AN ARCADIAN CALENDAR 



especially against the men of Salisbury Plain ; of whom 

 the story is told that when resting, if asked the way 

 across the Plain, rather than rise to point it out, they 

 would but stretch a leg, saying: " Theck woy," or 

 " Thuck woy." 



OLD shepherds remember when flocks were counted by 

 the aid of notched sticks tallies. When 

 The scoring lambs, as they were born, different 



Shepherd's cuts signified single lambs, twins, and 

 Tally triplets. Also, when dividing lambs from 



ewes, notches were cut for each score. An 

 old South Down shepherd has a story of a sheep-dog 

 so clever that he could count five-score sheep as well 

 as his master. As the flock, some two thousand strong, 

 streamed into their fold, the shepherd would cry at 

 intervals, " Five score! " But before he could utter the 

 words, as the hundredth sheep passed, the dog would 

 spring in front of the fold door, thus checking the stream 

 for a moment, until the shepherd had time to notch the 

 score on his tally-stick. Only those who know sheep- 

 dogs intimately would credit the story. 



DANGERS are braved by the Highland shepherd, and 



hardships endured, undreamt of by the 



The Southerner. His enemies encompass him: 



Highland at his going out and his coming in he hears 



Shepherd the scream of the eagle, croak of raven, 



caw of grey-crow, or sharp bark of fox. In 



snow blizzards or mountain mists he may fail to reach 



home at night, and with his hungry dog must couch 



among the rocks, plaid for sole blanket. 



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