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■.I ..... 1 ■ I : ■ • . ^ [ I 1 ’CLITHEROE I! ADVERTISER AND TIMES IN G .


|lmrch, on J J William


Bowland'.


Be, Dunsopi I the third! ttrs. W. J.i


and Mri!


If he Vicar ^lice Seed,! Wedding;


N E D INTRODUCTION.


I Heavenly! he decora-[ ofbronze|


End werep


lay by her ! ] in a gowhi


of flowers,:, ^ouquet ofp


iTomlhBonj' Eieanoi;


|g}’ Boothi sisters of-


lad dresses, I’ ias: Thd. I taffeta. ,] Arthur N. hndi , the


Ice),and It a tu'essea'


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It Is premised that the annexed story/ 111 not!only afford some amusement to


Its; readers, but |


those i who happen to ! reside i In | the mediate neighbourhood of those scenes s detailed In trie following. ;


;Th6 writer ls| aware that some antl- iuariaii may anxious to Arid fault, ,nd probably state; that no such person s Richard Fjtz Eustace was; Bord of :altdn, during the| reign of; trip eighth enijy. This!Is well known| Ibut oh


ssarching the tecoijds of !a more remote period. It will be found that Rlch'ard FItz Eustace was Baron|of Halton, ^bout the y:ar|l200, and that the said Blchardjheld. property In the | nelghbourhijod of Ciltherqe, under the Baron de ^acy. • , •Jlt ps therefore only performmg that, aDowed; to all dejalers In flqtlon, by


Iwhltewell. ^d in biaclj: it the con*--


ireanmatlng |the ol^ baron, and ;maklng nip possessor of the Castle niofe than


rattendantj,. I horse-shop


|grobm was. , arid that, de an opal


liiing atthje: i with black lliridegrooi ViCBowlarid: was, tlie and w


Ithmandejt hg spent dt;


|idegroom and moors.


PORT. 3OWLAI0'


jthe; own?: ps, !etc:, Bowla


have laid,


ton to: vehlcili


lurday. pns; own ' having etc.,


Jtomers loods at


Ig services;, the Settle,. Irlcts have


nuch of the placed at


lal supplies ll publlQ to^ peasure.


tlRNBEI^i , Manager.


' Whitewe 1.


three himdred yeap after his bones had' moulldered Into the dust.;


I M other respects. lt Is trusted, } 'that jthls tale will'not exceed! the bolmris of


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prdbiblltly-; j butilf the little likelihood that a ! man such; as Sir Edward de Mowbray Is j described, would iniarry a simple ylllage maiden, be! urged 'against the tyrlter, then it can only be said; that trie , Pa,inela of i Richardson Is jequally toprpbable ;: and j' if | the head' pf the Boobys,! In comparatively modern Idays,} paiTled a servant; girl, why may hot a' knight In the olden tlme| wed a idamsel of low I degree,! particularly when! It is conadepd that Independent! 6fi her beauty ^ d accomplishments, he Is, repre- ;;ented as owing a! debt of gratitude to ;he maiden’s family ?


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Had wrong’d me first. I had endured the liiiis , ; I- ■ ' . '


“Wha|; If 'l waiT’d upon the world?'trie IPprld


I;


"ji !;


j! ;


Of bard ppstice all this goodly ^arth ; Wap but to me one wild waste wilderness.^’ I:


—Southey.


IT'ihappeped one dark evening, in the * [ depth, of winter, as a few villagers


(vere erijoypg theinselves at the kftcheii fceslae 'of the i “ Dulp lipo’ Dun,’[ that their imirth {was suddenly interrupted by a : tremendous knocking at the oiitward tioori of the hunible hostlery. “ i^ o the jdeuqe,”; said the landlord, piaclngp.cup if nritastedj ale on the, table, which he hi


;jthc the


j }, ,! T H E


PRIDE OF RIBBLESDAI A ITAIE OF THE OLDEN TIMIi.


