. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. ard, only infestedwitli rats, — but Ihave made up a poi-son, that, I knowbv the fjoor ducks,V ill kill them if theyeat it. 1 expected to sendyou a quantity ofwall-fruit, for preserving, and am sorry you bought the brandy before-h:>nd. as it has all vanished in one night by picking and stealing, not-withstanding 1 had ten dozen of bottles broke on purpose to stick atopof the wall. But I rather think they came over the pales, as George,. Wall Fruit. 392 THE PUGSLEY PAPERS. who is very thoughtless, had driven in all the new tenter hooks wi
. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. ard, only infestedwitli rats, — but Ihave made up a poi-son, that, I knowbv the fjoor ducks,V ill kill them if theyeat it. 1 expected to sendyou a quantity ofwall-fruit, for preserving, and am sorry you bought the brandy before-h:>nd. as it has all vanished in one night by picking and stealing, not-withstanding 1 had ten dozen of bottles broke on purpose to stick atopof the wall. But I rather think they came over the pales, as George,. Wall Fruit. 392 THE PUGSLEY PAPERS. who is very thoughtless, had driven in all the new tenter hooks withthe points down a a ids. Our apples and pears would have gone too,but luckily we heard a noise in the dark, and thrt-w brickbats out ofwindow, that alarmed the thieves by smashing the cowcumber , 1 mean on Monday to mdce sure of tlie orchard, by gaiher-ing the tree-5,—a pheasant in ones hand is worth two cock-S|arrowsin a hush. One ccniifort is, the house-dog is very vicious, and wontlet any of us stir in or out after dark—indeed, nothing can be morefurious fxcept the bull, and at me in particular. You would think heknew my inward ihoughts, and I intend to have him roastedwhole when wi; give our grand house-warming regalia. With these particulars, I remain with love, my dear Donas, youraffectionate sister, . BELINDA PuGSLEY. —I have only one anxiety here, and thnt is, the likelihood ofbeing taken violently ill, nine miles off from ;in\ physic d powers,
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