales？"

"Fromthehopeofbetteringmycondition，yourhanner，andafoolishhopeitwas。"

"Youhavenotbetteredyourcondition，then？"

"Ihavenot，yourhanner；forIsufferquiteasmuchhungerandthirstaseverIdidinouldIreland。"

"DidyousellbooksinIreland？"

"Ididnat，yerhanner；Imadebuttonsandclothes—thatisI

piecedthem。IwasseveraltradesinouldIreland，yourhanner；

butnoneofthemanswering，Icameoverhere。"

"Whereyoucommencedbook—selling？"saidI。

"Ididnat，yourhanner。Ifirstsoldlaces，andthenIsoldloocifers，andthensomethingelse；IhavefollowedseveraltradesinWales，yourhanner；atlastIgotintothebook—sellingtrade，inwhichInowam。"

"Anditanswers，Isuppose，asbadlyastheothers？"

"Justasbadly，yourhanner；divilabitbetter。"

"Isupposeyouneverbeg？"

"Yourhannermaysaythat；Iwasalwaystooproudtobeg。ItisbeggingIlavestothewifeIhave。"

"Thenyouhaveawife？"

"Ihave，yourhanner；andadaughter，too；andagoodwifeanddaughtertheyare。WhatwouldbecomeofmewithoutthemIdonotknow。"

"HaveyoubeenlonginWales？"

"Notverylong，yourhanner；onlyabouttwentyyears。"

"Doyoutravelmuchabout？"

"AlloverNorthWales，yourhanner；tosaynothingofthesoutherncountry。"

"IsupposeyouspeakWelsh？"

"Notaword，yourhanner。TheWelshspeaktheirlanguagesofast，thatdivilawordcouldIevercontrivetopickup。"

"DoyouspeakIrish？"

"Ido，yerhanner；thatiswhenpeoplespaketomeinit。"

IspoketohiminIrish；afteralittlediscoursehesaidinEnglish：

"IseeyourhannerisaMunsterman。Ah！allthelearnedmencomesfromMunster。FatherTobancomesfromMunster。"

"Ihaveheardofhimonceortwicebefore，"saidI。

"Idaresayyourhannerhas。EveryonehasheardofFatherToban；

thegreatestscholarintheworld，whothey，saystandsabetterchanceofbeingmadePope，somedayorother，thananysaggartinIreland。"

"Willyoutakesixpence？"

"Iwill，yourhanner；ifyourhanneroffersit；butIneverbeg；I

leavethatkindofworktomywifeanddaughterasIsaidbefore。"

Aftergivinghimthesixpence，whichhereceivedwithalazy"thankyourhanner，"Igotup，andfollowedbymydaughterreturnedtothetown。

Henriettawenttotheinn，andIagainstrolledaboutthetown。AsIwasstandinginthemiddleofoneofthebusinessstreetsI

suddenlyheardaloudanddissonantgabbling，andglancingaroundbeheldanumberofwild—lookingpeople，maleandfemale。Wildlookedthemen，yetwilderthewomen。Themenwereverylightlyclad，andwereallbarefootedandbareheaded；theycarriedstoutsticksintheirhands。Thewomenwerebarefootedtoo，buthadforthemostparthead—dresses；theirgarmentsconsistedofbluecloaksandstripedginghamgowns。Allthefemaleshadcommontinarticlesintheirhandswhichtheyofferedforsalewithviolentgesturestothepeopleinthestreets，astheywalkedalong，occasionallydartingintotheshops，fromwhich，however，theywerealmostinvariablyspeedilyejectedbythestartledproprietors，withlooksofdisgustandalmosthorror。Tworagged，red—hairedladsledagauntpony，drawingacreakingcart，storedwiththesamekindofarticlesoftin，whichthewomenbore。Poorlyclad，dustyandsoiledastheywere，theyallwalkedwithafree，independent，andalmostgracefulcarriage。

"ArethosepeoplefromIreland？"saidItoadecent—lookingman，seeminglyamechanic，whostoodnearme，andwasalsolookingatthem，butwithanythingbutadmiration。

"Iamsorrytosaytheyare，sir；"saidtheman，whofromhisaccentwasevidentlyanIrishman，"fortheyareadisgracetotheircountry。"