my| own business, and p^ud^ me packing out of the room.” ‘ Clltheroe fair,” said


the stranger,! gratify the curiosity, of wh5n the landlord hap hnshed speak- :


ln§, :‘‘iwhat. Is It held to-morrow?” ‘fTo, be sure It Is,” replied Dixon “ every fbol! kn )ws that, although; mojnient forgotten It; -I’s name spran;


Imt vhere In the; ye ' from,' Sir


Stilanger, to be| up; dcqu Anted \rtth' ]■ come,” returned


CU lieroe fair time ?” .1


nlany miles from th


1 he young guest, ojther side!of


Preston; and should hgve-i cached (^Is-; bum this evening, but truly, I |ounb It ' a hng, rough, and wesilsone road over: Lohgridge Fell, and beiig completely jaded pul up at the first hoi melt I could!meet wli


ny prior'horse, I, was fain;! to'


this ] then, Master Cobbler,


be |i jU _ _ especially during


e pf entertain-' No wonder,:


thrit chance! to’


unacquainted with ^bur fair dajrii in part of the country)


i!” riald Gosford,


with a/look of astonshiuent, “ lyell, nhoi^h It may pe somewjiat round ,about,


limes, yriung gentlfeman.


glvpimelthe Whalley roai fcr my moriey,, ..—I— troublesome I nuch marvel


the


ye met not with Ned of he Fell, or soriie of ills merry meii.;


nay, By he m liiaoo, smj jc;


It’slUkely enough,|If it be aiythlng of a tit,! that


the rogues woUd have ex­


changed with you for SinanEs’ pony.”! “ ;it’s a good black geld ng,” hastily


interrupted the /lad Numps, “ as ever ’squlire need to crpss; ' and j s well worth thirty nobles as a tfilef Is worth a halter,” fixing his eyes directly on he stranger as he spoke. The comeps ( f the guejst’s molith relaxed Into an Invol intary sriille at trie ostler’s Interruption, and rtuim- ingj.ib Gosford, he carPlpsslk asked him “ wliri Is Ned of the Fell landlord ? And! whkl) need have I to feat him ? If he’s' no t^ue man, and we. had met, my gPod swoird and his body sriorild haVe becoine /Intimately acquainted.” •


young man,” said Dick, “ but,if Nedilof! the Fell and you bad mat. 1


‘ jit’s good boasting with a whole skin, 1


^ I ’ 1 would have


been; all Pendle to a inole-hlll that!lye. had riot been here to brag;and swagger! thlp evening.”


i ' ' i ' ^ that as it may, f answered tiie


but that; moment i raised to his ud


deuce can’ be knocking so loudly at [gate at this!time of the night??


j Humphrey/rose;! frpm his seat, and on , ripening thri door, dshered In a straingef, jRhd'ln a very affable, manner, requested


?|Npmps," addressing; a : rough iShockV headed lad; who occasionally . actbd ini ,|heicapacities of ostler and waiter; “ see who’s at the door; by'the noise he Imakes he must surely, be a person iof no I little consequence/” ! Upon the jword,


■TIME


|mote active! We sham


lly different} lovy'aday^, if!


Ice, what is I 1 miles lihani


! you to i . a long


Igladioli,


und #ay


for making a gi


:ardien and


Idkcover, is l i l over the J good to be Iscore ot its can


ifore, it and, a


i itself. Rely 1 fact. Vphat


resiling |es nerV oil that


|..lwayE!, jand


or,., a s! pst ishi


ly gas-mask BRAiV.


ng gum ^ POSTS. :


hed to ;ach' I casualties;,


J Is intended Jto the first-- lunlt, but lie |n to ,at;end _ or district


lis a ger .eral ] called iipod hrk is being tny pf (heir


le undeij.tbe lich Ecieitist ' of l,80O-fti.


py a vis lllan


taught and


I Ministry', pt.. Ion a whoia; Ipay for .het; laid down


nentlng: on


sub- raus the


imoke.j, letters.


