The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-02-17 00:00:00

SWAN& GB.

" ilashts anti 'Liam."
Lucia : "Well, Kiddie, you arc a stranger. Where.
ewer hays you been?"

Kid (Mopping his big, red, beaming fir., &Li
sopping the heat and moisture from hi., bald pate):
"Eon, lam • stranger. I ardly knaw mysl.%%lea
I wer that bad at I coulden wold m yeail up,
Thorne did ride roun' thik 'igh stepper h.ose
er pulled up at the door and said IA I zton.l pr ..ppep
m' poor brains &gin the door-reost, 'Ki er z .1
yer thee what I. ' Noo I dwon't,' rays I, •it ain't
thee I do want at all, I corned nut yer fur hair'. 'has,
he said,' ert likely to ketch s bigger .one thee ref
will cook. It siLt hair ger wants, but exercise.' 'lb
_ _ . . . . .

I?' paid I, 'then I kant ha' any, it be well enough far
jents wi' white ists an' gold in their plia.ee, wh keau
afford to keep a consterk. shun.d, but poor men lite I
ha' got to do wi'out any." Zo her looked at mequeerly
and er :aye, 'Kiddie ha' ee yeard there be courwn on
over to Kingston 'No,' I said. 'Ah, good mama,'
he says 'thee 'II ketch a ceold standen there, au I
shall ha' to tend on es, zi he r.vis off. dire
cwome in,' said my missals, 'ain't I 'ad en ,n4ll trouble
'0 I am off to conrsen' I said and caught up
my hat an bwolted. This weir 'I hureday. Alias. I
goes and chased ater em like a good no, tlp-re w,re Its
o' axes an etch strong tins, bta, the Iset wer the hen, Er
er finned jist tinder my legs au' tilted I bang into the
lime pit, gotten clear away vrom all u' em au earce em
right."

Lucie : "I heard that last showed go I fun, Kaik,
but it is the fl • at time I have heard about tile lime pit.
Is that a fact?"

Kid : " You jut axe them that zeed it, zir, an'
they'll tell the seams I'll take my oath
Lucia: "Oh I have no doubt lhey will, Kiidle. Did
you attend the supper at the 'Ship,' Corte Castle,"
Kid: " Noo, Maevtar, I dirien, that wet Friday. tut
I wer twold they coulden get a extension o' time,
because there be no Mayor over there to grant it,"
Lucie: " No Mayor at Corte, Kiddie r
Kid: "Noo, sir, nor one o' all the Corhites will pay
the ten poun' to be Mayor, an' no they ho doen wi' out
an one. An, please. Maester Harry Hixen ded ax I
to tell thee as the Lotkiar be gwoiu to the doctor for a
mouth and the Borer be gwoin to car the g ola to
Poole."
Lucks: "Thank you, Kiddie, the public will wel•
come the info IS at ion. Tell Mr. liixon ahe will wed
some stiff winds coming round t tl,l Harry during it.
next few days."
Kid : "Bee, air, I will. Re won't cared, for she
Taos at breeze that ever blowed thie way. But plow,
zit.. will it be east l"
Lucia: "'The wind bloweth where it listetY
Kiddie, or I would take pity on your poor frighterei
face. Go home and get to hod and this coursing tri.l
set you on your course maim as right as anything."
Lucie.

JAMES AT SWANAGE.
Swanage. WedoesJay, Feh.,

My dear Jana—l was very pleased to get a letter from
you, but was very sorry to hear of your little mishit'.
Hope you have found your purse if you bare never mini
about the feather. You could not think how it w. 1,4
put your letter in the wrong envelope. When I hod
finished writting Bill said them chaps into Waohdo
would he glad with that letter to help fill up these IMPe
and then I could send you a paper with it printei. AM
you would be able to read it all the better. But before lest
Halsey Bill thought on another plan, that was to see lw
the Tekerem as they would publish it on Tbuivdsi,ohd
the other could have it on Friday, so that is boo I tw
letter came printed. My dear Jane I did not end fault
with the Buis or Mr. 3 Summer., they will do rel.; mil
for Gentlefolk. But if the_y had to ride in a *WI
waggon from Wareham to Sivanage and be jiimp'd and
knock'd about for 3 or .1 hours because they could not
afford to pay for • ride in • Mina or a carriage, the; Merl
would soon b. a Railway to Swanage, and we could mod
then for. penny a mile. You said on your letter you irsi
glad John had got &donkey and cot; and you should its
to see Kelly and he sitting up in the carts and the dookry
looking at them. I wonder if you wanted to frighten ths
donkey, poor thing. Of course you did not know that
Kelly had a wind fall the other day, his Fstber died, nod
left a Farm the otherside of Poole, sod Kelly is nianafuld
It now, and if you could see him now, you would not knoe
him, since he have had nothing to do with the Coal