Ididnotexactlythinkso。Ithoughtthatinmanyrespectstheywerefinespecimensofhumanity。

"Everyoneofthosewildfellows，"saidItomyself，"isworthadozenofthepoormean—spiritedbook—tramperIhavelatelybeendiscoursingwith。"

IntheafternoonIagainpassedoverintoAnglesey，butthistimenotbythebridgebutbytheferryonthenorth—eastofBangor，intendingtogotoBeaumaris，abouttwoorthreemilesdistant：anexcellentroad，ontheleftsideofwhichisahighbankfringedwithdwarfoaks，andontherighttheMenaistrait，leadstoit。

Beaumarisisatpresentawatering—place。Ononesideofit，closeuponthesea，standtheruinsofanimmensecastle，onceaNormanstronghold，butbuiltonthesiteofapalacebelongingtotheancientkingsofNorthWales，andafavouriteresidenceofthecelebratedOwainGwynedd，thefatheroftheyetmorecelebratedMadoc，theoriginaldiscovererofAmerica。Iproceededatoncetothecastle，andclamberingtothetopofoneoftheturrets，lookeduponBeaumarisBay，andthenoblerockycoastofthemainlandtothesouth—eastbeyondit，themostremarkableobjectofwhichisthegiganticPenmanMawr，whichinterpretedis"thegreathead—

stone，"theterminationofarangeofcraggyhillsdescendingfromtheSnowdonmountains。

"Whatabay！"saidI，"forbeautyitissuperiortothefar—famedoneofNaples。Aproperplaceforthekeelstostartfrom，which，unguidedbythecompass，foundtheirwayoverthemightyandmysteriousWesternOcean。"

IrepeatedalltheBardiclinesIcouldrememberconnectedwithMadoc’sexpedition，andlikewisemanyfromtheMadocofSouthey，nottheleastofBritain’sfourgreatlatterpoets，decidedlyherbestprosewriter，andprobablythepurestandmostnoblecharactertowhichshehasevergivenbirth；andthen，afteralong，lingeringlook，descendedfrommyaltitude，andreturned，notbytheferry，butbythesuspensionbridgetothemainland。

CHAPTERXXVIII

RobertLleiaf—PropheticEnglyn—TheSecondSight—DuncanCampbell—Nial’sSaga—FamilyofNial—Gunnar—TheAvenger。

"AVidirMon，crdwrMenai，Trosytraeth，ondarostrai。"

"IwillgotothelandofMona，notwithstandingthewateroftheMenai，acrossthesand，withoutwaitingfortheebb。"

SOsangabardabouttwohundredandfortyyearsago，whostyledhimselfRobertLleiaf，ortheleastoftheRoberts。Themeaningofthecouplethasalwaysbeenconsideredtobe，anddoubtlessis，thatatimewouldcomewhenabridgewouldbebuiltacrosstheMenai，overwhichonemightpasswithsafetyandcomfort，withoutwaitingtilltheebbwassufficientlylowtopermitpeopletopassoverthetraeth，orsand，which，fromagesthemostremote，hadbeenusedasthemeansofcommunicationbetweenthemainlandandtheIsleofMonaorAnglesey。Groundingtheirhopesuponthatcouplet，peoplewerecontinuallyexpectingtoseeabridgeacrosstheMenai：morethantwohundredyears，however，elapsedbeforetheexpectationwasfulfilledbythemightyTelfordflingingoverthestraitanironsuspensionbridge，which，forgraceandbeauty，hasperhapsnorivalinEurope。

Thecoupletisaremarkableone。InthetimeofitsauthortherewasnobodyinBritaincapableofbuildingabridge，whichcouldhavestoodagainstthetremendoussurgeswhichoccasionallyvextheMenai；yetthecoupletgivesintimationthatabridgeovertheMenaitherewouldbe，whichclearlyarguesaremarkableforesightintheauthor，afeelingthatatimewouldatlengtharrivewhenthepowerofsciencewouldbesofaradvanced，thatmenwouldbeabletobridgeovertheterriblestrait。Thelengthoftimewhichintervenedbetweenthecompositionofthecoupletandthefulfilmentofthepromise，showsthatabridgeovertheMenaiwasnopontymeibion，nochildren’sbridge，noraworkforcommonmen。

