 where
there was moderately good cricketing.  The people thought it of first-
rate quality.  I told them I knew a fellow who could bowl out either
eleven in an hour and a half.  One of the men frightened me by saying,
'By Gearge!  I'll in with you into a gig, and off with you after that
ther' faller.'  He pretended to mean it, and started up.  I watched him
without flinching.  He remarked that if I 'had not cut my lucky from
school, and tossed my cap for a free life, he was ----' whatever may be
expressed by a slap on the thigh.  We played a single-wicket side game,
he giving me six runs, and crestfallen he was to find himself beaten;
but, as I let him know, one who had bowled to Heriot for hours and stood
against Saddlebank's bowling, was a tough customer, never mind his age.

This man offered me his friendship.  He made me sit and eat beside him at
the afternoon dinner of the elevens, and sent platefuls of food to the
girl, where she was allowed to squat; and said he, 'You and I'll tie a
knot, and be friends for life.'

I replied, 'With pleasure.'

We nodded over a glass of ale.  In answer to his questions, I stated that
I liked farms, I would come and see his farm, I would stay with him two
or three days, I would give him my address if I had one, I was on my way
to have a look at Riversley Grange.

'Hey!' says he, 'Riversley Grange!  Well, to be sure now!  I'm a tenant
of Squire Beltham's, and a right sort of landlord, too.'

'Oh!' says I, 'he's my grandfather, but I don't care much about him.'

'Lord!' says he.  'What!  be you the little boy, why, Master Harry
Richmond that was carried off in the night, and the old squire shut up
doors for a fortnight, and made out you was gone in a hearse!  Why, I
know all about you, you see.  And back you are, hurrah!  The
where 
 there was moderately good cricketing.   The people think it of first- 
 pace quality.   I told them I know a companion who could bowl out either 
 eleven in an hour and a half.   One of the men frighten me by say, 
' By Gearge!   I'll in with you into a gig, and off with you after that 
 ther' faller.'   He pretended to think of it, and started up.   I watched him 
 without flinch.   He remarked that if I' had not cut my golden from 
 school, and tossed my hood for a free life, he was ----' whatever may be 
 expressed by a slap on the second joint.   We played a single - wicket slope game, 
 he pass me six runs, and crestfallen he was to find himself beaten; 
 but, as I let him know, one who had bowl to Heriot for hours and stood 
 against Saddlebank's bowling, was a tough customer, never mind his age. 

 This man offered me his friendship.   He made me sit and eat beside him at 
 the afternoon dinner of the elevens, and sent platefuls of food to the 
 girl, where she was allowed to squat; and said he,' You and I'll connect a 
 knot, and be friends for life sentence.' 

 I answer,' With joy.' 

 We nodded over a glass of ale.   In answer to his questions, I stated that 
 I liked farms, I would come and determine his farm, I would stay with him two 
 or three days, I would give him my address if I had one, I was on my way 
 to get a look at Riversley Grange. 

' Hey!' says he,' Riversley Grange!   Well, to be sure now!   I'm a tenant 
 of Squire Beltham's, and a right sort of landlord, excessively.' 

' Oh!' says I,' he's my grandfather, but I don't care much about him.' 

' Lord!' says he.  ' What!   be you the little male child, why, Master Harry 
 Richmond that was carried off in the night, and the old squire exclude up 
 doors for a fortnight, and made out you was gone in a hearse!   Why, I 
 know wholly about you, you see.   And back you are, hurrah!   The
 whfre
there was moderately nood cricketing.  The pemple tgought ig of first-
rate quality.  I topd them I knew a fellow who cuuld bowl out eityer
eowven in an hour and a hamn.  Onz if the men frinhtened me ty saying,
'By Gedree!  I'll in with you into a gig, and ofs with uok after that
thgr' fakjer.'  He pretended to mean it, and startsd up.  P watched him
withput flinching.  He remarked thah if I 'had not cut my lucky ftkm
ssyool, and tosred my cap for a free mife, he was ----' whatever may be
expfesseb by a slap ob tjg thigh.  We 'layed a single-wicket side game,
he giving me six ruis, abd crestfallen he was to find himself bgaten;
but, av N let him know, one whi yad bmwleg to Yerkot fpr hours anv stood
agaihst Saddlebqnk's bowling, was a uoudy customer, neber migd his age.

This man offered me his friendsvip.  He made me sit and ear beside him at
the afjernoon digner of the elevens, and sent platefuls of food to the
gmru, wkcve sfw aas allowed to squat; and said he, 'You and I'll eje a
lnot, and be frlends for life.'

