LETTER XXVII 



Rosie Madame Maes West Quay Scene at Railway Station 

 Donkeys Fictions as to Donkeys Rosie and the Corn-bin 

 Influenza Old Farm-house at South Moreton Rate-books 

 Drainage of Wallingford Horse-shoe Bones, etc. Mr. 

 Davis Coins Arrow-heads. 



1st February 1892. 



DEAR MARCO You seemed amused by 

 my account of the loves of Rosie and the 

 drake, so perhaps you would like to hear a 

 little more about Rosie. I know not her 

 exact age, but she was given to me some 

 eight years ago by my friend Madame Maes 

 of West Quay, Southampton, who purchased 

 her from some gipsies when quite a foal. At 

 West Quay all animals are treated as friends 

 and relations, so Rosie was brought up in a 

 very indulged manner, being made a great 

 pet of by Madame M. and her daughters. 



