146 DOVE DALE REVISITED 



carry you home. Couldn't wait any longer. 

 Do take care of yourselves. 



(Signed) " DAISY E." 



The "Will o' the Wisp" proved to be our 

 little friend Daisy, who had come to meet us 

 with her great friend, the Master ; they re- 

 turned before it became very dark, leaving this 

 note of warning behind them. 



The descent of this Sharplow Cliff is dangerous 

 by daylight, for a false step may send you 

 rolling down over the rocks and into the river. 

 Our guide, knowing every step and stone, 

 helped me along, and we soon found ourselves 

 safe and well in the welcome shelter of " The 

 Izaak Walton." And so, for me, ended a 

 memorable day. 



The mention of owls in the woods reminds 

 me of a delightful article on owls in " The 

 Nineteenth Century" for this month, Novem- 

 ber, 1902, by Mr. R. Bosworth Smith. He 

 tells us that there are " three varieties of the 

 bird which are to be found in England : the 

 white, the brown, and the long-eared owl." 



The white owl is also known as the barn- 

 owl, the screech owl because of his rasping, 



