BY T H E S A ME WR IT E R .

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g es .

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L ab ou r. I d .

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A D M I R AT I O N O F H IS T ALENTS ,

AC ! UIR E M ENT S I N BIB L I OG R AP H Y ,

SC IE NC E ,

A N D A R C H XE O L O G Y .
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T H E foll owin g pages ar e a n attem pt to gi ve a b ird s ’

eye V i ew o f th e pop u l ar li ter a tu r e o f th e C ou n ty

P al atin e A paper co n tribu ted to th e S a in t Jam e s s

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Ma gaz in e h as fo rm ed th e gro u n dwo rk of th e p r es ent

E s s ay b u t th e s ix or ei gh t pages of th at arti cl e ha ve
,

been exten ded to th e s iz e of th e pr esen t p u bli cati o n

by th e des ir e of givi n g a com preh en s ive s u r vey of
o u r folk li ter atu re - .

T h os e wh o des ire to exten d th eir acqu aintan ce

f u rth er th an th e s e pages wi ll gu i de th em m ay avail ,

th e m s elve s of th e foll o win g wor ks

Gem s f Th gh t an d Fl we s f F n cy E di t e d by
o ou o r o a .

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r r L on d n 1 8 5 5 r r. o , .

P l tin e A n th lO gy a C ll c ti n
a a o f A n c i en t P e m s a n d o e o o o

B all ads el ating t L an c hi

r n d C h s hio E di t ed by Jam e sas re a e r e.

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a b ein g a s l e c ti on f B all a ds and F a g
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m en t s ppl em en t y t th e P l ti n e A n th l gy
s u ar L on d n o a a o o . o ,

185 0 . 4 to .

B all ads n d S ongs f L an c as hi e c hi efly old th an th e

a o r , er

ni n et e en th c n t y C ll e c te d c mpil e d an d e di t ed with n t e s
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by J h n Ha l an d F S A L n d n 1 8 5 0 8 v
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 Th e L i t era tu r e of L an c a s hi r e Di al e c t . A Bibl og raphi c al
E s s ay . By William E . A . A x on , L on d on , 1 8 7 0 . 8 vo .

F or th e fu rth er stu dy o f th e gram m ati cal i di o m s

a n d p ec u li ar words a n d p hr ases o f th e d i al ect we ,

m ay refer to th e foll owi n g works

Two L e c tu r e s o n th e L a n c as h i e Dial e c t By th e R ev W r . . .

G a s kel l , M A . . L on don , 1 8 5 4 . 8 vo .

O n th e S ou th t wi th B i ographi c al Noti c e s
L an c a s h ir e Di al ec ,

of Joh n C olli e r, th e u th r o f Ti m B bb in
a o By Th m a s o . .
o

H e yw o d F . S Ao ,
. . P ri n t e d fo th e C h e th a m S oc i e ty 1 8 6 1
r , .

Ato .
(C h e th a m Mi s c e l l an i e s , v ol . i ii .
)
Th e S ou th L an c a s hi r e Di a l e c t . By J A . . P ic ton ,
E S A. . .

E xtr a c t e d by p e r m i s s i on fr om th e Tr an s a c ti on s of th e L i te r ar y
a nd P hil os oph i c a l S ocie ty of Li ver p ool . L i v erp ool , 1 8 6 5 . 8 vo .

Th e R a c e s of La n c ashi r e ,
as in di c a t e d by th e l o c al na m e s
a nd th e di al e c t of th e c ou n ty . By th e R ev . J oh n Da vi e s .

L on d o n , 1 8 5 6 . 8 vo . R e pr i n t e d fr om th e Tra n s a c ti on s of th e
g
P hi l ol o i c al S o c i e ty .

T o Mr T h o m as Hall am a s in gu l arl y accu rate an d

.
,

m i nu te observer o f P h o n eti c s ; a n d to Mr Jo hn ,
.

Hi gson o f Lees n ear Man ch ester w hose d epth of

, , ,

a n ti qu ari an l ore i s o n l y e qu all ed by hi s readi n es s to

im par t i t to oth ers I am u n der obl igati o n for m u ch ,

assi stan ce .

S tr emgewa ys .
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FO L K S P E E C H O F L A N C A S H I RE .

0 m an y mi n ds th e am e o f Lan cashir e conveys

n

O n ly i deas o f cotton It ex is ts in th eir vocabu l a ri es

.

m er ely a s a syn on ym e fo r a pl ace o f won d r o u s weal th

a nd im m e n s e m an u fac tu r in g e n e r gy — a di st ri ct wh ere
,

Gol d reign s su pr em e a n d wh er e m en a r e to o eager in

,

th ei r pu r s u i t o f ri ch e s to p ay m u ch atte nti on to th e
hi gh er aim s of l i fe . E ven n o w by m an y peopl e a
, ,

M an ch ester m a n i s su ppo s ed to h ave a h u ge pock et in ,

s te a d of th e h ead a n d h eart u s u al ly acco r ded to th e

s o n s of A dam . E ven n o w th e r e a r e per so n s wh ose

,

i dea of th e scen ery of Lan cas hir e i s de ri ved fr o m see

i n g th e s m oky gri m y s treet s of Man ch e s ter a n d wh o
, ,

li s ten with feelin g s o f in cr ed u l ity to th ose wh o speak

o f h er pl easan t cl o u gh s a n d m u rm u r i n g rin dl es .

”
A n d yet ti m e h o n o u r ed Lan caste r c an boast o f
-

s ce n ery as beau tif u l a s a n i n th e l an d ; a n d we wh o

y ,

h ave be en nu rs ed in h er l ap l o ok wi th pr i de on h er
,
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f er til e valleys decked wi th pl easant farm s bosom ed

, ,
”
h i gh i n tu fted trees even al th ou gh i n th eir n ei gh
,

bou r h o o d m ay be h eard th e n o ise of th e steam en gi n e -

a n d th e whi rr o f th e s h u ttl e D ear to u s i s th e ol d

.

cou n ty wi th i ts hil l si de tarn s i ts brown m oors green

,
-
, ,

l a nes a n d sp r eadin g trees

,
H er m erch ant pri n ce s
.

h ave ever been ready wi th li beral h an d to e n co u rag e

a r t a n d i n tel l i gen ce of every c l ass as th e n o bl e p u bl i c ,

i n sti t u ti o n s of th e co u n ty am pl y testify ; an d th os e
wh o thin k of h er h u m bl er so n s as m ere h u m an cali co
spinnin g m ach in es wo u l d al ter th eir vi ews if th ey
,

vi sited th em i n th eir h o m es T h ere th ey wo u l d m eet .

m en wh o toilin g all day l o n g i n th e factory or th e

,

m achi n e sh o p devote th e ir l e i su re h o u rs to st u dyi n g

,

th e plan ts an d flowers whi c h dec k th e bo so m o f ol d

m oth er earth Oth ers sedu l o u sly fil l case a fter cas e
.

w i t h rare a n d beau teo u s e n to m ol ogi cal S pec im e n s .

So m e are nu mi sm ati sts oth ers dab bl e in an ti qu i ti es

,

n or h ave th e fo ll owers o f Jam es B u tterworth a n d

oth er s elf tau gh t m ath em ati ci an s yet di ed ou t E very

-
.

vil l age an d h aml et al most h as i ts library of on e sort

, ,

or an oth er a n d th e co n tents of so m e of th ese store

,

h o u ses o f k nowl edge wou l d g reatly a stoni sh th e s u b

scri bers to Mr Mu di e . .

“N or i s th e e wan ti n g rni d th e b s y thr on g

r
’
u ,

Th e tu n ef l e c h o e s o f th e p oe t s s on g
’
u .

I n deed so n u m ero u s are th e sin gers beco min g th a t

, ,

th ey bi d fai r to m ak e th eir qu ain t s tro n g di al ect a s ,

ri ch i n literatu re as th e Scotti sh Dori c of R ober t

B u rn s .
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Th e po e t i n
g l den c lim e w s b o na o a r ,

Wi th g l d n s t s ab ov e
o e ar

Dowe d wi th th e ha t e of h at e th e s c o
re , rn of s c or n ,

Th e l ov e of l ov e

an d en dowed wi th qu i ck er eye an d fi n er b r ai n an ci , ,

kin dli er h ear t th an o u r s h e c an li ke m el a n ch oly , ,

Jacqu es ,

Fi nd ton g es in t ee s b ook s i n th e nni n g b ooks

u r ,
ru r ,

S m on s in s t n es an d g o d i n e v e ythi n g
”
er o , o r .

Man ki n d in g e n er al,
‘
,
ar e of th e sa m e cl as s as th a t
P eter Bell to wh o m ,

A p ri mr os e by th e ri v er s b ri m ’

A y ell ow prim r os e wa s to hi m
A n d i t was no thin g m o re.

alth ou “
gh to th e poet i t m i gh t give r i s e to th o u gh t
th at li e too deep for tears th o u gh ts whi ch h e co u l d ,

n ot
“ h alf expre s s yet dar e n o t all co n ceal
”
.
, ,

Th e poet s tan d s al oo f fr o m hi s fell o w m en an d c la d in -

,

s in gi n g r obe s h e i n ter p r ets to al l wh o ch o o s e to h ear th e

m ys te ri o u s s ym bo l s writte n i n th e b o ok o f N a tu r e ,

th e ten de rn e s se s an d s o l e m n iti e s of th i s vi s i bl e wo rl d ,

th e h o p e s fear s an d pa s s i o n s of th e h u m an r ace even

, , ,

a s th e p r i est of ol d s t o od i n hi s r obe s of h o li n es s r e ,

veali n g to th e h o s ts of Is r ael th e co mm an ds of th e
Lor d God of S abaoth Th e poet see s wi th an obs er .

van t eye th e beau ti es o f extern al n atu re to h im th e ,

:

br o ok th at ri ppl es o er th e m an y c ol ou red s ton es wi th

’
-

s oothi n g so n g th e trees wi th wh o s e l u x u r i an t l ea ve s
,
.

th e s u mm er wi nd s do pl ay th e b u z zin g bee th at ri fle s ,
.
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f er til e val leys dec ked with pl easant farm s bosom e d

, ,
”
h igh i n tu fted trees even al th o u gh i n th eir n ei gh
,

bou r h o o d m ay be h eard th e n o i se of th e steam en gin e -

a n d th e whi rr o f th e s h u ttl e D ear to u s i s th e ol d

.

cou n ty wi th i ts hil l si de tarn s i ts brown m oors green

,
-
, ,

l a n es a n d spreadin g trees
,
H er m erch ant pri n ce s
.

h ave ever been ready wi th li beral h an d to en co u rag e

a r t a n d i n telli gen ce of every cl ass as th e n o bl e p u bl i c ,

i n sti tu ti on s of th e co u n ty am pl y tes tify ; an d th os e

wh o thin k of h er h u mbl er so n s as m ere h u m an cali co
spinnin g m ach in es wo u l d al ter th eir vi ews if th ey
,

vi sited th em i n th ei r h o m es T h ere th ey wou l d m eet .

m en wh o toilin g all day l o n g in th e facto ry or th e

,

m achi n e sh o p devote th e ir l ei su re h o u rs to st u dyi n g

,

th e pl an ts an d flowers whi c h deck th e boso m of ol d

m oth er earth Oth ers sedu l ou sly fi ll case after cas e
.

w i th rare a n d beau teo u s e n to m ol ogi cal S pec i m e n s .

S om e are nu mi sm ati sts oth ers dab bl e in an ti qu i ti es

,

n o r h ave th e fo ll owers o f Jam es B u tterworth an d

o th er s elf tau gh t m ath e m ati c i an s yet di ed o u t

- E very .

vill age an d h aml et al most h as i ts li brary of o n e sort

, ,
,

or an oth er an d th e co n te nts of so m e of th ese s to r e

,
m

h o u ses o f k nowl edge wou l d g reatly as toni sh th e s u b

scribers to Mr Mu di e . .

“N or i s th e e wan tin g mi d th e b s y thr on g

r
’
u ,

Th e tu n e f l e c h o e s o f th e p o e t s s on g
’
u .

In deed so nu m ero u s are th e sin gers becomin g tha t

, ,

th ey bi d fai r to m ak e th ei r qu ain t stro ng di al ect a s ,

ri ch i n literatu re as th e Scotti sh D ori c of R obert

B u rn s .
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Th e p oet i n
g l den c li m e w s b o n
a o a r ,

Wi th g l d n s t s a b ov e
o e ar

Dowe e d wi th th e h at e of h at e th e s c o
r , rn o f s c or n ,

Th e l ov e of l ov e

an d en dowed wi th qu ick er eye an d fi n er brai n a n d , ,

’

ki n dli er h eart th an o u r s h e c an l i ke m el an ch oly , ,

!

Jacqu es ,

Fi nd ton g u es in t ee s b ok s in th e n n in g b ook s
r ,
o ru r ,

S m on s i n s t n es n d g ood i n e v yth in g ”
er o ,
a er .

Man ki n d i n ge n er al
,
~
, ar e of th e sam e as th at
P eter Bel l to wh o m ,

Ap ri mr os e by th e ri v er s br im ’

A yell ow pri mr os e wa s to h i m ,

A n d i t was no thi n g m o re.

“
alth ou gh to th e poet i t m i gh t give r i s e to th o u gh t
th at li e too deep fo r tears th o u gh ts whi ch h e co u l d ,

n ot
“ h alf expr e s s yet dar e n o t all co n ceal
”
.
,

Th e poet s tan d s al oo f fro m h i s fell o w m en an d c la d in -

,

s in gin g r obe s h e i n ter p r ets to al l wh o ch oo s e to h ear th e

m ys te ri o u s s ym bol s writte n in th e bo ok o f N a tu r e ,

th e ten de rn e s s es an d s o l e m n iti es o f th is vi s i bl e wo rl d ,

th e h o p e s fear s an d pa s s i o n s of th e h u m an r ace even

, , ,

a s th e p r i est of o l d s tood i n hi s robes of h o li n ess r e ,

vealin g to th e h o s ts of Is r ael th e co mm an ds of th e
Lor d God o f S abaoth Th e poet sees wi th an obs er .
m

van t eye th e beau ti es o f extern al n atu r e to h i m th e ,

br ook th at rippl es o er th e m an y co l ou red ston es wi th

’
-

s oothi n g so n g th e trees wi th wh o s e l u x u ri an t l eave s

,
.

th e s u m m er wi n d s do pl ay th e bu zzin g bee th at ri fles ,

.
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f ro m each flower i ts o wn pecu l i ar sweet each rock , ,

e ach sto n e i s u n to h i m a book wh ere in h e reads

,

l esso n s o f tru th of p i ty an d o f l ove

, Th e h eart o f , .

m an lies O pe n to h i s v i ew fro m th e so r rows an d ,

s t r u ggl es o f h i s o wn m i n d h e acqu ires dearl y bo u gh t W I S

d om ; a n d th ese l esso n s h e s in gs u n to hi s fell ow m en -

,

po u ri n g h i s very so u l i nto th e l ay an d m akin g a ,

m el ody as s weet as th at wh i ch we ll s fr o m th e breast

o f I s rafel
“wh ose h eartstrin gs are a l u te a n d wh o
, ,
”
b a th th e sweetest voi ce o f al l God s creat u res
’
.

We h ave co m pared th e poet s o ffi ce to th e sol emn ’

fu n cti o n s of th e H ebrew pri esth ood ; u nlik e th e p r i est

th e p oet i s o f n o par ti c u l ar tribe a n d o n e o f th e race ,

O f I s s a c h e r cro u ch in g bet we en two b u rde n s wh o h a s

, ,

bowed his sh ou l ders to bear a n d beco m e a servan t ,

u n to t r ibu te i s as l ik el y to rece i ve th e p oet s ch ri s m

’

a s o n e o f th e sai n tl y l in e o f Levi .

Th e earlie st r el i c we p o s s e s s o f E n gl i sh poetry was ~

wri tte n by a pl o u gh m an an d s in ce C aedm o n su n g th e ,

wrath o f th e A ll fath er m an y a s o n of toi l ha s pu t on

-
,

s m i n g robes a n d u tt e red strain s whi ch th e wor l d wi l l

g ,

“n ot willin gl y l et di e ” Th e m aj o r i ty o f o u r Lan ca
.

s h ire s m g e r s are workin g m e n Wau gh B am ford .

, ,

P ri n ce,
Laycock P rocter Jam es D awson Ju n, , ,
.
,

Ram sbotto m a r e all of th em so n s o f th e s o il a n d n ot

, ,

m er e rh ym ers bu t m e n wh o h ave dru n k dee pl y of th e

,

H el i con i an sprin g m e n wh o -

O n h on e y d e wh av e fe d
-
,

A n d dr u nk th e mi lk .
of p ara di s e .

Th e ol der L an cash ire ball ads h ave , as a ru l e very ,

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“

li ttl e of excell en ce abou t th e m ; n everth el es s

literary
th ey are wor th y of p r e s ervati on an d som etim es thr o w ,

a c u ri o u s li gh t u po n th e soci al h i sto r y of th e pas t .

”
B ews ey T r agedy
'
Th e th e Tr a flor d an d Byro n
,

Feu d are n ot wi th ou t i nteres t bu t i t i s n ot du e to

, “ ,

th e ch ar m s o f poetr y O f o u r Jac obite re li cs al m ost

.

th e o n l y on e of m e rit i s th e P r eston P ri s on ers to

”
th e La di es abo u t C o u rt an d Town Th e May son g s .

whi ch Mr Harl an d m enti on s ar e n ot with o u t m er i t

.
, ,

an d th e
“ ”
Li ver po ol T ragedy is a cu ri ou s l y barbar
o u s ve r s i on o f th at i n ci den t sai d to h ave occ u r r ed at

P e r in in C o rn wall in Septe mber 1 6 1 7 a n d on whi ch

, , , ,

Li ll o fo u n ded h i s tragedy of Fa tal C u r i o s ity .

—
Th e so n g o f Lady Be s s y th at i s th e P r i n cess ,

E li z abeth a fter wards wi fe of Henr y VI I h as an

,
—
hi s tori cal val u e
“ Th e Tyr anni cal Hu s b an d exhi bi ts
.

con si de rabl e h u m o u r bu t o u r L an cas hi r e ver s i on i s a

,

m er e fr a gm en t Th e s u bject is a favo u ri te on e wi th
.

th e ol d bal l ad m o n gers an d va ri o u s s o n gs r el atin g th e

-
,

mi s adven tu res of th e goodm an wh o wo u l d u n dertak e :

th e goodwi fe s du ti es a r e extan t
’
.

“Fair E ll en o f Radcliffe ” i s a h or ribl e do m esti c

tragedy rel ated i n th e m o s t h o m el y styl e T h ere i s
,
.

bu t on e step fr om th e su bli m e to th e r i di c u l o u s an d ,

th e ol d rh ym er h as u n h es itatin gl y tak en i t .

I n thi s as i n oth er m atters Lan cash ire i s chi efly

, ,

n oti ceabl e for wh at h a s bee n don e wi th i n th e p r ese n t

centu ry Beyon d it s h e does n ot p ossess m an y lyri cs

.
.

o f m u ch n ote o r beau ty .

T h ere are s om e excepti o n s to thi s ru l e for in stan c e ,

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th e ch armi n g ol d son g of th e L an cash ire Witch es ,

a n d Byro m s qu ai n tl y i n tri cate a n d p l easan t so n g of

’

C arel ess Con te n t o f wh i ch we qu ote a verse

, ,

I am t t I d o n ot c a e
c on e n ,
r ,

Wa g a s i t wi ll th e wo l d fo m e ; r r

Wh en f s s a nd f t wa s all my fa
u re re,

I t g ot n o gr ou n d a s I di d s e e
S o wh e n a wa y m y c a in g w en t r ,

I c ou n t e d c os t an d wa s c onte n t
, .

Th e m ost i n te r esti n g p orti o n s o f th e Lan cash ire

a n th o l ogi es ,
i n o u r esti m ati o n ar e th ose wh i ch c o n ,

t ain th e h o m e so n gs o f th e Lan cashi re peopl e th e ,

work a day literatu re of th at g reat hi ve o f m odern

- -

i n d u str y . Th e strai n s wh i ch appealin g to th e h eart s

,

o f th e peo pl e h ave becom e h ou seh ol d words ; th e

,

s o n gs th at are s u n g to th e a c c o m pa n im e nt o f th e
‘

flyi n g s h u ttl e th at go ech o in g thr ou gh th e n oi sy m ill

, ,

a n d fi l l th e workm an s cottage w i th p l easan t m u s i c

’

th e m el o di es th at m ay be h eard al ik e i n th e str eets o f

s m o ky Man ch ester a n d in th e green co u n try fi el ds o n
,

p l easa n t s u m m er eve n i n gs .

Th e m aj ority of th ese po pu l ar lyri cs are written in

th e Lan cash ire di al ect an d are occ u p i ed wi th th e de
,

tail s of th e s u fferi n gs an d enj oym en ts o f th e dail y life

o f th e peo pl e S i de by s i de wi th thi s p oeti cal li tera
.

tu re th ere h a s gro wn u p a prose literatu re o f s imi lar

o bj ect a n d e xten t With th e vi e w o f i ll u stratin g
.

fu ll y th e pecu li ar i ti es of th e co u n ty folk speech we -

,

s h al l tak e a rap i d s u rvey o f i ts li teratu re i ll u s tratin g ,

th e su bj ect wi th extra cts fro m both th e p oeti cal an d

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H o o s am t p ed an h oo t
s ar e d , a n d do wn s tairs h oo ru n
Wi ’
hu r h e ar t i n h u r h on t , an hu r wyn t w ell y g on e ;
H h e a d g e a r fle w o ff,
’
u r -
an so di d h er s n ood

H oo t
s a m p e d, an h o o s
’
ta r e d, a s if h o o d bin
’
woode .

To R on dl e
’
s h oo ’
s hi e d, an h oo h ov u p th e l a tch ,

A for e th m on h a d ti e d th m ar e y t th c rat ch ! g
’ ’ ’
r a d el o

My
g ood m n q o ,
”
u o h oo Gil b e t gre et s you i gh t m erry
, r r ,

A n d b e g s th a t yo ll s n d hi m th m on e y fo B e r y
”
’ ’
u e r r .

