produced by [david] [widger] . 1 produced 2 by 2 by 5 . [html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [seven] [vagabonds] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] " halloo ! 1 " 2 halloo 2 halloo 3 ! who stands guard here ? 1 who 2 stands 2 stands 3 guard 3 guard 4 here 4 here 5 ? is the doorkeeper asleep ? " cried [i] , approaching a ladder of two or three steps which was let down from the wagon . 1 is 4 asleep 2 the 3 doorkeeper 2 the 4 asleep 4 asleep 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 cried 6 " 12 ladder 7 cried 9 , 9 , 10 approaching 10 approaching 11 a 12 ladder 16 three 13 of 14 two 13 of 16 three 14 two 15 or 16 three 17 steps 17 steps 18 which 17 steps 21 down 18 which 19 was 20 let 21 down 21 down 25 . 22 from 23 the 23 the 24 wagon 24 wagon 25 . a small piece of silver was my passport within his premises , where [i] found only one other person , hereafter to be described . 1 a 6 was 2 small 4 of 3 piece 4 of 4 of 5 silver 5 silver 6 was 6 was 18 other 7 my 8 passport 8 passport 9 within 9 within 10 his 9 within 11 premises 11 premises 13 where 12 , 13 where 13 where 15 found 15 found 16 only 15 found 18 other 16 only 17 one 18 other 21 hereafter 19 person 20 , 20 , 21 hereafter 21 hereafter 24 described 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 described 24 described 25 . perhaps the movable scene of this narrative is still peregrinating [new] [england] , and may enable the reader to test the accuracy of my description . 1 perhaps 2 the 1 perhaps 4 scene 2 the 3 movable 4 scene 5 of 5 of 6 this 5 of 10 peregrinating 6 this 7 narrative 7 narrative 9 still 8 is 9 still 9 still 10 peregrinating 10 peregrinating 22 accuracy 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 may 15 may 16 enable 16 enable 17 the 16 enable 20 test 17 the 18 reader 18 reader 19 to 19 to 20 test 20 test 21 the 21 the 22 accuracy 22 accuracy 26 . 23 of 24 my 23 of 25 description 24 my 25 description 25 description 26 . the spectacle for [i] will not use the unworthy term of puppet-show consisted of a multitude of little people assembled on a miniature stage . 1 the 2 spectacle 1 the 7 use 2 spectacle 3 for 3 for 5 will 5 will 6 not 7 use 11 of 7 use 16 multitude 8 the 9 unworthy 8 the 10 term 10 term 11 of 12 puppet-show 13 consisted 13 consisted 14 of 14 of 15 a 15 a 16 multitude 16 multitude 17 of 16 multitude 19 people 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 assembled 20 assembled 22 a 20 assembled 23 miniature 21 on 22 a 23 miniature 25 . 24 stage 25 . " what an admirable piece of work is this ! " exclaimed [i] , lifting up my bands in astonishment . 1 " 2 what 1 " 4 admirable 2 what 3 an 4 admirable 6 of 4 admirable 12 exclaimed 5 piece 6 of 7 work 8 is 8 is 9 this 9 this 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 exclaimed 12 exclaimed 14 , 14 , 18 bands 15 lifting 16 up 15 lifting 18 bands 16 up 17 my 18 bands 20 astonishment 19 in 20 astonishment 20 astonishment 21 . and then [with] how fresh a feeling must he return , at intervals , to his own peculiar home ! 1 and 2 then 1 and 4 how 4 how 5 fresh 5 fresh 6 a 6 a 7 feeling 7 feeling 10 return 7 feeling 11 , 8 must 9 he 8 must 10 return 11 , 12 at 12 at 18 peculiar 13 intervals 14 , 13 intervals 17 own 15 to 16 his 15 to 17 own 17 own 18 peculiar 18 peculiar 19 home 19 home 20 ! the literary man now evinced a great kindness for me , and [i] ventured to inquire which way he was travelling . 1 the 2 literary 1 the 3 man 2 literary 3 man 3 man 12 and 4 now 5 evinced 5 evinced 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 11 , 8 kindness 9 for 9 for 10 me 10 me 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 ventured 14 ventured 17 which 14 ventured 22 . 