Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/crippscarrierwoo00blac Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). CRIPPS, THE CARRIER. A WOODLAND TALE. by RICHARD DODDRIDGE BLACKMORE, Author of "Lorna Doone," "Alice Lorraine," etc. [Greek: ar estin hêmin logidion gnômên echon, humn men autôn ouchi dexiôteron, kômpsdias de photikês sophôteron;] AR. VESP. 64. New Edition London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited, St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C. 1892. [All rights reserved.] * * * * * * BY THE SAME AUTHOR. LORNA DOONE. (_Illustrated, édition de luxe, parchment, 35s.; plainer bindings, 31s. 6d., 21s., and 7s. 6d._) ALICE LORRAINE. CLARA VAUGHAN. CRADOCK NOWELL, CRIPPS, THE CARRIER. MARY ANERLEY. EREMA: or, My Father's Sin. CHRISTOWELL: A Dartmoor Tale. TOMMY UPMORE. SPRINGHAVEN. KIT AND KITTY. LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY, LIMITED. FETTER LANE. FLEET STREET, E.C. * * * * * * CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY 1 II. THE SWING OF THE PICKAXE 7 III. OAKLEAF POTATOES 14 IV. CRIPPS IN A QUANDARY 21 V. A RIDE THROUGH THE SNOW 24 VI. THE PUBLIC OF THE "PUBLIC" 30 VII. THE BEST FOOT FOREMOST 37 VIII. BALDERDASH 43 IX. CRIPPS IN AFFLICTION 50 X. ALL DEAD AGAINST HIM 55 XI. KNOCKER VERSUS BELL-PULL 60 XII. MR. JOHN SMITH 68 XIII. MR. SMITH IS ACTIVE 74 XIV. SO IS MR. SHARP 79 XV. A SPOTTED DOG 85 XVI. A GRAND SMOCK-FROCK 91 XVII. INSTALLED AT BRASENOSE 98 XVIII. A FLASH OF LIGHT 104 XIX. A STORMY NIGHT 110 XX. CRIPPS DRAWS THE CORK 120 XXI. CINNAMINTA 127 XXII. A DELICATE SUBJECT 132 XXIII. QUITE ANOTHER PAIR OF SOCKS! 141 XXIV. SUO SIBI BACULO 149 XXV. MISS PATCH 157 XXVI. RUTS 164 XXVII. RATS 173 XXVIII. BOOTS ON 180 XXIX. A SPIDER'S DINNER-PARTY 190 XXX. THE FIRE-BELL 198 XXXI. THROW PHYSIC TO THE DOGS 206