O h m on e y, qu o h e, th at c onn ot I s pa re

B e l a ki n ,
”
qu o h o o, th e n I ll h a th m ar e
’ ’ ’
.

H oo p oo d ’
an h oo thr u m p er d hi m s h am to b e s e e n , ’ ’

Th ou h an g m an , qu o h oo, I ll p oo ou t th y e e n
’ ’
.

“I ’
ll m ak h ee t a s om pan I ll h ou d h ee
’
t a t
, g r oa ,
’
I ll th e h a th m on e y o p oo ou t thi
au r
’ ’

, r
’
th oa t ;
r

S o b e tw een e m th e y m a d e s u c h a we ari s om di n
’ ’

Th a t to mak e m a t pe a c e R on dl e S h ay di d c om e i n
’
.

C om e , fye , fye , a n b e du n ;
n au n ty Gr ac e , c om e ,

Y t
o s h a th m a r e , or th m on e ,
’ ’ ’
h e h er yo wo n
”
y w t .

g t
S o Gr a c e e e th m on e , an wh om war d s h o o s on e ,
’ ’
y g
‘

Bu t h oo k e e p s i t h u r s ell , a n d gi es Gilb ert S c ott n on e .

It m u st be co n fessed th at thi s fi rst p ortrai t of a

”
L an cash i re Witch i s n ot pain ted i n very gentl e
—
col ou r s h on e c an better admi re h er e n ergy a n d p er s ev
e r a n c e th an h er g e
,
n tl en ess a n d wom anl y grace As .

s h e e vi den tl y p ossesses th e stro n ger brai n o f th e two i t ,

i s perh aps best for p o or Gilber t Scott th at N au n ty

Grace sh o u l d co n stitu te h ersel f th e treasu rer of th e
h ou seh ol d Th e au th o r shi p of thi s son g i s n ot k n own
.
,

“
bu t its date i s fi xed by th e n am e Ro n dl e S h ays
‘ ’
,

i n th e fifth vers e ; for th e n ame of S ir Th om as Bu tl er s

’
 17

bailiff in th e r ei gn of E dwar d II ( 1 5 48) was Ran dl e

.

”
S h ay o r S h a w .

I n Ri ch ar d B r ai th wai t s Two L an cas h ir e Love r s

’

( 1 6 4 0) t h e r e i s o n e Ma s ter C a m ill u s a c ou n tr y cl own

, ,

wh o woo s th e dain ty h er oin e i n thi s gall an t a n d

cou rtl y s tyl e whi ch we h ardly recogn i z e as th e L an
,

c as hir e vern ac u l ar

Y a w I an tl e wom a n wi th th e samon s n u de you

, , ,

s h all kn ow th at I a m Mas ter C a mi ll u s m y m oth er s

,

an el y whi te b oy A n d s h e wad h a n you o f all l ove s

.

to wad m e A n d yo u s h all h an m e for yo u r t ou gh er .

We h an stor e o f go o dl y cattell : for h om e h ar e a n d ,

l eath er peepe h er e a n d peepe th er e a u th e wi de dal e

, ,

i s bu t s n ev er to th em My m oth er th ou gh s h e bee a
.
,

v ix o n,
sh ee will bl en k e bli th l y on you for m y c au s e
a n d we will g a to th e Dawn e s a n d s l u bber u
p a
'

S il libu b : a n d I will l ook b abbi es i n yo u r eyes an d ,

pi ck e s ill y com es o u t of you r t o e s a n d we wi ll h an a

whi s ki n at every ru s h beari n g a was s ell c u p at yu l e ;
-

a see d c ake at Fas ten s ; an d a l u s ty ch ees e c ak e a t

- -

o u r s h e ep e wa s h -
A n d wi ll n o t au thi s do n e br avel y
.

I an tl ewo m an
We fi n d th e l earn ed a n d p i ou s Joh n Byr om was
attracted to th e di al ect of hi s n ati ve co u nty Th e .

poem s whi ch h e h a s wri tten i n thi s s tyl e ar e n ot ,

h owever equ al in m eri t wi th hi s E nglis h wri ti n g s

, ,

an d even th ese a r e li ttl e r ead n ow a days

, H is - -
.

“ ”
ch armin g lyr i c of C arel e s s C on tent we h ave alr eady
qu oted O n ce u po n a tim e n o coll ecti on of E n gli sh
.

poem s was th ou gh t compl ete if it di d n ot co n tain hi s

B
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p astora l of Co li n a n d P h ebe n o w a lm ost forgotte n , ,

“
whil s t hi s T hr ee B l ack C r ows li ngers do u btfu l l y
in “ Co m pl ete Reci ter s a n d su ch li ke excu ses fo r
,

fam e A s a poet hi s rep u tati on m a y safel y be fo u n ded

.

u po n t h at n obl e a n d m ysti cal h ym n whi ch at th e ,

C h r i s tm asti de m ay be h eard sweetl y an d sol em nl y

r i s i n g li k e i n ce n s e fr o m eve r y L a n ca s hi r e val l ey and ,

fr o m every Lan cashi r e to wn T hi s carol al o n e will .

k eep hi s m e m or y gr ee n as on e o f th e sweet sin gers

”
o f th e ch u rch . Th e o nl y p i ece fro m hi s p en wr itten
e n tir el y i n th e di a l ect i s a Lan cash i r e D i al ogu e occa
”
s i o n e d by a cl er
gy m a n preachi n g wi th o u t n otes a ,

c ir cu m s tan ce n o t ve r y rem ar kab l e al th ou gh i t appears

to h ave m ade a deep i m pr essi on u po n h on est Jam es ,

wh o i s di s posed to den y th e ti tl e o f preach er to on e

wh o reads a p r epared di scou rse
S i ch as we h an I do no m e e a n to bl e e a m e ,
Bu t c onn o
’
c an i t fa i rl y bi t h a t n e e am e .

A b ook m ay d o a t wh ooam fo l a nin g s e eake r r ,

B t i n a p l pi t wh e e a m on s hi d s p e e ak e
u u ,
r

A n d l ook a t th c on gr e ga ti on i th ei fe e a c e
’ ’
r ,

H ec a nn o d o t for p app e r s i n a k e e a s e
’ ’
.

H eta e s
’
t w t
fr o h e m th en
h a h e m u n s ay, a n d
J s t l ok s s i f h e g an i t u m a ga in
u o a .

It i s i th c h c h o n e c ou l d h a i dly t ll
’ ’
u r ,
r o r e

B t h e wu r c onn i n g s u m m a t to hi m s e l
u

M onn y a g oo d thi n g th e e I h a h a d e a d o o er
’ ’
,
r ,
r r

B t n e v er k n ew wh a t p e e a c hi ng wa s b e for e
u r .

John wi sh i n g to i m press hi s i nterl oc u tor James

wi th th e fu l l beau ty o f extem pore di scou r s e by a n ,

a rtfu l qu esti o n eli cits from him this r emi n i scence

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of a barr i s ter , wh ose el o qu en ce had exci ted hi s ad

JAME S , R e m em be r ?
”
Ay a n d s h all do whi l e I ’
m wh i ck ,

H ao o b r av e l yh e fu n d a oot a kn a vi s h t r i c k.

H e s e ea v
’
d m y fai h er m onn t y t
a s a r lin g p a oon d ,

A n d bu I ’
for hi m h a d n o b in o
’ ’
th g r a o on d .

t w s a m n wo th h ye a r i n g l— if yo m on
’
Th a a a r ar

C ou l d t lk li k e h i m I
a , s hi d b e g l opp en d J oh n .

Bu t l u kk o m e , th e ea s l o wyer s
’
to t ar e an u
’

T o s p e k th ei n m mi ni s a s s o on s th t ’
a r o e a ou

H o d n e yo thi n k w l d j d g e n d j y l ook
a o o ou u a u r ,

If n y n m s hi d g t k b k ’
o u o u o a a oo

A ot of hi s p ck t
o nd s o d w y? o e , a r ea a a

T h ey d n s n th ink h e h ad n mi h t s y
’
oo o c o a .

A o o h n e s t l wye h d m y f i th e s d e d
’
r o o r a a r e

B t m on h e g n i t th l k th
u ,
t to e ad ; a
’
c ar o
’ ’
c ou r r

A n d th n h
’
p k !eA n d i
,
f yo h d b s
e s n o oa u a u ee

Wh y th j dg hi m l c l d n e e k e p off h i s
o ,
’
u e se ou
’
r e e en ;

T h e j y g pt g n
u r an d w e el th ey m e e gh t
au a e -
,

F o e y w d a t h e h a d s i d wu s e egh t
’ ’
r r or a r .

J oh n w tr iu m ph an tly r em ar k s
no

m —
We el Je e a s an d i f a m an s hi d
, , be as wa irm
A b a o ot h i s h e v
’
n as yo a b a o ot y o ar fa i rm ,
Du n n o yo thi nk h e d b e
’ ’
as pl e e a s t to h e ar

A pair s on m ak h is r e e gh t to h o d i t e l e ear w
w
A n d s h o th e d e il to b e a s fau s e a fo e
’

A s th t a ou
’
d ro g u e th e j ti c
u s e wu s to yo P

Thi s tas te m ay su ffi ce to sh ow th e qu ali ty o f th e

L an cas hi r e r h ym es o f th e wi tty an d wi s e Dr Byro m . .

A differ e n t ch ar acter al togeth e r wa s hi s co n te m po

r ar y Joh n C olli er S om e twen ty years you n ger th an .

Byro m h i s l ife h a d ru n in a very different groove

,
.
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Born in 1 709 10 at Urm s to n n ear Fli xton of whi ch

-
, , ,

hi s fath er was for a sh ort tim e sch ool m aster h i s ,

”
e arl y years were pa s s ed in th at i ron pe n u ry wh i ch ,

mi gh t be expected to h arass th e fam i l y o f a poor “

cu r ate in Lan cashir e wh ose stipen d n ever am ou nted
,

to thi rty p o u n ds a year

-
“
He tell s u s th at h e l ived
.

a s so m e oth er boys di d con te n t wi th water porri dge

, ,

bu tterm ilk an d j ann ock u ntil h e was between thi r

, ,

teen a n d fo u rteen year s of a ge wh en h e

was appren ti ced to a D u tch l oom weaver at N ewton
“
Moor in M ottram wh ere h e m et wi th tr eacl e to
, ,

h i s p orri dge an d s om etim m a li ttl e for hi s bu ttermi lk

’
.
,

H i s fath er h a d i n ten ded hi m for th e ch u rch an d wi th ,

th at vi ew probabl y gave h i m a be tt er ed u cati o n th an

wou l d gen erall y fal l to th e l o t of th e fell ows o f th e
”
S isyph i an S oci ety o f D u tch Loom W eavers T h at .

hi s fath er was hi s tu tor seem s certain we n ever rea d ,

o f hi m atte n di n g an y sch ool and at th e m atu re a e

g,

o f fiftee n h e aban do n ed his l oo m s fo r th e m ore c on

geni al task s i n ci den t to th e p rofess i on o f a travell in g

sch oolmaster “ goi n g abou t f ro m on e s m all tow n to
,

”
an oth er to teach readin g writin g an d accou n ts , In , .

1 7 2 9 h e becam e s u b m aster o f th e free sch ool at

,
-

Mil nrow , wh i ch h a d b een bu il t i n 1 7 2 4 by Mr , .

Ri ch ard T own l ey of Roch dal e m ercer an d stewar d

, , ,

of Mr A l exan der Bu tterworth o f B elfi el d H all

. Mr , . .

Bu tterworth e n do wed i t wi th £ 2 0 p er ann u m th e ,

n omi n ati o n o f th e master re m ai ni n g wi th th e own er

o f B el fi el d H all for th e tim e bei n g B elfi el d Hall .

and th e oth er prop erty of Mr B u tterworth were be .

 21

qu eath e d to h i s s teward w h ose s on C ol on el Ri ch ard

, ,

Townl ey was th e fri en d an d patr on of Tim B obbi n

,
.

I n 1 7 3 9 th e d e ath o f Rev Rober t P e ar s on th e h ead

,
.
,

m as ter l ead to th e appoi ntm en t o f C olli er i n hi s pl ac e

, ,

a n d wi th s li gh t i nter m i s s i o n h e h el d th e po s t u ntil h i s

deceas e i n 1 7 8 6 A n d n ow comm en ced C oll i er s e du

.
’

c a ti o n o f him s elf a n d i n sp i te o f th e m an y di s a dv an
,

tages of hi s situ ati o n h e l ear n ed to draw m odel a n d , ,

pain t an d acqu i r ed th e u s e of th e etchi n g n eedl e H e

, .

wa s a com peten t Lati n sch o l ar a n d i s sa i d to h ave ,

h a d som e acqu ain tan ce with A n gl o S axon It i s to - .

b e h oped th a t C olli er s kn owl edge of m u s i c ( a n oth er

’

o f hi s acco m pli s h m en t s ) wa s g r eater th a n hi s kn ow

l edge of ar t for h i s pi ctori al e ffor ts are execr abl e

,
A .

b oo k to m ak e a n ar ti st sh u dder i s Joh n C oll i er s

’

Hu m an P a s s i on s deli neat e d wh er e th e coar se ,

a wkward drawi n gs fi ttin l s et fo r th a h u m o u r gr o s s

gy ,

a n d c ru el He was a k een ob s erver of h u m an n atu re

.
,

a n d a fr equ en t vi s i tor to vill a ge al e h o u s es wh er e h e -

,

p i ck ed u p s u bjects for hi s bu r l es qu e p i ctu r es an d ,

b ecam e th o r ou gh l y fam ili a r wi th th e c o u n ty s peech .

“
He in deed s tyl e s hi m s elf an oppen s p eyk er o th ’ ’

”
d i al e ct ,
a n d h e a ppear s to h a ve am u s ed h i m s elf by

c o ll ecti n g th ose wo r d s i n i t w hi c h a r e n ot to be fou n d

,

i n con ven ti on al E n gli s h A s ai d s to its p r op er s tu dy

.

h e wa s posse s s ed o f var i o u s vocab u l ar i es C h au cer s

’

C an ter bu ry T al e s ( a C axt on ) an d so m e o th er earl y ,

E n gli s h li ter atu r e I n 1 74 6 a ppear ed th e fi rs t e di ti on

.
,

o f hi s
“Vi ew o f th e Lan c as hi r e D i al ect by way o f :

di al ogu e b etween Tu mm u s o W ill i am s s O Mar gi t 0 ’ ’ ’ ’

, ,
 22

R oaph s , an d M ear y o Di ck s o T u m m y o
’ ’

,
’ ’

S h owin g i n th at speech th e com i cal adventu r es a n d

”
mi s fort u n es of a Lan ca s hi r e cl o wn by T im Bobb in a , ,

wo rk w hi ch h as h a d a n u n ex am pl e d pop u l ari ty a n d bee n ,

co n stantl y repri nted i n all sh apes an d s i z es from th at .

ti m e to th e p rese nt day Th e s u ccess of th e pam ph l et .

i n du ced so m e rogu i s h books ell ers to pri n t p r i vate e di

ti o n s whi ch Tim bitter ly resented To circu m ven t th e m
,
.

h e enl arged i t an d added to i t som e ill u s trati ve etch in g s

, ,

a l l o f th e m wi th th e excepti on o f th e fr o n ti s pi ece
, ,

whi ch i s a spiri ted li ken ess o f th e au th o r poor bo th ,

in co ncepti on a n d execu ti o n P erh aps th e best test .

to whi ch th ey c a n be pu t i s to com pare th em wi th th e

illu strati o n s des i gn ed by George C r u i ksh ank for th e !

e di ti o n o f 18 2 8 whi ch are m arve l s o f arti sti c h u m o u r

,

an d fi ni sh Th e hu m o u r of Coll i er i s o f th e broade s t
.

n at u re h e reve l s i n coarse farci al s it u ati o n s i n pra o

, ,

ti cal j oki n g a n d h or sep l ay o f th e ru dest descri p ti on .

T h ere i s a gl imp se O f th e satu rni n e i n h i s face an d i n ,

h i s wr i tin gs we fin d a correspon din g cyni cal pl easu re

i n th e s i gh t o f th o u gh tl ess tort u re in fli cted u po n th e
u btl ess th e p i ct u r e i s a tr u e o n e a n d
'

u n o flen di n
g Do .
,

pou rtrays faith fu l l y so m e ph ases o f Lan ca s hir e li fe of

th e l ast cen tu ry bu t we cann ot accept i t as a correct
,

gen eral deli n eati o n Th e m in d sees o nl y th at whi ch

.

i t h as withi n i t a n d Colli er to j u dge fro m hi s li fe

, , ,

does n ot appear to h ave been on e li kel y to di scern

beau ty or path os or su bli m i ty in th e li ves o f th e f

h u m bl e bi n d s aro u n d hi m e ven wh ere th ose qu a li ti es

,

x
e i sted H .i ms elf a free li vi n g ,
i m prov i de n t m an
,
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I t is pl easan t to fin d thi s tr ibu te to th e satu rni n e

g e ni u s o f th e ol d sch oo l m aster fro m hi s m ore geni al

s u cces sor wh ose greater tal en t i s n ot m ore re m arkabl e

,

th an i s hi s po s sessi o n o f th at kin dl in ess o f feelin g ,

a n d h eal th y m oral to n e n o t al ways fo u n d i n J o hn

,

Co lli er .

A s an exam p l e o f Ti m Bobb in s styl e we qu ot e ’

h is a n ecdote o f

TH E VIL LA GE WIS E A CRE AN D TH E

HE D GE H O G .

A teali er e tim e wu r thr u nk p ooi ng

C r u m mil
’
s

tu r mi ts i n 11 1 8 pm g o t or fu n d a n u r ch o n i th h a dl oon
’
,

tr ean ; h e gl e n dar t at t l u n g boh co u d m ey n ow t

’ ’ ’

ont . H e wh o avt hi s wi sket o e r t ru n s wh oam a n ’

, ,

tell s hi s n ei gh bo u rs h e th owt i n hi s gu ts o t h e d f u n d
’

a thi nk at Go d n ever m ede e awt ; for i t h a d n oth er

h ee a d n or tel e ; h ont nor h o u gh ; m i d s t n or e en d !

Loath t beli eve thi s h o av e a du z z n o n e m wo u d
’
,
’ ’

e a w t see i f th ey c ou d n m e s hi f to gaw m i b h
’ ’

g y t t o ,

i t capt u m aw ; fo r th ey n ewer o won o n u m ee s sai gh

’

th li ke afore
’
T h en th eyd n a keawn s il o n th c en d
.
’
,
’

o n t wu r o t teydn fotch a l aw m
,
fa ws e owd fell y ; b et ,

ot co u d tel l o tc h th i nk ; for th ey l o ok nt
’
o n el der , y
’
o n i m as th Ham m il S c oan c e a n th owt h e r fu ll er o
’
,

l eet th en a gl ow worm Wh en th eyd n towd hi m th ’ ’

.

kese h e s tr oakt h i s b eear t ; s owgh t ; a n ordert th

’
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wh eelbarr oww i th po w trin dl e t be fo tch t Twu

’
S n -n e . r

th e b eawlt n t hi m away to ch o n in a
’
du th
’
n an u r

rack He o oar t at t d whi l e ; dr oyd hi s b eeart

’
c .
gl a
g oo

d e awn a n d wa wtit i t weh hi s cr u tch Wh eel

’

,
o e er .

m eh wt o gen
toth er si de s e d h e far i t s tu r s
’
o b ea o th , ,
'

a n be th at i t s h O u d be whi ck T h e n h e don s hi s
’
.

'

s pectacl es s te e ar t at t agen o n s o wghi n g sed Br ee th e r

’

, , ,

i ts s u m m o t : b oh Feath er A dam n oth er di d n or cou d

’

”
ker su n i t Wh eel m e wh oam ogen
. .

Rober t Walker or Ti m B obbin th e S eco n d as h e

, ,

was m ore gen erally call ed wa s i n ever y r es pect of life ,

a better m an th an th e on e wh o fi r s t bor e th at ps eu
d on ym He wa s born at C ar r in gton B ar n A u den
.
,

sh aw Ju l y 2 7 1 7 2 8 a n d di ed at Littl e MO S S i n th e
, , ,

s am e n ei gh bo u rh ood o n th e 6th o f May 1 8 03 h avi n g , ,

o ver s tepped th e ap po i n ted thr ee score a n d ten by h al f

a d ecad e A stau n ch ol d r e fo r m er o f th e tru e L an

.

'

c a s hi r e type h e str u c k a h ar d bl ow fo r li berty i n th e

li ttl e boo k by whi ch h e i s n ow be s t kn o wn H e .

appears to h a ve been a m an o f ki n dl y di s po s iti on r e ,

s e c te d by all h i s fr i en d s a n d n ei gh bo u r s He li ved
p .

a qu i e t li fe o f peace fu l i n du s t ry a n d h i s m em ory ,

sh ou l d n ot be all owed to di e ou t bu t sh o u l d be ,

reli gi ou s ly pr e s erved am o n g th e Lan ca s hir e vall eys a s ,

th at of a m an wh o i n tr o u bl ed time s wh en free , ,

S peech was n ot as n ow th e u n di s pu ted h er itage of

, ,

!
Di d C olli er pi c k u p thi s a n c d t e d e o u rin g his j
s o ou r n in
Yo ks hir re P Th e R ev . Wm G kell wh o . as ,
n a rr a e s t th e l e gen d
i n hi s L e c t
u re on th e L an c a s hi r e Di al e c t , a pp ear s to h ave
for gotten th e u se whi ch C olli e r h ad m a d e of it
.
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a ll , sp oke ou t freel y a n d fr ankl y with o u t fear of ,

co n sequ en ces He li es bu ri ed i n A s h to n ch u rch yard

.
,

a n d h i s to m bsto n e bear s th e fo l l owin g i n sc r i pt i o n

“H ere resteth th e b ody o f Rober t Wal ker l ate o f
,

L ittl e Moss wh o di ed May 6th 1 8 03 in th e 7 5 th year

, , ,

o f h i s age . Wh en th e corro din g h an d o f tim e an d ,

th e foot o f th e b u sy passen ger S h all h ave obl i ter ated

thi s en gravi n g perh aps a m e m en to m ay still rem ain
,

i n th e i n teg ri ty o f h eart a n d th e wi t di s pl ayed i n th e

,

li ttl e p i eces p u b li sh ed by hi m whi ch will e n dear hi s ,

”
m em o r y to geni u s to liberty an d to vir tu e
, ,
.