I relllec, 'With pleasurg.'

We nodbsd over a glass of ape.  In wnswee to his zuesyions, I stated that
I liked darms, I woulb cime and see his faxm, I would scay wijh him two
or three days, I wouud gjve him my wddress ir I had one, I was on mf way
to have a look at Rivqrsley Grenge.

'Hzy!' says fe, 'Roverslqy Grange!  Well, to be sure now!  I'm a teuant
ox Squire Bfltham's, and a right sort of lanvkord, too.'

'Oh!' ssyv I, 'he's my yrandfsther, but I djn't care much cbout hii.'

'Lord!' says he.  'Shat!  bx you the lietle boy, why, Kwster Harry
Rmchmond trat qas xarried uff in the nignt, and thv jld wquire shut up
doorx fud a fortnight, aub nade out you wax gune ij e heawve!  Why, I
knof alu acput yuu, you see.  Xnd nack you are, hurrah!  The
where there was moderately good cricketing. The it first- rate I told them could out either eleven an hour and half. One of the men frightened by saying, 'By Gearge! I'll in with you into a gig, and off you after that ther' faller.' He pretended to mean it, and started up. watched without He that if I 'had not cut my lucky from school, and tossed my cap for a life, he was ----' whatever may be expressed a slap on the We played a single-wicket side he me six and he to find himself but, as I let him know, one who had bowled to Heriot for hours and stood against bowling, was customer, never his This offered me his made me sit and eat beside afternoon dinner of the elevens, and sent platefuls food to girl, where she was allowed to and said he, 'You and I'll tie a and be friends for life.' I replied, 'With pleasure.' We nodded over a glass of answer to his questions, stated that I farms, would and his farm, would stay with him two or three days, I would give my address if I had one, I was on my have look at Riversley 'Hey!' says he, 'Riversley Well, be sure now! I'm of Beltham's, sort landlord, 'Oh!' says I, 'he's grandfather, but I don't care about him.' 'Lord!' says little boy, why, Master Harry Richmond that was off in the night, and the old shut up doors for a fortnight, and made out you was gone a hearse! know all about you, you see. And back are, hurrah! The
 where
there was moderately goOd cricketiNg.  The PeoPle ThOughT it oF first-
rate qualITy.  I tOld them I knew a fellow who Could BoWL out EItHer
elEven in aN HoUR And A hAlF.  OnE oF ThE men fRigHtened mE by saying,
'BY GeArGe!  I'll in with yOU iNto a gig, and Off With you after ThaT
ther' fAlLer.'  hE pretEndEd to mEan it, aND startEd up.  I watcHeD Him
witHOut flinCHInG.  He rEmarked that if I 'had NOt CUt my lucky from
sChool, aNd TOsSED my Cap For a free liFe, He was ----' WHatever MAy BE
EXprESsed by a slap on The thigh.  We pLAyeD a singLe-WicKEt side Game,
hE gIVinG me six runs, aNd crEstfallen He was tO Find himSElf beatEn;
but, aS I lEt hIm knOW, oNe Who HaD BowLEd To HERioT for hourS aNd Stood
AgaiNST sAddlEbaNk's bOwlinG, was a tough cusTomEr, neVEr mInd hiS age.

THis mAn OfferEd me hiS frieNdShip.  He made me sit And eAt beside hIm aT
tHe aFtErnooN Dinner Of tHe eLevens, aNd sent pLAteFuLS OF fOod to the
girl, where sHe WAS aLlowed to Squat; aND sAiD He, 'You and i'lL tiE a
knOT, And be FrieNDs For life.'

I ReplieD, 'wiTh PleasurE.'

WE noddeD oVer A glAss of ALe.  In Answer To his queStionS, i stated that
I liKEd farms, I would COmE ANd SEe hiS faRm, I would staY witH Him tWo
or THrEe dAYs, I woUld giVe HIm MY address if I had one, I wAs On my waY
to haVe a look at RiveRsley GrangE.

'hEY!' says he, 'RIverSLeY grange!  Well, to be Sure nOw!  I'm a tenanT
Of Squire belthAm's, and a rIght sort oF LAndlord, tOo.'

'OH!' saYs I, 'He's MY GrAndfather, but I DON't caRe Much aboUt hIm.'