|1 prepared 1; ,my “fljnd


; ijo be, Infohned whether he could be i ' riccrimmodated with lodging for|hrinsell ' and! his beast until! nlomlrig ? ’a e j new 'guest appealed to ;be a young handsome man'..j, perhaps some four or five land Itwenty years old,!rather above the middle size,! with dark ■ curly hair and biack eyes!: I and his naturally falr complexion Seemed a griod deal the worse)for‘lexr posure to the weather, which had given


it aicast somewh^pf thp;brownest. ,iHe was clad In'a srirt! ;rif half bllltary garb. !a!nd it j was a dress {that displayed his flffri figure jto much advantage. ■ [


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j I To the young stranger’s question, ;pur friend Nicholas iprppptly replied that he bould iaccomnurnate both master and horse,las wfell asje’er an innkeeper In Ribblesdale.jorimhln ten miles of It;, I’ jand as to drink,’’ |he added, " although, I good }wlne needs! nri bush,’; as trie saying Isj yetilook there}”|!bolntlng, at jthe sairie time, to a verse oye : the atople; phlmney}- plece, [which. In iblack letter characters, told eachl custbrner whri hlght. In hfs education, have arrived at ;he knowledge of;reading,ithat Z -j |'


. Taste, and you’ll! slyear tlia Were neRer better mlxjd


Near to this spotJ within !, There isj good liquor fij


a vault, ’d; rhops and malt


'Read that, Slf Guesi arid I’ll be


Sworn the! good 'dompanlr wifi answer for the truth of levery wprd ori’t.” The young man smiled, andj whilst readliig the legend; diverted hniself of his military cloak,! ^ d - one of tl|e, farmers having rioinjelyj resigned s seat next the fire, for his accoriuriodatloa, hri sat down, and called ' for ! a|jug oi driiible ale. In which be drarik!} }to thfe] health of the assembled c'ompariy, and ihen for a tlnfe listened In silence |


to the rude mirth of


the uncultivated; beings by wh'om he was now surrouridedi


place In the hllaHty of Dick !the 1 Cobbler, the : jhrist! iol Dunl:-|“ I ! saj{ what’s i become! of Wriere’s the gopd Mary, and ripsy-( One’s riot half from old your daughte;


Betty! phatburni


During orie pi PUjises that tool the! peasantry,


damejrindj our boniiy said, half a dpzen • tlmriri [In his ifest the


■pus j addressed Dole upp’


all thi


frleid Nicholas, women foUcj?


if a smue from where


'lla.plei -


replied the laridlorjd, “ where, but iri Margery’s own!


];“ |Well, Sir Guest,' these' conditions


I - spall th:read of my discourse as pretty


;are they]’ post think


;ready for irioriring ? ifor a idzy merid«!rif old shoes* dost thpu Inot recollect thatjlto-molirp.w’s CUtherpe !falr day,?-' 1 And for the last. : has been srichjjrilakingi and such;crittlpg and itrimml ig, tlon of gowns'an|d'pettlcppts.


week, there mending,


and aiterp- that I have


had very littlejof the women’s company; and,


indeed, i I whilst sriih work goes


forward; I always! let tbem have, their Abbot,. own way, for, werril to Interfere, It’s tfejn ‘ ye to one ibut the o di womatl bids me mtod.


I cannot give'thee, Sir I to


go


absolution for all my i give-thee,


rooin, making Beshrew thee; I


strariger, “ ye reply nrit to my question, Master ’ Cobblef-4who ■ Is Ned of trie Fell' ij “ Who the deuce fii ri tell ?” repUjed Dick,! “ for my' 'part i| caimot: rife’s here, and there, and evervwriere at pnfep; now in this dress, now :ri that; many: a good man has felt his blows, but noriej could ever point rilm out! heap how he robbed »|thi whalley, and riiade 11m


pld you ever) Abbot! jot


absoiutlon ?■’' “ iHow sl|)uli ............