It was i n 1 7 9 6 h e p u bli sh ed P l ebei an P oliti cs ;

,

or th e P r in cipl es a n d P racti ces o f cer tain Mol e eye d -

W ar rites exposed by way o f D i al ogu e between two

,

Lan cashir e C l own s togeth er wi th several fu gi tive

,

pi eces By Ti m Bobbin th e S econ d Man ch ester

. .

ri ted by W C w O ce H u n ter s
’

p n o d ro.
y G a zette ffi , ,

L an e Th e obj ec t o f th e boo k i s to express th e di s

app roval felt by th ose o f th e au th or s way of thi n kin g o f ’

th e wa r wi th Fran ce T h i s i s do n e in th e fo r m o f a c on
.

”
versati o n between twofri en dly Ja c obin s Whi stl e pi g ,
-

a n d Ti m Gru n t an d i n th e co u rse o f th eir

,
cank
th ey p rese n t to u s a very vi vi d p i ctu re o f th e soci al
con di ti on of th e peopl e at th at p eri od Th e h u m o u r .

i s so m etim es aki n to path os i n th e ro u n d u n varn i sh ed

tal e whi ch i s deli vered o f daily stru ggl es wi th h u n ger
an d wan t a n d i nj u st i ce
,
Th e fu n i s o f th e h eal th y
.

S ort n ot cau sed by th e S i gh t o f h u m an su fferin g like

, ,

th at of hi s p redecessor bu t goo d h u m ou red l au gh ter at

,

fo ll y an d self s u ffi ci en t arrogan ce
- Th e to n e o f th e .
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book is m ore h ealth y th an th at of Tim Bobbin an d i s ,

pi tch ed in a hi gh er k ey of m o r ali ty P erh aps we m ay .

fi nd th e cau se of th e di ffe r en ce i n th e sever al o bj ects o f

th e au th o rs C ol li er s comm en dabl e en ou gh i n i tself
.
’

, ,

was to coll ect in o n e n arr ative a ll th e qu aint wo r d s

an d p h r a ses whi ch h e obser ved am o n g hi s n ei gh bo u r s .

Walker s chi ef object was cert ainl y a politi cal on e h e

’

wis h e d to thr o w hi s entir e i nfl u en ce in th e sc al e of

peace nor c an we con ceive h o w h e cou l d better h ave
,

strength en ed th e h an ds of th e s m all bu t active

p eace p arty in Lan cas hi r e th an by th e h om el y ar gu
m ents o f th e two n ei gh bo u rs a n d th ei r S im pl e a n d ,

tru th fu l paintin gs o f th e di str es s occa s i on ed by th at

cru el war T hi s tem porar y i ntenti on of th e b o ok
.
,

an d i ts u ni nvi tin g ti tl e h ave h a d a di sa s tro u s e fle c t

,

on th e l a s t i n g r ep u tati o n o f Tim Bobbin th e S econ d ,

an d hi s w or k o f whi ch th e earl y e di ti on s a r e n o w
,

becom e scar ce h as n ot of l ate year s been repri nted

, ,

al th ou gh it i s well wor th y o f th at h o n o u r .

O u r fi r s t extr act i s th at r el atin g to

TH E S A DDL E WORTH S HOUT IN G

T E LE GRA P H .

W H B oh I ll tell th eh wh ot Tu m owd D i ck 0
.
’

,
’

Jonn y O N oggs e S a ddl ewor t h a d a better S hi ft thin

!

, ,
‘

o th at n for s om ti m e abeawt l atter e en d 0 th l a st

’ ’

,
’ ’

’
Febru ary after him an th wi fe an fou r l ads h ad n
,
’
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li v t a wh ol e day o n ou t boh ab eawt a qu art o n ettl e

’ ’ ’

orr itc h a n a bi t o v a k r u s t o r e awn George : h e

’

p b
geet u p th m o rni n k after an sed to th wife I ll tell
’
,
’

,
’

th eh wh at N a n I m ver y wa m m o thi s m or ni nk an I
, ,
’

c o nn a sto n d for t weave m eh bit 0 th p e es e e awt

’ ’ ’

b eawt s u mm ot t eat an wee n n owt e th h eaws e ;

’ ’ ’
,

boh I ve a k ratc hi n k om n i n t m eh yed ot i v i t

’ ’ ’

a wn s er s we k on toar on till I woven m y wou gh an

,

e s e e awt ; N
’

p e E i gh says an a n wh ot i s i t ?
‘
,
‘

Wh a says h e wee n sen d e awr N e d to Jo n e s 0

,
’

,
‘ ’ ’

Robi n S o S i m s o Will s for a qu artern o m el e ; an

’ ’ ’ ’ ’
,
’

tell im ea wr kase ; an t oth er th ree l ads Sh an g o oa

’ ’

wi th i m a n sto n d ab eawt h awv a qu arter o v a mil e

’
, ,

o n e behi n d an oth er ( for th e aw kn ows o t th S h op i s

’

a b ea wt h awv a mi l e o ff ) a n i v e awr N e d S pee ds h ee st

’
, ,

s e t u p a s h e a wt to e awr Wi ll a n T u m a n D i ck sh an ,

s h e awt to o n e a n oth er a n th ea w s t sto n d at th fo u t

’ ’
a
,

ate a n th e a w m e r r itc h o n i n a kr ak
’
h a th
’

y , y p o .

Bith wu n ds Wh i stl e P i g ov 0 th s c h e eam s

’ ’ ’
T UM .
,

o t wo n h a s h er d o n ( a n wo n h a s h e r d o m o nn y a
’

y y
won ) th i s sh eds o ! w on h a s h e r d ov a k o n triv a n c e
’

y
c t tey h ad n e Fra n ce fort carry n u se a gr ate way i n
’
,

a li ttl e t im e o t tey k o d n a tel e g r a fl Ma s s Wh i stl e ’ ’

i t s a be k ode h Sad dl ewort h h e a wti n k

’

p g hi
, S h ll t s
’
tel eg r a ff .

WH
God a m assey Tu m ! th eaw s ker s u n t i t
.
,
’

’
e fe a th ; b oh as I re tel li n k th eh th ey s en t n th l ads
’ ’

, ,

o ff a n th ey s to o d n o z th e orde r t ; so N e d we n t
’ ’
rn
, y .

i n to th sh op a n sed I a m k o m n fort see i v yoah n

’ ’ ’ ’ ’

, ,

l e m eh h av a qu artern o m el e for wee n h a d n ou t t

’ ’ ’ ’ ’
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qu art o n ettl e wt a
’
eat s u n ye s tu r m or n i nk, boh ab e a

or r itc h a n a br ea wn George kr u s t ; a n wee n n o u t

’

p
’
eth h e a ws e
’
Ha rk th e m eh N e d says th sh op
.
’ ’

, ,
’

”
k eeper wh e e a r di d tea w l eet o theh n ettl e s ot t i s
’

tim e 0 th year ; for th e r e s n o n e h ee ar ab eawt

’ ’ ’
.
’

Wh a s ays N e d I wen t d eawn i n to th Watu r

,
’
,
‘ ’

h e aWs eS a n l eet o s om ot back 0 Jim Te ali er s at th

’ ’ ’

war O ffi s i n a war m pl eck ot S i de 0 Jo e 0 th

’ ’ ’
-
,

H o M e d dow an o z I r e g ooin k fort tell yo ah m eh ’ ’

feth er h as n o u t boh a wou gh a n a pe es e fo rt weave

’

an h ee l g ooah down to Moss l ey a n tak i t wi th i m a n

’ ’
,

th er will be oath er m u n ny or pappe r an h ee l pay ,

’

o ah o ath er to n eet or i th m or ni n k a n a k r ea wn
’ ’

y ,

to art th owd ot we ow n yo ah G o od l a d sed th

’ ’ ’ ’ ’
.
,

sh opk eeper th eaw tell s a good tal e en ou gh 1v 1 do

, ,

oz t s eys th eaws t h a t
’
— S o N e d eawt 0 th S h op a s
,
’
.
’ ’ ’

fast o z h e ku d an s ee t u p a s h ea wt to Wil l a n Wil l

, ,

to Tu m ; a n d T u rn to D i ck ; a n D i ck to owd N an at ,

fou t yate ; a n beh thi s S hift h oo geet th porr i tc h on

’
-

o z soo n oz N e d h a d g eeten th m el e i nt hi s pok e ;

’ ’

for owd D i ck 0 Joh n n y 0 N oggs s weer u t n o tim e

’ ’

s h o u l d be l o s t for h e ku d go ah to n o war k till h ee d

’

su mm u t t eat b eh thi s kon tr iv an s e th eh g e et n

’ ’

rou n d th por r itch di s h beh won ku d say trapsti ck

’
,

afte r N e d koo m in to th h e a ws e wi th m el e
’ ’ ’ ’
.

A n oth er qu otati o n wil l S h ow th e state o f al arm i n

whi ch th e powers th at be were k ept by th e r u m ou r of
c on spiraci es a n d mi dni gh t m eeti n gs
—
.

H o I ei gh ei gh ; I k on tell th e o abeawt
’
TUM
!

.
,

it Th ea w m u n kn o th er wu r a b oyli nk wh ot l oyal
’
.
,
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wt won
’ ’
s on O th gally pott -
,
ot we nt ea a fth u rn o on

a mu n g h i s p a s h on ts wh o m he k om mi nk toa rt
’
on o z r
’
a gb en , dark h e m et S ix fell os g o oi nk a
at th edge 0 ,

fo tc hi nk a l oo m a n a bit fu r r h e m et S ix or seven ,

m ooar ot h ad n bi n at a k okin k a n p r esen tly h e o er

’ ’
,
‘

took a l a d o t h a d m ooar mi sch i ef o th i n si de on h im

, ,
“
thi n tru th a n h e sed My l a d k on teaw tel l m eh
, , ,

wh ot O yo n d fell os ar fo r
’
9 ” “
E i gh s ez th l a d T h er e ’ ’
, ,
”
f or t b e a gr ete j ak obin m e etink at A s h n Mo s s k n eet
’ ’
.

”
Du z te aw sey so P says Mr P ak e m “E i gh s ez th .
’
.
’

”
l a d th er ll be m onyo ah h u n d u r t ;
,
’
Mr Bol u s war so .

h e k ewar t wh ak er in k
’ ’
fe ear t ot u
p o th ti t, oz ill oz

befor e P au l wh en h e r pr etchin k to im an
F eli x di d
’ ’
,
’
h e tl apt th sp u r s to th tit a n r i d o ff n eck or n a
’
,

a w k be c ’ ’
~
i
jo t n a n,
a k qu ai n tot i z e a er s u n o th n h ; a n

presen tl y th er k oo m an or dth u r for eawer green ’

b u r n t warr i ors an a p asel o S kotch pl od l eggs ot

’ ’
. -
,

wu r n qu ar tu r t i th teawn ( s u m on em k ode e awt o

’ ’ ’ ’
,

th e r beds at ten o tl o ck at n eet) for t g oo ah a S hi f

’ ’
,
’

tink th ees e j ak obin s ; boah wh ot k are th er wu r ta yn e ,

fu r fe ear o su m b o dy g o oi nk be fore an ak qu ai n tink

’

t h ees j ak o bin s wh ot wu r k omi n k u po n em

’
So th ey .

went n e awt o th teawn an d evi dn t too or th ree ways

’ ’ ’
, ,
’
for t m eet ot a sartin pl ek wh ear th ey ek s p ekt n t em
’
,

for t be ot tey k u d n s or ea wn d e m wh en th ey
’ ’ ’
, ,

’ ’
k oo m n to th spot
’
Wh en tey k oo m n th er e a sartin .
,

Mr W i z eak er ke awart i m d eawn a n p e ept beween

.
’

a n th s k
’
an sed
“H u sh t ! h u sh t
’
I see e m th er s
’ ’
y , ,
”
m on yoah sk ore ; p r esen tly th ey k o d n eawt D i s p ers e“ ’
,
”
y o ah rog u es boa h n ob u d
y sed n
,
o u t S O i t w u r s e d .
 32

Du i f thi s owd j ad e u ll l e m mi b e in , g
’

A wl sho w yo h ow h a rd h ow fa s t aw c on S pin
’
nu
—S
.

C H O R US o i ts th r e e dywh e el , thr e e dywh e el , d a n , d on , d ill, doe .

S he .

Th eaw b ra gs o thi s el bu r a w du nn o thi nk i t s tru e

’ ’
, ,

F or aw wi ll u ph owd thi th y fawts a n t a fe w

’

, r ,

F o wh e n th e w h a s t d on e u n s pu n v e y h ar d
r a ,
r ,

0 th i s awm w e e l s u r e thi wa k i s m a d
’ ’

, r rr .

S o i ts th r ee dywh e el ,
H e.

Th e aw s au y owd j ade th e aws dt b e s t h owd thi tu n g

c ,
’

O r e l s e a w s t b e th m pin thi e e i t b e l u ng
u r ,

Uh i v w d o, th e awr t s u r e for
’
ot a to r u e,

F or a w c on h a m onn y ’
0 on e a s g ood a s you .

S o i ts th r e edywh e el ,

S he .

Wh ot wh oe yo c on h a v e
i s i t to m e
A w S h ann o b e l u n g e re a w m l aid 1 m y gra v e
’ ’

Un wh e n u t aw m d e od, u n h a v e d on e wh a t a w c on ,
’

Y o m ay foin d on e ot ll s p in a s h ar d a s aw v e d on e
’ ’
.

S o i ts thr e e dywh e el ,

H e.

c om , mi d e a r woife , w ll h a thi
’ ’
C om , a n ot r u e,

Un thi s w wi ll t ell yo w ll t ell yo t

’
a ,
an a ru e ,

N ea w i f y o ll ’
for gi e m e for wh a t a w h a v e s ai d ,

A w ll d o my en d avu r to pl e os yo i n s t e a d
’
.

S o i ts th r ee dywh e el ,

S he .

A wm gl ad fo to ye or ot yo win m e fo gi v e
’
r
’
r ,

Un aw will d o by yo a s l on g as a w li ve _

So l e t u s u n i t e a n li v e fr e
,
e f o 0 S i n r
’
,

t
1111 h e n we s a h ll h a ve n t to t hi n k a t bu t s pi n .

S o i ts thr e edywh e el , (to .

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B oth .

S o n ea w let ’
s c on c l u de an h er e e e n d e th ou r s u n g,

A w h op e i t h a s pl e os t hi s n u m er ou s t thr on g
B u r i v i t o s m i s , yo n e e dn to fe ar ,
’
t t
We y ll’
do ea wr e n d ev u r to pl e os yo .
n ex t y ear .

S o i ts th r e e dywh e el , thr e e dywh e el , da n , d on ,

A b ou t th e e n d o f th e l as t cen tu ry a l ocal so n g eu
titl ed Owd N ed s a r ar e str u n g ch ap was very ’

popu l ar far m or e so th an i t des er v ed for i t i s

, ,

des titu te o f liter ar y m er i t P erh ap s th e foll owin g .

song m ay be s li gh tl y ol der th an th e o n e j u st n am ed .

It was at on e tim e ver y p op u l ar i n Lan cashi r e a n d ,

gave r is e to a ph r as e whi ch i s s till occ asi o n all y h eard ,

”
A m on o M e as ter Gr u n dy s Th e m eani n g o f th e
’ ’
.

phr ase m ay be seen fr o m th e ball ad

G oo d l a w, h ow hi n t gs ar e a l er e d n o t w
,

A wm
’
g own r as foi n e as fi pp en c e
Bu
’
wh en a wu s
’
t to foll o w th pl gh ’
ou ,

A w ne
’
er c ou l d mu s t e t h e p en c e
r re .

di d you b u t s e e m e n ow,
’
Bu z ou nd s ,

S it d o w n to di n e on S u n d a s , y
E ga d, y ou
’
d t
s ar e lik e an ythi n g
A t th m on
’
o
’
M e a s ter G n dy s ru
’
. R i to r al

Aw b o t i c l og s
u s
’
t to t
s ri d e a u
’

A thi c k s s i d e s b n;
‘
’
s a 0 aco

B n ow m y c l g s s w ell as h o g s
’
u o a

A w v e t t ll y fo ak n
’
o a rs e

A n li ttl e P e g I lik t O well

’ ’

S ,

A n w lk t u t p o S n d ys
’ ’ ’
a o u u a ,

A w v e l eft a n n ow i t s c o ok m i d N ell
’ ’

, a ,

A n th m on o M eas te Gru ndy s

’ ’ ’ ’
r .

C
 34

O ne d ay a w m e t m y c o u s i n R al ph ;
Sa ys he, H ow a r t ta Wi l li e P ,

Beg on e ,
’
sa ys a w, th o u cl o wni s h e l f,

s ill y
’
An du nn o be so .
’

Why t f g e t s i n c e c on s ta n t we
,
do
’
s or

T m a k e t t dg e d o M o n d a y s P
o r ru
’ ’

S ay s w G oo d l a d d on t t l k to m e
a , ,
’
a ,

A w m th m on o M e a s te G u n dy s
’ ’ ’ ’
r r .

ga d s ai d R l ph wh o a ta n ow P
E ,
’
a ,
r

A w th ou gh t n o h a m i s p a yki n r
’

A w v e s e en th d y th o s f ll ovf d th p l ou gh
’
e a u
’
o s
’
,

A n gl a d m y h n d w e e S h a k i n
’ ’
a r

B u t n ow e ga d th o s t u t s a b o t , , u r u

S o v e y fi n e 0 S u n d ys
’ ’
r a ,

S a ys aw Th o c ou nt y c l d g e t ou t
,
u r o , ,

A w m th m e n M e s te Gr u n dy s
’ ’ ’ ’
0 a r .

O n g oo d r oa s t b e e f an b tt e ’
u r milk,
A wh oam a w liv e d i ’
c l ov e r ,

An wi s h e d s c h fe a s tin g whi l e u a w li v e d ,

It n e v e mi gh t b e ov e ; r r

di d you b u t s e e m e n ow
’
Bu z ou nd s ,

S i t d own y to di n e o n S u n d a s ,
’

E ga d y o d s t a e li k e a n ythi n g
’
, u r

A t th m on o M ea s te G u n d y s
’ ’ ’
,
r r .

N ow a w m ’
a dv a n c e d fr om th
’
t ai l 0
’
pl ou gh ,

L ik e m an y a p e e 0 th n a ti n r
’ ’
o ,

A w fi n d i t eas y kn owi ng h ow
T fo g e t m y fo m e s ta ti o n
’
r r r

Wh o kn ows b a w m ay s t t s qu i e u
’
fl
ru a r ,

Wi p owd e t wi g o S n d ys
’
r
’ ’
u a ,

Th o gh n ow c on t e n t to b e n m o e
u o r

Th an th m on o M e a s te G n dy s P
’ ’ ’
r ru
 35

A t th e com m en cem en t o f th e p r es ent centu ry a ,

f a mil y n am ed Wil so n wh o wer e all S ki ll ed i n ,

rh ym i n g gave a n ew i m petu s to thi s cl as s O f liter atu re

, .

T h eir s o n gs ar e all m ar k ed by th e S am e ch ar acteri s ti c s ;

g eat des criptive power a n d an arti s ti c percepti o n o f
r

th e lu di cr o u s a n d am u s i n g p oi n ts i n every s c e n e
whi ch th ey pai n t co m bi n ed with a r ar e kn owl edge O f
,

Lan cas hir e n atu r e an d a com pl ete m as ter y over i ts

,

di al ect h ave given th eir poem s a n e n du r i n g pop u l ar

,

i ty am o n g th e peopl e for wh o m th ey san g AS .

p i ctu r es o f l o cal life a n d m ann er s th ey ar e si ngu l arl y

a ccu r ate a n d vi vi d a n d i n s o m e r e s pects th ey are stil l
,

faithf u l p i ctu re s n otwi th s tan di n g th e m an y cha n ge s

,

whi ch h av e tak en pl ace S i n ce th ey were writte n Th e .

bes t of th es e s o n gs a n d th e on e th at h as been m ost

,

wi dely pop u l ar i s
JOHN N Y GREE N S W E DD I N ’ ’

BY AL E X ANDE R WI L S O N .

N ea w l a ds , wh e e r ar
yo b ea wn so fa s ? t
Y o h appu n h a n o e r d wh o t s p a s y ’
t;
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’
t ,

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u r ee w e ek S i n ,
c om e Su n da y .

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’ ’
o wd folk , an
’
a w wu r ree t ,

S o N an a n
’
me g
a r e ed ta t n e i g h t,

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We ’
d we d 0
’
Eas te r M on da y .

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r ,
r e er u r ,

A w th w n c h e s c m a n b owt th s we eth earts

’ ’ ’
e oo r ,

A w f n d w e e l oi ke to h a th ee c art s
’ ’
u r r ,

Twu r th ru nk a s E c cl e s wak e s m on
’
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We d on d
’
ea wr ti t s i ’
r ibbi n s too
O n e r e d , on e gr e en ,
an d t on e w u r bl u e ,

S o h e y ! l a d s , h e y a wa y we fl ew,
L oi k e a r a c e for th L e dg e r s t ak es , m on
’
.

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! h e aw Du k e Dobbin wa t
’
An eh and s

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’
fa t,
Fr o s oi d e to s oi d e h oo j w d u mo
’

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s t op t a t S e v e n S t a r s by g u m
’
An , ,

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’
nk a s mi c h wa r m al e a n
’
ru m,
A s
’
d dr o wn 0 ’
th fol k i
’ ’
O wdh am .

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’
S ho t w e e p ai d r ,
an
’
d ri nk wu r d one,
Up F e nn el s t e e t to th
r ,
’
c h u r ch for fu n ,
We d on c d l ik e m or ri s -dan c er s du n ,
’

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’
’
bes t aw o ’
m e a kn owl e dg e ;
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’ ’
j ob r d on e , i h oav e a c ra c k ,

Boh eh fi s t s m ack ;
! wh ot f u n to g et th
’
r

S o n e aw m e a l d s fo e we g u n b a ck
’
,
a ,
r ,

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’ ’
.