I aeon an idle fellow on Saturday evening going up street.
and I maid to Aunt llis• I don't wonder they want the
streets wider, Inc it was not near wide enough for him to
walk without elbowing people as they did pass, arc! whoa
Mar Church Htll he mitst needs go and try his none in the
ground as a pickax, and in him fall it his Black Jacka
which was • wont For *ones of the yourgsters that picked
them up. Black Jacks is • sweetmeat they tot thew
at Hardy's what sell the Telegram On Monday °yenta
I went down round with Aunt glint. when 0 Dear
tumbled poor old Tommey. and the boys got hold of his
Hat ran away with it, and the noise they made and
Tommey's swearing, it was dreadful, but Aunt Bliss tell+
me the neighbours are getting pretty well used to it, tbst
they do not take much notice of it n tter altho there wall
1.. come running out to see what was the nuttier. So
now with kind love from all; and accept the some from
your affectionate Husband
JANE&

New Creek Feb. Ilth,
Dear Uncle,—l dad go in to see Aunt Jane yesterday
marnen arbor church au' she wet et yen because die haf
so many o your letters to answer. The baby won't lass
her e minute. so I promised. till sr wet weaned, that I
would write you for her. Will you lege, the love col
Uncle because I gets enough vrorn our Mary Aim she
do write me now twice awash? Aunt thinks you nada
let the public pick their teeth wi' our private lettero,
she says tall him not to make a yool o bimetal if h.. cis
help it, I said it was hard on you, but sbe said you waai
hard en others an' must chew your own crusts. I will'
that I thought you liked crusts, for you had hogged was
more than once, and she said that was before you Cot
be the Birkheck Institute and learned French, and thd I
was to say from her that, entre nose, there would beams
hard bite for you to chew whets you come home. I suers.
she is saving up little Jack's leavings, for be eats :imam&
Frances she eat. lees. However a dwon't know Freed
and hope I have spelt it right. Dear Uncle, I am wrry
you go to the Shades, better you had stuck to teetos
Why do people break the pledge when they go away fn.
horn.? I give it up. You give up the Shades, or ese'l•
by. Bank, and good-bye greengrocery business, and it .4'
bye, Bill, then. Aunt wants to know at once if you bail
put
those profits in the Bank/ You must send her Is
Deposit Book. I have been telling her about old Milli
Cols. He used to tramp down from here to the Bak
Swansge, and scrape a living wi his Addle all Oro
along. so saving transit% I rode in the Worth Mel
im once. He saw somehow that the donkey was tired.
he asked the old man for • pinch al snuff as n'o
• rare handfuL "PIA/ us a tune," said the old mss
"I have broke the gut, as. blind Cole "and can't ads
bit till I ewouse to Brewn'egthe watchmaker s.
do tell I," says the old 0111111 " that you ha' a wole terra.
o' houses an' collect the riots youreel', 'Wont or one OM
'es by the arm, or countess the change." '1 be acre ow.
in this Mall," says old blind Oole, " I think IliltPsthi-V
Iwo • Mt, good 1111101111, old man," and out Cr
rabbets up the leavens o' tkas anuff. Catch he parrs •"'
any tia. 0 Uncle, your house will be • long tune burl
if you let Bill catch hold o' your arm, sod the termiros
be finished about tke same week as the Railway. .0
needn't cleat the Worth Mail driver, in fact you can tia
the poor old lame chap a pound o' soap and • waif py
thread wi' our Dorn limenta, but you needn't stuff hs_.
pockets wt' apples because he sake you if smiles sre
this year. If Bail knows a pack of cutlers sod re 10
watornom, and do want himself to hit Twig° absmi'iol
him be ereloome to it an, but stick you to Aunt Bliss
Mr. Parker. Aunt says that you had better oat Sele,
Newton after dark for there was • very bad ghost poi
when she wee • inf, they aid eornethen about
doeton &beat In the well the last time she was home lf„
holiday, and Ben said it woe the horn o' beams that
blots the lleetisers in order afore they INN trOabbr:i;
double shout hail-fire,nese so interested in Asste;ii
that I bunted up Ben's son down at Pimlico. • sktr—ses
chap be (sand doing well, and he sent ms ever to,Mg
at Hensingtee to me the heaps of Sewage tow foot
on,
if
they am punted about the horn the somor_ 01,
so if you can hear wrout going to Newton gni./
Dee what you can make out of it, surlier.'
Kelninth if he's alive will explain it, call on him
_a tlerog
be in his does and he oould teach he could. Oise
him, Give our by, to all and accept the smog from
Year dadaist* nephew.
Hain gal.

