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man may call his house an island if he likes ; there's no Act of Parliament against that , I believe . " " There's t' pub , maister , " said the countryman , pointing to the open door ; aud , having given Mr . Tomlinson his

portmanteau and received the promised half-crown , he lounged doAvn the village , to inform his friends of the arrival of the Frenchman , as he termed him . Entering the rustic inn , after a little confabulation with the landlady , Mr .

Tomlinson got the maternal dame to understand that he wanted dinner . Taking off his boots to ease his feet , and being provided with comfortable slippers , after the luxury of a good wash , he sat down to a repast of bread , fried ham and eggs , and

boiled potatoes , for all of which the Yorkshire dales have long been famous , washing down the whole with a foaming jug of the landlord's home-brewed October . He had barely finished his feast when the villagers and neighbouring farmers began to drop in for their evening chat , and to soak their clay with a drop of Boniface ' s beer .

Mr , Tomlinson sat and listened silently for some time , meanwhile being much observed by the company . At length he began to put in a word or two , Avhich were always attentively listened to but little understood . At length the conversation turned on the prospects of the next crops , whether they ivould be good or bad . " Nay , nay , they'll nobbut be poorish , " said one old farmer .

Whyah , now , they 11 be varry fair , Ah think , " said another . "AVhyah , maister , " said another , appealing to the Londoner , " what do you say aboot it 1 AVhat sooart o' crops de ye think Ave ' re gahin te hev f "Well " , replied Mr . Tomlinson" in

, , arguments of this sort Ave must judge on feasible hypothesis , AVhat are the signs or prognostications you perceive favourable to your respective theories . " '' Ah agree wi' you , sor , " said the farmer w ho had appealed to Mr . Tomlinson ,

though , like the rest , not understanding "i the least the meaning of the stranger ' s remark . The rest were silent for a few moments , w hen at last an old yeoman from the moor ' s et 'gegot up , and , dashing the ashes from

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his pipe preparatory to refilling it , said : "Maister , if nobbut you wad speeak plain English Ah cud understand yah , bud Ah deean ' t understand furrin tawk . " This was too much for Mr , Tomlinson ,

who was at once shown to his bed for the night , and next morning hired a guide to show him the way to the next postingp lace , and thus ended his acquaintance with an illiterate community . I need hardly say that he did not buy the estate . Wellclose Square , Whitby .

Dont Take It To Heart.

DONT TAKE IT TO HEART .

BY GEORGIANA C . CLARK . THERE ' many a trouble Would break like a bubble , And into the Avaters of Lethe depart , Did not ive rehearse it

, And tenderly nurse it , And g ive it a permanent place in the heart . There ' s many a sorrow Would vanish to morrow Were we not unwilling to furnish the

wings . So sadly intruding , And quietly brooding , It hatches out all sorts of horrible things . How welcome the seeming Of looks that are beaming Whether one's wealthy or whether one ' s

poor ! Eyes brig ht as a berry , Cheeks red as a cherry The groan , the curse , the heartache can cure . Pvesolved to be merry

, All worry to ferry Across the famed water that bids us forget , And no longer tearful But happy and cheerful , We feel life has much that ' s worth living for yet .