Please, sir, I be come----" he began.

"Scrounch 'ee, I was fust!" cried Jake, suddenly recovering his speech,
and sticking his elbow into Ike's ribs.

"Now, now," said Mr. Carlyon severely, "this is very unmannerly
behaviour.  What do you mean by it?"

"Please, yer reverence," said Ike, "theer be great and noble riches
down-along at Beal.  We be come with all our legs to tell Squire."

"I was fust," added Jake.

"You're a liard," said young Mail, thrusting his way to the front.  "I
was fust, only Ike Pendry catched me by the tail o' my coat, which he
couldn' ha' done if 'twere a common day."

"Well, then, Jabez," said the Vicar, "as you seem to have best command
of your breath, perhaps you will tell us the meaning of these antics."

"Iss, fay, that I woll," said the lad.  "We pulled out to the Beal, to
see wi' our own eyes the rock as Maister Dick tumbled down, and Tim
Solly, the miner, says, says he, 'Be-jowned, my sonnies, if it bean't
the noblest silver tin as ever I seed.'  'Twas the rock, yer reverence,
and genelum all, had strook away the ground as covered it, and theer
'tis, bidin' to be dug out."

The Squire's face, as he listened to this, flushed and paled by turns.

"This is most extraordinary," said the Vicar.  "I think we had better
all go down to the Beal and see for ourselves."

"We will," said Mr. Polwhele.  "Come along, Squire."

"'Tis pure fancy," murmured the Squire.  "The ore would have been
discovered long ago if it existed.  My old mine comes within a few yards
of the Beal."

"We can but see," said Mr. Mildmay.  "Let us go at once, before the sun
Please, sir, I be come---- " he began. 

 " Scrounch' ee, I was fust! " cried Jake, abruptly recover his speech, 
 and sticking his elbow into Ike's ribs. 

 " immediately, now, " said Mr. Carlyon badly, " this is very unmannerly 
 behaviour.   What do you entail by it? " 

 " Please, yer reverence, " said Ike, " theer be big and noble riches 
 down - along at Beal.   We be derive with all our legs to tell Squire. " 

 " I was fust, " added Jake. 

 " You're a liard, " said young Mail, thrust his way to the front.   " I 
 was fust, only Ike Pendry catch me by the tail o' my coat, which he 
 couldn' ha' done if' twere a coarse day. " 

 " Well, then, Jabez, " said the Vicar, " as you seem to have best instruction 
 of your breath, perhaps you will tell us the meaning of these antics. " 

 " Iss, fay, that I woll, " said the lad.   " We pull out to the Beal, to 
 see wi' our own eyes the rock as Maister Dick tumbled down, and Tim 
 Solly, the miner, says, says he,' Be - jowned, my sonnies, if it bean't 
 the noblest argent tin as ever I sow.'  ' Twas the rock candy, yer fear, 
 and genelum all, had strook away the ground as covered it, and theer 
' tis, bidin' to be dug out. " 

 The Squire's face, as he listened to this, flushed and paled by twist. 

 " This is most extraordinary, " said the Vicar.   " I think we had better 
 all go down to the Beal and see for ourselves. " 

 " We will, " suppose Mr. Polwhele.   " Come along, Squire. " 

 "' Tis pure fancy, " murmured the Squire.   " The ore would have been 
 discovered long ago if it existed.   My erstwhile mine comes within a few yards 
 of the Beal. " 

 " We can but see, " said Mr. Mildmay.   " Let us function at once, before the sun
Plewse, sir, I be come----" he begxn.

"Scrounch 'ee, I was fuvt!" crisd Jake, ruddenly recovering his speerh,
ane stixking his elbow into Iye's ribs.

"Nlw, now," sqid Ne. Carlyon severely, "this jd vexy unmannerly
behsviour.  Whdt do you mean bh nt?"

"Please, yer reverence," said Ike, "theew be grrah and noble rishes
cjwn-among at Beal.  We be come with all kur legv to tell Squore."

"I was fust," added Jake.

"Yok're w liard," said young Mail, thrusjjng yis way to tfe front.  "P
cas fust, onmy Ike Pendry catched me by the tail o' my coat, wyicj he
couldn' he' done if 'twere a gpmmon gay."

"Well, then, Jabez," sald thx Vixar, "as you seem to hate best command
of yoor breath, [exhaps you will tell uw rhe mganinc of rhere znvica."

