. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. he hand and they walked inrr fear up and down the wood. Will the strange man come with some cakes, Billy ? said little Jane. By and by, dear Jane,said William ; and soon after, I wish ! had some cakes, Billy I said then looked about with their little eyes to every part of the wood ; andit would have melted a heart as hard as stone, to see how sad they looked,and how they listened to every sound of wind in the trees. After they hadwaited a very long time they tried to fill their bellies with blackberries; butthey soon ate all that
. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. he hand and they walked inrr fear up and down the wood. Will the strange man come with some cakes, Billy ? said little Jane. By and by, dear Jane,said William ; and soon after, I wish ! had some cakes, Billy I said then looked about with their little eyes to every part of the wood ; andit would have melted a heart as hard as stone, to see how sad they looked,and how they listened to every sound of wind in the trees. After they hadwaited a very long time they tried to fill their bellies with blackberries; butthey soon ate all that were within their reach. Night was now coining on,and William, who had tried all he could to comfort his little sister, at lastwanted comfort himself; so when Jane said once more, How hungry I am, Billy! I b~e-l-i-e-v-e 1 cannot help crying . William burst out a-crying, too; and down they lay upon the cold earth ; and putting theirarms round each others neck, there they starved and there they, died. Childs Own Book of Fairy Tales. Vf>?^Vi ^^v^ m s. THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD. CHILDREN IN THE WOOD 223 CHIRON the uncle. The uncle, in order to securethe property, hired two ruffians to murderthe children, but one of them relented andkilled his companion; then, instead ofmurdering the babes, he left them in Way-land Wood, where they gathered blackber-ries, but died at night with cold and things went ill with the uncle, whoperished in gaol, and the ruffian, after alapse of seven years, confessed the wholevillainy.—Percy, Beliqiies, III. ii. 18. Children of the Mist, one of the branches of the MacGrregors, a wild race ofScotch Highlanders, who had a skirmishwith the soldiers in pursuit of Dalgettyand MEagh among the rocks (ch. 14).—Sir W. Scott, Legend of Montrose (time,Charles I.). Chillip (Dr.), a physician who attendedMrs. Copperfield at the birth of David. He was the meekest of Ms set, the mildest oflittle men.—C. Dickens, David Copperfield, i.(1849). Chillon (P
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