There Was
Much Talking Of First-Rate Welsh And Very Indifferent English, Mr
Bos Being The Principal Speaker In Both Languages; His Discourse
Was Chiefly On The Comparative Merits Of Anglesey Runts And Scotch
Bullocks, And Those Of The Merched Anladd Of Northampton And The
Lasses Of Wrexham.
He preferred his own country runts to the
Scotch kine, but said upon the whole, though a Welshman, he
Must
give the preference to the merched of Northampton over those of
Wrexham, for free and easy demeanour, notwithstanding that in that
point which he said was the most desirable point in females, the
lasses of Wrexham were generally considered out-and-outers.
Fond as I am of listening to public-house conversation, from which
I generally contrive to extract both amusement and edification, I
became rather tired of this, and getting up, strolled about the
little village by moonlight till I felt disposed to retire to rest,
when returning to the inn, I begged to be shown the room in which I
was to sleep. Mrs Pritchard forthwith taking a candle conducted me
to a small room upstairs. There were two beds in it. The good
lady pointing to one, next the window, in which there were nice
clean sheets, told me that was the one which I was to occupy, and
bidding me good-night, and leaving the candle, departed. Putting
out the light I got into bed, but instantly found that the bed was
not long enough by at least a foot.
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