"Iss, fwy, vhat I woll," said the lqd.  "We pulled out tp eye Beal, to
see wi' ouw jwn eyes the rock as Maister Dick tumbltd dosn, and Tim
Solly, the minwr, says, says he, 'Be-jowjed, my sognies, if it bean't
the noblest silver tin as ever I seed.'  'Twcw the eofk, yer reverence,
and genelum all, had strook awwg uhe ground as covcred it, and theer
'tos, boqin' to be dug out."

Thz Ssuire's face, as he pisteneq to rhis, flusred snd paled by turns.

"This is mist extraordpnart," said the Vicar.  "N think we hcd betjer
all go down to the Beal anb see ror ourselvfs."

"We will," raid Mr. Polwhele.  "Cpma along, Squire."

"'Tis pure fansy," murmurxd thz Squire.  "Thg ore wjuld have heen
dlvcovered long ago lf it efisted.  My old mine comes within a few yacvs
of the Beal."

"Ee cat but sez," said Mr. Mildmay.  "Jet us go at ouce, befoxe the sun
Please, sir, I be come----" he began. I fust!" cried suddenly recovering his into ribs. "Now, now," Mr. Carlyon severely, is very unmannerly behaviour. What do mean by it?" "Please, yer reverence," said Ike, "theer be great and noble down-along at Beal. We be come with all our legs to tell Squire." was added "You're liard," said young Mail, thrusting his way to the front. "I was fust, only Ike Pendry me by the tail o' my coat, which couldn' ha' done if a common day." "Well, then, said Vicar, "as seem have command of your perhaps you will tell us the meaning of these antics." "Iss, fay, that I woll," said the "We pulled the Beal, see our eyes the rock Dick tumbled down, and Tim Solly, says he, 'Be-jowned, my sonnies, if it bean't noblest silver as ever I seed.' 'Twas the yer reverence, and genelum all, had strook away ground as covered it, and theer 'tis, bidin' to be dug out." The Squire's face, listened to this, flushed paled by turns. is extraordinary," the "I think had better all go down to the Beal and see for "We will," said Mr. Polwhele. "Come along, Squire." "'Tis pure the "The ore would been discovered long ago it My old mine comes few of can see," Mr. Mildmay. "Let us at once, before the sun
Please, sir, I be come----" he began.

"ScRounch 'ee, I wAs fusT!" crIed jaKe, suDdenLy recovering hiS SpeeCh,
and sticking his elbow iNto IkE's RIbs.

"NOW, nOw," saiD Mr. CarlYOn SEVerElY, "tHis Is VErY unmaNneRly
behaViour.  What dO yoU mEan by it?"

"PleasE, YeR reverence," SaiD Ike, "theer be gReaT and noBlE riCHes
doWn-aLong aT Beal.  WE Be come With all ouR lEGs to teLL Squire."

"i WAs Fust," Added Jake.

"You're a liARd," SAid young Mail, thRustinG hIS wAY To tHe fRont.  "I
was fuSt, Only IKE Pendry CAtCHED me BY the tail o' my coAt, which he
coULdn' Ha' done If 'TweRE a commOn day."

"weLL, thEn, Jabez," said The VIcar, "as you Seem to HAve best COmmand
oF your bReaTh, pErhaPS yOu WilL tELl uS ThE meANinG of these AnTiCs."

"Iss, Fay, tHAT i Woll," SaiD the Lad.  "We Pulled out to thE BeAl, to
SEe wI' our oWn eyeS the RoCk as MAister dick tUmBled down, and Tim
SOlly, The miner, sAys, SaYs hE, 'BE-jownED, my sonNieS, if It bean't
The noblESt sIlVER TiN as ever I seed.'  'Twas thE rOCK, yEr revereNce,
and GEnElUM all, had sTrOok Away THE grouNd as COvEred it, anD theer
'TIs, BiDin' to be DuG out."

ThE SQuiRe's Face, aS He liStened To this, flUshed ANd paled by turns.

"tHis is most extrAOrDINaRY," saiD thE Vicar.  "I thinK we hAD betTer
aLL gO doWN to thE Beal AnD SeE For ourselves."

"We will," sAiD Mr. PolWhele.  "come along, SquiRe."

"'Tis pure fANCY," murmureD the sQuIRe.  "The ore would hAve beEn
discoverED long ago If it eXisted.  My Old mine coMES within a Few YarDs
oF thE bEaL."

