Stray Leaves from a Border Garden 
England. And the people who were too poor to buy 
real flowers wore penny paper Roses ! Yorkshiremen wore 
White Roses, and Lancashire folk were supposed to don 
Red Roses, but not this time in enmity one with another ; 
and, of course, church-bells were rung and flags hoisted 
everywhere. There were special services, too, in churches, 
and in the schools the children were instructed in St. 
George’s history. Even the Queen wore a St. George’s Rose 
as she did a St. Patrick’s Cross ; will the present sovereign 
wear a Thistle on St. Andrew’s Day (November 30)? No one 
wore Leeks in honour of St. David on March 1 , but perhaps 
next year he will be likewise honoured. There is a curious 
entry in the King’s MS. where fifteen shillings is noted as 
being given to some one who presented a Leek to my Lady’s 
Grace on St. David’s Day, my Lady’s Grace being the 
Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII. 
April 28. — I went by the field to-day and saw all the 
poor little lambs’ tails cut off and lying in a heap on the 
ground, while Bopeep in her pretty orange-striped petticoat 
was nowhere to be seen. 
Here ends my Note-book. I must get me another for 
my daily jottings. Pepys said of Evelyn’s discourse about 
gardenage that it would be a most noble and pleasant piece. 
A most noble piece I cannot expect my little piece of 
country broidery ever will be, but I hope it may be pleasant 
to any who may chance to come across it. Anyway, it has 
given me many a pleasant moment and helped to while away 
many a dull one. 
