... as. far advanced as Ralph, and made a dash to overtake him. Before he had done so, however, a bush laden with delicious blackberries attracted his attention, and he could not resist the temptation to stop, and gather some of the luscious fruit. He called ...

... lads. In my young days a boy with a pipe was about as rare as a two-necked swan; to-day the smoking lad ! is as common as blackberries: and I am old- ! fashioned enough to prefer the older to the more recent state of things. Any boy of sense would consider ...

... ic note of alarm, when all play ceases. TrE PHEASANT AT nOMIE. A few days prior to the advent of October, I when the blackberries hang luscious on the brambles, and the brown nuts drop from the rlusters, the keeper gloes, as is his wont, to the coppice ...

... orchard and garden is five miles we- of Denver, has a splendid five-acre orehard of appless. peats, plums, strawberries, blackberries, and currants, and has sold his crop this year for £1,200, the working exppeuses being £300. Mr. J. Green, Villa Park Post ...

... the bird to the hedge. There I found a, half-fledged bird which had evidently fallen out of the nest. It was hanging on a blackberry thorn, which had pierced the skin of its back. The bird was not otherwise iijured, and was kicking vigorously suspended ...

... strawberries wee I plentiful as a wild fruit in the woods, and were t brought to towns and solHI in shops and mar. t Iets blackberries frsequently are nowadays. rhere is a copy of a poem in the British f If se m library, by John Lydgate, that was written ...

... affectionate ents' greetings to her glorious hills and vales, which hold a orth lasting Place among our happiest memories. Ripe blackberries have already bee found in the island, so0, possibly, you may find some, early as it is for thils autumnal fruit, inl the ...

... captain, and ont hor throat w ith a razor. . BLACKLEY MYSTERY. Throe lads resident in Blaokley on Sunday set out in search of blackberries, and While they wore engaged in the hunt for the berries a sudden shower caused them to seek shelter in A place called ...

... the deecased and some other boys istarted shortly after nine o'clock on Satarday morning tor Aintrec. They were gathering blackberries during the day, About half-past four witness and the deceased wore standing on the path near the Old Roan Bridge, Aintree ...

... After finishing playing crickot I went to the recreation ground. On Sunday I went a laug wall through the fields gathering blackberries and plzyine at boat-racing with pieces of wood ?? down a stream, and the one that got toaertainplace Girst had won. About ...

... foot of space, asd in this Way has this season Isold over :£80 worth of strawborries from half an aere, I B40 worth of blackberries, &c. Some of his apple trees (willow twig lid 'Ben Davis) lhave 'this season five barrels of apples eaclh, worti from 12s ...

... DOG. BY J. CRow~ruP HIERST. CHAPTER I. HovW THE BOY AND TIHE DOG BECAUR ACQUAINTED. To anyone who knows the delights of blackberrying, Windy Common would appear uoe of the most charm- ing places in all the world. It is a large, irregularly- shaped piece ...