of the pebbles* of the lake, to contain which my sisters
had, previous to my journey, wrought me a little silk bag. This I
brought home, stuffed as full as my purse was empty; for the epicene old
villain left it to me in all its plenitude--disdaining to touch it. When
I went to mass the following Sunday, I was surrounded by crowds, among
whom I distributed my blessing, with an air of seriousness not at all
lessened by the loss of my clothes and the emptying of my purse. On
telling that part of my story to the priest, he laughed till the tears
ran down his cheeks. He was a small, pleasant little man, who was seldom
known to laugh at anybody's joke but his own. Now, the said merriment of
the Reverend Father I felt as contributing to make me look exceedingly
ridiculous and sheepish. "So," says he, "you have fallen foul of
Nell M'Collum, the most notorious shuler in the province! a gipsy, a
fortuneteller, and a tinker's widow; but rest contented, you are not the
first she has gulled--but beware the next time."--"There is no danger of
_that_," said I, with peculiar emphasis.

* An uncommon virtue in curing all kinds of complaints
is ascribed to these pebbles, small bags of which are
brought home by the pilgrims, and distributed to their
respective relations and friends.

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