156 CORRESPONDENCE WITH HIS FAMILY. 



storks or cranes intent on the business of emigration, and 

 who had 



" Set forth 



Their airy caravan, high over seas 

 Flying, and over lands, with mutual wing 

 Easing their flight." 



Mr. Taylor, our new vicar, has taken possession of S. living; 

 and I have reassumed the curacy, after an intermission of 26 

 years ! Mrs. Etty rents the V. house ; but has been gone 8 

 or 9 weeks, and does not return till winter. Mr. Yalden is 

 gone to Bath in company with Mr. Budd. Bro. Ben and 

 family are at Newton, but go next week. Bro. Tho. has been 

 expected here all the autumn, but is not yet come. Mrs. H. 

 White brought Lucy to my house lately for change of air : 

 the poor young woman is languid and has over-grown her 

 strength ; but I perceive no bad symptoms. We have apples 

 and pears innumerable, and very fine grapes. Mrs. Clement 

 is in a fair way, I suspect, to encrease her family. I wish 

 you joy of y r late grand-daughter, which makes my 41 

 nephew and niece ! I have very dutiful nieces, who seem 

 disposed to make me as great an uncle as they can. Mrs. J. 

 White joins in respects. I am with all due affection and 

 regard, 



Your loving brother, 



GIL. WHITE. 



Sweet autumnal weather ! We have had no rain since 

 Sept. 27 th , not enough to measure. I miss poor Mr. Etty 

 every day : he was a blameless man, without guile. His son 

 Charles is in London making interest for an appointment to 

 India. His escape off Ceylon was wonderful ! 



[The letter (to Mr. Pink) was the occasion of a very ludicrous circum- 

 stance. Mr. Pink, a very respectable yeoman, was on his way to Alton 

 market, the day after he received the letter, when he overtook a neighbour 

 who was going to the same place, and, after the first salutation, asked him if 

 he had seen or heard of Mr. White of Selborne lately. Being answered in 

 the negative, he said, " Ah ! poor man, he is very far gone indeed," pointing 

 to his head : " I had a letter from him yesterday ; and what do you think 

 he said to me, and desired me to do ? he told me to look out sharp to the 