15 to 16 inquire 16 inquire 17 which 18 way 19 he 19 he 20 was 19 he 22 . 20 was 21 travelling " you are housed but just in time , my young friends , " said the master of the wagon . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 are 3 are 4 housed 3 are 6 just 5 but 6 just 6 just 12 friends 7 in 8 time 7 in 12 friends 8 time 9 , 9 , 10 my 10 my 11 young 12 friends 13 , 13 , 15 said 14 " 15 said 15 said 20 wagon 16 the 17 master 17 master 18 of 17 master 20 wagon 18 of 19 the 20 wagon 21 . " the sky would have been down upon you within five minutes . " 1 " 4 would 2 the 3 sky 3 sky 4 would 4 would 6 been 4 would 8 upon 5 have 6 been 6 been 7 down 8 upon 9 you 9 you 10 within 10 within 11 five 11 five 12 minutes 12 minutes 14 " 13 . 14 " i , meanwhile , with many a wild [and] undetermined fantasy , was narrowly inspecting these two doves that had flown into our ark . 1 i 3 meanwhile 2 , 3 meanwhile 3 meanwhile 8 wild 4 , 5 with 5 with 6 many 6 many 7 a 6 many 8 wild 8 wild 10 undetermined 10 undetermined 12 , 10 undetermined 17 two 11 fantasy 12 , 13 was 14 narrowly 14 narrowly 15 inspecting 15 inspecting 16 these 15 inspecting 17 two 17 two 18 doves 18 doves 22 into 18 doves 25 . 19 that 20 had 20 had 21 flown 21 flown 22 into 23 our 24 ark 24 ark 25 . when we had travelled through the vast extent of the mahogany box , [i] looked into my guide 's face . 1 when 2 we 1 when 4 travelled 2 we 3 had 4 travelled 10 the 5 through 6 the 6 the 7 vast 7 vast 8 extent 8 extent 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 12 box 11 mahogany 12 box 12 box 15 looked 13 , 15 looked 15 looked 16 into 16 into 18 guide 17 my 18 guide 18 guide 21 . 19 's 20 face 20 face 21 . " where are you going , my pretty maid ? " inquired [i] , in the words of an old song . 1 " 2 where 2 where 4 you 3 are 4 you 4 you 10 ? 5 going 6 , 5 going 8 pretty 6 , 7 my 8 pretty 9 maid 8 pretty 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 inquired 12 inquired 16 the 14 , 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 21 song 17 words 18 of 18 of 19 an 19 an 20 old 19 an 21 song 21 song 22 . " ah , " said the gay damsel , " you might as well [ask] where the summer wind is going . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 5 said 1 " 14 well 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 damsel 6 the 7 gay 6 the 8 damsel 8 damsel 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 might 12 might 13 as 14 well 16 where 16 where 19 wind 16 where 21 going 17 the 18 summer 17 the 19 wind 20 is 21 going 21 going 22 . we are wanderers here , and there , and everywhere . 1 we 3 wanderers 2 are 3 wanderers 3 wanderers 4 here 4 here 5 , 4 here 7 there 5 , 6 and 7 there 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 everywhere 10 everywhere 11 . wherever there is mirth , our merry hearts are drawn to it . 1 wherever 2 there 1 wherever 6 our 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 mirth 4 mirth 5 , 6 our 7 merry 7 merry 8 hearts 8 hearts 9 are 8 hearts 10 drawn 9 are 10 drawn 10 drawn 11 to 11 to 12 it 12 it 13 . blessed pair , whose happy home was throughout all the earth ! 1 blessed 3 , 1 blessed 4 whose 2 pair 3 , 4 whose 5 happy 5 happy 6 home 6 home 7 was 7 was 8 throughout 8 throughout 11 earth 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 earth 11 earth 12 ! " [o] maiden ! " said [i] aloud , " why did you not come hither alone ? " 1 " 6 said 3 maiden 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 aloud 8 aloud 15 come 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 why 11 why 12 did 12 did 13 you 13 you 14 not 13 you 15 come 15 come 17 alone 16 hither 17 alone 17 alone 18 ? 18 ? 