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Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes 

        by Robert Louis Stevenson。  






My Dear Sidney Colvin��



The journey which this little book is to describe was very 

agreeable and fortunate for me。  After an uncouth beginning�察�I had 

the best of luck to the end。  But we are all travellers in what 

John Bunyan calls the wilderness of this world ´ all�察�too�察�

travellers with a donkey�此 �and the best that we find in our travels 

is an honest friend。  He is a fortunate voyager who finds many。  We 

travel�察�indeed�察�to find them。  They are the end and the reward of 

life。  They keep us worthy of ourselves�察�and when we are alone�察�we 

are only nearer to the absent。



Every book is�察�in an intimate sense�察�a circular letter to the 

friends of him who writes it。  They alone take his meaning�察�they 

find private messages�察�assurances of love�察�and expressions of 

gratitude�察�dropped for them in every corner。  The public is but a 

generous patron who defrays the postage。  Yet through the letter is 

directed to all�察�we have an old and kindly custom of addressing it 

on the outside to one。  Of what shall a man be proud�察�if he is not 

proud of his friends�拭 �And so�察�my dear Sidney Colvin�察�it is with 

pride that I sign myself affectionately yours��



R。 L。 S。







VELAY





Many are the mighty things�察�and nought is more mighty than man。 。 。 

。 。 He masters by his devices the tenant of the fields。

SOPHOCLES。



Who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass��

JOB。







THE DONKEY�察�THE PACK�察�AND THE PACK´SADDLE







IN a little place called Le Monastier�察�in a pleasant highland 

valley fifteen miles from Le Puy�察�I spent about a month of fine 

days。  Monastier is notable for the making of lace�察�for 

drunkenness�察�for freedom of language�察�and for unparalleled 

political dissension。  There are adherents of each of the four 

French parties ´ Legitimists�察�Orleanists�察�Imperialists�察�and 

Republicans ´ in this little mountain´town�察�and they all hate�察�

loathe�察�decry�察�and calumniate each other。  Except for business 

purposes�察�or to give each other the lie in a tavern brawl�察�they 

have laid aside even the civility of speech。  'Tis a mere mountain 

Poland。  In the midst of this Babylon I found myself a rallying´

point�察�every one was anxious to be kind and helpful to the 

stranger。  This was not merely from the natural hospitality of 

mountain people�察�nor even from the surprise with which I was 

regarded as a man living of his own free will in Le Monastier�察�when 

he might just as well have lived anywhere else in this big world�察�

it arose a good deal from my projected excursion southward through 

the Cevennes。  A traveller of my sort was a thing hitherto unheard 

of in that district。  I was looked upon with contempt�察�like a man 

who should project a journey to the moon�察�but yet with a respectful 

interest�察�like one setting forth for the inclement Pole。  All were 

ready to help in my preparations�察�a crowd of sympathisers supported 

me at the critical moment of a bargain�察�not a step was taken but 

was heralded by glasses round and celebrated by a dinner or a 

breakfast。



It was already hard upon October before I was ready to set forth�察�

and at the high altitudes over which my road lay there was no 

Indian summer to be looked for。  I was determined�察�if not to camp 

out�察�at least to have the means of camping out in my possession�察�

for there is nothing more harassing to an easy mind than the 

necessity of reaching shelter by dusk�察�and the hospitality of a 

village inn is not always to be reckoned sure by those who trudge 

on foot。  A tent�察�above all for a solitary traveller�察�is 

troublesome to pitch�察�and troublesome to strike again�察�and even on 

the march it forms a conspicuous feature in your baggage。  A 

sleeping´sack�察�on the other hand�察�is always ready ´ you have only 

to get into it�察�it serves a double purpose ´ a bed by night�察�a 

portmanteau by day�察�and it does not advertise your intention of 

camping out to every curious passer´by。  This is a huge point。  If 

a camp is not secret�察�it is but a troubled resting´place�察�you 

become a public character�察�the convivial rustic visits your bedside 

after an early supper�察�and you must sleep with one eye open�察�and be 

up before the day。  I decided on a sleeping´sack�察�and after 

repeated visits to Le Puy�察�and a deal of high living for myself and 

my advisers�察�a sleeping´sack was designed�察�constructed�察�and 

triumphantly brought home。



This child of my invention was nearly six feet square�察�exclusive of 

two triangular flaps to serve as a pillow by night and as the top 

and bottom of the sack by day。  I call it 'the sack��' but it was 

never a sack by more than courtesy�此 �only a sort of long roll or 

sausage�察�green waterproof cart´cloth without and blue sheep's fur 

within。  It was commodious as a valise�察�warm and dry for a bed。  

There was luxurious turning room for one�察�and at a pinch the thing 

