The Making of the Linch-pin - The Sound Sleeper - Breakfast -The Postillion's Departure.
I AWOKE at the first break of day, and, leaving the postillion fast asleep, stepped out of the tent.The dingle was dank and dripping.I lighted a fire of coals, and got my forge in readiness.I then ascended to the field, where the chaise was standing as we had left it on the previous evening.After looking at the cloud-stone near it, now cold, and split into three pieces, I set about prying narrowly into the condition of the wheel and axletree - the latter had sustained no damage of any consequence, and the wheel, as far as I was able to judge, was sound, being only slightly injured in the box.The only thing requisite to set the chaise in a travelling condition appeared to be a linch-pin, which I determined to make.Going to the companion wheel, Itook out the linch-pin, which I carried down with me to the dingle, to serve as a model.
