enough to thank his hoſt for his kind reception and care.
In three days he thought it time to be gone; yet he had as little deſire to quit this peaceful and ſecure retreat as a ſea-captain, who lies at anchor in a ſnug cove, has to ſail while the winds are yet howling, and the waves foaming. Benno, on his ſide, found ſo much plain ſenſe and openneſs, ſo much ſimplicity and readineſs to oblige, in the honeſt ſoldier, that he wiſhed to keep him conſtantly beſide him. This coincidence of ſentiments made the bargain ſhort. Friedbert received the tonſure from father Benno, exchanged his military coat for the hermit’s frock, and remained as brother in waiting; he was to ſerve his benefactor, take care of the garden and kitchen, and attend upon the pilgrims who arrived at the hermitage. At the time of the equinox which parts ſpring from ſummer, and introduces the ſun into the ſign of the Crab, Benno never failed to diſpatch his
