... find myself in a country road, bounded on one side by fields of maize with their irrigating streams, and on the other by a blackberry-laden and flower-decked hedge. Farther on, in the distance, to the right, are the neighbouring hills, richly clothed with ...

... the shrewd hint of a north-east wind. The haws and the mountain ash berries seem plentiful this year, but there are no blackberries. Even on the sunny landslip' of the Isle-of Wight they have never ripened, and in most places they lack even a touch of ...

... man on his return from the marriage feast is something to be seen and laughed at. Irish comedians are as plentiful as blackberries; but Mr Caffrey is one of the few good ones. A Veriy Wear= Beceptioss, a lively, bustling sketch, is just what is wanted ...