told thee,; am a! tnf-.nl s Tan iarts, have heard of It


[grant I I, who, as


! total strariger In these :est thou ?”


replied the guest. “ It’i story, and a merry one, telling and listening tc the cobbler; “ Then — have It,” replied' the yc und man. “ but it is' hard talking with dry Ups; here landlord, bring our friend Pnspln a, trip! of the best, and here’s jwhferewlthalito' ,pay both for that and mR ovp,” openlpgi at, the same time a welrhtw purse from! which he took a king Haj ry’s silver groat, adding “ if I had met vdth /Ned of the Fell,'he should not have parted me frrijm my best friend here *ltl|putla struggl' ' The ale being' duly _ cobbler after having utteked |


a mighty good


and well worth! lllffiwlse,” said! prltpee let jusj


“ I tharik! yei


klndily, Sir stranger': h ire’s'my sfervlce tp ye, and I drink to our iettfer acqualrit- ancri ’’ ; gave a hearty p: ill at the Uqprir he irived, and, then commenqed bls story In the following manner'


' ‘ You must know, Sir {stianger, that;


Ned'Of the FeU and his tr lop, one Sqndriyi morning, met with the APbot of Whallejy,! attended by a few of h i priests, abput! two [or three; miles from Rltjchester.” '’] ! cryjlthee mercy for tha mterruptlpn,” .said; the guest, “ but how dp’st know J:V It Olid


was!Ned of the Fell tha' mfet the prrir ? Did’st not say only even ti


Abbpt


thdt nobody could tell w 10 or .what was;?”


yourself Yov


thelcobbler, “ ye may evqn tpll the story jntemiptlon,:


Itr has driven hfead; Itwte lt]sa thousand


“ By holy St. (rtsrilnl” replied; for me.


gopdman guest, Is uimiarinerly and 'lil'-| juried, and what’s mort, the story clean.out of my a very good story .too, an 1 pities


it telUng." “ Graivt me ipatlem e!


should be list'for want iof I said thfe


stranger; if thou eyer mdrit know the sto^, how thfe i plague qoUjd a simple question of mine drlye t le riemembraiice of It from thlrie addl ;d ; >ate ? ■ But prithee go on, I promise riot to interrupt thee again, even though thy tale should last from January to July.


ijepuqd Dick,; bn resume jthfe bur parson


homily. Ned of the Fs 11 a* id his trora, rine Sunday morrilng, !met 'With ;the Abbot of Whalley, attorided by a fpvf of his priests about twil or-three miles from iRlbchesteri


’01 ! Oh I father


Abbot] whither away s)|fast this good Sunday morrilrig ?’ said the outlaw*


‘ My son,’ replied the Ibbi )t, ‘ stay; me not, I hasten to preaph a.t Rlbchester to-day, and the hour is growing late.’ Late or not late,’ -sale tNed, ‘ it’s long were


sins.’. ’Tliat


‘ By the nfass, the{n,’ said Ned, not


ir knave,’ cried:the Rl)


nor back to Whalley elt ler,


3hester to-day, as I take 1


ss glri! ye!


had your good steed, Sir; Stringer, would^ not riave had the weight of; 'our purse! to carry!In addition to. yipur own;


I had ifor jthe '


we have i'heavy load on our consciences,! which must! be rubbed off this]blessed, mornlng.l;; But I don’t want It drine for nothing ;! I Iiknow ye priests worki:not for the love rif God' alone ; here’s twd pieces: of gold for ;me as captain, and pne for: each of my men, so set to work. Sir Abbot, and despatch us quickly.’ ‘Well,’ said the,Abbojt, if I must, I must; therefore


