The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-16 00:00:00

WAIFS FROM THE ROCK.

Mr. Fell has resigHsed the pastorate at the Congre-
gational Church here. He leaves for New Zealand (on
private business) the let of October. I wonder bow
they will fare now,eepecially as they are likely to lose
Mr. Roper also. Things have not been very smooth
there for some time.

The rock abounds with dangerous plows, caused by
Its natural formations. There is no necessity for
artificial ones, yet the Local Board has allowed, for
several months past, a huge excavation to exist in the
main thoroughfare at Maidenwell. That it is • real
danger is patent to everyone. Where is our surveyor?
Is be taking a holiday, or sleeping?
Whilst writing of dangerous places, we would call
attention to the unprotected state of that portion of the
Castle-road overlooking Queen's-road. Here the top
of the wall is on • level with the first-named road, and
recently on • dark night a man fell over and was
Injured; this accident was followed by a child tumbling
over the same place. There is a clear fall of about 14
feet,and the lives of the public demand protection at
the hands of our Local authority.
Foolish fellow, only adding to the punishment in
waiting for him. Bandsman McKeown trusted to
his running powers to free him from the penalty of his
folly; but he did not run fast enough, and he will,
doubtless, be taken better care of for the future. His
attempted escape caused great excitement at the
citadel, and • regular °bevy-chase for about two miles.

The " Warriors" lame an attractive programme for
their sports. The admiadou being nu, they may
expect • large company.

The top of the rock is generally admitted to be prosaic
in the extreme, limos anything with a tinge of the
romantic about it very naturally excites more interest
and attention than similar events would do in less
prosaic neighbourhood& We are given to understand
that a buxom widow hail for some yeses past been
Intently gaain, scams the faoubled waters that ofttimes
separated the isolated land of slog's blemednees from
that of double bliss, earnestly wishing to pass over,
but has been deterred until very recently by squalls
and .torros of • lass pleessat nature than the raging
of the slams* thus—

She stood %mottled on the brisk.
Lad feared to launch awe;
Bbe knew not what bar Mends would think.
She feared what ther would wi7.
But at length, @blithe her point of observation into •
neutral zone, and by letting it be understood that she
Aid not wish her frail barque to be encumbered in its
pageage with such trash as houses, lands, household
furniture, kr., the violence of the storms have con-
siderably abated, while her courage has followed the
reverse ratio, and last week, taking advantage of the
beautiful weather, Me set oil from Eisele -harbour,
and we believe that ebe has widely arrived at the lair-
d/sired haves at double dim where, we hope, with
her partner, who hie exchanged the rifle and the
bayonet for the more peaceful implements of the brush
and the chamois leather, she will pass many years
of felloky, and be Mewed with a numerous progeny,
who, If th.y are not cooks, will certainly find •
place in the world.