much rejoiced, and threw away his flowers, hoping to find greater amusement in the com pany of a young pilgrim of so pleasant a countenance. GOOD-INTENT alfo greeted him fairly, and inquired whether he were bound, like himself, to the Coeleftial City.

Certainly," anfwered the youth; "for fince I find that I muft needs, fome time or "other, quit the pleasant land of my nati"vity, I would rather go to that city than elfe"where. Yet I have hitherto found the road “so dull, that I have been many times in the "mind to turn back."

"I hope not,” said GOOD-INTENT; "I hope sc you are not fo careless of your own eternal "fafety, as to entertain any fuch perilous "thoughts."

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"O! not now," said the young man; "while I have you for a companion; for, truly, "I like your looks; and I am persuaded that "we shall soon become great friends, and walk "on very pleasantly together."

GOOD-INTENT was not altogether fo wellpleased with his new affociate as his new affociate was with him; yet, feeing that they were travelling the fame way, and that the young man expreffed fo friendly a difpofition towards him, he returned him a fuitable answer, and was contented for the present to walk on

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in his company. Then they asked each other of their names and extraction; and the young man faid that his name was LIGHT-MIND, and that he came from the town of Thoughtlessness, in the valley of Idleness.

GOOD-INTENT" And

what adventures

"have you met with fince you fet out from your own country?"

LIGHT-MIND" Adventures! Truly none; "unless you call it an adventure to walk ftrait "forwards by myfelf, and hear the croakings "of the ravens in the hedges."

GOOD-INTENT-"How! Did Mr. PHILO"SOPHY let you pafs without making an at"tempt to inveigle you into his palace ?"

LIGHT-MIND" O! You mean the large 66 new house, that ftands on the left fide of "the way. Why, indeed, as 1 paffed over a "bridge near the gate, a man came forth to me, "and counfelled me to drink of the water of "the stream; but I was not thirsty, neither "was the water inviting to mine eye-fo I "refused; however, he still went on perfuading "me, if I would not drink, yet to go to the "houfe; and as he told me I fhould be well "entertained there, I might poffibly have.con"fented to follow him, had I not feen a company of men walking in the pleasure-grounds, "who, he faid, were fome of his mafter's chief << friends;

"friends; and a more fhabby beggarly fet “I never beheld. So affuring myself there could "be no company there fit for a gentleman to "affociate with, I would not demean myself by "going among them, but walked on in my own " road. Then he who had been talking, with

me, reviled me, and went his way."

GOOD-INTENT-"I would I had been as 66 eafily offended as you were by the ill-favoured

appearance of thofe men; for by what motive "foever I had been withheld from entering "the palace of their mafter, it would in the "end have fpared me much uneafinefs. But "I conclude you went afterwards to the house "of the INTERPRETER; for befides the profit "to be reaped there, reft and refreshment must "have been very neceffary to you on your "journey."

LIGHT-MIND-"Not I indeed! What "amufement could one of my years find in the "company of that old grey-beard?-half a cen

tury hence, perhaps, fuch a companion may "be very fuitable to me; but, for the prefent, "rather than give myself the trouble of paying "for my lodging by patiently liftening to his

long ftories, I chofe to put up with a green "bank for my pillow; and, as for a supper, "I was at no lofs on that score, fince I have, "as you fee, this wallet; which was plenti"fully

fully filled with the most dainty food by my "mother INDULGENCE, before I fet out upon my pilgrimage."

Now, I faw in my dream, that GooDINTENT was much offended to hear his good friend the INTERPRETER fpoken of thus lightly fo he took his part with great warmth, and endeavoured to convince his companion how much he had been in the wrong in neglecting to vifit him, as he had paft his houfe; "And it "is much to be feared," faid he, " that if you "now avoid fuch company because you are

young, when you fhall have lived through the "half century which you fo confidently promife CC yourself, you may no longer have it in your (6 power to obtain admiffion to it." He then went on to speak of the great advantages which he himself had derived from his vifit to the INTERPRETER; and LIGHT-MIND heard him. with fuch ready acquiefcence, that GooDINTENT conceived great hopes that he should foon be able to prevail with him to adopt very different fentiments. So they went on, till they came to the foot of the hill Difficulty, the fight of which did rather invigorate the fpirits of GOOD-INTENT, who was eager to prefs forward and gain the fummit; but its steepness did forely difmay his companion, who profeffed himfelf unable to attempt the afcent. GOOD

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INTENT earnestly conjured him not to fuffer himself to be so easily discouraged, nor to give up all the advantages, in the hope of which he had proceeded fo far on his pilgrimage, rather than encounter a little difficulty; and he even offered to affift him in climbing, though his own toil would be thereby fo greatly increased.

On this, LIGHT-MIND was afhamed to refufe any longer; "But at leaft," said he, "let "me fit awhile by this fountain, to take a little "reft, before I attempt an enterprise fo trou"blefome; for you ought to confider, that you "have been spending these last two nights at "the house of the INTERPRETER, where you "tell me you found yourself fo mightily at cc your eafe; whereas I have had no better a "bed than the bare ground, fince I first fet out "from the houfe of my kind mother. Since, "therefore, I have not partaken of the same re"freshments as you, it is natural that I should "feel myself more overcome by the fatigues of "the way: wherefore let me rest myself a "little, and afterwards I will go forward with you."

GOOD-INTENT made no objection to this propofal, though on his own account he felt little inclination for reft. So they fat down by the fide of the spring, and LIGHT-MIND opened his

wallet,