19 " while [the] merry girl and myself were busy with the show-box , the unceasing rain had driven another wayfarer into the wagon . 1 while 3 merry 1 while 11 show-box 3 merry 5 and 4 girl 5 and 6 myself 7 were 7 were 8 busy 8 busy 9 with 9 with 10 the 10 the 11 show-box 11 show-box 12 , 11 show-box 14 unceasing 12 , 13 the 14 unceasing 15 rain 14 unceasing 19 wayfarer 16 had 17 driven 17 driven 19 wayfarer 18 another 19 wayfarer 19 wayfarer 20 into 19 wayfarer 22 wagon 20 into 21 the 20 into 22 wagon 22 wagon 23 . " it is a bill of the [suffolk] [bank] , " said [i] , " and better than the specie . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 12 said 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 a 4 a 5 bill 5 bill 6 of 6 of 7 the 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 and 16 and 17 better 17 better 20 specie 18 than 19 the 19 the 20 specie 20 specie 21 . 21 . 22 " as the beggar had nothing to object , he [now] produced a small buff-leather bag , tied up carefully with a shoe-string . 1 as 5 nothing 1 as 11 produced 2 the 3 beggar 3 beggar 4 had 3 beggar 5 nothing 6 to 7 object 7 object 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 11 produced 11 produced 15 bag 12 a 13 small 13 small 14 buff-leather 13 small 15 bag 15 bag 16 , 16 , 17 tied 17 tied 18 up 17 tied 19 carefully 19 carefully 20 with 19 carefully 23 . 20 with 21 a 21 a 22 shoe-string in this precious heap was my bank , note deposited , the rate of exchange being [considerably] against me . 1 in 4 heap 1 in 9 note 2 this 3 precious 3 precious 4 heap 4 heap 7 bank 5 was 6 my 6 my 7 bank 7 bank 8 , 9 note 10 deposited 9 note 13 rate 10 deposited 11 , 10 deposited 13 rate 11 , 12 the 13 rate 14 of 13 rate 15 exchange 15 exchange 16 being 16 being 20 . 18 against 19 me 19 me 20 . here let me have credit for a sober fact . 1 here 2 let 2 let 3 me 3 me 4 have 4 have 5 credit 5 credit 8 sober 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 sober 8 sober 9 fact 8 sober 10 . 9 fact 10 . but [i] must stop and see the breaking up of the camp-meeting at [stamford] . " 1 but 3 must 3 must 6 see 4 stop 5 and 5 and 6 see 6 see 8 breaking 7 the 8 breaking 8 breaking 9 up 9 up 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 camp-meeting 12 camp-meeting 13 at 12 camp-meeting 15 . 15 . 16 " all this was a sort of happiness which [i] could conceive of , though [i] had little sympathy with it . 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 was 2 this 5 sort 3 was 4 a 5 sort 6 of 5 sort 7 happiness 7 happiness 13 , 7 happiness 17 little 8 which 10 could 8 which 13 , 10 could 11 conceive 11 conceive 12 of 13 , 14 though 14 though 16 had 17 little 18 sympathy 17 little 21 . 18 sympathy 19 with 19 with 20 it my reflections were here interrupted . 1 my 2 reflections 2 reflections 3 were 3 were 4 here 4 here 5 interrupted 5 interrupted 6 . " another visitor ! " exclaimed the old showman . 1 " 2 another 1 " 3 visitor 3 visitor 4 ! 3 visitor 6 exclaimed 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 8 old 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 showman 9 showman 10 . it was a red [indian] , armed with his bow and arrow . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 red 4 red 7 armed 6 , 7 armed 7 armed 12 arrow 8 with 9 his 9 his 10 bow 10 bow 11 and 11 and 12 arrow 12 arrow 13 . this son of [the] wilderness , and pilgrim of the storm , took his place silently in the midst of us . 1 this 2 son 2 son 3 of 3 of 5 wilderness 5 wilderness 11 storm 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 pilgrim 8 pilgrim 9 of 8 pilgrim 11 storm 9 of 10 the 11 storm 13 took 12 , 13 took 13 took 16 silently 14 his 15 place 15 place 16 silently 16 silently 21 us 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 midst 18 the 21 us 19 midst 20 of 21 us 22 . the [indian] had not long been seated , ere our merry damsel sought to draw him into conversation . 