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"Mr Button," said she, when the latter had descended, "there's a little barrel"; she pointed to soreen and lichen-covered that lay between the trunks of two trees--soht have mistaken for a boulder

"Sure, an' faith it's an' ould e the sweat fro "Soot it It'll do for a sate whilst we have dinner"

He sat down upon it and distributed the bananas to the children, who sat down on the grass

The barrel looked such a deserted and neglected thing that his iination assumed it to be empty Empty or full, however, it reen soft earth, and iain," said he, as he munched his bananas

"Will daddy's ship come here?" asked Dick

"Ay, to be sure it will," replied the other, taking out his pipe "Now run about and play with the flowers an' lave o to the top of the hill beyant, and have a look round us

"Cost the trees, Dick pulling at the hanging vine tendrils, and E what blossoms she could find within her small reach

When he had finished his pipe he hallooed, and small voices answered hi back, Ee bunch of blosso what see I've found!" he cried; "it's got holes in it"

"Dhrap it!" shouted Mr Button, springing from the barrel as if someone had stuck an awl into him "Where'd you find it? What d'you erly in his hands; it was a lichen-covered skull, with a great dent in the back of it where it had been cloven by an axe or some sharp instrument He hove it as far as he could away amidst the trees

"What is it, Paddy?" asked Dick, half astonished, half frightened at the old ood," replied Mr Button

"There were two others, and I wanted to fetch therumbled Dick

"You lave them alone Musha! one by What is it, E out her bunch of flowers for adaudy blossoaudy--and stuck its stalk in the pocket of his coat Then he led the way uphill,as he went