The horses were now more restive than ever and Johann was trying to hold them in while excitedly imploring me not to do anything so foolish. I pitied the poor fellow he was so deeply in earnest; but all the same I could not help laughing. His English was quite gone now. In his anxiety he had forgot ten that his only means of making me understand was to talk my language so he jabbered away in his native German. It began to be a little tedious. After giving the direction "Home!" I turned to go down the cross road into the valley.