"We can but see," sAID Mr. MIlDmay.  "Let Us gO at once, BefOre The Sun
Please, sir, I be come---- " he began .

"S cro unc h'ee,  I w as fust!" crie d  Jak e, suddenly recovering  hissp e ech, an d sti cking h i se l bow  i nt o I ke ' sribs. 

" Now, no w," said M r.Ca rlyon severe l y,  "this isver y unmannerly 
be haviou r.   W h at do  yo u mea n by i t ?"

"P lease, ye rr everen c e," sai d Ik e, " theer be great an d  n o ble riches
dow n-alon ga tB e al.   W e be comewi th al l  our le g st o tel l  Squire."

"I  was fust," add ed Jak e. 

" Y ou'rea lia rd , " s aid young M ail,  thrustin g hisw ay to t h e front .  "Iwas  fu st,o nl yIke  P e ndr y  c atc h edme by th eta il o'  myc o a t , wh ich  hecould n' ha' done i f ' twer e  acommo n day ."
"W ell,then,Jabez ,"  said the Vicar , "a s you see m t ohav ebestc ommand 
of  yo ur brea th, per h aps  y o u wi ll tell us the mea ni n g  o f theseantics . "
" I ss, fay,  t hat  I w o l l," s aidt he  lad.  " We pul l ed  o ut to t he  Beal,  t o
s eewi' o u r ow n eyes  the roc k asM aister Dick tu m bled down, an d  T i m 
S o lly,  th e miner, sa ys,s ayshe,' Be -jo w ned,my so nn i es ,  if it bean't
the n ob lest s ilver  tin as everI seed.' ' T w as the r ock, ye r  reverence,
an d gen elum all,h ad stroo k awa y the gr ound as c o v ered it,  an d t hee r
' t i s,  bidin' to be d ug o ut ."

The  Sq uire'sfac e,asheli stened to  this, f lu sh ed  a ndpaled by turns .
"T hi s i s mos t  extra ordin ary, "sa i d t he Vica r ." I th in kwe h adbe tterallg o d own tothe Bealand seefo rourselv es."

"We wil l, " said Mr.  P olw hele." Come alo ng, Squire."

"'Tis pur e  fancy, " m urmur ed t he Squire . "The o rew ould h ave be en
di sc ove r e d lon g ag o i fit existed .  My  oldmi ne c omes wi thin a few yards
o f  th e Beal."

"We  ca n bu t se e," sa i d M r. Mil d m ay.  "Let us go  at once,be f or e the sun
Please, sir,_I be_come----" he began.

"Scrounch 'ee,_I was_fust!"_cried Jake,_suddenly_recovering his speech,
and_sticking his elbow_into Ike's ribs.

"Now, now,"_said Mr. Carlyon_severely,_"this is very unmannerly
behaviour.  What do you mean by it?"

"Please, yer reverence," said_Ike,_"theer be_great_and_noble riches
down-along at Beal. _We be come with all_our legs_to tell Squire."

"I was fust," added Jake.

"You're a_liard,"_said young Mail,_thrusting his way to the front.  "I
was fust,_only Ike Pendry catched me by_the tail o'_my_coat,_which he
couldn' ha' done_if 'twere a common day."

"Well, then,_Jabez," said the Vicar, "as you_seem to have best command
of your breath,_perhaps you will tell us the_meaning of these antics."

"Iss, fay,_that I_woll," said the lad. _"We pulled out_to the_Beal, to
see wi'_our own eyes the rock as_Maister Dick tumbled_down, and Tim
Solly, the miner, says,_says_he, 'Be-jowned, my_sonnies,_if_it bean't
the_noblest silver tin_as_ever I_seed.'_ 'Twas the rock, yer reverence,
and_genelum_all, had strook away the ground as_covered it, and theer
'tis,_bidin'_to be dug out."

The_Squire's face, as he listened_to this, flushed and paled by_turns.

"This is_most extraordinary,"_said the Vicar.  "I think we had better
all go down_to the Beal and see for_ourselves."

"We will," said Mr._Polwhele. _"Come_along, Squire."

"'Tis pure_fancy,"_murmured the_Squire.  "The ore would have been
discovered_long ago_if it existed.  My old_mine comes within a_few_yards
of the Beal."

"We can but see,"_said Mr. Mildmay.  "Let us_go at once, before the_sun