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cl a ws
H i s l e gs , win gs an l an te n j a ws ’ ’
an ,
r ,

Th e y e al l y l ookt q i t e fe ori nk
r u .

Th e e s s n ak es a n wa tc h bil l s j u s t l oike poikes

’ ’
r , ,

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’ ’
r r ,

A n th e e a n m e a n S a m 0 M oik s
’ ’ ’ ’ ’
, , ,

O nc e t ook a bl ank etee ink r .

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s da ,
’
,

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’
s ya ds 0 b ook s a t e very s t oi de
r
’
r ,

F r o top to b oth u m e en d an s oi de ,
’ ' ’

S i c h pl e c k s h e re s ver fe w s o t y
’
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A w a xt hi m if h e t y wu nt f t s ll r or
’
e

F or N e w lo ik e s ea di nk v s tl y w ll
r a e

B oh th m e a s ter wu
’
r ea wt, so he c ou l dn a tell ,

O r a w d bowt h er R obin s on
’
Cru s oe .

Th eer
’
s a t mp et s peyks an
ru
’
m ak e s a di n,
A n a S hu
’
t e o cl ooa s m a d e 0
’ ’
ti n ,
F or folk to g oo a fei gh tink i n ,
u s J t
l oi k e th oos e c h ap s o
’
B on ey s ’

A n
’
th e er
’
s a ta bl e c ar v
’
d so qu e er ,

Wi ’
os m on y pl a nk s as da ys i ’
th
’
y e ar ,

An
’
c ri nk u m -c r a nk u m s h er e an
’
th e er ,

L oik e th
’
c l o oa s pr e s s at m y gr onn y s
’
.

Th e er
’
s b ns n d b lls
O li v er C ru mi ll
’
s u r a a ,

A n F en ch m en s gu n s th ey d t e n i s q all s
’ ’ ’ ’ ’
r a u ,

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’ ’
r ,
os u e, o ,

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’ ’
rr o ,

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N o s k el e t ons 0 m en n b i d ;
’ ’
r a r s

B oh a w f i h a t e th s e et 0 gr e a t l u nk s wor ds
’ ’
a r ,

S in th fei gh t a t P e t e l o m on
’
r o, .

We s e ed a wooden c o ck l oik ewi s e ;

B oh d an g it ,
m on , th es e c oll e g e b oy s ,

Th e y tell n a p a ck ’
0
’
s ta ri nk l oi e s ,
O s su r e os te a wr a s inn er

Tha t c ock wh en i t s m ,
e ll s r o a s tb e e f,
’
llw cro ,
”

S a ys he B oh ,
”
a w s a id , te aw li e s , a w kn ow ,

An
’
a w c on pr ov e it pl ai nl y s o,

w ve wn d i m ea h a t for m ea dinn er
’ ’
A a p e a .

B oh th h ai ry m on h ad m i s s d m e a th wt
’ ’
o ,

A n th c l og f i c a c kt by th nn e b owt
’ ’
a r r u r ,

A n th wom an n o th l wm t n n wt
’ ’
a er a or o ,

Th ea w n e e s e e d l oik S i n t b o n m on
’
r e
’
u r r ,
.
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Th e e r
’
s c r oc o di l es , a n
’
things i nd e e d,
Aw c ol ou r s , m ak , sh a p , S iz e , a n
’
b ree d
A n i f a w m oot t ell ton h oave aw s e d
’
e ,

We m oot s it an s m ook till m orn m on

’

, .

Th en d e awn L on g M ill gat e we di d s t e e r,

To owd M oik e Wil s on s goods s h op th e e

’
- r,

To b e y e a wr N a n a r oc k ink c h e er ,
’ ’
t
A n p o s , a n s p o on s , a n l a dl e s
’

N an b owt a gl a s s fo r l ooki nk i n ,
A ti n Du t c h o on fo r c ooki nk in
A w b owt a ch e er for s m ook in k in ,
th pmc e
’ ’ ’
An N th c r a dl e s .
’
an a x t 0

Th e n th e fiddl e t
r s r u ck u
p th h on e
’
y m oon
-
,

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We m ad e o wd Gri z zl e tr ot to th tu n e ’

E v er y ya rd 0
’
th
’
way m on , .

A t n ei g h t, oyc hb onn y l a s s
la d and ,

L a ws th e y d on c d an dru nk th eir gl a s s
’ ’

S o tyr t wu r N a n a n I by th m a s
’ ’

,
s ,

O t wea l ei gh till twel ve n e x t d ay m on

’
.
,

I n 1 8 19 app eared a Se qu el to th e Lan cashi re di a

l ect by P au l Bobbi n O f thi s work Mr T h o m a s
. .

H eywoo d j u stl y rem arks Th e book i s extraordin arily

,

coarse th e di al o gu e vo i d o f pl eas an tr y an d th e
, ,
”
i n ci dents i m p robabl e a n d di sg u stin g .

Sam u el B am ford wh o i s still am o n gst u s i n a

,

green an d h o n ou red O l d age i s n ot a cu l tivator o f th e ,

folk sp eech o f hi s n ati ve shir e h avin g o nl y written

-
,

o n e h u m o u ro u s ball ad—s u ffi c i e nt h owever to m ak e u s

wi sh h e h a d do n e m ore
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My h on d s s h ak d l oi ke a n ’
as p en l e a f ,

A w di th e r t i m y s h o on
’

It s e em t a s dark as twel ve a t n e e t ,

Th o u gh i t wu r b oh twel ve a t n oon .

t w
A w h o t aw s eed th e ga ll ows t e e r ,

Wh e e r th
’
Yo r n -c r o ft th i e f w e e s wu n g ; r

Un u t o wd Ni c k wu r takkin m e ,
Un th e er h e d h a m e h u g
’ !
n .

A w g r op d m y way to th d o c th u h ea ws e ,
’ ’ ’
r s

Un th e n a w tu m b l e t d e a wn ;
Th floo i t g an m e s c h a s e a ws e
’
r u ,

A w w e l l y b o c k m y c e a wn r r .

Neaw wh a t wu r th d o c th u
’
r th inki n g on ,

For t b ’
rin g m e to m y s el ,
Un s av e a S i c k a n d d e e in m on ,
S o fe or t o d e oth h ell ?
’ ’
an

H e u s ed no l ance , h e u s ed n o dr u g ,

Ut t
s r en gth en s
th e s or u t s oo

Boh h e br owt s om e s t on g al e i n a j r u g,
Ut u d c om e f o Wil l e y B ooth s
’ ’
r .

H e pu t i t i n m y wh a c k e ri n h on t,
U t wu r s o p al e a n
’
h in ; t e

w s woipt i t 0 o ff a t a wom t
’
A ,

Un a w n ev er a il t n owt s i n
’
.

In app eared O f u l tr u u n per tikl er ok eawnt

18 5 1
o bwoth wat aw seed n u wat aw yerd we gooin too

c h aracter of i ts su bj ect is still o ne of th e m ost

 41

popu l ar wor ks i n th e di al ect a n d de s erve dl y so , .

Wri tten in th e gen u in e folk s peech of th e Ro ch dal e -

di s tr i ct i ts deli n eati o n of th e s hr ewd yet i gn or an t

,

fell ey hi s am u s i n g wan t of acqu ain tan ce wi th

!

e ver ythi n g fi v e mil es o ff S m obr i dg e hi s di s r eg ar d o f ,

p r op or ti on i n hi s e s tim ati on a n d com par i s on o f thi n gs

wi th whi ch h e i s acqu ai nted wi th th o s e o f whi ch h e
i s i gn o r an t hi s geni al good h u m ou r an d hi s dem o n
, ,

s tr ativ e l oyal ty i s a n am u s i n gl y fa i th fu l p i ctu r e

, Y ou .

feel h owever i n h ol din g th e R a ch d e fell y by th e

, ,

h an d th a t yo u a r e n ot deali n g with o n e o f Ti m
,

Bobbin s sou l l ess boor s bu t a m an tou ch ed with th e

’
, ,

S pir i t o f th e ti m e s a n d i n s p i te o f limi ted edu cati o n

, ,

a n d i ts con s equ en t prej u di ce s on e o f th o s e wh ose ,

stro n g h an ds an d s tr o n ger br ain s h ave b u il t u p th e

pro s peri ty o f Lan c ashi r e We s el ect as a S peci m en.

th e h ero s ac cou n t o f hi s
’

V I S IT T O MA D A M E TU S S A UD S .

Fro th eer e aw wen t r am blin ob eawt till aw ko om e

to wat th ey k oed Ma du m Tu s s awds n u aw went O p ,

su m s tayr e s u n we n aw d pade m hi n aw
’
, e s hi lli n ,

went u n eh wat a s e et fu r sh u r e ki ngs u n

, ,

u e u es be wh ol s al e u n th ey far e li tte rt ogen We

q g
,
.

bein r ayth u r tyert aw s e ete m e s el d eawn oppo o sh et

,

o er on en t o r oo k o fo in e fi g g er s a s i de u v o owd gray ,
’

e d d e d c h ap we 0 l eet c u l u r t qu ot o n u s wor s
y ,

at u m l oi ke o gu d u n Th ynk s aw to m es el th owd
.
,
’

fell ey m u n n ev u r o bin e s i ch 0 s pot u s thi s afore E .

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l u k et so l
g pp
o en t Aw
T hi s u s 0 gran d
. sed too im ,
kon s ar n m es tu r i v yo pl e z bu t E s tayr t oway nu
, , ,

n ev u r sed n au t O nu th e r m on u s wor n es h t to m e
.

u th tu th er s oi d e sed u m u st S pek e op m e m an th e , ,

ol d g en tu l mu n s o li ttu l d e f A w sed O i s E ; bu t
’
.
,

aw l m a m
\
’
i yer yo s see aw oed w
’

y u n k, e a t r a
yth
,
u 1

l eawd du nn u t yo th ynk u s th i s 0 gran d k on s a rn : bu t

,

E s tayrt oway u n se ct th eer e u s qu oite u s 0 m eaws e .

Ju st th en aw seed tu thr e fo k e l a ffi n u n restin th e r

, ,

e en o b eaWt weere aw wor u n a m on tu tc ht m e ,

s hi l d er u n s e d —Th e ol d m an s wa x wu r k
, S u r aw
’
.
,

sed n ev u r fu r sh u r e ! A w gan im a gradely stayre

, ,

i th fa z e u n a w l be s u n k en i v E wor n t o wax c h ap
’

s aim e u s tu th er b u t a u t m oore n a tter u bl e c u d d en t b e

,

du n to m aw th ynkin
,
Wh oo du n yo t hink i t wor ?
.

W aw i t wu r owd B i ll y K obbitt f u r aw n o e d im we ,

won s t yer i n i m l ektu r e R a ch d e It wor ith Un i ta y .

ri an C h appil u n a w r eki ll ekt verri wel e u s hi s kan

,

du l s wan t a d s nu ffi n u n o ch ap k oed e awt i th g allu r e

,

r n o pare o s n u fl er s os i de o n i m u n B i ll y geet
’

u s th e
’

y ,

h owd o n u m u n m ade u s l aff we sayi n A w gu e s o

,

po liti cal pars u n m u n s nu f hi s own k an du l s E wor 0 .

fu nn y owd dog wor B ill y wen E d a m o i n d Su m

’
.
, ,

u th fi g er s wor u n k om m u n n a tter u l
g m oore p er tikl u r ,

th oo s e a s tu rn t th er ye d s r eawn d n u h eaw th at wa r ,

du n aw con n u t gau m f u r th l oik e o n m e W en aw ’

.

geet tu th f u r e n d O ch ap ax d me i v aw d goo h in to
,
’ ’

t h
’
c h a i m b u r o A w sed wat h a n yo e t h u t

orr obu l c h ai m bu r u s yo k oe n i t P W y E sed o n u m ,

h at e v u r li v d N ay ’
be r ov t h e b i ggest s k o u n dr il s t .
,
 43

aw se d yo r m s ta en th eer e m on f u r th er s won rap

,
’ i
, ,
’
a

s kalli on u s yo s h u d d en av in afo r e th r e awm u l b e

’

g ra de l y fi t O p e th at l oi n e o b i gg u r th efe to m , ,

thyn kin n u r o ny u,
yo h an e e e Wh o o s th at E
th r s ? .
’
.

sed . Waw aw sed o vill u n ov a p ows e du rt ov o

, ,

th efe u s ro g u ed m e e awt ov o s u v er in tu th er da y
, ,

h ea w s u m e v v u r aw sed a w,
l av 0 b i t ov o p ep e at u m
,
’

u n aw wor gooi n in bu t E k o ed e a wt Th er s S i x
’

, ,

pu nz e to pay N can e fu r m e aw sed awd O gi n o

.
, ,

s hi l lin ra th u r n u r 0 S in tha t th efe u s aw towd yo on ,

u n a w m n oan e s i ch a fo o u s to gi e yo s i xpu n z e f u r to
’

s ee h au v e o du z z e n s i ch l o ik e u n we th a t a w t u r n t ,

m esel r eawn d ogen nu wen aw d l u k e t u t th wh ack s

’ ’ ’

wu r k kr atu r s wh ol aw wor tyr et aw wen t s tr eyt ,

wh oam e to M e stu r P ik e s
’
.

Th e l ate John Bol ton Roger s on wh o s e fam e wa s ,

achi eved as a l yri st an d wh o s e ch armi n g s on g of

,

“N oth i n g More ” wi ll al o n e s u ffi ce to per etu ate

p
hi s n am e for l o n g ye ar s h a s wri tte n on e h u m o u r o u s
ball a d i n th e vern acu l ar di al ect enti tl ed Th
’
, ,
”
Balli es .

S o far i n ou r rap i d su r vey we h ave s een th at for m or e

th an a h u n dred ye ar s th e di al ect h as been u s ed by
m an y wri ter s k nown a n d u n k n own a s a s u i tabl e ,

vehi cl e for h u m ou r ou s n ar r ative sel dom of a very

r efi n ed c h a r acte r sel do m h avin g an y hi gh e r obj ect
,

th an to exci te a l au gh at th e mis for tu n es of s o m e

“cl own ” Rarel y d o we fi n d an atte mpt to pen e
.
y
tr ate beyo n d th e veil or S h ow u s wh at th ere i s of
'

tru th en du ran c e an d l ove withi n th e san ctu ary

, , .
 44

A l th o u
gh h e h as h a d m an y predecessors i n th e u s e of
th e di al ect Mr W au gh was th e fi rst wh o pain ted at
,
.

fu ll l e n gth wi th a ll i ts l i gh ts an d sh ades th e portrai t

, ,

o f a Lan cash i re l a d H e t hu s O pe n ed a vein o f c on

.

s i d er abl e ri chn ess a n d al th o u gh m an y h ave fo ll owed

,

i n hi s footsteps n on e h ave s u rpassed hi m Th e path os .

a n d s i m p li c i ty o f hi s n o w fam o u s l yri c
“ Co m e W h oam
”
to thi C h il dh er a n Me at o n ce gave him th e pl ace a s
,

th e l au reate o f Lan cashi re an d a s u ccessi o n o f

c h arm i n g so n gs som e o f whi ch i n beau ty far excel
, , ,

th at m ai de n e ffort bear wi tn ess to hi s dram ati c power ,

a n d hi s abil i ty to li n k togeth er beau ty o f t h o u gh t an d

“
l an gu age i n l en g th e n ed sweetn ess l o n g d r awn ou t .
,

Mr Wau gh was born at Roch dal e i n 1 8 1 9 a n d i s a

.
,

s el f ed u cated m a n
-
I n h i s you th an d e arly m an
.

h ood h e was e n gaged as a j ou rn eym an pri n ter D u ri n g .

th e ex i sten ce o f th e N ati o n al S c h ool A ssoc i ati o n h e ,

was on e of i ts secretari es a n d s in ce t h en h a s ch i efly ,

d evoted hi m sel f to li terat u re H i s p h i l oso ph y i s o f

.

th e ge ni al order h e i s n o l ach rym ose sage ru nni n g

,

hi th er a n d th i th er a nd cryi n g woe woe bu t on e

, , ,

l o vi n g th e s u nn y s i de of thi n gs bl essed wi th a k een

!

e nj oym e n t o f life a vi vi d per cepti o n o f th e beau ty of

,

n atu r e a n d deri vi n g fro m i t co m pen sati o n for th e

”

c rosses o f life Th e di gn i ty a n d n obili ty o f l abo u r

.
,

th e sacredn ess o f du ty th e cl ai m s o f h o m e an d
,

f am ily o f broth er h oo d a n d h u m an i ty ar e th e chi e f

,

d octri n es i n h i s creed .

I t i s som ewh at di ffi cu l t to qu ote fro m Mr W au gh .

h i s so n gs are h ou seh o l d words thr o u gh o u t th e cou n ty .

 45

As a specim en of carefu l Fl emi s h pain ti n g wh at c an

b e fi n er th an
“ a r Fol k
”
or m ore spiri ted th an its ,
.

enth u si as ti c fi n al e P Th e ru r al s weetn ess of th e

S weeth ear t Gate an d th e ten dor path os of
“

Will i e s Grave S h ow M r Wau gh s m a s tery o ver

”
’

’ ’
.
,

th e vari ed em oti o n s of th e h u m an h ear t an d prove hi s

cl a im to a pl ace am o n g th e p r i es ts of P o es y .

A s a speci m en o f hi s poeti c writi n g we sel ect

C HIRRUP .

You ng C hi rr u p wu r a m e ttl e d co wt
H i s h e ar t an ’
li m bs wu r t ru e

A t fo o t ra e o a t wros tlin b eawt

c ,
r
’
-
,

O a gh t h e b c kl d to
r u u e

A t wa k o pl ay r e t g all a n tl y
r ,
re

H e l id i n t o h i s ga m e
a

A n h e e v ery fon d s i n gi n bri ds

’ ’ ’ ’
r o -

Th at s h e aw h e g e e t hi s nam e
’
.

H e e s t ai gh t a s n y pi c kin od
’ ’
r r o -r
,

A n li m b e s a s ni g ;
’
r a

th vill ag e c l od
’ ’
A n th h ea ti s t c o ck
’ ’
r 0
,

A t ev e y c nt y i g r ou r r

H i s s hi ni n e en w a n bl e ;
’ ’
cl a u r e r u

H i s fa c e wu r fr a nk an
’
b owd
’
A n th
’
y u r e a b ea wt hi s m ou l y b r oo

Wu r c r i s pt i
’
c u rl s o
’
g ow d .

You n g C hi p d onn e d h i s c li nke t s h oon

r ru r
’

A n s tarti n ff t th f i
’ ’ ’
o o a r,

H e s wo e by th l e e t 0 th h a ve s t m oon
’ ’ ’
r r ,

H e d h a v e a m l c k th ere
’
ar o

H e p oo d a s p i g f o th h awth o n tr ee
’ ’
r r r -
,

Th a t bl os s m d by th e w y o e a

I v o ny m n s ays wran g to m e o
,

A w ll tan hi s hi d e to -day l ”
’
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F u l l s o el y m on y a l a s s wou l d s i gh
r
,

Th at c h an c e d to wa n d e n ear r ,

A n p e e p in t o h i s e e n to s py
’

I v l v wu r l ki n th e e u u r
’
r

S o fair an f e e h e s t e p t o th gr een ’
r
’ ’
,

A n tr ol lin e awt a s on g
’ ’
,

We l e ets om e h eart a n twink lin een ,

’ ’
,

Wen t c h irr u pin al ong ’

.

You ng C hi
c
rr u p w oo d ’
a vi l l a ge m ai d ,
A n h o o wu
’
r th
’
fl ow e r ov o
’
,

Wi ’
ki s s e s ki n d, i th ’ ’
woo dl a n ’
s h a d e,

whi s p e s s oft a n l ow
A n
’
r
’

I Matty s e a twu r th s w e e t e s t c hi me
’ ’
r
’

Th a t e v e r m o ta l s u n g r

A n Matty s h ea t b e a t pl e a s ant tim e

’ ’
r

To th mu s i c ov hi s tu n g
’
.

O h , th kin d e s t m a t e s ,
thi s wo l d wi thi n
’
r ,

M u n s om e ti m e s m e e t wi p ai n ’

B t i v thi s p ai c o l d l i fe b e gin
u , r u ,

Th e y d b u c kl e to a gai n ;
’

F or th ou gh h e e h e a ty b l u n t an t ou gh
’ ’
,
r r , , ,

A n M a tty s we e t a n d m il d
’
,

F o thr e e s c o e y e a t hr ou gh s m ooth a n r ou gh
r - r r,
’
,

H oo l e d hi m like a c hi l d .

As an exam pl e of Mr Wau gh s skil l as a p rose .

’

h u m o u ri st we qu ote hi s accou n t o f
,

B O D LE S A DV E N T UR E AS A S WEE P
’
.

’
B o dl e Owd N e d h a d bi n dd l e a day th fu
’ ’
an p u o

two ; an ne m ornin th ey d j u st g etten a y u re o

’ ’ ’ ’
or o
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fo r su m m i t fr esh as A dam 0 Rappers sai d wh en h e ,

’ ’

roll t o ff th ki tch en s l ate i n to th mi dden h ol e E h

’ ’ ’
-
.
,

S u m m i t T u nn el s a fo o to thi s ! B u t a w ll go u p i v ’ ’

i t s as l u n g as a steepl e So th owd l a d m ade n o

’ ’ ’
.

m oor bawk s abeawt i t bu t set to n e fo o t u po th top

’
'

bar a n crope reet u p i n to th smu dge h ol e Ju st a s

,
’ ’
-
.

h e re r omm in hi ssel i n at th b oth o m th owd wo m an

’ ’ ’ ’
,

c O om i n to see wh at t h ey h ad n agate wh e n ’ ’
an

B odl e yerd h er S peyk h e co d ou t H ey N e d ; h o u d ,

’
,

he r back a bi t or el se h o o l l p oo m o d e a wn agai n
’
.

