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passing over the vast downs of Salisbury Plain from 

 Lavington to Chittern, the traveller may notice a long line 

 of heaps of chalk, placed at regular intervals and reaching the 

 whole of the distance between these places. On enquiry as to the 

 origin of this line, I was much entertained with the following 

 story : — Some years ago a gentleman residing at Chittern paid his 

 addresses to a very fascinating young lady at Lavington, whose 

 attractions were frequently the cause of his having to cross the 

 downs at a very late hour. On one of these occasions being un- 

 usually late, he found that though " the course of true love " was 

 in his case tolerably smooth, it was by no means straight ; for after 

 wandering about during the whole of a most miserable night, he 

 found himself in the morning, only a mile or two from the place 

 whence he had set out on the previous evening. To prevent the 

 recurrence of a similar misfortune — he had a quantity of chalk 

 placed at such distances, as that even in the darkest night it would 

 be easy to trace his way across this grassy Hellespont in safety. 

 The heaps are now somewhat overgrown with moss and grass, but 



for years to come the traveller will have reason to thank Mr. 



or rather the attractions of his lady, for a most useful clue to the 

 road from Lavington to Chittern. 



W. C. 



Jiowatt Coins fomtb at fettrtoit- 



jOME years ago an urn of rude pottery containing Roman 

 coins, was dug up at Easterton, near Devizes. Many of 

 them have been dispersed in private collections, but some have 

 lately been placed at our disposal for examination. Of these the 

 Rev. D. M. Clerk has kindly furnished the following particulars. 



