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May, but my dear Letty-'

 'Don't dear Lefty me, Mr Paul Holton Have not the East-W oodhay Eleven beat 'en the Hazelhy Eleven for the first time in the memory of man ? and is it not en- tirely your fault? Answer me that, sir Did not you insist on taking James Whites place, when he got that little knock on the leg with the ball last night. though James, poor fellow, maintained to the last that he could play better with one leg, than you with two? Did no, you insist on taking poor James, place-and did you get a single notch in either innings? And did you not miss three catches-three fair catches-Mr Paul Holton? Might not you twice have caught out John Brown, who, as all the world knows, hits up? And did not ball from the edge of Tom Taylor's bat come into your hands, absolutely into your hands, and did you not let her go ?- And did not Tom Taylor after that get forty-fve runs in that same innings, and thereby win the game! That man should pretend to plaYaat cricket, and not be able to hold the bai when he has her in his hands Oh, ,.if I had been there

 You !-Why Lefty

 Don't Lefty me, sir Don't talk to me !! am going home.

 With all my heart. Miss Letitia Dale !! I hare the honor madam, 10 wish you a good evening.

 And each turned away at smart pace, and the one went westward and the other eastward-ho.

 This unlover-like parting occurred on Hazelby Down, one fine afternoon in the Whitsun week between couple whom all Hazelby had, for at least month before, set down as lovers-Letty. Dale, the pret- ty daughter of the jolly old tanner, and Paul Holton, a rich young yeoman, on visit to the parish. Letty's angry speech will sufficiently explain their mutual prov ocation, although to enter fully into her feelings, one must be born in cricketing parish, and sprung of d cricketing family, and be accustomed to rest that very uncer- tain and arbitrary standard, the point of honor,on beating our rivals and next neigh bors in the annual match-,or iuxtaposi- lion IS great sharpener of rivalry, as Dr. Johnson knew when to please the inhabit- ants of Plymouth, he abused the worthy folks who lived a, Docks moreover one must be also quick, zealous, hot-headed, warm-hearted girl, like Letty,a beauty ana an heress,quite unused to disappointment, and not little in love, and daring we shall not wonder, in the first place, that before she had walked half mile her anger van ished, and was succeeded by tendQ rclen,- ings and earnestly wisbed for fun & per- feet reconciliation. He will be sure to call tormorrow morning. thought Lefty to herself ;-'he said he would before this un- lucky cricket playing. He told me he had something to say, something particular. l wonder what il can be- thought poor Let ty. 'To be sure. he has never said aught about liking me-but stlI-ands then Aunt Judith and Fanny Wright, and all the neighbours say--However that shall