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kep' Walker as a Bailie, Jenny Toulsin made an oven of clay to make bread, and, if it cracked, she would dab another wet lump on it ; and Jenny Toulsin did make balls of wood-ashes to make lye to wash, and people did buy 'em of her. Mrs. Hobby was a lady, she kep' a school. She wore white satin shoes at the christening of Henry Prothero [Anne Thomas' brother].

There was old John Jones, and Jenny Jones, for his wife. Kitty Davies also. Betsy, Jenny Jones' daughter, married Toddy. He was a wicked man, because he cut down all the young birches and nut-trees on a Sunday. What sprigs were over, poor old Jenny would burn 'em and make nice white ashes. The children all about Crishowell sang this song about " The Green Jiner," as old Toddy was called. (The Green Jiner used to cut birches, and make whiskets and besoms.)

"On Crishowell the Gieen Jiner did dwell, By his neighbours he's known very well, Lying and canting, and kicking up strife, Beware of the Duke and the Duchess his wife ! "

Old Sarah Evans, who kept the shop at Crishowell, did use the Blue-freestone from Crishowell quarry, and stone [i.e. draw patterns of] all manner of birds, and old women, and strokes, and diamonds.

There's a noted well at Crishowell, called " The Stockett Well." There is no well there now, I doubt ! There was a Pound at Crishowell.

Mo// Toot.

There was Moll Toot. She lived up the village, where Lettice Bowen used to. She made an agreement with her husband before she married him that she would never do a single thing for him ; no more she did. She used to wear a very large poke bonnet, covered over with black silk which had got grey with age ; it was nearly as big as an umbrella. The poke was nearly half a yard long in front, and the head at the back was long, like a man's hat, and touched the poke in front. Her hair was sandy and twisted in loops in front. She had a neat little white cap on all round the face, and a white muslin handkerchief tied across in front. She wore a yellow buff dress, and always had bright polished shoes