Th O wd wo m an stare t awhi l e a fore h o o cou l d m ak e

’ ’

i t e a wt wh atever i t wu r th at wu r c r e epin u p th
’ ’

c hi m bl ey 0 th a t S h a p ; a n h o o sai d
’
Wh at m ak o ,
‘ ’

l u m ber h an yo afoot n ea w ?
’
Yo re a rook 0 th ’ ’

big s t foo s at ever trode a floor ! Y o n so m e devil

’ ’ ’

m en t agate i th c hi m bl ey aw decl are It s th at

’ ’ ’
.

d ru n k en wai s tr el o v a Bodl e aw beli eve A w kn o w ,

him bi hi s cl ogs Th to n e o n em s bra ws e n Eh

’ ’ ’
,
. .

th ae g r eyt g awm l es s foo ! Wh eer arto for u p th eer

Th a e ll be s m o or t m o n H oo wo u l d h a darte d
’ ’

for r u d an gettin h ol d o n h im ; bu t owd N e d k ep t

’ ’

s tO ppin h er
’

an sayi n’
Let h im a b e m on ! I t s
,
’

,
‘
-
,
’

n obbu t a bit o v a spree H e s go n e u p a bi t o v a n ’

.

arran for m e H e ll be back di r ectl y wi a n e w s u i t

’
.
’ ’

”
0 bl ac k on
’
Th e n he l oo ked o er h is s h o ol der a n d
.
’

s h e awte d B odl e get for r u d wi th o ! T h ae m et ha

‘ ’ ’

, ,

bin d ea wn again by n eaw A n th e n as soo n as h e

’

th owt th o wd l a d wu r m eeterl y weel u p th flu e h e

’ ’

l eet h er o ff ; bu t h oo wu r too lat to get h owd on h im

'

H oo co u l d j u st reytch to hit h i m 0 th l egs wi th ’ ’ ’ ’

 49

poker Wh en h e fel t h u r hi ttin hi m h e s h eawted

.
’

c b ey W o s t at hi tt m ?
’
m i
’
w h h
’

dea h hi l t
’
n t a S n o ,

‘
Wh au s ai d h o o i t 8 m e th ae g reyt l eath er yed
,
’
,
‘ ’

,
- .

Com e d eawn wi th o ! Wh at arto doi n i th chi m ’ ’ ’ ’

bl ey P A w m gooi n u p for al e sai d Bodl e Al e ! ’ ’

,
’
.
’

sai d 1100 th ere s n o al e u p th eer th ae br aws en foo

,
’

E h aw wi sh yo r e M all y wu r h ere A wwi s h h oo

’

war h er e is ti d 0 m e sai d Bo dl e Com e down wi ’

,
’
.
’

th o thi s m ini t th ae gr eyt d ru n k en h al sai d th o wd

’ ’

, , ,

—
woman ; or a w ll set th o a fi r e th at aw wil l ! ’

,
’

A w cann ot com e back yet aw tell yo sai d Bo dl e

’
‘
-
.
, ,

T h ere s al e at th en d 0 thi s j ob or el se aw d never ’ ’

’ ’

h a com e n as fu r u p as aw h a do n e B u t a w ll n ot be
’ ’
.

l o n g yo m ay depen d ; for i ts n oan a ni ce pl ace this

, ,

i s nt E h th ere i s som e ov a s m u dge A n i t g wos

’ ’
.
,

war as aw go f or By gu y aw c an see n oan n or — ,

Ger o fl wi yo a n l et m o get i t o er
'

tal k n oath er
’ ’ ’
.
,

afore aw m ch au k t ' A n th en h e cr ope f arr u d

’ ’ ’
.

“Wh en owd N eddy h a d watch ed Bo dl e d raw hi s

l egs ou t o s e et h e s et agate o h omm eri n th
’ ’ ’ ’

chi mbl ey wol e wi hi s h on t an s h eawtin - Go on ’

,
’ ’

, ,

Bo dl e owd l a d ! go on owd m on ! Th ae rt a reet u n

, ,
’

i th a l o ses ! Th a e s t h ave a qu art 0 th best al e 1

’ ’ ’ ’ ’

thi s h ol e i th o li ves to com e d eawn again an i th o

,
’ ’ ’

dees th rou gh i t owd bri d aw ll be fou rpen ce or fi p , ,

’

pen ce toward thi berrin A n th en h e s h ea wte d u p

’ ’
.
.

an d e awn th h e aws e Hey ! du n yo yer l ads ! Owd

’ ’

, ,

Bo dl e s gwon u p th chi mbl ey ! A w n ever s prad my

’ ’

e en u po th m arrow tri ck to thi s

’ ’
Well th wh ol
’
,
’

h eaws e wu r u p i n a sni ft an rare g am th ey h ad n

’

, .

D
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O wd N e d k ep t goo in to th eawts i de to see iv Bo dl e ’

h a d g etten hi s yed eawt 0 th top an th e n ru n ni n i n

’ ’ ’ ’
,

a gai n a n bawli n u o e w arto gett

’ ’
h fl B dl h i
’

, p t u e ea n , ,

on ? Go th ro u gh wi t owd cock ! Du nn ot be li ck t ’

,
’

wi a chi m bl ey Bu t j u st as h e wu r stari n u p a n
’ ’ ’

t alkin B odl e l ost hi s h owd s om ewh eer abeawt th

’ ’
, ,

top an h e coo m s h u tteri n d eawn ; a n 0 th soot 1 th

’ ’ ’ ’ ’

c hi m bl ey wi hi m T h en h e l et wi hi s hi n der en d
’
.
’

th u m p 0 th to p bar a n roll t d eawn u po th h ar s ton e

’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
-
, ,
’
l ik e a g r eyt po kefu l o sl eck E h wh at a bl ash bog .
,
-

e l oo k ed ! w
’
art h Th d a d di d nt kn ow wh eer h e
’

g o l
wu r for awhil e so h e l ee roll t u p 0 th floor am u n g
’ ’ ’
, ,

a c l eawd o soot ; a n owd N eddy kept l au ghi n a n

’ ’ ’

wipein hi s e en an d sayi n Tay thi wyn t a bit B o dl e !

’ ’ ’ ‘
, , ,

Th ae rt s afe lon d e d i v i t be h ard l e etin

’
’
It s a good,
’

ob th ae l eet o th so ft en d on th o too o wd l a d B
’

j u t , , .
,

wh en a w com e to thi nk aw du nn ot kn ow whi ch i s th ,

’

B u t th ae r t a good u n ; bi th mo n
’
s o ftest en d 0 th ee
’
.

a rto T ay thi wynt owd bri d ! Th a e s t h ave a ,

’

art owd l a d as soo n as ever aw c on s e e m gat e t o

q u , , y
th bar t h ro u gh thi s s mu dge at th a e s bro u gh t wi
’ ’ ’ ’

A w n ever h ad my c hi m bl ey s w ep t as c h ep i
’
th o !
my li fe n ever ! ,

Th e s u ccess o f th e R atch da F ell ey an d of W au gh s

’

Lyri cs probabl y l ead th e l at e J oh n Sch ol es to tu r n

”
hi s atten ti o n to th e di al ect As S am S on dnokku r .

h e r el ates h is exp eri en ce s on a vi s i t to Man ch es tu r

M ek aniks H i n stitu s h u n S h o u n der th e di sgu i s e o f

Tim G am wattl e Jawn t i A h o ’ ’

h e narrate s a -

Di cks oth Dol dr u m s W aggin wi a wh u ll waggin fu ll

’ ’
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o fo ak a s eei nt O u en e a n d in oth er di s u i s es re
’ '

g ,
.

c ou n ts h o m ely stori es of th e cou ntr y s i de fu ll o f ,

h earty h eal th y l au gh ter an d with h ere a n d th ere a n

, ,

i ndi cati on of hi gh er power th an h e li ved f u l ly to ex

r ess O n e o i th e m ost perfect lyr i cs i n th e Lan cas hi r e
p .

dial ect if n ot in de e d th e best of i ts l ove p oems is hi s

, , , ,

L A N C A S H LR E W I TC H .

A n owd mai d aw s hall b e, for aw m

’
ei gh t een to morn -
,

An a w m ye n to k e ep s en gl e an ’
fr e e ;
Bu t th e du l e
’
s
’ ’
i th l ads , for a pl agu e thi were b orn ,

A n thi l e t on e a -b e, a -b e,
’
n ev er can

Th e y never can l et one a be - .

Folk se u y a wm
’
to
’
pratty to d ee an o wd maid,
An t s an l au gh s i my e e ;
’
at l ov e si
’ ’

By l eddy aw m c ap t a t folk wantin to we d

’ ’

Thi m ey o tar y s engl e fo m e for m e

’
r r , ,

Thi mey o tarry s engl e fo me

’
r .

R obin
'
T h ere mill - h e
’
fond of
’
s a. s so hi s bras s ,
Thinks to bargain lik e s h oddy for me ;
H e may s ee a foo s fac e if h e l ook s i n hi s
’
glas s ,

An
’
a w d th ank him
’
to l et m e a -b e, a -b e,

A wd thank hi m to l et me a be
’
- .

C oom a c h a p t oth er
’
d ay 0 i h alli di
’
trim ,

woor h e d g o dr eawn hi m for me

A n he
’ ’
s

H i e thi wh oam firs t and d ofl thi aw s e d b onny Jim,

‘

O r yth e ll
l a ood S
’
h u e ,
d oe s ta s e e, d oes ta
s pu g t s ee,

Thae ll s pu yl a g ood S hu e, does ta s ee

’
t .
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C ou s in Di ck sa ys a w v e h eaws e s ,
’
an
’
l a nd,
’
an s o me gowd ,

A n he
’ ’
s pl ann e d it so we el , d on e yo s ee ;

Wh en we r e we d h e ll h a ’ ’ ’
th h e aws e s
’
n ew fe ttled an ’
s ou d,
Bu t a w hi nk h e m a y l e t u m t a -b e, a -b e ,

S ly Di c k may l e t u m a b e y -
.

N ed s ju s t vol u nt e er e d i nt o th r oifles r ecru i ts

’ ’
,

A n a das hi n g you n g s o di u r is h e
’

I f hi s gu n s li ke hi s e e n i t ll kill wh ere i t S h O O ts
’ ’
,

Bu t a w ll mi n d a s th e y d u nnot s h oot m e s h oot me

’

, ,

Aw ll mi n d a s th ey du nnot s hoot m e
’
.

h e frimbl es th yate,
’
e s i dl e s i th l one ,
’ ’ ’
H an at

A n he c oom s a s he c o om n o for m e
’

H e S per s for ar Joh n , b o s ays

’
n ou gh t abeawt K ate ,

A n j u s t gi e s a gl en t wi hi s
’
e e, hi s c c,

An
’
j u s t gi e s a gl ent wi ’
hi s cc.

He tall e n h e s s trai gh t an hi s c u rls are like gowd

’
s ,
’ ’

,
’
,

A n th ere s s u mm at s o s we et in hi s e e
’ ’
,

A t aw thi nk 1 my h ear t if h e d n obbu t b e bowt

’ ’

, ,

H e n e e dna qu i t e l et m e a b e a be -
,
-
,

H e n eedna qu i t e l et m e a b e - .

Mr B enjami n B ri erl ey i s best kn own by hi s skill

”

a s a n oveli st bu t h e h a s , n ever th el ess , writt en s om e

!

ch armi ng l yr i cs th e pretti est , of th em b eing . th e

u aint s o n g o f th e
q

W E A VE R O F WE LL B R O C K .

Y e g entl emen o wi th yor h e awnd s an yor parks

’ ’

Yo ma y gambl e an s p ort till yo de e

’

BO a qu t
i e h e aws e n ook, a good wife , an a. book,
’

I S mo oar to th e li ki ns me
’
o e.
-
 53

Wi ’
mi pi c ker s and pin s ,
mi well er s to th s hi n s ,
’ ’
An
Mi li nderin s , s h u ttl e , an d ye al d -h ook,
Mi tr ed dl es an s ti c ks
’
,

Mi weigh ts , r op es a n bri cks ,

’
,

What a life ! . s ai d th e Wayv er of Wellbr ook .

A wCare no
’
for i l es , tt n or h eaws e s , n or 10nd,
Jone s a nam e fi ttin fo m e
O wd
’
r

A n gi e mi a th at c h wi a wooden du r l at ch
’ ’
-
,

A n s ix fe et 0 g eawn d wh en a w d e e
’ ’
Wi r .
’
mi , & c .

S om e folke li ken t s tu ff th eir wd Wall et s wi mayte,

’ ’
o

t y re as gs wnt an bra Ws en
’
Till h e fr o
’
r ea as as

Bo for m e a wm c ont en t wh en a w y e pa id d own mi r ent

’ ’

Wi c noof t keep m e u p 1 mi c l ogs og s

’ ’
Wi mi 810 ’
- .
,
.

An th en s om e ar e too i dl e to u s e th e own fe et
’
r ,

A n mu n keawr an s t oddl e i th l on e
’ ’ ’ ’
r

B o wh en aw m wh e el t o c arri e d i t ll b e to g e t b err i e d
’ ’
r , ,

A n th en di cky u p wi owd Jon e on e

’
Wi mi & c
-
’
- .
’

,
.

Yo may tu rn u p yor n os e s me wd dam e,

’
th
’
at an o

A n thr u t ch u s like d og s gen th wo

’
a

Bo as lu n g ’
s a w c on na yg e r , aw l l n e e r
’ ’
be a b egga r,

S o aw c ar e n o a c u s s for yo o -o
’
. Wi mi ’

, &c .

Th en, Mar gi t tu r n rou nd th at h m a dru m wh e el

, u - -
,

A n mi s h u ttl e s h all fly li ke a b ri d ;
’

A n wh en aw n o l u n ge c on u s e b on t or fing er
’
r ,

Th ey m
’
s ay, -
whil e a w c ou l d do a w di d i d - . Wi ’
mi , &c .

Mr Bri erl ey was born at Fail sworth in 18 2 5

.
, an d wa s
fu ll y th i rty years o f age wh en h e comm en ced au th or .

Th e acc ou nt o f his vi si t to Dai sy N ook pu bli sh ed u n

 54

d er th e ti tl e of A
D ay O u t at o nc e sh owe d th at a ,

n ew an d tal en ted p ai n ter o f Lan cashi re life h a d ari s en

to s h are th e fam e of Colli er a n d Wau gh Th e favo u r .

a bl e i mp ress i o n m ade by thi s fi rst e ffor t h a s be en

r ea tl y i n creased by hi s s u bse qu e n t writin gs in whi ch

g ,

h e h as sh own n ot o nl y s kill in p ai ntin g th e daily life

o f L an c ashi re th e l oves j oys a n d sorrows of th e
, , ,

p eo pl e am o n g wh om h e dwells bu t a dramatic p o wer ,

an d fresh n ess by n o m ean s co mm o n Bu t whil s t th e .

fabl e of hi s fi cti o n s are wi th few exce pti o ns in geni ou s

“

an d arti sti c i t i s u n qu esti o n abl y to th e rar e c o m bin a

,

tion of h u m ou r an d p ath os in hi s ch aracters that hi s

wi d e p opu l arity i s o win g Li ke E dwin Wau gh s .
’

famou s fi d dl er h e i s al tern atel y gl e efu l an d t en d er

An
’
s om e times ,wayter i n hi s
th
’ ’
e e n,

A t fu n h a s teych e d to flow,
’

C an h ar dl y r oll a way , a for e

wa s h d wi dr ops ’
woe
’ ’
I ts 0 .

T he s am e h an d th at h as drawn s cen es as br oad in

h u mo u r a s a ny of C olli er s fu n a s u nres train e d as a
’
,

Du tch K erm ass e h as al so p ainted th at sol emn s c ene of

,

Sh adow s D eath bed

’ “Hu m ou r qu aint and ol d
.

”
worl d lik e says a m odern c ri ti c yet geni al a s th e
—
, ,

n ewes t day i n s u mm er at t im es s u bdu e d an d c al m

as th e s mi l e on th e fac e of a S l e epi n g c hil d or gu shi n g

—
,

fo rth j oyou sl y yet e ver h u m ou r p ath o s to u chi ng an d

ten der as th e fac e of you r dear dead girl an d l eaving a ,

s a dn ess i n ou r h eart a n d tears i n yo u r e ye s an d wit

y , ,

bri ght an d c u ttin g as a D am ascu s bl ade an d ben ding

—
,

l ik e one ,
are thrown togeth er in th e sam e pages wi th
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A t nu m b er wd bbl er li ve s wd c hap mend s

’
th th
’ ’
n in e o co , o at

mi s h oon ,
H
’
e s ge ttin y weak an d one aw thi nk h e ll l eave u s s oon ;
’
v er
’
,
’

H e r ead s hi s B i bl e e v e ry d ay a n s ing s j s t like a l ark

’

, u ,

H e s ay s h e s prac tis in g for he aven h e s w el l y d on e hi s war k

' ’
a
,

Th C oor tin N
’ ’
a fai th fu l pi ctu re of a ru s
eet, is
Th e Vill age P edl ar i s a Vi vidl y
”
ti c wooi n g a n d ,
/
s k e tc h ed p ortrai t o f o n e of th os e ch ara cters wh o ar e
’
,

fast di sapp earin g before th e m arch o f i m prove ent

A s a fai r specim e n of Mr L ayc oc k s p owers we u ot e
m ’
.

q .

th e foll owin g p oem

THEE AN
’
ME .

Th a r t li vin thi t y s eat

’
at c ou n r ,

A m on g0 ’
th
’
g en ts and nobs
’
Th a s s ar va n t gi rl s to c ook thi m ea t,
A n d o thi j ob s o thi .

A wm l odgi n h er e wi B ri dg e t Ya t es
’
,

A t th h u t n e ar th c e aw l one well
’ ’
-

A w m end m i s toc kin s , pill th pota tes ,

’

A n we s h mi s h u r t s mys el .

Th a wear s finer c ooat nor me

a ,

Thi pu r s e i s b e tt e lin ed r

A n fo ti n s l avi s h e d m o e 0 th ee
’
r r
J

N o th r e s t o h m an kin d
’ ’
r u .

L ife s t o ms th a t a g e a ou n d thi s ye d
r r r ,

A n p el t s o h ar d at m e ,

Till m ony a tim e a w ve w i s h ed awrn dye d

’

Bu t s el dom tr ou bl e th e e .
 57

Tha r
’
t ri ch i ’
0 thi s wo rl d c an give ,

Th a
’
s s il v er a n th a
’
gowd
—w fi
s

Bu t m e a nd i t h ar d to li v e ,
A wm
’
p oor , an
’
gettin owd :

Th es efiel ds an d l on e s aw m ramblin thr ou gh ’

Th e y o b el on g to th ee
A w ve o ny j u s t a ya d o two
’
r r ,

To c eawer in wh en a w d e e .

Wh en tha ri d e s ea wt, th folks

’

o ar e a wnd
S tond ga pin u p a t th ee ,

Bec os e th a t wo th ten th ea ws au d pea wnd

’
r r ,

B t s c a c el y n oti c e m e
u r .

A w t ru dge a b eawt f o s p ot to s p ot r ,

dy s e e m s to
’
An
’
n ob c ar e

Th e y never s e ek m y h u m bl e c ot,

To ax m e h eaw aw far e .

I f th a s h ou ld d e e, th e re s
’
lo ts 0
’
folk
Wou l d fr et a n c ry, n o d e a wt
Wh en aw s h u t u p th ey ll '
o nl y j oke ,

An s ay, H e s
’
j u s t g on e ea wt,
Well ,
h e e d hi m
n ev er, l et hi m g o,
A n fi nd an o h er p or t t
We r e n ever to a c h ap
’
or two,
We n pl enty m oor 0
’ ’
th
’
s or t .

Th a ll h av e
’
a s on e t pl ac ed o er
’
th y grave
To s h e w thi nam e a n ag e ;
An 0 th a good an b ave
’
s d on e at s
’
r ,

B e s een 0 hi s t o y s pa g e
’
’
r .

Wh en aw g et tu mbl e d i nt o th greawnd ’

Th e ll n e e b n owt t s h ow
’ ’
re r e o

Wh o s s ti n n ath th at g as s y meawnd
’
re e r
,

A n nob dy ll wan t to know

’ ’
.
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Bu t d ea wn 1 th
’
grave , wh a t s poils 0 th
’
s por t ,

N o ray 0 t c an s hi n e
’
l ee ,

A n th w orm s b el ow c an h a dly s ort

’
r

Th y pam p er e d c l a y f o min e
’
r .

S o wh en thi s wo l d fo th n ext th a s waps r r

’
,

Tak wi thi u nd e th s ton e

’ ’
r

Thi c ooa t ov arm s an b i t s 0 t raps

’

, ,

O r el s e th a ll n e e r b e kn own
’ ’
.

Bu t p b ouv e th ea
r e s O n e a t s e e s
’ ’

Th r ou gh th h eart 0 e v ery m on
’ ’

A n h e l l j u s t fi n d th ee a s th a d e es
’
,

S o d e e a s we el a s t c on
’

An wll d o th e s am e owd fri end, th en,

’
a , an

Wi o eawr fau ts forgi ven ,

’

F ra p s th ee m e may me e t a gain,
’
an

An b ooath s h ake h on ds i h ea ven

’
.

Mr B eal ey i s an oth er m ost su ccessfu l d eli ne ator

. of

Lanc as hi re ch r
a acter Th e m ost beau tif u l of hi s
.

efforts i s p robabl y h i s p or trai t of

“a r B essy
”
,

gol den h ai red c hil d th e li gh t o f th e h ou seh ol d wh o

-
, ,

s eems to h av e h a d gli m p ses of th e asp h odel v all eys

b eyond th e dark river an d wh o l on gs for th e l and o f

,

light and l ove

“ Wh o m th e Gods l ove di e yo u n g
.
”
,

an d s o this fair an d frag il e flower of th e flo ck i s c all ed

A w th owt h oo r e gooin w ax d
’ ’ ’ ’
, an a

I f h oo u d li k e to d e e ,
A n live wi th
’ ’ ’
an gel s P bu t h oo sai d ,

s t ay wi th e e
”
A wd
’
r ayth er
’
.

Bu t th en h oo s e em e d to l ook ab ea wt ,

Th en fixed h er li ttl e e en
’

c oom o er h er fac e
’
A n s i ch a l o ok
A s if h oo d mmat
’
su s e en .
 59

Th en s tr etchi n ea wt h er li ttl e ar ms ,
’
A n l o okin b ’
'

p oo n u a ,

H e e n as b e et a s s t ar s h oo s ai d
’
r e r

A w m c omi n —c omin —s oon

, ,
’ ’ ’ ”
.