Igood capjtain, commence the relation of your transgressions, which I doubt not, are great:and manifold.” ‘ Coirimence; the relatjon; quotha!’: cried Ned.illaugh-! ing; - “Why midsummer day would be] top short-for It ;i all 1 ask Is absolution! In the lump,, for all my past offences ; give us mat or turn your horses heads j the other way, for you see not Rlchester j this day .’[The Abbot finding Ne^ {serious, was fain to feomply with his request, andj he granted trie absolution required, which i Ned honertly|pald!ffor; and thri Abbot! on receiving the^money, said ‘ It j should j be laid put; In. a new silver flagon, fori the sacramental: wine,’ but lit was pot Ned’s Iritrihtlori, as ye; shall hear anon. ‘“ Now, {said the outlaw,| ‘ Gramercy


for your pains, holy [father!; h|ut yriu must do IS ‘another sinall favour! before we part iririipany: it is opiy tpj grant absolution for a:crime we are going to ioqmmlfi; rind, [this jyou/much |dp on credit, fo ' we cannot [afford [to pay any more realyi moriey frir religion tlo-daj^’ ‘ ‘That Is 11| thing,’ replied the astonished: Abbot, ‘ tlat I cannot and ivlll riot do. ‘ It Is erpugh,’ cried/Ned, !‘ turri yorir; horses’ hriadfe,. to-day !you dlrie with riie' in the green wood: |I cannot proinlse ye venison and wine, [but ye shall have herbs and rPpts in abundance, and plenty: of Adam’^ jale to washj them dowrif’ {The Abbot finding the jest was . turrimg to earnest, arid iseefe'gl no way elsej to be quit of his! Compariy, gave; them'trie necessary!kljsolutlon, on recelvlngjWhlch, Ned and Ihls party directly robbed the Abbot ana his priests [of more than two hundred marks In gold, all: their j; eprels, chains, an(l [rings, 'suridiy precious relics of saints, trielrigood steeds, andridpstly vestments ! leaving them nearly [half; naked, tO


| firid their way to Rlbciqster’


Sir Stranger, Is l;he story of Ned I of the Fell receiving absolution from, and after­ wards robbtag ; the Abbot of Wliilley; and a marvfeUous', story It Is.” [ ! I “ But mokt marvellously ^oilod by


as well as they were! Abl ear i d this,'


A pillar pf fire to his array he shone ; ■His -troops throng’d . around him, they . ' darken’d the field* : i-


And the [Billmen of Bowland: swore liever : to yield.


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His red-haired Northumbrian [vassals vyere i thei'e, .


The Londoners too in their trimmest array. And the yeoman of Kent, who delight in a fray:


And Durham andipumbcriand brandished . theispear;’ '


'


But from,l father to son, old tradition hath told,


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That the Blllmcn of Bowland were the best /-.'I of the bold.!


There Yorkshire and Durham] did courage evince, ■ ' ' !


The Billmen of Bowland were first at fight. „


Blit the: axes uplifted, light,


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And their: arrows Were dyed ini blood of the foe:


And the men of old Moqmouth defended their Prince:


that gleamed in the tile


I Prom the:banks of Sabrtao;they rushed to the'plain, '


And Devon’s proud [heroes iwere found ’midst the slain i


And the children; of Cornwall, as rude as, * their soli, [, ' ' |


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Exultlngly shared ; in the glory and spoil; j But (he Billmen of Bowland old Lancashire.' ■ ' ‘ pride, '


1


Stood firm as the hills, and! the foemen; ■deflfed.


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' Nor helmet, nor shield-covered arm could avail;' ®


Resistance was vain, neither falchion nor mail,


When our-Foresters struck, death followed each wound.