Oh，surelyLleiafwasamanofgreatforesight！

Amanofgreatforesight，butnothingmore；heforetoldabridgeovertheMenai，whennoonecouldhavebuiltone，abridgeoverwhichpeoplecouldpass，aye，andcartsandhorses；wewillallowhimthecreditofforetellingsuchabridge；andwhenTelford’sbridgewasflungovertheMenai，Lleiaf’scoupletwasverified。

ButsinceTelford’sanotherbridgehasbeenbuiltovertheMenai，whichenablesthingstopasswhichthebardcertainlyneverdreamtof。Heneverhintedatabridgeoverwhichthunderingtrainswoulddash，ifrequired，attherateoffiftymilesanhour；heneverhintedatsteamtravelling，orarailroadbridge，andthesecondbridgeovertheMenaiisone。

ThatLleiafwasamanofremarkableforesight，cannotbedenied，buttherearenogroundswhichentitlehimtobeconsideredapossessorofthesecondsight。Heforetoldabridge，butnotarailroadbridge；hadheforetoldarailroadbridge，orhintedatthemarvelsofsteam，hisclaimtothesecondsightwouldhavebeenincontestable。

WhatatriumphforWales；whatatriumphforbardism，ifLleiafhadeverwrittenanenglyn，orcouplet，inwhichnotabridgeforcommontraffic，butarailroadbridgeovertheMenaiwashintedat，andsteamtravellingdistinctlyforetold！Well，thoughLleiafdidnotwriteit，thereexistsintheWelshlanguageanenglyn，almostasoldasLleiaf’stime，inwhichsteamtravellinginWalesandAngleseaisforetold，andinwhich，thoughtherailroadbridgeovertheMenaiisnotexactlymentioned，itmaybeconsideredtobeincluded；sothatWalesandbardismhaveequalreasontobeproud。

Thisistheenglynalludedto：—

"Codais，ymolchaisynMon，cynnawawrCiniewa’nNghaerLleon，PrydgosberynyWerddon，PrydnawnwrthdanmawnynMon。"

TheaboveenglynwasprintedintheGreal，1792，p。316；thelanguageshowsittobeaproductionofaboutthemiddleoftheseventeenthcentury。Thefollowingisnearlyaliteraltranslation：—

"IgotupinMonaassoonas’twaslight，AtnineinoldChestermybreakfastItook；

InIrelandIdined，andinMona，erenight，Bytheturffiresat，inmyowninglenook。"

Now，assureasthecoupletbyRobertLleiafforetellsthatabridgewouldeventuallybebuiltoverthestrait，bywhichpeoplewouldpass，andtrafficbecarriedon，sosurelydoestheaboveenglynforeshadowthespeedbywhichpeoplewouldtravelbysteam，aspeedbywhichdistanceisalreadyallbutannihilated。AtpresentitiseasyenoughtogetupatdawnatHolyhead，thepointofAngleseythemostdistantfromChester，andtobreakfastatthatoldtownbynine；andthoughthefeathasneveryetbeenaccomplished，itwouldbequitepossible，providedproperpreparationsweremade，tostartfromHolyheadatdaybreak，breakfastatChesteratnine，orbefore，dineinIrelandattwo，andgetbackagaintoHolyheaderethesunofthelongestdayhasset。Andassurelyasthecoupletaboutthebridgearguesgreatforesightinthemanthatwroteit，sosurelydoestheenglynprovethatitsauthormusthavebeenpossessedofthefacultyofsecondsight，asnobodywithoutitcould，inthemiddleoftheseventeenthcentury，whenthepowersofsteamwereunknown，havewrittenanythinginwhichtravellingbysteamissodistinctlyalludedto。

TrulysomeoldbardoftheseventeenthcenturymustinavisionofthesecondsighthaveseentherailroadbridgeacrosstheMenai，theChestertraindashingacrossit，athighrailroadspeed，andafigureexactlylikehisownseatedcomfortablyinathird—classcarriage。

Andnowafewwordsonthesecondsight，afewcalm，quietwords，inwhichthereisnottheslightestwishtodisplayeithereccentricityorbook—learning。

