. Our village. -. Well, at last wc said good - bye ; when, on. ^^m Copyright 1893 hy Mannillan &■ Co. inquiring my destination, and hearing that I was bentto the ten-acre copse (part of the farm which she ruledso longj, she stopped me to tell a dismal story of twosheep-stealers who, sixty years ago, were found hidden THE COPSE 87 in that copse, and only taken after great difficulty andresistance, and the maiming of a peace-officer.— Praydont go there. Miss ! For mercys sake dont be soventuresome ! Think if they should kill you ! werethe last words of Mrs. Sally. Many thanks for her care and ki


. Our village. -. Well, at last wc said good - bye ; when, on. ^^m Copyright 1893 hy Mannillan &■ Co. inquiring my destination, and hearing that I was bentto the ten-acre copse (part of the farm which she ruledso longj, she stopped me to tell a dismal story of twosheep-stealers who, sixty years ago, were found hidden THE COPSE 87 in that copse, and only taken after great difficulty andresistance, and the maiming of a peace-officer.— Praydont go there. Miss ! For mercys sake dont be soventuresome ! Think if they should kill you ! werethe last words of Mrs. Sally. Many thanks for her care and kindness ! liut,without being at all foolhardy in general, I have nogreat fear of the sheep-stealers of sixty years if they escaped hanging for that exploit, I shouldgreatly doubt their being in case to attempt on we go : down the short shady lane, and out onthe pretty retired green, shut in by fields and hedge-rows, which we must cross to reach the copse. I lowlively this green nook is to-day, half covered with cows,and horses, and


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