An
’
wi th a s m il e u p on h er fa c e,
Ut s eem ed l ike br e ak d ay,
’
0

H wen t j s t lik e a m o ni n s tar

oo u r
’

Ut d ayl et m el t s away e .

The descr i pti o n ofBessy an d th e m oth er s

a r
’

an gu is h a t th e death o f h er dar li n g are pain ted with ,

great tr u th an d h om el y path os I n an oth er m ood al .

togeth er i s
“ ”
My John n y a si m pl e pi ctu re of h on es t,

l ove sh owin g h ow Da n C u pi d r u l es h i s su bjects in

,

Sou th L an cashir e A s we h ave o nl y to speak h ere of

.

th e fo lk son gs of Lan c ash i re we m u st o mi t all th e ,

m ore gen eral wri tin gs o f th e au th ors we h ave n am ed .

F or thi s r eas o n we d o n ot stay to exami n e Mr .

B eal ey s ge n er al poetr y bu t con ten t o u rselves wi th

’
,

anoth er so n g of hi s whi ch h a s attain ed a deserved

p opu l ari ty an d whi ch breath es a wi se tol eran c e and
,

c hil dl i k e co n fi den ce in th e goo dn ess of th e

M Y P IE C E I S 0 BUT WOV E N E A WT
’
.

My pi e c e i s 0 bu t wov en eawt,
’

My war k i s well y d on e ;
A w v e tr e ddl ed at i t d ay by day,
’

S in th ti me u t aw b e gu n
’
.

A wv e s at i th l oom -h e a ws e l on g enoof,
’ ’

An
’
n eaw aw m
’
fai n to t p it of
s o ,

A n l ay my weyvi n
’ ’
by .
 60

A w du know h e aw th pi ec e
’
nnot i s d one,
A w m fear d i t s marr d
’ ’ ’
e n oof,
’

Bu t th warp weru t m ade 0 th b es t 0 yarn

’ ’ ’ ’ ’

A n th we ft wu r n obb u t r ou gh
’ ’
.

A w v e b e en s om e b oth e d n e aw a n d th en
’ ’
r

Wi kn ots an b r e akin s too

’ ’ ’

Th ey n h am p er d
’ ’
me so mi c h at t wes ,

A w ve
’
s c ar c e kn o wn wh a t to do .

Bu t th M e s t er
’ ’
s ju s t , a nd we el H e knows ,

Ut th yarn wu r n oan ’
s o g ood ;

H e wi nna b at e m e wh en H e s e e s
A w v e d on e a s we el s aw c ou l d
’ ’
.

A w s e g et m y wa ge a w m s u r e 0 that
’ ’ ’
, ,

Hll gi e m e o u t s du e,
’ ’ ’
e

A n m a e , in H i s o h e r
’ ’
yb t t pl ac e ,

S ome b e tt e r wark to d o .

Bu t th e n, w r e c kon,
’
fi
’ ’

a
’
ti s n t th s tu

We n g a tt en t’ ’

pu t i th l oom ,
’ ’

Bu t wh a t we m ak good or bad
’
on t, .

Ut th
’
c r e di t on t ’ ’
11 c om e .

S om e wark i s ilk a n oth er s ome ’

,
’

H a c ott on i: th eir g e ar
’

Bu t s il k or c ott on m a tt e s n owt r ,

I f n obb u t th s ki ll b e th eer
’
.

Bu t n ow i t s week
’
to th
’
c en d 0 th
’ ’
n ee
,
!
An c l os e to th r e c koni n
’
d ay
’

A w ll tak m y pi e c e
’
m y bac k,
’
u p o

A n ye r wh a t th M e s t er 11 s ay ;
’ ’ ’

A n i f a w n ob b u t yer H i s voi c e
’

P r on ou n c e m y wark we el d on e,
A w ll s tr aigh t for g e t 0 th tr ou b l e pas t,
’ ’ ’

I n th
’
pl ea s u r e u ts
’
b e gu n .

Th e limi ts of a n e ssay of this natu re p revent u s

 61

from d oin g j u sti ce to all wh o h ave wr itten i n th e di a

l eet we c an o nl y g1v e a bri e f appreci ati o n of th e
,

works of Joseph Rams bottom J T S taton T h omas ,

. .
,

Bri erl ey Joseph C h arl esworth Joh n Hi gson George

, , ,

Ri ch ardson wh o h ave all attai n ed som e popu l arity

,

an d s u ccess i n thi s styl e o f wri tin g N or c an we stay .

to parti cu l ari z e th e tal en te d sk etch es of Mi ss M R . .

E ah ee We recogni z e at on ce th e g raphi c p ortraitu r e

.

of h o n est
“ Owd N eddy Fitton a n d sym path i se with ,
”
th e s tr u ggl es of Jom es Wri gl ey Mr Mell or . .
,
”
better k nown as Un cl e O wdam i s an oth er o f ou r ,

Lancashi re mi n strel s an d we ven tu re to qu ote a littl e

,

lyr i c o f hi s en titl ed

L O VE TH O WTS .

c h morn wh enth p attin ’ ’

cv hi s cl o gs ,

Maks mu s i c c l os e to th
’
co tt g e wind
a er ,

A w p ee p thr ou gh th blin d mil es ,

’
h e l ooks
’
, an s

M y fa c ebru n s li ke a r e d wh ot c in de - r.

Th at l ook an sm il wh ol d ay l e et l a s t s
’
e -
,

A r e c oals a t keep m y h ea t f y bru nnin

’ ’
r - o r ;
A n s om etim es too s ch th o wts 11 c om e
’ ’
u ,

A t s et my e en a gat e a u nnin
’
-r .

c ht wh
neeen p a s s i n by a gai n
’

H i s fa c e e t fu ll 0 l o oks s o win ni n
’ ’
e r
,

H ll s t op an s t on d at th c otta ge d
’ ’ ’
e u r,

Whi le moth e an mys el s it s pinni n r

’ ’
.

A n th en h e ll s ay s o ti c in too
’ ’ ’
-
, ,

Whi l e th ros es to my ch e eks ar e ru s hin

’ ’
,

C ome M ary l as s will t h ave a wal k ?

, ,
” ’

A w wond er wh o c ou l d h el p fro bl u s hi n ’
 62

E h 1 h ea w aw lu n g tor link W1 him ,

Down th y l on e wh en th b ri de are s ingin
’
s h ad
’ ’
,

Eh h ea w a w l ov e to yer hi s voi c e,
by
S o n o l an s o s e e l rin in
’ ’
w ty g .

An wh en h e pu t s hi s fac e to min e
’

A n s tar t s a s mili n th en a ki s s in
’ ’ ’
, ,

E h ! h ea w mi h ear t j u m p s to my m ea wth
—
A w feel aw d on t kn ow h ea w—
’
G od bl es s hi m

H e s n ever axe d mi t wed hi m yet ;

’ ’

Bu r well aw kn ow h e ll never lave mi ’

Nowe B ill y i s too g ood a lad ,

H is l ove s too tr u e for t e er d esave mi

’ ’ ’

A w ll b i d e mi tim e —
.

i ts till h e s s av t
’ ’ '

A bit 0 bras s
’
— h e m u n b e wai tin
,
’

H u s h th a t s hi s fu u t—aye aye i t s i t
’ ’

, ,

E h ! h ea w i t s e ts mi h eart a bat ein

’

I t wou l d be a n ea sy an d a pl easant tas k to exten d

t h es e observati o n s on thi s p ar t o f ou r su bj ect by re ,

fer ring to th e work s of th e w ri ters we h ave n am e d an d ,

oth ers o f th e s am e c l ass bu t we h o p e th at en o u gh ha s

,

al r ea dy bee n sai d to sh ow h o w ri ch an d vari ed i n in

t eres t i s th e li teratu re of th e Lan c as hir e folk-s pee ch .

I n th e p recedin g extr acts whi ch form an epitom e of

th e his tory of th e di al ect we h av e scru p u l o u s ly a d ,

h ere d to e ac h au th or s orth ograph y O win g to th e

’
.

c o nfu s e d an d arb i trar y system whi ch E n glis hm en ar e

c o ntent to di gnify by th e n am e of s p elli n g thi s ,

o rth ograph y s el do m co nveys an i dea of th e pro nu n c ia

y
ti on to one not a lready fami lia r wi th i t T o obviate .

thi s di ffi cu l ty ou r c on cl u di ng e xtra ct is written in th e

g l os si c al ph ab et i nv en ted by M r A l ex an d er J E lli s , . .
 64

T ran sl ate d into book E ngli sh fro m D r R ondeau .

’
s
”
Revenge an d oth er Lan cashir e sk etch es
,
.

C OUR T I N G T I M E .

O f al l tim es of th e d ay and ni gh t
th e ,

Th er s one th a t I li k e th e b e s t
’
,

I t c omes wi th th e dyin g of th e li gh t ,

Wh en th e s u n h as gon e to r e s t .

A nd wh en th e ol d c l ock i s u pon th e stroke .

My h e ar t i s r ar e and fai n
I d on my s wi nger on an d go ,

To s ee m y s w e e th eart Jan e .

A n d wh en to th e w oo de n br i d ge I c ome ,

Th at by L an gl ey l ea
’
s c l os e -
,

I s ta r t a —
whi s tli ng th en l ik e m ad ,

Till th e b ir d c om es owt to m e .

A nd by old P in d e s mil l we g o r
’
,

A n d d own by th e b ooks id e wal k r ,

A nd p ar tin g ti m e h a s al wa y s c om e ,

B efore we ve d on e ou r t alk
’
,

A h ! th e flowe s i n ev ry l an e s h e know
r
’
,

Th ei r n am e s by h ea t s h e s g ot ;
’
,
r

A nd i n my c oa t l a s t ni gh t s h e pu t
, ,

A bl u e F o g e t M e N ot
r - - .

A n d th at by th e m as s I n ever s h al l
A s l on g a s I m a s i nner,
’

A nd i f she is b u t to be won,
By th e mas ki n s th en I l l win h er
’
.

The followi ng wi ll sh ow th e p re ci se val u e of

 65

gl oss i c symbol s em pl oyed m th e above extract ; for

f u r th er detai l s we m u s t r efe r to M r E l li s s l ectu r e
’
.
,

del ivered be fo r e th e S ociety of A rts A pr il 2 0th , ,

1 8 70
’
b eer z be eu r.

fit
n a m e = nai m
’
air p ae r.
p
b ed baed .

’
et et
p pa .

ba a .

a rt =5
aar t .

I u n em h ati c au
p .

7 . 0 n ot.

8 . nu l ov e = l u u v.

9 . oa c oa l .

d om ain doam ai n .

10 . no ca p ku op .

s on s u on .

l1 . oo p oor
p oou r
’
(Th e N orth ern sh ort a )
i
p yt pi t i
’
.

c om i n ku u mi
’
g ng .

m enti on =m aensh u
’ ’
13 . u n.

water z wau tu
’ ’
r.

2 1 l ee z
y ; i fe ls ee =s i
fi l
.
y e z
y .

10 11 . u oo o= u ow ; c ool z ku owl .

L on g i = oy .

Lo gu
n — i n i ti al =yoo h u m ou r = yoomu ’
r

mdi e al or fi n al i w or ee w tu ne = ti
’
wn or teewn .
 66

4 1 . a e e e = aey ; weigh t waeyt z .

8 ll . u u oo : u u w ; oa t u u wt z .

tl for cl ; c l ock z tlok .

d l for gl ; gl oppent= dlopnt .

d ental t ; t tre e z t ri y ; waterz wai t u

’ ’ ’ ’
r.

d ental d ; d dri nk d ri nk
’ -
z .
’
.

P al atal k
’
z k c artzkya ar t .

P al atal g = ’
rden =
’
rdi n
g ga gyaa .

Th e fi rst col u m n co n tain s th e gl ossi c sym bol s or

n otati o n for th e vowel s di pth on g s an d p ecu li ar c o n
, ,

son an tal sou n ds i n th e S o u th Lan cash ire di al ect

a n d th e seco n d col u mn th e k e y words i n whi ch th e

s ou n ds o f th e gl ossi c sym bo l s are pr i nted i n i ta li c s .

A C C EN T — P l ace a stress o n th e fi r st syllabl e wh en

.

n ot oth erwi s e m arked .

! U A N T I TY o r V ow E L s — A l l vowe l s are to .be read

s h ort or m e di al except oth er wi se m ark ed
, .

TH E S TR E S S pl aced i mm e di atel y after a vowe l

sh ows it to be l o n g a n d accen ted as a a ga s t pl aced ,
'

im m m edi ately a ft er a co n so n ant i t sh ows th at th e ,

p reced i n g vowe l i s sh o r t an d acce n ted as a a a s t

g ,
‘

D IVI D E R o ccas i o n all y u sed to assi st th e reader

by separ ati n g to th e eye words n ot separated to th e
e ar as
,
dha etfl an ow .

Several o f th ese so u n ds do n ot occu r in c onv en

ti on al E n gli sh Th e m ost n oti ceabl e i s ( u u w) wh i ch
.

h a s been n ot i na ppropri atel y call ed th e Lan cashi r e

S hi bbol eth an d ( a ey) whi ch al th o u gh n ot recogni sed
, ,

b y th e di cti o n ari es app ears still to li n ger i n th e words

,
 67

ei h
g ,t wei gh t frei gh t ,
o ften m ar ked to
,
wh i ch ar e

rh ym e wi th h ate fate & c al th ou gh th eir gen eral

, ,
f
.
,

pron u n ci ati on i s ver y di s tin ct fr om th e vowel ( ai) in

th ose words .

“Th e l eadin g c h ar acter i stics o f th e S o u th Lan ca

” “
says M r P i cto n m ay be co m pr i sed
s hi re di al ect ,
.
,

u n der th e fo l l owi n g h eads

— 1 Obsol ete an d pecu li ar .

words an d ph raseol o gy ; 2 P ec u li ar gr amm ati cal .

form s 3 P ecu l i ar contr acti o n s in th e co m bi n ati on of

.

words ; P ec u l i ar ity o f
M r T h o m as Heywo o d th e Rev Joh n Davi es th e
.
,
.
,

R ev W m Gaskel l Mr P i cton an d th e l a te M r Harl an d

. .
,
.
,
.

h ave i n th e sever al m em oir s o n th e s u bj ect so well

, ,

e xam i n ed th e ph i l ol ogi cal str u ctu r e o f th e di al ect

th at n oth i n g fresh re m ain s to be sai d Th e di al ect .

retain s traces o f all th e var i ou s tr ibes by wh o m th e

di stri ct h a s been peopl ed th e pr epon der atin g el em ent ,

b ei n g A n gl o S a xon M r Ga sk ell gives obser vati o n s

-
. .

o n th e etym o l ogy o f 1 7 7 wo r ds o r ph rase s O f th ese .

2 9 appear to be o f Kel ti c o r i gin a n d th e r e m ai n der ,

Teu to ni c gen erally d er ived fr om th e A n gl o S axo n

,
-
,

a l th o u gh i n so m e cases m or e p r ob abl e r oot s m a be

, , y
fo u n d in th e oth er Gothi c di al ects T h ese r epresent .

th e i n flu en ce o f th e ol d Fr i s i an secti o n o f th e ear l y
s ettl ers a n d o f th e Dan es
, wh ose settl em ents h ave ,

g i ve n n a m es to seve r al p l aces i n t h e co u n ty Mr . .

P i cto n h a s exami n ed 2 2 2 wo r ds an d ass i gn s 5 4 o f ,

3? Tra n s . Li te r ar y an d P hi l os ophi c al S oci e ty of Li ver p ool ,

xi x .
,
24 .
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4 1 . a e e e = a ey ; weigh t z waeyt .

8 l l . u u oo : u u w; ou tz u u wt .

tl for cl ; c l o ck z tlok .

d l for gl ; gl oppent= d20pnt .

d ental t ; t tr ee z t ri y waterz wai t u

’ ’
r.

d ental d ; d dri nk d ri nk
’
:
’
.

P al atal k
’
z z k c ar tz kyaart .

P al atal g z
g
’
g ar den z
gya ardi n .
’

Th e fi rst col u m n co n tain s th e gl ossi c sym bol s or

n otati o n fo r th e vowel s di pth o n s an d p ec u li ar c on
g , ,

son an tal s ou n ds i n th e S o u th Lan cash ire di al ect ;

a n d th e seco n d col u mn th e k ey wo r ds i n whi ch th e

s ou n ds o f th e gl os s i c sym bo l s a r e p ri n ted i n i ta li cs .

A C C EN T — P l ace a stress o n th e fi rst syll ab l e wh en

.

n ot oth erwi se m ar ked .

! U A N TI T Y O F V ow E L s — A l l vowe l s are to be . read

s h ort or m e di al except oth er wi se m ar k ed
, .

T H E S TR E S S pl aced i m m e di atel y after a vowel

sh ows it to be l o n g a n d accen ted as a a ga s t ; pl aced ,
'

e di atel
y a fter a co n so n ant i t sh ows th at th e ,

p rece di n g vowe l i s sh ort an d a cce n ted as a u

g u st , .

D I VI D E R occasi o n all y u sed to assi st th e reader

b y separ ati n g to th e eye words n ot separated to th e
e ar as ta el ) a r dh a c t cla ow
,
f

fl .

Several of th ese so u n ds do n ot occu r in c onv en

ti on al E n gli sh Th e m ost n oti ceabl e i s ( u u w) whi ch
.

h a s been n o t i n appropri atel y call ed th e Lan cashi r e

S hi bbol eth an d ( a ey) whi ch al th ou gh n ot recogni sed
, ,

b y th e di cti o n ari es ap p ears s til l to li n ger i n th e words

,
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ei gh t wei gh t fr eigh t whi ch ar e o ften m arked to

, , ,

r h ym e w i t h h ate fate & c a l,

th o u gh th ei r gen eral
,
.
,

pr onu n ci ati on i s very di s tin ct from th e vowel ( ai ) in

th ose words .

Th e l eadin g c h aracter i sti cs o f th e S o u th Lan ca

” “
says M r P i cto n m ay be c om pr i sed
s hi re di al ect ,
.
,

u n der th e fo ll owi n g h ead s

— 1 Obsol ete an d pecu li ar .

words an d phr a s e ol ogy ; 2 P ec u l i ar gr amm ati cal .

form s 3 P ecu li ar contracti on s i n th e co m bin ati on of

.

wor ds ; 4 P ecu li ar ity o f

1.

Mr T h o m as Heywood th e Rev John Davi es th e

.
,
.
,

Rev Wm Gask ell Mr P i cton an d th e l ate Mr Harl an d

. .
,
.
,
.

h ave i n th e sever al m em oir s o n th e s u bj ect so well

, ,

e xam i n ed th e phil ol ogi cal str u ctu re of th e di al ect

th at n othin g fre s h r e m ains to be sai d Th e di al ect .

retain s traces o f all th e var i ou s tri bes by wh o m th e

di stri ct h a s been peopl ed th e p r epon der atin g el em en t ,

b ein g A n gl o S ax on M r G a s k ell give s obser vati o n s

- . .

o n th e etym ol ogy o f 1 7 7 w o r ds or ph r ase s O f th ese .

2 9 appear to be o f Kel ti c o r i gin a n d th e r e m ai n der ,

Teu to ni c gen erall y d eri ved fr o m th e A n gl o S axo n

,
-
,

a l th o u gh i n so m e cases m o r e p r obabl e r o ot s m a be
, , y
fo u n d in th e oth er Gothi c di al ect s T h ese represent .

th e in flu en ce of th e o l d Fri s i an s ecti o n o f th e ear l y

s ettl ers an d o f th e D a n e s
, wh ose settl em ents h ave ,

g i ve n n a m es to severa l p l ace s i n th e co u n ty Mr . .

P i cton ha s exami n ed 2 2 2 words a n d ass i gn s 5 4 o f ,

Tra n s . Li te
r ary an d P hi l os ophi c al S oci e y t of Li ver p ool ,
x ix .
,
24 .
 68

t h em to a W el sh ori gin 1 5 to ol d Fri s i an 1 00 to , ,

A n gl o Saxo n 40 to Dani sh
-
,a n d 1 3 to N orm an ,

Fren ch .

T h ere appears to be gai ni n g gro u n d a beli ef th at

th e i n flu en ce o f th e Kelts i n th e form ati o n o f th e
E n gli sh race h a s been u n derrated Th e th eory o f .

th ei r alm ost total exti n cti o n by th e A n gl o Saxon s h as -

l o n g bee n recei ved wi th o u t m u ch exami n ati o n In .

Lan cashire at all even ts th ey h ave l eft th eir m ark

, ,

u p on th e l an gu age o f th e peo pl e It h a s been sai d .

,

h owever th at Lan cash i re i s th e m ost Kel ti c cou n ty i n

,

Th e gramm ati cal p ecu l i ari ti es o f th e di al ect are

generally owin g to th e retenti o n of old form s of ex
p res si o n whi ch h ave eith er dropp ed ou t of c onv e n
,

ti on al E n gli sh or becom e corru pted T h u s hoo ( s h e) .

i s th e A n gl o Saxon perso n al femi nin e pro n ou n an d

-
,

a m is n ot a co n s tr u cti o n o f th em as m i gh t at fir s t b e

th ou gh t bu t th e A n gl o Saxon koom
,
- A men br as t .
, ,

& c are m ore an ci e n t th an as k a n d bu rst

.
,
Th e ter .

mi n ati on o f verbs in en whi ch m ay be fo u n d i n ,

C h au cer an d P i er s P l o u gh m an i s retai n ed i n th e
’
,

dial ect Th e pl u ral e n d in g in on m ay be seen in een

.
,

sfi oon kin e ( from c y It i s to be regretted th at

’

th e s ibi ll ant s h a s alm ost u n i versall y rep l aced thi s

m ore e u ph o ni ou s form in th e si gn o f th e pl u ral
“ If
”
.
,

says S ir Fran ci s D oyl e we cou l d call back from

,

obli vi o n an d di s u se th at val u abl e term i n ati o n in on i t is ,

i mp ossibl e to say wh at m etri cal triu m phs mi gh t n ot

be achi ev ed W e mi gh t even h ope to all ay i f we
.
,
:
 70

an appariti on th at app ears for an i n stant th en dis ,

appears B la s h ( blccce A S pal en ess

. . .

