20 WOODLAND EXCURSIONS APPOINTED. 



name ; nor was the circumstance mentioned 

 at Ashfield, without a day being fixed for an 

 invitation to Mrs. Heathfield and her sister's 

 family. 



Our woodland excursions were now regu- 

 larly appointed^ and attended more nume- 

 rously ; and my own were not the only stores 

 of knowledge drawn upon for the benefit of 

 the younger individuals of the party. Mr. 

 Longhurst was a well-educated, intelligent 

 man ; one who had evidently been always obser- 

 vant of things around him, and had a strong 

 taste for the appearances and incidents of na- 

 ture. He had read much, and travelled ; and 

 thus, by the help of a pretty good memory, he 

 made himself a valuable instructor and a very 

 interesting companion. 



However, he was not present on this occa- 

 sion ; and, therefore, I supplied what hints I 