Thesecondsightisthepowerofseeingeventsbeforetheyhappen，orofseeingeventswhicharehappeningfarbeyondthereachofthecommonsight，orbetweenwhichandthecommonsightbarriersintervene，whichitcannotpierce。Thenumberofthosewhopossessthisgiftorpowerislimited，andperhapsnopersoneverpossesseditinaperfectdegree：somemorefrequentlyseecomingevents，orwhatishappeningatadistance，thanothers；someseethingsdimly，otherswithgreatdistinctness。Theeventsseenaresometimesofgreatimportance，sometimeshighlynonsensicalandtrivial；sometimestheyrelatetothepersonwhoseesthem，sometimestootherpeople。Thisisallthatcanbesaidwithanythinglikecertaintywithrespecttothenatureofthesecondsight，afacultyforwhichthereisnoaccounting，which，wereitbetterdeveloped，mightbetermedthesixthsense。

Thesecondsightisconfinedtonoparticularcountry，andhasatalltimesexisted。Particularnationshaveobtainedacelebrityforitforatime，whichtheyhaveafterwardslost，thecelebritybeingtransferredtoothernations，whowerepreviouslynotnotedforthefaculty。TheJewswereatonetimeparticularlycelebratedforthepossessionofthesecondsight；theyarenolongerso。ThepowerwasatonetimeverycommonamongsttheIcelandersandtheinhabitantsoftheHebrides，butitissonolonger。ManyandextraordinaryinstancesofthesecondsighthavelatelyoccurredinthatpartofEnglandgenerallytermedEastAnglia，whereinformertimesthepowerofthesecondsightseldommanifesteditself。

Therearevariousbooksinexistenceinwhichthesecondsightistreatedoformentioned。Amongstothersthereisonecalled"Martin’sDescriptionoftheWesternIslesofScotland，"publishedintheyear1703，whichisindeedthebookfromwhichmostwritersinEnglish，whohavetreatedofthesecondsight，havederivedtheirinformation。Theauthorgivesvariousanecdotesofthesecondsight，whichhehadpickedupduringhisvisitstothoseremoteislands，whichuntilthepublicationofhistourwerealmostunknowntotheworld。ItwillnotbeamisstoobserveherethatthetermsecondsightisofLowlandScotchorigin，andfirstmadeitsappearanceinprintinMartin’sbook。TheGaelictermforthefacultyistaibhsearachd，theliteralmeaningofwhichiswhatisconnectedwithaspectralappearance，therootofthewordbeingtaibhse，aspectralappearanceorvision。

ThenthereistheHistoryofDuncanCampbell。ThefatherofthispersonwasanativeofShetland，who，beingshipwreckedonthecoastofSwedishLapland，andhospitablyreceivedbythenatives，marriedawomanofthecountry，bywhomhehadDuncan，whowasborndeafanddumb。OnthedeathofhismotherthechildwasremovedbyhisfathertoScotland，wherehewaseducatedandtaughttheuseofthefingeralphabet，bymeansofwhichpeopleareenabledtoholddiscoursewitheachother，withoutmovingthelipsortongue。ThisalphabetwasoriginallyinventedinScotland，andatthepresentdayismuchinusethere，notonlyamongstdumbpeople，butmanyothers，whoemployitasasilentmeansofcommunication。NothingismoreusualthantoseepassengersinacommonconveyanceinScotlanddiscoursingwiththeirfingers。Duncanatanearlyperiodgaveindicationsofpossessingthesecondsight。AftervariousadventureshecametoLondon，whereformanyyearshepractisedasafortune—teller，pretendingtoanswerallquestions，whetherrelatingtothepastorthefuture，bymeansofthesecondsight。

Therecanbenodoubtthatthismanwastoacertainextentanimpostor；nopersonexistshavingathoroughknowledgeeitherofthepastorfuturebymeansofthesecondsight，whichonlyvisitsparticularpeoplebyfitsandstarts，andwhichisquiteindependentofindividualwill；butitisequallycertainthathedisclosedthingswhichnopersoncouldhavebeenacquaintedwithwithoutvisitationsofthesecondsight。HispapersfellintothehandsofDefoe，whowroughtthemupinhisownpeculiarmanner，andgavethemtotheworldunderthetitleoftheLifeofMrDuncanCampbell，theDeafandDumbGentleman：withanappendixcontainingmanyanecdotesofthesecondsightfromMartin’stour。