94 A DALE FARM HOUSE. 



in front, with its trimmed shrubs; the pretty 

 entrance porch ; and here within, the flagged 

 floors of sandstone, freshened with ochre ; the 

 black oaken polished staircase ; the clean, car-* 

 petted bed-rooms, all in such keeping. 



PISCATOK. This is a fair specimen of a Dale 

 farm house. All here are alike ; and altogether, 

 I am told, there are only seven; and those 

 belonging to so many farms ; the little chapel 

 in accordance, its side walls under six feet in 

 height, enclosing eight pews, one for each 

 family, with the parson's. It is a curiosity of 

 its kind ; that is, in its smallness ; in other 

 respects, differing but little from the churches 

 of the district generally. You noticed its 

 belfrey, perched on its western gable; I dare 

 say the bell may often be heard sounding in the 

 dead of night, when the wind is high for 

 it hangs, you may perceive, unsheltered. 



AMICUS. I have enjoyed our tea, with such 

 good cream, bread and butter. I did not 

 expect to fare so well. 



PISCATOK. Here where there is no inn or 

 public house, the farmers are in the habit of re- 

 ceiving casual tourists. The care of them is left 

 to their wives, and some provision is commonly 



