regret his generosity in bestowing his plaid on the fairies, for every
day afterwards his wealth multiplied, and he continued till the day of
his death a rich and prosperous man.

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About the beginning of harvest, there having been a want of meal for
_shearers_' bread in the farmhouse of Bedrule, a small quantity of barley
(being all that was yet ripe) was cut down, and converted into meal. Mrs.
Buckham, the farmer's wife, rose early in the morning to bake the bread,
and, while she was engaged in baking, a little woman in green costume
came in, and, with much politeness, asked for a loan of a capful of meal.
Mrs. Buckham thought it prudent to comply with her request. In a short
time afterwards the woman in green returned with an equal quantity of
meal, which Mrs. Buckham put into the _meal-ark_. This meal had such a
lasting quality, that from it alone the gudewife of Bedrule baked as much
bread as served her own family and the reapers throughout the harvest,
and when harvest was over it was not exhausted.




THE SEAL-CATCHER'S ADVENTURE.


There was once upon a time a man who lived upon the northern coasts, not
far from "Taigh Jan Crot Callow" (John-o'-Groat's House), and he gained
his livelihood by catching and killing fish, of all sizes and
denominations. He had a particular liking for the killing of those
wonderful beasts, half dog half fish, called "Roane," or seals, no doubt