Then one arternoon, just a few days afore Mr. Bunnett's time was up at the farm, Bob took 'is dog out for a walk, and arter watching the farm for some time met the old gen'leman by accident up at Coe's plantation.

"'Good arternoon, sir,' he ses, smiling at 'im. 'Wot wunnerful fine weather we're a-having for the time o' year.

'I wish you good arternoon.' "'Good arternoon, sir,' ses Bob, very humble.

'I wish you good arternoon.' "'Good arternoon, sir,' ses Bob, very humble.

"I got up early the next arternoon, and as it 'appened, he came into the 'Duke of Edinburgh'

As it 'appened he deserted the very next arternoon.

"Wot did you call me this arternoon?" "I called you a lot o' things

They shook hands, but Sam said he couldn't tell 'em about the ring; and several times Ginger was on the point of calling 'im the names he 'ad called 'im in the arternoon, on'y Peter trod on 'is foot and stopped him.

'Owever, he took the room and wrote the letter, and next arternoon at three o'clock Mr. Goodman came in a four- wheel cab with a big bag and a fat umbrella.

"It was nice tea we 'ad this arternoon," ses Mr. Goodman at last.

Bob Pretty joined one arternoon on the quiet, and more than one of 'em talked of 'aving their money back, but, arter Smith 'ad explained as 'ow he would see fair play, they thought better of it.

It was a Saturday arternoon when he called, and, o' course, Bill was out, but 'is missis showed him in, and,

"Tit for tat is my rule for them varmints; an' we're even with 'em on this arternoon's work.

this weary arternoon.

"You're on'y young once, Bob," George said to him when 'e made a remark one arternoon as to the fast way his money was going, "and if it hadn't ha' been for me you'd never 'ave lived to grow old.

They all turned up very early the next arternoon, and Gerty was dressed so nice that George couldn't take his eyes off of her.

He spoke to Joe about it that arternoon, and Joe said that if 'e ever accused 'im o' such a thing again he'd knock 'is 'ead off.

By the arternoon George Barstow made it ten pounds provided the cat was brought 'ome safe and sound, and people as was too old to walk stood at their cottage doors to snap it up as it came by.

"Arternoon," replied Mr. Hodge, for he was not fond of boys, least of all Bob Henderson.

Next Thursdaynow what 'ud ye say to makin' up a party next Thursday, all on ye, an' drivin' over in the arternoon?

At five o'clock in the arternoon Ginger Dick was talking about two-penn'orth o' rat-poison.

He stepped round by 'imself the next arternoon and made 'imself agreeable to Mrs. Gill, and the day arter they was both so nice and kind that 'e plucked up 'is courage and offered to take Miss Gill to the Zoo.

I never larnt much, but then I had plenty of edication; I went to school every winter hand-runnin' tell I was twenty-two, and went to singin' every Sunday arternoon.

It must ha' been pretty near four years since George Dixon 'ad run off to sea when Charlie, who was sitting in the bar one arternoon reading the paper, things being dull, saw a man's head peep through the door for a minute and then disappear. A'most direckly arterward it looked in at another door and then disappeared agin.

I have to make up for the loss by adjournin' early in the arternoon.