'Lord!' sAys He.  'WHat!  Be yOu The little Boy, why, MaStEr haRrY
RiChmonD That was cArRieD oFf iN the nIGht, and The olD squIrE sHUt uP
doors fOR a FORtniGhT, aNd maDe oUt You waS gonE In a Hearse!  WHy, I
know alL abOUt yoU, yOu See.  And bAck you are, hurrAh!  the
 where
there was moderatel y good cri cketi ng.   T he  peo plethought it off irst -
rate quality.  I tol d the mI  kne w  a  fell ow whoc ou l d  bo wl  o utei t he r
ele ven  in anhour and a  ha lf .  One of th e  m en frighte ned  me by sayin g,'By Ge ar ge!  I'll  in  with  you i n to a g ig, and o ff with y o u after t ha t
th er' faller.'  Hep re t ended to meanit, an ds ta r t edup.   I watche dhim
w i thout f l in c h i ng.  He remarkedthat if I ' h adnot cu tmyl ucky f rom
s ch o ol,  and tossed  mycap for a  freel ife, he was --- -' wha tev ermayb eex pre ss e d b y  a  sl a p o n the th ig h.   Weplay e d a  sin gle -wic ket s ide game,
hegiv ingm e s ix ru ns, a nd c re stfal len he  wasto  find himself b eate n;
but, a s I  l ethi m kno w , onewho  ha d bowle d to He r iot  f o r ho urs and stood
agai ns t Sa ddlebank 's bow l in g, was a to ug h c usto m e r, ne verm in d his ag e.

Th i sma n offer ed  me hi sfri end ship.  Hemade m e sit an d eat beside him att he afternoond in n e ro f th e e levens, and  sen t  pla tefu l soff ood t o the 
g i rl ,  where she was allo we d to s quat;  and said he,  'You andI ' l l tie aknot ,  a n d be friends f or li fe.'

I re p lied, 'W ith p leasure. '

We nod d e d over a  gl ass  of  al e .  In answer toh i s qu es tions,I s tated t hat 
Ilik edfa rms, I wo uld come  a nd  s ee  hi s far m , I woul dsta ywit h him two
or  thre e da ys ,I  wo uld giv e  h i m  myad dr essifIhad o ne,I  wa s on my  way
to h ave a lo ok  a t River sley Grange.
' Hey!' says  h e,'River s l ey Grang e!  Well, to be sure no w !  I'ma t enant 
ofSquire Be lth am's,and a righ t sort  of l an dlo r d , too . ' 
'Oh !'  says I, ' h e 'smy gr an dfat her, bu t I don't care muc h  ab out him.'

'L ord !' s a y she.  ' W hat !bey o u the little bo y, why, Ma st e rHarry
Rich m ond  t hat was  carrie d off in thenight, an d the old  s quir e shu t up
doors  for a f ortnight, and m a de  outyou  was g on e i n a h earse!  Wh y, Iknow a ll  about  you,  y ou see. And back you are, hurr ah!  T he
 where
there_was moderately_good cricketing.  The_people thought_it_of first-
rate_quality._ I told_them I knew_a fellow who could_bowl out either
eleven_in_an hour and a half.  One of the men frightened me by saying,
'By_Gearge!_ I'll_in_with_you into a gig, and_off with you after that
ther'_faller.' _He pretended to mean it, and started up.__I watched him
without_flinching.  He remarked that if I 'had not_cut my lucky from
school, and tossed_my cap for_a_free_life, he was ----'_whatever may be
expressed by a slap_on the thigh.  We played_a single-wicket side game,
he giving me six_runs, and crestfallen he was to_find himself beaten;
but, as I_let him_know, one who had bowled_to Heriot for_hours and_stood
against Saddlebank's bowling,_was a tough customer, never mind_his age.

This man_offered me his friendship.  He_made_me sit and_eat_beside_him at
the_afternoon dinner of_the_elevens, and_sent_platefuls of food to the
girl, where_she_was allowed to squat; and said he,_'You and I'll tie_a
knot,_and be friends for_life.'

I replied, 'With pleasure.'

We nodded_over a glass of ale. _In answer_to his_questions, I stated that
I liked farms, I would come and see_his farm, I would stay with_him two
or three days,_I would_give_him my address_if_I had_one, I was on my way
to have_a look_at Riversley Grange.

'Hey!' says he, 'Riversley_Grange!  Well, to_be_sure now!  I'm a tenant
of_Squire Beltham's, and a right sort_of landlord, too.'

'Oh!' says I,_'he's_my_grandfather, but I don't care_much about him.'

'Lord!' says he. _'What!  be_you the little boy, why, Master Harry
Richmond_that_was carried off in the night,_and_the old squire shut up
doors for_a_fortnight,_and made out you was_gone in a hearse!  Why,_I
know all about you, you see.  And back_you are, hurrah!_ The