widow of his elder brother, a house that stood alone from neighbours, and from any high-way, where, coming in late in the evening, he supped with some gentlemen who accidentally were in the house; which could not well be avoided. But, the next morning, he went early from thence, as if he had continued his journey; and the widow, being trusted with the knowledge of her guest, sent her servants out of the way, and, at an hour ap pointed, received him again, and accommodated him in a little room, which had been made since the beginning of the troubles, for the concealment of the friends of the family when they were pursued by their enemies.

Here the King lay concealed, without the knowledge of some gentlemen who lived in the house, and of others who daily resorted thither, for many days, the widow herself only attending him with such things as were necessary, and bringing him such létters as the Doctor received, from the Lord Wilmot, and Colonel Philips. A vessel being at last provided, on the coast of Sussex, and notice. thereof sent to Dr. Hinchman, he sent to the King to meet him at Stonehenge, on the Plains, three miles from Heale, whither the widow took care to direct him; and, being there met, he attended him to the place where Colonel Philips received him. He, the next day, delivered him to the Lord Wilmot, who went with him to a house in Sussex, recommended by Colonel Gunter, a gentleman of that County, who had served the King in the war; who met him there; and had provided à little bark at Brighthemstead, a small Fisher Town; where he went early on board, and, by God's blessing, arrived safely in France. It was

*Brighthelmstone, or Brighton:-not a very small Fisher Town, now,

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in November that the King landed in that part of France called Normandy, in a small creek; from whence he got to Roan, and then gave notice to the Queen of his arrival, and freed his loyal subjects in all places from their dismal apprehensions, (From Lord Clarendon's History of the Rebellion.)

QUESTIONS ON GARDENING.

To the Editor of the Cottager's Monthly Visitor. MR. EDITOR,

YOUR Correspondent, E. W. B., in your last Number, (page 472) says that" a tight ligature, for instance a piece of copper wire twisted round the branch of a fruit tree, so firmly as to compress the bark, will prevent the descent of the sap, and cause the branch to bear a greater quantity of fruit."

Now, Sir, not long ago, you cautioned your gardening readers against drawing the shreds too tight when nailing their fruit trees to the wall. Is there not a little inconsistency in these two accounts. If a tight ring is a good thing, a tight shred must be so too.

Your's,

HORTULANUS.

We like consistency;-but, in admitting the Letters of our Correspondents on such subjects, we merely give our readers the benefit of their different opinions; the truth of which must, after all, be decided by experience. In the present case, how ever, there does not appear to be any contradiction; E. W. B. believes that ringing fruit trees is, in the end, injurious, though it may be of use for a time. This is also probably the case with a tight

shred. A tight shred, however, does less harm than it otherwise would do, because the branch, in its growth, presses upon it and breaks it.

V.

GARDENING.

WHEN the summer begins to come, we are all for getting out into our gardens, and are very bustling and busy. And a delightful enjoyment it is; and we soon see the effect of what we do, as every thing then springs quickly into life. But, in the dark days of November, when the winter's cold is setting in, we are apt to care but little about our gardens. We ought not, however, to be idle gardeners at this time of the year. If the leaves have fallen off the trees, let us sweep them up and dig them into the ground; they make good manure, and the ground will then look neat for all the winter.

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If we have room, and a warm border, we may put in a few beans, or we may try a few peas, with the chance of their standing the winter. We must plant out cabbages if not done, and hoe the earth up to those that are planted. If we have winter spinach, it must be cleared of weeds, and if the plants are too thick, the smallest should be taken out for use, and the rest should stand in distinct plants.

Potatoes should be taken up, if any are left in the ground-or the frost may come and injure them. Trench vacant ground, for neatness and improvement, and dig in the leaves and rubbish, and what manure you can get.

This is a good time for planting apples, pears, plums, cherries, &c.

Prune gooseberries and currants, and plant more

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if wanted, cut out the old wood from raspberries, and tie up three or four of the young shoots neatly; plant where wanted.

Dress the flower borders, plant any sort of hardy flowers. Put in bulbous roots if not done. Plant almost any sort of trees and shrubs. Sweep the gravel walks, removing all the weeds. Mow the grass plats for the last time before winter, and roll

them.

V.

TO FILL A HOLLOW TOOTH.

THERE are few people who have not reason to complain, more or less, of their teeth. An old gentleman once declared that " he did not know what it was to have a day of ease, until all his teeth were gone." With care, however, a great deal of this inconvenience may be prevented. To clean the teeth well with water, thus washing away that which helps to bring them to decay, is of great service. An aching tooth is a torment which checks all comfort, and often puts a stop to all business. Before a tooth takes to regular aching, it is generally in a state of decay, and becomes hollow. The air getting to it causes it to waste away, till the nerve is exposed. The tooth itself is hard, and without feeling; but, when the nerve is exposed, then the pain begins. If this hollow part be filled up, and the air kept out, the process of decay is checked; and thus, a hollow tooth may be at ease, and of use for many years. The Dentists in London do this very skilfully, with gold or silver leaf, and charge a guinea; and the journey to town and back is often a great deal more; and this operation will perhaps require to be repeated before the year is out, for the leaf will gradually wear away. Some people put a piece of white wax into the tooth; this will do for a little while, but soon melts away.

Our advice is, a piece of gum mastic; it is cheap and hard, and not disagreeable; it will last a great deal longer than wax, and when worn out is easily renewed. A piece should be chosen about the size of the hollow place,-it should be softened in hot water, and then pressed into the tooth with the finger. It requires great quickness to do this, as the gum becomes cold and hard almost immediately. Perhaps a better way, if circumstances will allow of it, is to take a piece of the gum, of the right size, into the mouth; it will become soft; then bite it into the tooth.

This will be thought a curious subject, but we do not care for that, if it proves of any use to our readers.

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TO PREVENT SNOW WATER FROM PENETRATING BOOTS AND SHOES.

TAKE equal quantities of bees-wax and muttonsuet, and melt them together in an earthen pipkin, over a slow fire. Lay the mixture, whilst hot, on the boots and shoes, which ought to be made warm also. Let them stand before the fire a short time, for the mixture to soak in; and then put them away till they are quite cold. When they are so, rub them dry with a piece of flannel, that you may not grease your blacking brushes. If you black them well before you put the mixture on, you will find them take the blacking much better afterwards. Do not put either oil or wax on leather alone, oil opens the pores of it too much, and wax causes it

to crack.

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