"I don't know, and I don't care. Tell ye, best put a feather-bed in the bottom of this waggin, because her arm's broke for certain, and I don't know what else. I'll fetch it—if you've got some spirits."
"Yes," said Lucas, "I'll fetch some;" and both hurried into the house, and soon came out again and hastened off.
"How did you know who 'twas?" Lucas inquired, with solemn curiosity fitting the occasion.
"Why, I didn't; but I knew when they didn't offer to git up, whoever 'twas wanted help, and I put across the lot to 'em, and sure enough 'twas Armidy and Jerry. I looked her over, and see by the way she lay that one of her arms was broke, anyway, and stepped over to where Jerry was, and sir! he was as dead as Moses! Head struck right on a big stone and broke his neck—his head hung down like that," letting his hand fall limply from the wrist.
"Does she know?" said Lucas.
"No, and I hope she won't for a spell. She hadn't come to when I left her."
Lucas struck the horse with the end of the reins to urge him on.
"There, now you can see 'em," said Theodore, rising in his seat and pointing down the road. Lucas followed his example, and looking before them they could see both husband and wife lying motionless in the road.
