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THE NEW YEAR'S GIFT

... family as if I had been born and bred among them. I found that I had come in a critical time, when secrets were plentiful as blackberries. It being New Tear's week, all the little hoarded resources of the children, both of money and ingenuity, were in brisk ...

Published: Saturday 01 January 1870
Newspaper: Huddersfield Chronicle
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4035 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

POULTON.-ST. ILADIGUND'B ABBEY

... Itadigund's Abbey, erected in the 12th century. It is a favourite pic-nic resort, and the woods in the ripe season abound with blackberries, nut., and strawberries. There is plenty of nice milk te be obtained in the adjoining oottages, and the occupying tenant ...

Published: Saturday 01 January 1870
Newspaper: Dover Chronicle
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 224 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Curtain'd in his cradle lies, In tranquil rest, light-hearted, While hit predecessor dies, The heir of the ..

... family as if I had been born and bred among them. I found that I had come in a critical time, when secrets were plentiful as blackberries. It being New Year's week, all the little hoarded resources of the children, both of money and ingenuity, were in brisk ...

Archbishop M'Closkey is likely to bring back a Cardinal's hat

... the storm which raged without. An Oregon paper says that wild strawberries in bloom, and with the fruit perfectly ripe, blackberry blossoms, oak buds bursting into leaf, wild roses in full blaom, pea-vines in full blossom and bearing peas, are the strongest ...

Published: Wednesday 05 January 1870
Newspaper: Cork Daily Herald
County: Cork, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2898 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

flikaller Waded

... use a upon summarily dismissing him, and refused to entertain his application for a fair and reasonable common idiom, as blackberries. There can be no doubt that the Nationalists looked upon the Watkin Williams, M.P., met his constituents el die Denbigh ...

Published: Thursday 06 January 1870
Newspaper: Bristol Daily Post
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 3178 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... name, and of the shepherd tending { his flocks on the slopes of Sedgley; of slag heaps being covered with vegetation ; of blackberries being as abundant as beerhouses ; of clear and balmy air without a vestige of I smoke; and of handsome buildings of Gothic ...

Published: Saturday 08 January 1870
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1346 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SOUTHERN TIMES. TRIAL OF PRISONEIIB

... fox now took a straight lino over the beautiful vale, which is intersected by fencing of all descriptions and as ripe as blackberries in summer : nothing but a good one could live with tho hounds. Onward they pressed him, passing Witham Friary, and on to ...

SOUTHAMPTON

... whether we are likely soon to forget their aversion to compulsion,” even though the reasons of the League be as plentiful as blackberries.” Then again, the Leaguers say as it would be unfair to subject the honest workman to the mortification of feeling himself ...

Infringement or the Vaccination Act.—It «■

... afforded a good opportunity of knowing the duke’s character. His lordship said anecdotes of Wellington were as plentiful as blackberries, and related large number, amongst which was the following:—After a celebrated victory the troops were complained of ...

STEAM TO NEW YORK FROM SOUTH- AMPTON.-MAIL LINE. The magnificent Clyde-buUt steamers of the NORTH GERMAN LLOYD ..

... AMANUENSIS and ATTENDANT on an ELDERLY or INVALID LADY. Been accustomed to nursing: good testimonials. Address Delta, 9, Blackberry- terrace, Bevois- valley, Southampton. WANTED, a respectable Person, of active habits, to TAKE CHARGE of THREE YOUNG CHILDREN ...

Published: Saturday 08 January 1870
Newspaper: Hampshire Advertiser
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 29710 | Page: 5 | Tags: Classifieds 

TURF NOTES AND GOSSIP

... the most astute speculator in London to secure many 1,000 to 10 chances which a few years back were almost as numerous as blackberries on a bush. Nevertheless, if the wish for wagering upon the Spring Handicaps has diminished or departed from its former ...

Published: Friday 14 January 1870
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 342 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THEATRE ROYAL, MANCHESTER,

... EVERY EVENING at o’clock. SINBAD THE SAILOR. DREAD THE NEW BANKRUPTCY ACT. Bankrupts are. just now, as numerous almost as blackberries in September, as is evident from last week’s Gazette, which contained the longest I'st ever registered in one week in the ...