1 the 6 been 3 had 4 not 3 had 5 long 5 long 6 been 6 been 8 , 6 been 12 damsel 7 seated 8 , 9 ere 10 our 10 our 12 damsel 11 merry 12 damsel 12 damsel 18 conversation 13 sought 14 to 14 to 15 draw 15 draw 17 into 15 draw 18 conversation 16 him 17 into 18 conversation 19 . at length , she inquired whether his journey had any particular end or purpose . 1 at 2 length 1 at 8 journey 2 length 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 inquired 5 inquired 6 whether 5 inquired 7 his 8 journey 13 or 9 had 10 any 10 any 11 particular 11 particular 12 end 12 end 13 or 13 or 14 purpose 14 purpose 15 . " [i] go shoot at the camp-meeting at [stamford] , " replied the [indian] . 1 " 3 go 3 go 4 shoot 4 shoot 5 at 4 shoot 7 camp-meeting 5 at 6 the 7 camp-meeting 8 at 7 camp-meeting 12 replied 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 13 the 13 the 15 . " and here are five more , " said the girl , " all aiming at the camp-meeting too . 1 " 3 here 1 " 6 more 2 and 3 here 4 are 5 five 5 five 6 more 6 more 11 girl 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 11 girl 11 girl 12 , 11 girl 18 camp-meeting 13 " 14 all 14 all 15 aiming 15 aiming 18 camp-meeting 16 at 17 the 17 the 18 camp-meeting 18 camp-meeting 20 . 19 too 20 . but , [o] , you would find it very dull indeed , to go all the way to [stamford] alone ! " 1 but 7 find 2 , 5 you 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 would 6 would 7 find 7 find 13 to 8 it 9 very 9 very 11 indeed 9 very 13 to 10 dull 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 , 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 way 17 way 18 to 18 to 20 alone 20 alone 21 ! 21 ! 22 " now , hoping no offence , [i] should like to know where this young gentleman may be going ? " 1 now 5 offence 1 now 12 where 2 , 3 hoping 3 hoping 4 no 4 no 5 offence 5 offence 6 , 5 offence 11 know 6 , 8 should 8 should 9 like 9 like 10 to 12 where 17 be 13 this 15 gentleman 14 young 15 gentleman 15 gentleman 16 may 16 may 17 be 17 be 18 going 18 going 19 ? 19 ? 20 " i started . 1 i 2 started 2 started 3 . how came [i] among these wanderers ? 1 how 2 came 2 came 4 among 4 among 5 these 5 these 6 wanderers 6 wanderers 7 ? " but in what capacity ? " asked the old showman , after a moment 's silence . 1 " 2 but 1 " 14 a 2 but 5 capacity 3 in 4 what 3 in 5 capacity 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 9 the 9 the 10 old 9 the 14 a 10 old 11 showman 11 showman 12 , 12 , 13 after 14 a 18 . 15 moment 17 silence 15 moment 18 . 16 's 17 silence " all of us here can get our bread in some creditable way . 1 " 7 get 2 all 3 of 3 of 4 us 4 us 5 here 5 here 6 can 5 here 7 get 7 get 9 bread 8 our 9 bread 9 bread 11 some 10 in 11 some 11 some 12 creditable 12 creditable 13 way 13 way 14 . every honest man should have his livelihood . 1 every 2 honest 2 honest 3 man 3 man 4 should 4 should 5 have 5 have 8 . 6 his 7 livelihood 7 livelihood 8 . you , sir , as [i] take it , are a mere strolling gentleman . " 1 you 2 , 1 you 7 take 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 as 7 take 9 , 7 take 10 are 8 it 9 , 10 are 11 a 11 a 12 mere 12 mere 13 strolling 13 strolling 14 gentleman 14 gentleman 15 . 15 . 16 " " either this , " said [i] , " is my vocation , or [i] have been born in vain . " 1 " 2 either 1 " 6 said 3 this 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 6 said 12 vocation 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 is 10 is 11 my 12 vocation 13 , 13 , 20 vain 14 or 16 have 16 have 17 been 17 been 19 in 18 born 19 in 19 in 20 vain 20 vain 21 . 