xxvin LETTERS TO MARCO 189 



add to his miseries, it is winter, snow being 

 on the distant hills, the river is in flood, and 

 two boys are sliding on the ice at the edge 

 of the river on the farther side. I always 

 used to think this man would either be 

 drowned or have to abandon the cow ; but I 



Vignette from Bewick. 



believe now he is meant to be intending to 

 cross with the cow, that she will tow him 

 safely across if he holds on, and that the man 

 has been in the habit of doing it to save the 

 toll. 



A propos of Bewick, have you ever noticed 

 what an immense number of his tailpieces 



