... the whole island. The longevity of the islanders very remarkable, and nonagenarians are a good deal more plentiful than blackberries. They are also more plentiful than rabbits, in respect of which the place has been grossly maligned. People in England ...

... There's only one animal I'm afraid of, Whistler, said Claude. Name ? said the men, with quiet contempt 'ft's that mare of Blackberry's—what's ber name P 4. oh I know—Nemesia. Don't bet on her, Mr. Claude ; you'll Mee your money And the honest fellow patted ...

... e.bbon sash was tied round the waist, matching that which surrounded the crown of the white straw sailor bat. girl with blackberries garlanding her large fancy straw bat wore a pretty gown of pale yellow striped cop', set into a yoke of dark green velvet ...

... overcome him just as the chance of conquest seems greatest. The hedgerows are rich with scarlet hips and haws aad purple blackberries, while the other berries beloved of the birds —bryony, elder, holly, woody nightshade, privet, and honeysuckle—form a rich ...

... September morning, when the still green fields were all glittering with dew, and bright webs of silver gossamer sparkled on the blackberry bushes, an acorn and a mushroom found themselves side by side. The mushroom was tall and freshlooking, and thought a deal ...

... with the ground colour of the dress it is worn with. For rustic hats, bramble leaves, mixed with flowers and ripening blackberries, with knots of green velvet, form a suitable trimming. Bonnets are decreasing in she, and worn flatter on the head, and ...

... strain and bottle. Lemon syrup may be made in the same way, and these will be found superior to extracts for flavouring.--Blackberry cordial: Warm and squeeze the berries; add to each pint of juice one pound of white sugar, one-half ounce of powdered cinnamon ...

... up again with a few pepper@erns. Faun. Salm—Draw the juice from a pound of any kind of fruit—red currants, raspberries, blackberries, plums, and grapes are especialy nice for the purpose —strain it off and add water to make the quantity ' one quart ; put ...

... as many as all the other classes put together. There are possibilities of accident even in such an idyllic pursuit as blackberrying, and a banker's clerk got nearly £lOO as solstitial for a blow on the eyes from a bumble. Most of us have struck our shins ...

... wife looking her very best. Beauty unadorned is all very well in its way, but even a Venus—and Venuses do not grow on every blackberry bush—cannot afford to dress dowdily. A wife's carelessness of her personal appearance has frequently proved the marring ...

... brings with it, I, for one, don't wants to be rich ' Get up. Old Gray. Farther down the lane, however, where the ripening blackberries hung their knobs of jet on evrry bough and spray and the sound of a little brook K. tiewhere in the distance made a dreamy ...

... cool for 1` minutes, and bottle. A tablespoonful of this, added to a glass of iced water, makes a most refreshing drink. Blackberry and strawberry vinegars are made in the same manner. Hui% To Ctzar Borrtzs.- Water bottles, decanters, vinegar and oil bottles ...