But the nineteenth spring, i' the castle post-bag,

Came by book-post Bill's catalogue o' seedlings

Mark'd wi' blue ink at "Paragraphs relatin'

Mainly to Pumpkins."

"W. A. can," so the Lady Jane read,

"Strongly commend that very noble Gourd, the

Lady Jane, first-class medal, ornamental;

Grows to a great height."

Scarce a year arter, by the scented hedgerows—

Down the mown hill-side, fro' the castle gateway—