But theiBUlmeh of Bowland the pahu borfej .away.” , ■: * J


I After toe applause which thlk spiiit-j:


thy manneij of telling It,” Irepllrii'thfe stranger :| I ‘jriowever, riilnfe host, gl’re the; cockoldy kn^^'e another cup of [double drink, ani, [do youlhear, bring prie for- mysfell arid each : of the ] gentleinfen' around nri j by'St," |Wlthold, w ^ fpr, once have a] merryi night on It 1 But be there non i[ amongst '^e', my masters that. In return, [can. favouqime with a[iinerry song ? F ilth ,ye know not how bllthp- some trie :evfenlng passes away wltori en­ livened byl a cheerful] ditty.” “ irdee'd. Sir Guest,’f replied* little Goiford, “ there bri I pome amongst us whri nerid not be asnained to se^ up their triroats before tlje jklrig’s grace, an’ nepi be. Blacksmltp jP?ill, wet [mat everlastliig spark in triy throat, arijd give the|yriuiig gentiemarii a specimen jof but cpliritiy music/” H’Ay, does | [me smlto • sink, my honest [coni of Vulcan, and | i trike whilst thpj iroh jis hotj; let’s have no shallow-patrid excuses and we shell be the more pblUged to thee." "Well,jydurig: gentleman;”


best: . arid [as my grandfather used to say, ‘ a mari [caimot dO|imore.’ Our parish clerk lately made'a(;dalnty baljad to praise' of kriid ale. I’ll even try that,’!- so saylngjilri a loud, [although nptjfuri-^ musical voice, he favoured the Coi with the irillowlng song


I said the ririlth.^’ I’ll {dp iriy pany


. But a Lancashire yeomap Will ever yega Ori a fine;foaming tankard of home-ibb


Ale! pie! to jolly [good ale No Lancashire yeoman .W


m i l . : I ■ ,


And with [bumpers of brandy may madden . his brain: , I


The .Barpri can wallow In port - chimpagne,


i


No Lancqslilre yeoman “ Many


Ale 1 ale . .


When qhfered by a tankard of bn wrid ale. to jolly


thanks to thee smith, ' good song,” ! said the young [strangi


the conclusion of the ballad, and there haci been more pn I t ;[ me the lean ed clerk might have somewhat nioreito sayj


; ^


Than tie| prayers and the sermo Sunday, 01”


In praise of that good liquor, More jlPv’d by clerk and vicar.


replied tl “ My service to,'a ,yo“ -


eI blacksmith, “ and I Sir Stranger,”


you in a ferip of as good a stuff \sri find betwerii here, .and Settle, wer^, ye travelling sp far;


pledge you’ll


and that’s sarang a


good deal 1(1 praise of It, fortour['York' shire nelgribours boast mightily of their strong drink. But landlord,'wher^s your soq James ?


we should be In no want of either a hunt­ ing or a loVe song;


By’r Lady ! was he here, ifor In tracmg.a


deer or a pretty glrkil’ll be bold tqisay there’s ncitlhls match. In Rlbblesdale.” “ Nor In btaglng their praises either,’’ replied tbe [father;


a few days [been visittag a young | mend who dwells [towards the ’Trough oif Bow-; I warrant the red deer will h ve


‘.1 but James has for '


land; stronger lU^a


.but little rest whilst rie remains toere.” ‘“rhe


Trough of Bowland,” said the ! [“ that naine reminds! me of


anrild sririg my nurse, who came [from this part rifithe epuntry, used to stag for me many! years ago.] With the com­ pany’s good leave. I’ll venture upon It.” “ Do so, dp 'so. Sir,” ! exclaimed sCTcral voices at [Price: and the young mest, wlthput.ijany more pressing, in a clear, manly, murical voice, commenqed his ballad, wrilriri was called the “ BUtaqen of Bowland ’’ I ! i


“ Against jtenfold his ntunbers, pn cc lirt’s plain,


The; gallaht King Henry the flgri, : n(aintain ! 1


; ' -


No Knight like young Harry had Epi ; e’er known,


single, rich or poor, over jhe oS® or r o ^ , who u not perturbed at the thoujAt of the negt few yean


'“ Every'woman fears the miseries, that often


develop at this age. Sho fcMS them all the for their uncertainty. Oft(n, the Sxst sigu u never recognised at all-an irnlabihty of ^temper, ilowv


aches, back paini and palpitation give M ufliMtafc.


‘ way through the ordealot supering or danger. Thi$ create rich red impart new strength, neW steady nerves.


