... and the red cardinal bird said Robbie. ' Well, it ain't a bad idea. She pee me some bread and jam, the night I got lost, blackberrying, on the hills, and told me such a nice story about Fortunatus and his purse, when I was restiug on her sofa.' ' Yes, and ...

... origin one curious tropical prnliarity. Most northern berries, like the strawberry, the raspberry, the currant, and the blackberry, developed by the selective ►ction of small northern birds, can be popped at once into the mouth and eaten whole ; they ...

... in the past years. Strawberries commenced at 24s per cwt., and at the' close of the season were up to 325. Currants and blackberries, though below the average here, were a plentiful crop in the south, and prices for these have been low all the season. ...

... agaric, a fungus generally regarded by us as a poison, is used in Russia as au intoxicant. After it is dried it is steeped in blackberry juice, which it makes an intoxicating and strong wine. But the common practice is to swallow it without chewing. Intoxication ...