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solemnly told that another ride by that lady and 

 m}^ horses' backs would be hurt. " The queer 

 little class of a saddle she had," said Cuthbert, 

 " that was only med for ponies." 



That " Lady Roche had married the master " 

 is still talked of with fervent enthusiasm, for she 

 got the brush riding old Blackie when she had a 

 ride on him. 



Cuthbert regrets deeply that she never wants a 

 horse now, having many of her own, for she was 

 the lady he liked to lend his horses to. " The one 

 that could ride thim." 



I have got another man now who came for a 

 month and will probably stay for ever. He is 

 learning to garden and absolutely joys in it, 

 but the names of the flowers are quite beyond him. 



A pellarbegona is a geranium at present, a 

 beUagonea a begonia. Astrums he says proudly, 

 and thim daisies, an' carnations, pinks and other 

 things. Nothing which does not flower interests 

 him. He looked at his raspberry square about a 

 month ago and asked me what kind of flower grew 

 on thim. 



" No flower, fruit," was explained. 



" Good fruit, ma'am ? " 



" Yes." 



A pause. " It should be good then with the 

 gran' corner of the haggart that's taken up with 

 them." 



Poor ground he calls hungry. Yesterday there 