B oggart a sp irit a n appari ti o n a gh ost or go bli n , , .

I n wel sh B o g elu si g nifi es to a ffri gh t Th e root .

o f th e word whi ch i s bw i s n ot u nlik el y to be

g , ,
”
th at from whi ch boggart or bu ggart is derived .

—G
, ,

a s ke ll .

Br aws en bu rsti n g bu r st bu rs ted Al s o gl u tted

, ,
.

( B r a i s
g W e l s,
h coarse ) ,
.

B ri ds i bi r ds
'

( B r i dd e s . A S T h e yo u ng of an
y ,
. .

” —
bi rd or ani m al B os wor th B ri d di s o f h eu en e
. .

h an n e s ti s
”
— Wi clif s Test 1 3 8 0 A l so m eta
.
’
. .
,

c dre as r s o bo n n y s h ow 0
’
h r i c all hi T h
’

p o y l n , e , ,

bri ds i th n est
’ ’
.

C link ert sou n d of m etal s ( K li n c ken D u tch ) Cli nk .

,
.
,

c li nk er fro m cli n ch
,
a s m art bl ow a ri n gi n g s l ap , ,

a
“ ru n bar pu n se ; c li nk er : a j i n gli n g so u n d ; al s o

a st r o n g l arge h eaded n ail u sed for h e a vy co u n try

,
-

sh oes ; al so a l arge c r os s l e d cin der or sal am an der ;

c li nk er t — ’
c r os s l e d ; al so th e n oi se m ade wh en a
p erso n walk s over flags with clin kered sh oe s on .

a rack for h ay i n a stabl e .

C rin ku m c r anku m s o dds an d e n ds cu ri ositi es

- z
,
.

Dith er t tr em bl e d qu ak ed
z
, .

Dofl do ofl tak e off

' ’

z z .
,

E en eyes
z
( E a ga
. n A S ) . .

E igh = aye yes al so an i n terj e cti o n m eani n g

,
I s it ,

so ? E i gh ei gh l= a stro n g affi rm ati o n E igh l ats !

- .
-

= a wor d to hi e en c o u rage or set o n a dog E i gh , ,

.

l ads E i gh I= a ph r as e e nj oi ni n g every on e to h ast e

-

an d l ook ou t fo r t elf .
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Far e fair
, ,
fe or z F aer , A S . .
—in ten s e great act u ally , , ,

“Fair f re eton t o r “Fa i r

e xtrem e . As (
”
c h e e oti n & c ,
. Fair faw ( or
F ai r ati on z fai r pl ay .
-

fall i e good atten d you ; to h a ppen well

'

. .

to ; als o pr eferabl e as Fai r faw sn ow to rai n ,

.

F ai r gr an d s pl en di d
- z

Fau se fa ws e = qu i c k intelli gen t su btl e cu nni n g

, , , ,

“
cr afty A l s o fals e a s th e fa ws eboth om of a box ;
.
,

F aws e l o ft an atti c or pl ace cf c o n ceal m en t

-
.

Frimbl es tri e s in effectu ally ; sh apes awkwar dl y as

if He r e 0 fi n ger s Lm th u m bs
’ ’ ’
.

Fu d dl e P fr om foot al e beverage requ ired fr om on e -

,

e n ter i n g a n ew occu pati o n ) to t ipp l e ; a drinkin g

bo u t ; Fu ddlt fu d dl ed dru nk ; to m ake d r u nk to
r -
, ,

i ntoxi cate .

G awm = to u n derstan d to com pr eh en d to gath er th e ,

m eani n g G ym an A S atte n ti o n
. Heyw o od says . . .

g au m a u
j ( Got h ) a n d g e o m i a n A S b u t th i s i s

—
. . .
,

dou btfu l ; g eom i an gi em an i s to r egar d n ot to ,

u n der s ta n d Th e ro ot appears to be Gothi c as Mr

. .

Gask ell poin ts ou t i n whi ch ton gu e G au mi de du n i s ,

th ey saw th ey pe r cei ved

, .

G l en dar t s tar e d z C olli er says A S whi ch i s dou bt

. . .
,

fu l T ere
. h i s G l e n dr i an A S — To s wall ow devou r . .
, ,

—
to glu tto ni z e B os wor th . .

G l ooa rt= l o ok e d i n t en tl y G l aer e A S gl ar e Wh y . . . .

l or e th yn eyes i n t h h ead 9 P l 1 5 4 0
g y a s gr a o e , ,

qu oted by Halli well I t i s given by Levin s .

G l oppen to fri gh ten ; ( Gl op G l u pn a N or s e m ean s

z
, , ,

to despon d to l o s e cou rage ) , Th owe wen ys to .

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g I O pyn e m e gret wor de z M orte A r tha r e

wi th th y . .

( H al li we ll ) G l o
p = to stare
. to be s u r pri sed ; G l o
p ,
!

p en = to aston i sh to s tu p ify ; Gl oppen , ,

s u r pri sed am az ed fri gh ten ed

, ,
.

G o oa h go Ga .
,

G u ts Th e gu ts are wi th u s wh at th e brains a re to
o th er peo pl e Bu tl er seated th e affecti on s i n t hi s
.

p ar t o f th e body : It gri eved h im to th e gu ts tha t

—
th ey H u di br a s p a r t 1 c a nto 2 li ne 89 3 H e has
’

, , ,
.

no gu ts i n his br a i n The an fr a c tu s o f th e brain

’ ‘
s .

l ook ed u pon wh e n th e du ra m ater i s tak en off d o ,

”—
m u ch resem bl e gu ts R ag H eywood on Lan c . . .

D i al p 2 4
.
,
. .

iH dl
a oon tr ea n th e gu tter or sp ace betwee n the h ead
l an ds ( or b u ts ) a n d o th ers A S Re in r en r ai n ; . . .
,
z

R en i an to rai n z R en rin rin e r yn e a gu tter a .

, , ,
z
,

water f u rrow a waterco u rse ,

.

H al a fool
‘

z .

Ham mi l s c o an c e Vil lag e Lantern ; satiri call y me an s

- z

th e h aml et ( or v ill age ) Sol o m o n S co n ce o cc u rs ‘

i n Levi n s 1 5 7 0 a n d i n M i n s h eu ,
.

H oo sh e
z Fro m h e d th e thir d p erso n femi ni ne of
.
,

th e A S perso n al pro n ou n
. .

Kerste u tch )
K er s u n c hr i s ten
z
( n D . . .

K i ppo kibbo a l on g sti ck

,
: .

K oki n k a cocki n g m atch

z
( K o k coc A S ) - .
, ,
. .

K r atchi n fa d whi m sch em e or co n ceit

zz z
, ,
.

L awm l am e ( L m A S )
’

z a .
,
. .

L em m e zt l et m e
L i mber z su ppl e, flexibl e . T hi s occu rs i n Mi n s h e u .
 73

L O ppen z pas t ten se of l eap ; al so cropped .

L u kko = l o ok yo u .

L u m ber = m i s c hi ef ; dam age ; ru bbi sh ,

i . e. ol d or odd
val u el ess thi n gs .

L u n c hi n lu n ch eo n z z .

M a rl oc k l ar k froli c vagar y an ti c , ri di cu l o u s ges

z

—
, , ,

tu re M arl o c kin gam bolli n g pl ayin g

.
’

, .

M arr ow lik e com pani o n ; a m ate a n equ al a m atch

z
, , , .

B u s k ye bu s k ye m y bo nn i e br i de
, , ,

B u s k ye m y Wi n som e m a rr ow ,
.

B raes o f Yarrow .

r -z
“
M askin s a di mi n u ti ve of By th e m ass .

M e eter l ey m o d er ately tol erabl y

z Holli ns h ed u ses , .

thi s wor d (m os tre A S ) Levi ns h a s meetely . . .

M ey= make .

N aygu rz ne
g ro , u sed as an equ i va l en t for h ard,
dru dgi n g l abou r .

N om o ny, wordy speech recitati on or

n o m i nyz a , ,

a ddr es s ; a pro fu se fo rm al address o r i n vocati o n

, .

N o m mi ni es l on g statem en ts ge n erall y got by h eart

zz .

Owd ol d ( O u d D u tch )
-
s .
,
.

P i c k d v om i te d ; c as t ou t ; thr own p i tch ed ; al so

’
z
,

woven or thr own th e weft o n ce acr oss th e warp

,
.

P in g ot a s m all cro ft n ear a h o u s e

z r
.

P l ek= pl ac e ( pl aec e A S a street an Open p lace) a . .

, ,

S pot .

P d z pu ll e d
’
oo .

P otates z potato es T hi s i s gen erally pron o u n ced as a

.

wor d of two s yll abl es , th e ter min ati o n bei n g di su s ed .

P ows e - =
du r t ( P o u s s i er e Fren ch du st) lu m ber offal
, , , ,
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ru bbi sh ; a term o f reproach Mr Gaskell s u ggests . .

“
th at thi s i s from th e Wel sh Bws whi ch m ean s ,

wh at i s expell ed or rej ected re fu se , .

P ro m pted ( T
. h e n G r ace h o o pro m pted h er featl y

a n d fo in e ) T hi s m ean s s h e m ade h er self qu ite prim

. .

R ea wk = ( i f fro th at gr eawn d tha ll r eawk Bam fo r d )

’
. .

B am ford i n serted thi s word to m eet th e exi ge n ci e s

o f th e rh ym e R eawk to m eet i n n ei gh bou r s
.
z

h o u ses a n d sp en d ti m e in i dl e gossip R e awkin

’
. :

s ittin g cl ose ; tarryin g o u t at ni gh ts ; m eeti n g to

geth er R eawk t r ake d o u t at n i gh t ; roo k ed ;
’
. z z

c o ll ected R eawk en th ey rak e & c ; R eawk en t

’
.
z ,
.

= th ey rak ed (lac ,
.

R i g = s po r t; a tri ck or froli c ; al so to j est .

S c o an c e s e e H amm il S c oan c e
:
. .

S c ratt= s c r atchi ng T hi s occu r s i n Levin s an d is n o t

.

an u n co m m o n form in E arl y E n gli sh Bl ack Scrat .

a n d Owd S c rat th e D evil z .

S eaW S e = bl ow w i th th e o p en h an d or h an d parti ally ,

“ ”
open ; a box or cl ou t o n th e h ead ; al s o to p lu n ge
or i m m erse “ A n d geve th e m a s owce wi th hi s
.

”
h ande .R ober t the Devyll ( qu oted by Hal li well ) .

P i g s ea ws e = potte d pi gs h ead
- .

S h o on = s h oes ( S c é n s c e én A S
.
) , ,
.

S h u tter in = sli ppin g sl i din g A n el o n gati o n o f th e A

,
. .

.
—
S S oitan s c e é tan to sh oot
,
.

S i dl es = ( si dl es i th l o n e ) foll ows a l a ss bash fu lly

’ ’
-

an d secretl y .

S m u dg e s m all or sl ack coal s a s s mi th y s m u dge

z ,
.

A ls o a stink or sten ch as of s m o ky steam wh en , ,

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a s mi th pu ts water o n his fir e ; a ls o a h earty ki s s

!

al s o to sm ear .

S n ev er s l en der s m ooth
'

z .
,

S ni g z e el . sn eak to creep ?)
( A S . . S ni can z z to ,

S n oo d= a fil l et cap h ood ; ar tifi cial h ai r ; a fill et to ti e

, ,

u
p a W o m an s h ai r S n od A S
’
. . .

S om pan a corru pti o n of sam pl e or exam pl e

z .

S owgh t si gh ed .

S p er s = a s ks S
( py r i an A S
. to a s k S pe ri en d A S . .
-
. .

e n qu i r er ) .

Spo n n ew br an d n ew z .

S waps z e x c h an
g e s .

S wa t z
as to draw bl o o d ( Swat A S )
s tr u c k , s o . . .

S woipt dr ank at on e b r eath or s woop

z .

Thr u m per d th u m pe d beat wi th th e clin ch ed fi s t

’
z .
,

Ti c kl e par ti c u l ar as a squ eam i s h m an ; eas il y m o ved

z
, ,

as a trap wh en s et ; u n ce rtain as appli ed to th e '

weath er ; excitabl e a s to ti ckl e a m an s fan cy ’

.

t o n e o r t o th er th e o n e or th e oth er
’ ’
, .

T on e to th er o ath er ll do i s a n ot u n co mm o n
, ,
’

phr a s e .

Tou gh er por ti on or dowr y

z .

U d git z idi o t .

Um , em z th em , ( h eo m A S . . dative pl u ral pr on o u n ) .

”
H em seem ed h em h an etten h em protecti o n
g .

C ha u c er .

Un , an = an d . U
( ,
n D u tch ) .

Ur ch on z h e dg eh o g .

W ais tr el , ( fro m was te) = a good for

- -
n othi n g arti cl e or
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person ; a scou n dr el ; p ri m arily an arti cl e spoil ed ,

du r in g its fabri cati o n .

W amm o = weakl y ; h u n gry an d tired .

W ar c h a c h e p ai n ( W aer c weor c A S )
z
,
.
, ,
. .

W awtit= ov er tu r n e d ( Waeltan ; weal tia n A S to , ,

. .
-

ro ll reel or stagger to tu m bl e )
, , , .

W elly= well ni gh al m ost , .

Wh a c k= a box or b u m p ; a s m art l ou d bl ow ; als o , ,

to th rash or be at ; al so al coh oli c d rink as H e ,

”
f
li kes h i s wh ac k al so to sh are wi th as Th eau s t ,
’

wh ac k wi m e ’
.

W h acke ri n tr emblin g qu akin g

z
, .

W h ic k= qu i c k ali ve ,
.

W h oavt= tu rn e d .

Wh oam = h om e ( I s n ot thi s th e terribly as pir ated

.

A S. . H am
W is ket= a l arge flat basket wi th o u t h an dl e an d made , ,

of u n p eel ed twi gs or osi ers

W o o de m a d ; stark wo o de = s ta rk m ad ( Wcid A S )
z - .
, . .

W ou gh = we ft .

Wu r wa s were al so wors e
z zz .

Y e ar n s tfi i l earn es tly i e fu ll o f earn e st

z
, . .
,
.

Yo = yo u ( A S c
. o w ) . . .

Y u r e h air
z
( H e
a r A S
.
) ,
. .

Wh en th e P ro fessor o f P oetry in th e Uni versity o f

O x ford devotes on e o f hi s l ectu res to th e s u bj ect of
-

”
P rovi n ci al P oetry a n d el u c i dates hi s re m arks by
,

q u otati o n s fro m p oe m s wr i tte n i n th e h o m el y fo lk

S p eech o f D orsetshi re we m ay co n gratu l ate o u rsel v e s

“

,
 78

’
S pi te D r Max Mu ll er s vin di cati on o f phil ol ogy as
of .

o ne o f th e ph ys i cal sc i e n ces Bu t th e Soc i ety o f A n

.

ti qu ari es th e Royal Soci ety o f L i te ratu re th e E th n o

, ,

l ogi cal Soci ety th e P hil ol ogi cal S oci ety a n d th e

, ,

A n th ro p ol ogi cal Soc i ety i n E n gl an d ; th e Royal Soci e ty

o f E di n b u rgh th e Soci ety o f A n ti q u ar i es o f S c otl a n d
,

m N orth Britai n ; an d th e Royal Hi bern i an A cadem y

i n Irel an d cou l d certai nl y fu r ni s h a better staff o f
,

c o l l ectors t h an wo u l d be oth erwi s e obtain e d T h ere .

s h o u l d be added to thi s l i st al so th e l ocal li te r ary

s oc i eti es ( so m e o f wh i ch th e L iter ary a n d P hi l os o

,

p hi c al Soc i ety o f L i verpoo l a n d th e Hi sto r i c S oc i ety

o f Lan cash i re a n d C h esh i re fo r in stan ce h ave p u b li sh ed ,

i n th ei r Transacti o n s valu abl e p apers rel atin g to di a

l ects ) a n d al so p r in ti n g c lu bs o f th e ch aracter o f th e
,

C am de n C h eth am an d S u r tees th e E arl y E n gli sh

, , ,

T ext C h au cer an d Ball ad S oci eti es

,
.

A provin ci al gl ossary wo u l d be so gr eat a gain to

a rch aeo l ogy eth n o l ogy
,
a n d p hil o l ogy
, a n d wo u l d ,

th row su ch n ew li gh t u po n th e E n gl i s h l an g u age ,

m ann er s a n d c u sto m s th at th e associ ati o n s devoted

, ,

t o th ose bran ch es o f kn owl edge co u l d n ot fail to be

i nterested in th e s u ccess of th e u n der taki n g A .

f
c u l a r add ressed to th em wo u l d I feel certai n brin g , ,

forth a cor di al respon se T h ei r m embers mi gh t c on

.

s titu te i n each di s tri ct a l ocal co mmi ttee

“wi th power ,

to add work ers to th eir nu m ber a n d thi s e n l arge

m en t mi gh t proceed u n ti l all th e stu dents of fo lk sp eech -

were i n clu ded i n th e n etwork A p oin t of great .

i mp or tan ce is th at th e c oll ectors of words sh o u l d recor d

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—
th em u ni forml y i n fa ct i s th e ol d diffi c u l ty abo u t th e
,

p
a b s u r dl y u n p h o n eti c n atu r e o f o u r or di n ar y o r th og r a h y

a n d i ts en tir e u n fi tn es s for representin g di al ecti c

s h ade s o f p r o n u n ci ati o n Th e alp h abet o f Mr Is aac
. .

P i tm an al th ou gh well fi tted for rep r esen tin g th e

,

s o u n ds o f co n ven ti on al E n gli s h i s al s o i n adequ ate fo r

,
\

th e p u rpose . A few ye ar s a g o thi s w ou l d h ave bee n

a ser i ou s di ffi cu l ty bu t th e ph ys i ol ogi cal al ph abet ( s o
,

l o n g de sp air ed o f ) h a s at l a s t bee n i n ven ted In .

Mel vill e B el l s Vi s i ble S p eech we ha ve a s ci en ti fi c a n d

’

e x a ct r egi s te ri n g o f all spok en sou n ds an d i n th e ,

l o s sot pe ( a n d gl o s s i c ) o f M r E lli s we h ave th

g y . e ,

s ch e m e ada pted to o u r o r di n a ry type .

“Th e forth co m i n g v ol u m e of Mr E lli s s E a rl ’

y .

E nglis h P r onu nci a tio n con tain in g th e s ecti o n o n

E n gli s h di al ect s wi l l n o d ou bt co n tai n val u abl e
, ,

m ate r i al fo r th e pr opo s ed gl o s s ar y Th e a i d o f th e
.

a cc om pl i s h ed a u th or o f thi s i m po r ta n t wo r k will be

o f th e g r eate s t s er vi ce T h e r e ar e oth er por ti o ns o f

.

th e su bj ect whi ch r equ i r e c ar e fu l co n s i der ati o n bu t a ,

r e gar d fo r th e pati en ce o f both e di to r an d r eade r l ead s

m e to p o s tpo n e a n y r em ar k s u pon th em a n d to c o n te nt ,

m ys elf wi th u rgi n g th e advi s abili ty o f com p ili n g c on ,

c u r ren tl y wi th th e gl o s s a r y a bi bli o gr ap h y o f th e
,

li ter atu r e o f pr ovin ci al di al ect s S om e o f th e dia l ect s

.

a r e ver y r i ch i n tal e s a n d poem s P er h ap s th e m ost

.

e xte n s ivel y cu l ti vated i s th at o f S ou th Lan cas hir e .

A bi bli ogr aph y of w or ks i n thi s di al ect wh i ch is n ow ,

b ei n g p r epar ed fo r th e p r ess co ntai n s abou t two ,

”
h u n dred titl es .

3? Th e bibli graphy h e
o re a ll u de d to h as s in c e b e en p u bli sh ed
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T h ere h ave
been several essays at a Lan cashire
gl ossary Colli er h a s appen ded on e to hi s Tu mm u s
.

”
an d M eary i n whi ch h e h as occas i o n al ly m ar k ed
,

th e A n gl o Saxo n deri vati o n s Mr Ba m ford s am en ded

’
-
. .

edi ti o n of “Ti m B obb in i n cl u des a n e n l arged

gl ossary Fin all y Mr John Hi gso n wh ose wi d e
.
,
.
,

ac qu ai n tan ce with th e di al ect an d i ts li teratu re m ake

hi m pecu li arl y eli gibl e for th e tas k i s n ow preparin g ,

on e whi c h wi l l be o f great va lu e as i t 1s th e fru i t o f ,

years o f pati en t observati on a n d stu dy .

Th o u gh th e greater part o f th e Lan cashire lyr i c s

are wri tten in th e fol k s p eech o u r poeti cal treasu re s ,

are by n o m ean s limi ted to th at cl ass o f com p ositi o n .

Tru e th ere are few rom anti c or l egen dary ball ads ;
,

for Lan cash i re alth o u gh ri ch i n traditi on s o f th e past

, ,

i s s i n gu l arl y defi ci en t i n th ose rh ym i n g records of

th em whi ch appear to be so co mm o n in so m e cou nti es
,
.

” “
Bam ford s Wil d Ri der th e B ill m en of Bowl an d
’ ”
, ,

a n d A i n sworth s cap i tal bal l ad o f

’ “ O l d G ri n dr o d s
’

”
Gh ost are en ou gh to redeem th e co u nty fro m th e
,

ch arge o f p overty .

In “ l ove so n gs an d p rai ses o f th e fai r we h ave a

l on g array o f l yri cs fro m whi ch we m a y l earn h ow
,
/
1

Dan C u pi d ru l es h earts am o n g o u r L an c a s h rr e cl ou gh s
an d gl oo m y streets Wh at c an be m ore beau tifu l
.

th an thi s portrai t o f
u nd er th e t i tl e of .
Th e L i t e a tu r e
r of th e L an c a s hi r e Di al e c t ,

a bi bli og a phi c al e s s ay L ondon T ii bner C o a n d r e c o d s

r , : r .
,
r

th e ti tl e s (wi th o c c a s i n al a nn ot a ti on s ) of tw h u n dr e d an d
o o

s eventy ni n e pu b li cati on s illu s trati ve of th i s di ale c t

- .
 81

A r tis ts
’
c hi s el cou ld n ot trac e
S u ch a for m , wi h t so mu ch g a ce
r

Nev er in Itali an s ki as

Dw ell s s u ch g t as
li h i n h er e ye s .

