2IO THE HOME OF A NATURALIST. 



their baby in it, and then the baby's clothes, and 

 then poured the mess back into the keg, saying, " Tak 

 ye dat for no' haein' clean water ae da hoose." They 

 then sat down close by the fire, and hanging the 

 baby's clothes on their feet, spread said feet out 

 before the blazing peats, and dried the garments in 

 that way. 



Now the cute boy who was watching their pro- 

 ceedings knew that if he kept his eyes fixed upon 

 them they could not go away. Accordingly, he kept 

 staring and listening to their conversation, in hopes of 

 hearing something worth remembering. But the Trow- 

 wives began to fidget, being desirous of departing 

 before sunrise, and at last one of them stuck the 

 tongs in the fire and made them red-hot. As soon 

 as the tongs became glowing she seized them, and 

 approaching the boy, " pointed a blade at each ee," 

 grinning herself at him in the most hideous manner, 

 while she brought the hot tongs in alarming proximity 

 to the wakeful urchin's face. Of course he blinked 

 and screamed, and the Trows, taking advantage of the 

 moment when his eyes were closed, fled. 



Next morning, when the folk of the house went to 

 take sowens from the keg for breakfast, there was 

 nothing left but dirty water. 



CHAPTER IV. 



I AM inclined to believe, from the various tales 

 told of them, that there are Trows and Trows — that 