3111,301111/1 MT. ANDISW.
Ines Femurs Emir Funri.—On Thee(lay even.
jug, February 3rd, an entertainment was given in the
schoolroom of the village in aid of the above charit-
able object. The proceedings commenced at half-past
seven, by which hour every available seat was
The first half of the programme oonsisted of • variety
of songs and reading!, the latter portion being co.
copied entirely be the performances of Mr. Toms's I
renow troops of Ethiopian Minstrel", who had
come over from Piddletown to give their assistance on
the occasion. Miss Rowland, Mr. TOMB, and Mr.
Rowland came first with their trio, " Dame I ,urden."
Mrs. Graham then sang "Should he Upbraid." Mr.
Tows' clever impersonation of Dr. Quack drew forth
much applause, as did also Mr. J. Groves's singing of
" The Union Jack of Old England." Miss Rowland
and Mr. Toms then sang "Old and Young," as a duet,
and than followed a res ling by the Rev. Nigel W.
Greeley. 'The Eimug,rler's Leap." The singing of
"Auld Lang Sync" by Mrs. Graham was heartily
applauded. "When the Rand bessins to Play" was
sucly sung by Miss Rowland. Mrs. Graham kindly
concluded the first portion of the programme by sing-
ing the old ballad 'Where are you Going, my Pretty
Maid." We cannot speak too highly of the excellent
singing by Mrs. Graham of the songs allotted to her,
and the a lmlrable =toner in which Mi,s Graham
accompanied several of the songs during the evening
was highly appreciated by the audience. Alter a short
interval the Ethiopian Minstrels male their appear-
ance in their groetesque and appropriate costumed add
gave • variety of vocal and instrum.ntal music inter
-
'weed with amusing dialoguee, which kept the
audience in roars of laughter. About 10.15 p.m. the
entertainment wee brought to • cloee by singing the
National Anthem. The price§ of admission ware 61.,
31, and 1.1., and we are glad to be able to state that a
sum of Ll 10s. was realised, which has been forwarded
to the Duchess of Marlborough's Relief Fund for the
Irish sufferers.

PIDDLITAINTRIDE.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
At Doles Ash. on Tuesday night, Mrs. Byrne, had a
disiutroui fire, which resulted la the destruction of the
cart-horse +tables and 15 cart-horses; and there was a
narrow escape of the farmhouse elso being bu.nt. It
appears that the manager paused the stables about ten
o'clock, when everything appeared to be right; but
shortly after the tire burst out. Messengers were sent
to Piddletreothide for the fire engine, which arrived ,
In time to play • u the farmhouse and ssve it from the
deetruction threatened. By twelve o'clock the roof
of the stable had fallen in, and the fifteen cart horses
with two sets of harness, and other matte., were
entirely burnt. The engine was only able to save the
farmhouse, and the damage is intimated at £l,OOO. No ,
human being wait burnt.
The following are the details: —On Tuesday night I
about ten o'clock the stable* at I) lee Ash farm were
discovered to be on fire, by a man named Robert
Major, and the alarm was gives. P.C. Hill waa
quickly iin the spot, and shortly afterwaads the fire.
engine, ales Supt. Freeman from Cern& The stables
were did led into four, in three there were (our horses
each and in the other thee horses, altogether fifteen
„trong young cart-horses. Mr. Baby, Mrs.
tiymes's mon•indaw, who manages for her, had finished
paying his men, and went home about ten o'clock,
after inspecting the premises when he found every-
thing appeared safe. He put up his pony, went in,
undresind himself, and WU getting into bed, when he
beard the cry of "Fire," rushed down, and found it
was at the cart-horse stables. It was impossible to
mole the horse-, as they were (intoned to pegs driven
in the wal, an I were all burnt to death. Above the
gales MIA a loft c ,ntaining straw and hay, and the
roof was thatched. The farmhouse was in danger, as
the wind though light, blew towards it, and they
began to move the furniture. Luckily there was a
large pond with plenty of water at the back of the
stables, so that there was no lack of water for the fire-
engine. Asij .ining WY another stable fir six horses,
which were old ones; lint they had been turned out
tog a., and were therefore saved. Shor ly after one
o'clock the r...0f fell in, and nothing but the bare walls
remained. The engine arrived in time to save the
farmhouse, out of which most of the furniture w•.
removed ; but the whole id the wood-work of • win-
dow ch se to the fire was burnt out, and some of the
furniture and a piano were damaged in removal. In
the ',tables were also a number of articles belonging to
the carters, coati, tools &c., also sets of homes, and
plough harness for 22 horses. &c. Everything was
burnt with the stables. It is said the value of the
horses was over £7OO, and we believe it is but slightly
insured. The farm is the property of John Edward
&lige, Esq., and is tenanted by Mrs. Symes, whose
loss will be considerable, some of the horses being
with 60 guineas, while only £4O Is allowed by the
instoauce for each horse.