R os es h av e n ot su ch a gl ow
A stha t pon h e u r b illi n t br ow
r a

A l l th at s b i gh t m et
’
r an d fai r ar e

T hi s i s fro m a poem whi ch was writte n by Willi am

R o wlins on , a can vas ser for a l oc al di rec to ry wh o was ,

Th e l ove on gs of S wai n an d Ro gers on ar e well

s

kn own as al s o M r Beal ey s l ovel y “ S weeth ear t

.
’

,
”
Ma ggi e N ot s o well kn own h owever i s Mr T h o s
.
, , . .

A Ti dm ar s h s poem o f
.
“
’
C u pi d s Love Dr au h t ’
g

o n e of th e ri ch est an d sweet est l ove so ngs i n th e

l an gu age We qu ote a verse

.

I Will gath e r th e s mil e s of th e fai res t of women ,

S ai d C u pi d o n e e v eni n g to m e,
In a g bl t of win f th y piri t to swi m i n
o e e or s ,

A n d b ri ng i t all gl wi ng to th ee o ,

I f th l t s we by th e c p
’
ou ar u ,

E r e th u drai nest i t p
o u ,

Th at th o l t w ors hip n o m ai den be s id

’
u e,

A n d affirm by th e hin e s

O f h e sm il es i n th e wine
r

Th at th ou l t woo h er and make h er th y b ri de

’
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A n d s h e s h all b e l u gl ory to th eet

s re and ,

E nch anti ng th y b os o m wi th h ea ven b orn gl ee ; -

F o s h e i s th e b igh t e s t and l ovelie s t th ing

r r

Th at e ver I p re s s e d wi th th ed own f my wing o .

T h e n foll ows a gor geo u s vi si o n o f fai r wo m e n ,

d owered wi th
“ ”
beau ty an d spl en do u r w ith h earts ,

o u n g a n d ten der whi c h fe l t n o t wh i ch dream t n ot

y , ,
”
o f care ,
bu t am o n g th e gli tteri n g thr o n g h e l oo k s
i n vain for th e p rom is ed m ai de n b u t as h e i s abo u t ,

to de p a rt s h e si ts dow n by h i s s i de
, ,

R ou nd a goblet h er t aperi ng wh i te fingers di d twine

L i k e l il i e s and bl u s h i ng s h e b ent
,

O th e b i m to b h old h er d a k e ye s i n th e wine
’
e r r e r ,

W hi ch retai ne d all the l u s tre th ey d l ent ’

.

I f th e Lan cash ire l a d i s an i m p assi o n ed wooer h e ,

i s equ all y faithfu l as a h u sban d a n d kin d as a fath er , ,

th e h o m e affecti o n s twi n e cl ose ro u n d hi s h eart a n d

-
,

h e l oves to c el ebrate th e j oys of th e fi res i de ,

Wh ere th e c al m t ender tones of affe c ti on are h eard ;

Wh e r e th e c h i ld s glad s ome c arol i s ri nging
’

Wh ere th e h eart s b es t e moti ons are qu i eken d and s tirr d

’ ’ ’

By th e fou nts th at are inwardl y s pringing .

A s exam pl es we m a re fer to Mr P roctor s Earl y “

“
y .

H au nts revi sited J C P rin ce s A s W el co m e a s . .

’

Fl owers i n May Samu el Bam ford s li n es ad dr essed

’
,

to hi s W i fe du r i ng h er recovery fro m a l o n g ill n es s ,

F ull thi rty years ’

h ave d
’
o er u s p as s

S i nc e th o u a nd I were wed ,

A nd ti me h ath d eal t u s many a blas t ,

A nd s omewh at bowed thy h ead,

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to n thi n thybrigh t b own h air

A nd r r
,

Th t s t e m d s wi ld nd f e
’
a r a o a re ,

Bu t h th y t e s s till
o rt fai r r sse a
,

A nd b tif l t m eau u o e

A n oth er h o m e lyri c of th e sam e cl ass is

“T HE krs s B E N EA TH TH E HOLLY .

BY M R S H O B S O N FA R R A N D .

Be m err y an d wi s e, sa y s th e g o od ol d s on g,

A nd j y t o t h e hoe ar h a p e nn d i t ; tt t ’

If w e v e ou gh
’
to fre , th e s a el “
t t t tt y
p e

W ill n eve r r eform or m en d i t .

O n C hri s tmas nigh t ,

wh e n th e l og b u rns b ri
gh t
,

T o be j y o ou s is n ot foll ; y
T h ere
’
s n ou g h t a mi s s in th e pl ayfu l kis s
Th a t s st
b ene th th e h olly
’
ol en a .

L e t h nd cl p h nd wi th a h ty cl as p
'

a as a ear ,

T ll gi v a wel c m e gr e ti ng ;
o a e o e

Fling p i d f ; d n t gl om o m
r e a ar o
’
o r ar

Th e c min g C h i t m s m ti ng
o r s a ee .

B m e y nd wi s y sp kling eye
”
e rr a s e, a ar s,

A w y wi th ll m l nc h ly
a a e a o

Th e s n gh t ami s s j t l gh t th e ki s
’
re ou , u s au a s

Th at s s t l n b ene ath th e h l ly
’
o e o .

O h w l c m wi th gl ee th f s ti ve ni gh t
e o e e e ,

Wh n th j y s bells a e i ngi ng
e e o ou r r

B t n e y
u o th c h i m e w h
c a ear e e ear,

Th t th C h i tm as ti m e i s b ingi ng
a e r s r .

Don t p o t f own n ath th e mys ti c crown

’ ’
u or r e

T be j y
o is n t f lly ; o ou s o o

Th e s n gh t amis s i n th C h ri s t mas kis s

’
er ou e

Th at s s t ol en b eneath th e h olly
'
.
 84

It wo u l d be u nj u st to p ass on with ou t m enti oni n g

o n e writer o f wh o m Lan cash i re wi ll on e day be p rou d .

Mr Dawso n s lyri cs are n oti ceabl e for th eir carefu l

.
’

fi ni sh ,
s u btl e th ou gh tfu ln ess an d ten der sombre , ,

g race fu l n ess
. T ak e for exa m p l e

TWI LI G H T .

Day i s dyi ng , pl ou gh ed with s c ars

Nigh t t akes u p th e r ei ns of ti me ,

Dri vi ng till th e s ta s
c are fu l, r

L amp s t ligh t h e c ou ntl e s s c ar s

,
o r

Gleam athwart yon amb er b rs a ,

R oyal r adi n t and s u bli me

,
a ,
.

A nd th r ou gh Sp ac e th at h as no bou nd,

Gri m ol d S il e nc e —ol d er far

Th an hi s s prigh tl i er b ro th er S ou nd ,

H e av e s and p al pi tat e s ar ou n d ,

B reathl es s f i nt as A ge i s fou nd
,
a ,

E ver wh er e th e S e as ons are .

A nd th e ze ph yr s h av e n o res t ,

To emb r c e th e willing c orn

a
,

A nd th e s till y s ki es n qu e s t o

T ill th e q i t of th e we s t
’
u e

Makes a moti on o f i ts r es t
A s th e evening wi nds are born .

F ai nter fad e s th e di m dayligh t,

Falli ng like we et s ong s ent
so me s

Wand ering on th e winds at night ,

W av eri ng ti ll it di e s ou tright ,

S l ow di s s ol ve d as if by blight , ,

To i ts nati ve el ement.
 86

j u st to cl os e ou r i m perfect revi ew with o u t n oti cing

th e sacred poetr y o f Mrs T D C r ewds o n . . . .

I n h er c ase Fai th a n d Im agi n ati o n h ave ki ssed

,

togeth er ; Reli gi on a n d P oesy h ave embraced We .

o ffer i n j u stifi cati o n th i s ,

TH A NKS GI VIN G FO R TH E HA RVES T .

F or th e s u ns hine a nd th e rain,

F o r th e d ew and for th e s h o wer ,

F or th eyell ow ip ene d gr in ,
r a ,

A nd th e gol d en h arves t h o r u ,

We bl es s Th ee oh o G od ! ,
u r

F or th e h e at and fo th e s h a de r ,

F o th e gl adne s s and th e gri ef

r
,

F or th e t end er s pro t ing bl ad e u ,

A nd f th e n o ddi ng s h af
or e ,

We bl es s Th ee oh ou r G od ,

F or th e h op e and for th e fe ar,

F or th e t
s orm s an d for th e p eac e ,

F or th e t re m bl ing an d th e c h e er,

A nd for th e gl ad i nc re a s e,

We bl es s Th ee , oh o u r G od !

O u r h and s h ave till ed th e s od ,

A nd th e t o pi d s e d h ave s own
r .

Bu t th e q i cke ni ng was of G od
u ,

A nd th e p rai s e b e H is al on e .

We bl e s s Th e e , oh o u r G od

F or th e s u ns hi ne and th e sh o wer ,

For the d ew and for th e r ai n,

F or th e g ol d e n h arve s t h ou r,

A nd fo r th e garn e re d grain ,

W e bl e s s Th e e, oh o u r G od
 87
'

Th er e are certain ch ar acteri sti cs whi ch are m ore or

l e s s sh ar ed by a ll th e s e pr odu cti on s a n d whi c h s om e ,

wh at pu z zl e u s for a defi ni ti on of p o etry whi ch s h all

fair l y i n cl u de all th ese ou tpo u ri n g s of th e Lan cas hi r e
sin ger He i s n o gran d mi ns tr el settin g fo rth i n
.
, ,

w or ds su blim e, th e bl oody triu m ph s of th e battl e fi el ds -

,

n or d o es h e i n di te a woefu l ball ad to hi s mi s t r es s ’

eyebr ows ; hi s son g s ar e n ot of bl os s omin g h awth o rn

a n d th e g ol den s u n o f Ju n e n o r o f th e war an d strif e
,

o f h u m an p a s s i o n s i n th ei r hi gh est i n te n s ity a n d yet

h i s s tra in s are tru est poetry a n d i n s tin ct wi th h u m an

,

i n ter e s t .

Th e sh o rt an d si m pl e ann al s o f th e poor th ei r virtu e s , ,

l oves an d fai lin g s

, ,
— th e s e ar e th e s u bj ects of hi s rh ym es ,

an d fi tter s u bj ects fo r poets o f th i s cl ass co u l d n ot b e

fo u n d th a n th e wo rki n g m en o f Lan ca s hi r e Th e .

genu i n e Lan ca s hi re l a d i s a bein g worth y o f stu dy ;

hi s deep se n s e o f h u m o u r hi s p ati en t en du r an ce of
,

advers ity hi s lif e l on g s tru ggl e with want hi s i n do mi

,
-
,

tabl e per s evera ce i s ove of h o m e all poi nt h i m

n ,
h l —
ou t as o n e of a re mark abl e race an d desp i te hi s s o m e ,

tim es rou gh exteri or an d u n cou th lan gu age you r real ,

Lan c ashi r e la d i s on e of n atu re s gentl e m en at h ea r t

’
.

A n d well h ave th ese ch ar acteri s ti c s been repr o du ced

by m en lik e E dwi n Wau gh Benjami n B ri e rl ey S am
, , .

Bamf or d S am u el Laycock an d oth ers Th e s e m en

, , .

h ave be en to a g r eat exten t sel f edu cated th e m s elve s

, ,
-
,

a porti on of th e peopl e wh om th ey describe a n d th ei r

pi ctu res m ay th erefore be tak en n ot as th e r an dom ex ,

p r es si on s of a c as u al stran ger bu t a s th e co n c lu si o n s
,
 88

of p erson s th oro u ghl y ac qu ain ted with th e m en wh o s e

li ve s a n d feelin gs th ey descri be wi th su ch h u m o u r ,

p ath os a n d dram ati c power a n d ru n ni ng th ro u gh th eir

, ,

wr itin gs i s a v ei n o f te n derest h u m ani ty o f broth erl y

,

l o ve fo r th e i r fell o w m en , h oweve r d egraded by s in

an d m i sery .

L tC
o .
 L AN C A S H I R E F OLK LORE
-
.

URIN G th e prese nt age th e rapi d diffu si on o f

kn owl e dge h as h appi ly driven forth mu ch a n
t i qu e s u persti ti o n ; bu t th ere i s a temp ta ti o n to
e xaggerate th e exte n t of th e e ffects whi ch h ave th u s
,

b een produ ced an d few peopl e we fan cy wou l d credi t

, , ,

th e i gn oran ce an d credu li ty th at yet ex i st i n c ivili z ed

E n gl an d .

It i s n ot im possibl e gentl e reader th at in you r own

, ,

v i c i ni ty th er e a r e perso n s wh o practi se wi th a th o

r o u gh co nvi cti o n of th ei r e ffi cacy ch arm s w hi ch m a

, y
o n ce h ave fo r m ed par t o f th e Dru i di c or so m e sti ll
,

o l der reli g i o u s cere m o n i al : peopl e wh o co n s u l t th e

Go l den Dream Book ever y m o rn in g wh o h ave ,

”
faith in cu n ni n g wo m en a n d wi se m en wh o ,

wo u l d n t walk u n der a l adder o n an y accou n t wh o

’
,

s h u dder if sal t i s sp i ll ed at th e tabl e a n d wh o cry ,

G o d bl ess y o u to o n e wh o s n ee z es j u st as
,
th ey did
i n Ro m e two th o u san d years a g o
A littl e m qu i ry will sh ow th at th e l ower o r ders e s
ec ia ll y are parti cu l arl y co n servative o f th ei r u n wri t
p
ten beli ef for th e m ost par t on e o f great an tiqu i ty
, ,

a n d i n cl u din g arti c l es whi ch on ce form e d i n teg r al

portio n s of m yth ol ogi c s ys tem s l on g sin ce s u perseded
‘ '

”
b y a pu rer fai th
‘

. In deed say ou r au th ors Folk

, ,

l ore s u perstiti o n s may be s ai d to be th e debris of

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an ci en t myth ol ogi es i t m ay be of In di a or Egyp t

, ,

Greece or Ro m e Germ an y or Scan din avi a

, .

S o m e of th e opin i on s an d observan ces whi ch ar e

c all ed by th e ge n eral n am e o f fo l k l ore are p er fectl
y
-
,

i nn ocen t i n th em selves an d h ave so qu ai n t an ai r th at

,

o n e h ar dl y des i res to see th e m abo li sh ed b u t th e ,

m aj ori ty are obj ecti on abl e in every res p ect a n d th e ,

s oo n er t h ey beco m e extin ct th e better .

I n Lan cashi r e wh ere we mi gh t h ave expected to

,

fi n d th at th e n o i se o f th e steam e n gin e h a d fri gh ten e d -

a way both th e fai r i es a n d th e qu een o f th e May a n d

,

th e s p rea d of kn owl edge to h av e destroyed al l

‘

faith i n spell s a n d ch ar ms Messrs H arl a n d an d ,

.

Wilki n so n h ave co ll ected su ffi ci en t of th i s floatin g

traditi o nary folk l ore to m ak e a goodly an d i n terestin g
-

volu m e Man y years atten ti o n to thi s su bj ect h as

.

e n abl ed th e m to p rod u ce a boo k wh i ch co n tain s a

c are fu l s u mm ary of Lan cash ire s u p erstiti o n an d ,

wh i ch i s of co n si derabl e val u e to th e st u den t o f a n

th r op ol ogy an d m yth ol o gyfi ‘
Th e co ll ecti o n i s a very
c o m p l ete o n e th o u gh n o do u bt th e i n terest a tte n dan t
,

u p o n th e p u b li cati o n o f thi s work wi ll br in g to li gh t

-

m an ym ore c u ri o u s fragm en ts of ol d wife s l ea rnin g

’
.

Man y observan ce s are c onn ected with p arti cu la r

season s of th e year T hu s on N ew Year s day th ere i s
.
’

a fi r m beli e f th at if a li gh t-h aired p erso n

“ ”
l e t i n th e
N ew Year a twel ve m on th of ill l u c k will be th e r e
,
-

L an c a s hi r e F ol k L or e , c om pil e d an d e di t e d by John H ar
l and , an d T . T
. Wil ki n s on , L ondon
F . Wa rn e , 18 6 7 .
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s u i t an d th at on th e contrary dark person s will brin g

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with th e m a year of go o d fo rtu n e .

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sti ll observed i n L an ca shi r e th ou gh i n m an y cases s o ,

sh orn of th eir an c ient gl ori es as to be littl e m ore th an

reli c s of form er gr eatn ess .

Th e h abi t o f attachin g a sym boli c i m portan ce even

to th e m o s t trifli ng occu rr en ces i s stri kin gl y ill u strated ,

i n th e foll owin g qu ota ti o n s

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i n th e d a ys of hi s c hi l dh oo d

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S n e ez e on a Wed n e s day , you s n e ez e for a le tt e r

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S n e e e on a S n d y y o
z us f ty s ek
a , u r a e e ,

Th e Devil wil l h av e yo th e wh ol e of th e we ek u .

T hi s i s certain l y a co m preh en sive epi to m e of th e

en tire phil o s oph y of sn eezin g E qu ally p r eci se . are

th e lines rel atin g to th e c u ttin g of th e fi n ger n ail s

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t h em for n e ws
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ch an ced to h ear a bit of Lan cas hire folk l ore whi ch -

we h ave n ot n oti ced i n th e presen t volu m e th at i s , ,

that th e fi n ger n ail s of a baby sh ou l d be bit sh orter .

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I f th ey are c u t “
th e chil d w ill beco m e s h ar p fi n gered
”
,

thi evi sh .

Th e i nh ab i ta nts o f Cockerh am h avi n g made u p ,

t h ei r mi n ds th at th e devi l h a d bee n sh owi n g a n u n

r eas o n abl e p arti ali ty to th e i r village gave th e sch oo l ,

m aste r th e n ot very pl easan t tas k o f e xp elli n g th e

P rin c e o f D ar kn ess fro m th eir m i dst Th e m an o f .

l et te rs h avi n g rais ed th e fo u l fi e n d a pp o i n ted h im

th re e t as ks ; if h e fail ed to a cco m pli sh th e m h e was
n eve r to app ea r again at Coc kerh a m bu t if h e s u cceed ,

e d in th e ir p erform an ce th e e da o u e be c a m e hi s p r ey
p g g ,
.

Th e two fi rst ta s ks wer e s oo n do n e bu t th e thi rd th e , ,

N ow ma ke m e, d ea r s ir , a ro pe of you s an d ,

Whi ch wi ll was hi n g in C ooker and not l os e a s tran d

bear ,

p roved too m u ch e ve n for th e i n gen u i ty of th e F ath e r

o f E vil ,
a n d if h e st u ck to hi s bar gai n Cock erh a m

m u s t be th e h appi est p l ace on e arth ! T hi s l ege n d o f

t h e Th re e T as ks we m ay rem ark i s n ot co nfi ne d to
, ,

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M erto n San ds C h es hi re an d a Corn is h versi o n form s

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t h e s u bj ec t of on e of th e Rev B S H awker s wi l d es t
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l yri cs.

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, ,

o rigi n all y i n te nd ed to be b u il t o n th e s i te occ u p i ed b

y
t h e ol d Saxon Cross in Godl y Lan e ; bu t h owever m u ch
th e m aso ns mi gh t h ave bu il t du ri n g th e day both ,

s ton es a n d s caffo l din g were i n vari ab ly fo u n d wh ere

th e ch u r ch n ow stan ds o n th e ir co m i n g to work n ext

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O wi se m en still sell th e fo ll o win g ch arm fo r

u r

t h e c u re o f co n ti nu ed tooth ach e b u t i t m u st be worn ,

i n si de th e vest or stays an d over th e l eft breast : ,

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g e ats of Je ru s alm o bl e s s ed
s at a t th e u r

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Fro m th e wi de ran ge o f th e su bj ect i t is i m p oss ibl e

to tak e a ll its bran ch es i nto con s i derati o n h ere ; bu t
s u ffi c i e n t h a s perh aps bee n do n e to sh ow th e in
, ,

ter es ti n g ch aracter of th e boo k I f we co u l d l oo k u p ;

o n i ts co n te nts en ti rel y as reli cs o f th e p ast th e p l eas ,

u r e wo u l d be greater ; b u t n o nsen se o f thi s sort i s

s ti ll fi r m l y bel i eved i n by m an y ; a fact th at s ho u l d

g i v e a s l i gh t s h ock to t h at s p i r i t o f co m p l acen cy wi th

wh i ch we are ap t to gl orify th e wo n dr o u s wo n drou s ,

”
a e
g . W e do n o t l oo k at t h i s m ass o f i g n ora n ce
h o n estl y a n d frankl y b u t try to decei ve o u rse l ve s ,

th at i t does n ot e xi st a n d so l eave i t to fester an d ,

c orr u p t th e very li fe b l ood o f th e co mm u n ity - .

”
S u persti ti o n s ays T h eo ph rastu s proceeds fro m “
, ,
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u n worth y co n cepti o n s o f th e Dei ty A s th e p eo pl e .

beco m e m e ntal ly a n d s pi ri tu al ly enl i gh ten ed th es e ,

reli cs of h eath end om will di sap pear fro m th e n ati on al

mi n d ; th e s h ades o f darkn ess wi l l ro l l away an d ,

vani sh fro m th e s ky a s th e bri gh t s u n ari ses i n hi s

p ower an d migh t h eral din g a n o th e r a n d a b righ te r
,
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A , v iii , 80; C o u rti ng . . Vi s i t to i t, 40
Ti me , i n gl o s s i c , 53 ; i n b ook E n g
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We l lbroolc, 5 2
B ri e rl ey , T , 61
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J oh nny G r een s Wedd i n 35

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C ru ik s h ank , G , 22 .
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C u p i d 8 L ove D r a u g h t 81 , 12 ; work a d a y li er atu r e , 1 4 t
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