ich direction to go, Shewri would attract his attention by a
loud "whoo-whoop," and with upraised arm beckon him on. If followed, she
glided on before him: sometimes allowing him to approach so near, that the
colour and arrangement of her dress could be distinguished; at other times,
she would only be seen at a distance, and then she frequently repeated her
call of "whoo-whoop." At length, after wandering over the mountain for
hours in the hope of overtaking her, she would leave her weary and
bewildered pursuer at the very spot from which he had first started.

C[reversed-C].

_Charm for the Tooth-ache._--The following doggerel, to be written on a
piece of parchment, and worn round the neck next to the skin:

"When Peter sat at Jerusalems gate
His teeth did most sorely eake (ache)
Ask counsel of Christ and follow me
Of the tooth eake you shall be ever free
Not you a Lone but also all those
Who carry these few Laines safe under clothes
In the name of the Father Son and Holy Ghoste."
(_Copied verbatim._)

G. TR.

_Quinces._--In an old family memorandum-book, I find the following curious
entry:

"Sept. 15. 1725. My Father Mr. ---- ---- brought my mother home to my
grandfather's house, and the wedding dinner was kept there on Monday,
Sept. 20., with all the family, and Mr. ---- and Mr. ---- and his wife
were present.

"In the Evening my Honoured Grandfather gave all his Children a serious
admonition to live in Love and Charity ... and afterwards gave his wife
a {21} present of some _Quinces_, and to his sister ----, and every Son
and Daughter, Son in Law and Daughter in Law, Five Guineas each."

The last-named gift consisted of gold five-guinea pieces of Charles II. and
James II., some of which have been preserved in the family. The part of the
record, however, which appears to me worthy of note, is that which concerns
the _quinces_, which brings to one's mind the ancient Greek custom that the
bridegroom and bride should eat a _quince_ together, as a part of the
wedding ceremonies. (See Potter's _Grecian Antiquities_.)

Can any of your readers furnish any additional information on this curious
point?

H.G.T.

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ELIZABETH WALKER.--SHAKSPEARE.

I have before me a reprint (Blackwell, Sheffield, 1829) of _The Holy Life
of Mrs. Elizabeth Walker, late Wife of A. Walker, D.D., Rector of Fyfield,
in Essex_, originally