might serve for two。  I could bury myself in it up to the neck�察�for 

my head I trusted to a fur cap�察�with a hood to fold down over my 

ears and a band to pass under my nose like a respirator�察�and in 

case of heavy rain I proposed to make myself a little tent�察�or 

tentlet�察�with my waterproof coat�察�three stones�察�and a bent branch。



It will readily be conceived that I could not carry this huge 

package on my own�察�merely human�察�shoulders。  It remained to choose 

a beast of burden。  Now�察�a horse is a fine lady among animals�察�

flighty�察�timid�察�delicate in eating�察�of tender health�察�he is too 

valuable and too restive to be left alone�察�so that you are chained 

to your brute as to a fellow galley´slave�察�a dangerous road puts 

him out of his wits�察�in short�察�he's an uncertain and exacting ally�察�

and adds thirty´fold to the troubles of the voyager。  What I 

required was something cheap and small and hardy�察�and of a stolid 

and peaceful temper�察�and all these requisites pointed to a donkey。



There dwelt an old man in Monastier�察�of rather unsound intellect 

according to some�察�much followed by street´boys�察�and known to fame 

as Father Adam。  Father Adam had a cart�察�and to draw the cart a 

diminutive she´ass�察�not much bigger than a dog�察�the colour of a 

mouse�察�with a kindly eye and a determined under´jaw。  There was 

something neat and high´bred�察�a quakerish elegance�察�about the rogue 

that hit my fancy on the spot。  Our first interview was in 

Monastier market´place。  To prove her good temper�察�one child after 

another was set upon her back to ride�察�and one after another went 

head over heels into the air�察�until a want of confidence began to 

reign in youthful bosoms�察�and the experiment was discontinued from 

a dearth of subjects。  I was already backed by a deputation of my 

friends�察�but as if this were not enough�察�all the buyers and sellers 

came round and helped me in the bargain�察�and the ass and I and 

Father Adam were the centre of a hubbub for near half an hour。  At 

length she passed into my service for the consideration of sixty´

five francs and a glass of brandy。  The sack had already cost 

eighty francs and two glasses of beer�察�so that Modestine�察�as I 

instantly baptized her�察�was upon all accounts the cheaper article。  

Indeed�察�that was as it should be�察�for she was only an appurtenance 

of my mattress�察�or self´acting bedstead on four castors。



I had a last interview with Father Adam in a billiard´room at the 

witching hour of dawn�察�when I administered the brandy。  He 

professed himself greatly touched by the separation�察�and declared 

he had often bought white bread for the donkey when he had been 

content with black bread for himself�察�but this�察�according to the 

best authorities�察�must have been a flight of fancy。  He had a name 

in the village for brutally misusing the ass�察�yet it is certain 

that he shed a tear�察�and the tear made a clean mark down one cheek。



By the advice of a fallacious local saddler�察�a leather pad was made 

for me with rings to fasten on my bundle�察�and I thoughtfully 

completed my kit and arranged my toilette。  By way of armoury and 

utensils�察�I took a revolver�察�a little spirit´lamp and pan�察�a 

lantern and some halfpenny candles�察�a jack´knife and a large 

leather flask。  The main cargo consisted of two entire changes of 

warm clothing ´ besides my travelling wear of country velveteen�察�

pilot´coat�察�and knitted spencer ´ some books�察�and my railway´rug�察�

which�察�being also in the form of a bag�察�made me a double castle for 

cold nights。  The permanent larder was represented by cakes of 

chocolate and tins of Bologna sausage。  All this�察�except what I 

carried about my person�察�was easily stowed into the sheepskin bag�察�

and by good fortune I threw in my empty knapsack�察�rather for 

convenience of carriage than from any thought that I should want it 

on my journey。  For more immediate needs I took a leg of cold 

mutton�察�a bottle of Beaujolais�察�an empty bottle to carry milk�察�an 

egg´beater�察�and a considerable quantity of black bread and white�察�

like Father Adam�察�for myself and donkey�察�only in my scheme of 

things the destinations were reversed。



Monastrians�察�of all shades of thought in politics�察�had agreed in 

threatening me with many ludicrous misadventures�察�and with sudden 

death in many surprising forms。  Cold�察�wolves�察�robbers�察�above all 

the nocturnal practical joker�察�were daily and eloquently forced on 

my attention。  Yet in these vaticinations�察�the true�察�patent danger 

was left out。  Like Christian�察�it was from my pack I suffered by 

the way。  Before telling my own mishaps�察�let me in two words relate 

the lesson of my experience。  If the pack is well strapped at the 

ends�察�and hung at full length ´ not doubled�察�for your life ´ across 

the pack´saddle�察�the traveller is safe。  The saddle will certainly 

not fit�察�such is the imperfection of our transitory life�察�it will 

assuredly topple and tend to overset�察�but there are stones on every 
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