21 . 22 " dreading a rejection , [i] solicited the interest of the merry damsel . 1 dreading 2 a 2 a 4 , 2 a 8 interest 3 rejection 4 , 6 solicited 7 the 6 solicited 8 interest 8 interest 10 the 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 merry 11 merry 12 damsel 11 merry 13 . " mirth , " cried [i] , most aptly appropriating the words of [l'allegro] , " to thee [i] sue ! 1 " 5 cried 1 " 9 aptly 2 mirth 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 cried 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 8 most 7 , 8 most 9 aptly 10 appropriating 9 aptly 15 , 10 appropriating 13 of 11 the 12 words 12 words 13 of 15 , 16 " 16 " 20 sue 17 to 18 thee 18 thee 20 sue 20 sue 21 ! mirth , admit me of thy crew ! " 1 mirth 2 , 1 mirth 5 of 2 , 3 admit 3 admit 4 me 5 of 6 thy 6 thy 7 crew 7 crew 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [i] have espied much promise in him . 1 " 3 have 3 have 4 espied 4 espied 5 much 5 much 6 promise 6 promise 7 in 6 promise 8 him 8 him 9 . true , a shadow sometimes flits across his brow , but the sunshine [is] sure to follow in a moment . 1 true 2 , 1 true 4 shadow 2 , 3 a 4 shadow 5 sometimes 4 shadow 10 , 5 sometimes 6 flits 6 flits 7 across 7 across 8 his 8 his 9 brow 10 , 15 sure 11 but 12 the 12 the 13 sunshine 13 sunshine 15 sure 15 sure 20 moment 16 to 17 follow 17 follow 18 in 18 in 19 a 19 a 20 moment 20 moment 21 . he is never guilty [of] a sad thought , but a merry one is twin born with it . 1 he 8 thought 2 is 3 never 3 never 4 guilty 4 guilty 7 sad 6 a 7 sad 7 sad 8 thought 8 thought 12 merry 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 a 11 a 12 merry 12 merry 15 twin 13 one 14 is 14 is 15 twin 15 twin 16 born 16 born 17 with 16 born 19 . 18 it 19 . this affair settled , a marvellous jollity entered into the whole tribe of us [,] manifesting itself characteristically in each individual . 1 this 2 affair 2 affair 13 of 3 settled 4 , 3 settled 6 marvellous 4 , 5 a 6 marvellous 8 entered 6 marvellous 9 into 7 jollity 8 entered 9 into 10 the 9 into 13 of 10 the 11 whole 10 the 12 tribe 11 whole 12 tribe 13 of 17 itself 14 us 16 manifesting 14 us 17 itself 17 itself 20 each 18 characteristically 19 in 18 characteristically 20 each 20 each 21 individual 21 individual 22 . the young foreigner flourished his fiddle-bow [with] a master 's hand , and gave an inspiring echo to the showman's melody . 1 the 3 foreigner 2 young 3 foreigner 3 foreigner 4 flourished 4 flourished 5 his 5 his 6 fiddle-bow 5 his 8 a 8 a 17 echo 9 master 11 hand 10 's 11 hand 11 hand 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 gave 14 gave 15 an 14 gave 17 echo 15 an 16 inspiring 17 echo 18 to 18 to 20 showman's 19 the 20 showman's 20 showman's 21 melody 21 melody 22 . " we ['ll] come among them in procession , with music and dancing , " cried the merry damsel . 1 " 2 we 1 " 4 come 4 come 9 , 4 come 14 , 5 among 6 them 5 among 8 procession 6 them 7 in 8 procession 9 , 9 , 12 and 10 with 11 music 11 music 12 and 12 and 13 dancing 14 , 18 merry 15 " 16 cried 16 cried 17 the 16 cried 18 merry 18 merry 19 damsel 19 damsel 20 . casting our eyes northward , we beheld a horseman approaching leisurely , and splashing through the little puddles on the [stamford] road . 1 casting 2 our 1 casting 4 northward 1 casting 10 approaching 2 our 3 eyes 4 northward 5 , 5 , 9 horseman 6 we 7 beheld 7 beheld 8 a 7 beheld 9 horseman 9 horseman 10 approaching 10 approaching 13 and 11 leisurely 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 18 puddles 14 splashing 15 through 15 through 16 the 15 through 18 puddles 16 the 17 little 18 puddles 22 road 19 on 20 the 20 the 22 road 22 road 23 . what puzzled us was the fact , that his face appeared turned from , instead of to , the camp-meeting at [stamford] . 