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I could almost have fancied that there was some truth in Ike's

declaration about old Basket or Bonyparty, as he called him, for

certainly he seemed to quicken his pace as we drew nearer; and so it was

that, as we turned into the busy market, and the horse made its way to

one particular spot at the south-east corner, Ike triumphantly pointed

to the church clock we had just passed

"What did I tell yer?" he exclairim smile of satisfaction on

his countenance; "he picked up them lost ten minutes, and here we are--

just four"

What a scene it seeon, and light van Noise, confusion, and shouting, pleasant se; here it was peas and on announced through the

sides of its piled-up baskets that the load was cauliflowers

For a tiape and stare around at the bustling

crowd and the nureat baskets on the top of

porters' knots Woreat pad

round forehead and reat

boxes of fruit or baskets of vegetable

Here I saw a coularly built up