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UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE.

tranter. 'You be a well-enough woman, Ann.'

Mrs. Dewy put her mouth in the form of a smile, and put it back again without smiling.

'And if they come together, they go together,' said Mrs. Penny, whose family was the reverse of the tranter's; and a little money will make either fate tolerable. And money can be made by our young couple, I know.'

'Yes, that it can!' said the impulsive voice of Leaf, who had hitherto humbly admired the proceedings from a corner. 'It can be done—all that's wanted is a few pounds to begin with. That's all! I know a story about it!'

'Let's hear thy story, Leaf,' said the tranter. 'I never knowed you were clever enough to tell a story. Silence, all of ye! Mr. Leaf will tell a story.'

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