1 what 7 , 1 what 13 from 2 puzzled 3 us 3 us 6 fact 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 fact 6 fact 7 , 8 that 9 his 9 his 10 face 10 face 11 appeared 11 appeared 12 turned 12 turned 13 from 13 from 15 instead 14 , 15 instead 15 instead 20 camp-meeting 16 of 20 camp-meeting 17 to 19 the 18 , 19 the 19 the 20 camp-meeting 20 camp-meeting 23 . 21 at 23 . " what news , what news from the camp-meeting at [stamford] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 news 3 news 4 , 3 news 12 ? 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 news 5 what 9 camp-meeting 6 news 7 from 7 from 8 the 9 camp-meeting 10 at 12 ? 13 " the missionary looked down [,] in surprise , at as singular a knot of people as could have been selected from all his heterogeneous auditors . 1 the 2 missionary 1 the 7 surprise 3 looked 4 down 3 looked 7 surprise 4 down 6 in 7 surprise 11 singular 8 , 9 at 9 at 11 singular 10 as 11 singular 11 singular 13 knot 12 a 13 knot 13 knot 15 people 14 of 15 people 15 people 20 selected 16 as 17 could 17 could 20 selected 18 have 19 been 19 been 20 selected 20 selected 21 from 20 selected 24 heterogeneous 22 all 24 heterogeneous 23 his 24 heterogeneous 24 heterogeneous 25 auditors 25 auditors 26 . i even fancied that a smile [was] endeavoring to disturb the iron gravity of the preacher 's mouth . 1 i 2 even 2 even 3 fancied 2 even 9 to 3 fancied 5 a 4 that 5 a 5 a 6 smile 6 smile 8 endeavoring 9 to 12 iron 10 disturb 11 the 11 the 12 iron 12 iron 18 mouth 13 gravity 14 of 14 of 15 the 14 of 18 mouth 15 the 16 preacher 16 preacher 17 's 18 mouth 19 . " good people , " answered he , " the camp-meeting is broke up . " 1 " 2 good 2 good 4 , 3 people 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 answered 6 answered 11 camp-meeting 7 he 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 camp-meeting 10 the 11 camp-meeting 11 camp-meeting 12 is 11 camp-meeting 13 broke 13 broke 14 up 14 up 15 . 15 . 16 " so saying , the [methodist] minister switched his steed , and rode westward . 1 so 2 saying 2 saying 3 , 2 saying 6 minister 4 the 6 minister 6 minister 7 switched 7 switched 9 steed 8 his 9 steed 9 steed 12 rode 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 rode 12 rode 13 westward 13 westward 14 . our union being thus nullified , [by] the removal of its object , we were sundered at once to the four winds of heaven . 1 our 3 being 1 our 4 thus 2 union 3 being 4 thus 5 nullified 5 nullified 6 , 5 nullified 12 object 6 , 8 the 8 the 9 removal 9 removal 11 its 10 of 11 its 12 object 13 , 12 object 16 sundered 14 we 15 were 14 we 16 sundered 16 sundered 22 winds 17 at 18 once 18 once 19 to 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 four 20 the 22 winds 22 winds 23 of 22 winds 24 heaven 23 of 24 heaven 24 heaven 25 . the old showman and his literary coadjutor were already tackling their horses to the wagon , with a design to peregrinate southwest along [the] seacoast . 1 the 2 old 1 the 3 showman 3 showman 15 wagon 4 and 5 his 5 his 6 literary 6 literary 7 coadjutor 7 coadjutor 9 already 7 coadjutor 10 tackling 8 were 9 already 10 tackling 11 their 10 tackling 12 horses 12 horses 13 to 12 horses 15 wagon 13 to 14 the 15 wagon 16 , 15 wagon 19 design 16 , 17 with 17 with 18 a 19 design 20 to 19 design 23 along 20 to 21 peregrinate 21 peregrinate 22 southwest 23 along 25 seacoast 23 along 26 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [seven] [vagabonds] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 1 end 7 of 2 of 3 the 7 of 11 ( 11 ( 14 twice 12 from 13 " 12 from 14 twice 14 twice 18 ) 17 " 18 ) 18 ) 19 , 19 , 20 by