\"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。