•Pink Pills carry a


*'^ncsc"siSeriags can be avoided. Dr. Wiliiia? in the most woodetful the ** forties " witbottt


4nd in tlus way ttiejr vitality. and atrbaf'


is because these ^Ua


found Dr. WUliams Pink l the .means to 1 new lease of life. Let this tied and trm ^ blood- builder give yoa a kelpmg h ^ - t j^ .All chemjW self- Dr. ■WUliams brand Pfnk PUls In Sd. t box


(Diple sice 3s.). Thousands of siiffenng mjddl^aged women have . . . . . . ' i ___ • .. ■


WOUEH WHO SUFtoR HEEDLESSLY Tliert' is not o'wodunI anywhere, mjrrirf of


I tl links found


suspended:— AS from Monday


Blackburn.


Blackburn Accrington


last, September 18, 4-VtA aamrinaa In the services Indicated below, were


Deliveries 2-0 p.m.


Darwen .* CUtherpe ___ Great Harwood.. 12-20p.m. ftlshton


, ll-(5a.m. 11- 12-


......ll-3]0a.m.


!. The restriction of cause toe suspension consequent delay) of malls, i : ■


45a.m. 30p.m.


CoUectlons! * 5-0- a.m. . 3-0 i).m. . Noon . 10-30a.m/ • 1-0 p.m. ‘ l2-45p.m. ll-30a.m.


train services will


of re-routing (with numerous outward


ill ever turpjtale. i


But the bedsant, contented, will haridle'his Dun. faif;


[' [ home-


good ale will ever tuijn


tail. ; thy


POSTAL REStRICTIdN O F SERVICES.


' ' '


To Prendhmen or Spaniards they boUi may bejfirie; ' ' j j


I . ' | ' '


“Ye may tialk asi'Hst of your brandy and, wlne,| ' '


:ale' iwed


stirring, ballad excited bad i.somewhat; subsided, pur! young | hero (for such,!' gentle reader, he undoubtedly Is, riot-■ withstanding the quekttonable shape to; 'Which hfe made his appearance),' .called,! whether It would’ riot, be possible ito!* obtain a glimpse of a pettlcbat that even-[ tag, “ for In good truth,’’ said he, “ my* stoniach begtas to tell [me that somq(lring substantial for supper] would not: displeasing to it at the present moiri'ent;’’ “ Plague take the women,” cried Gosford; “ give them a few ragfe and a needle, and they then [think of riothlng but them­


selves. Its well remlrided, however. Sir Guest, for my belly begtas to cry cup­ board with a vengearice. Numps, call Betty dowrii; tell her! to set trie venison pasty and!a gammorj of bacon on the board directly; here’s a noble gentle­ man dying of hunger In trie lend rif plenty, whU^t she, shame upon her! ! If she can but get to her cursed stitching, cares neither for my .guests nrir myself.” Numps. deUvered toe message In no


inaudible terms, and soon afterwards toe girl Betty made h^r appearance with a huge!,venison pasty and a gammon of forest-fed bacon: I say forest-ffed, for the hog was, in his gfeneral habits, more of a wild animal at to at time tow he is at toe present day; and as he fed upon roots, mast, acorns, eto., he was iyery far from being toe filthy [impounded.glutton to which we Iiave degraded him. ; “ Come,” !said the liost on seeing-toe


table sp.read, “ here’s something-to stay rin hungry! stomach with; fall to,' Sir Guest, and let’s set. what kind of a liencrier-man thou ait.” Tl(e stranger ileeded no second invitation, but cbm- inenced upon the party, which he pro­


nounced most excellm'’ '> notwith­ standing his hungrir, he could not avoid


casting a glance nov' and toeni at the pretty maiden, who sat by the fireside comfortably chatting'{With the other guests; she was, li sooth,: a comely damsel enough, belnc tall, with a light complexion and rosy cheeks;: hen eyes were of the softest bjue, and her flaxen hair fell Iii natural ringlets around, her face; she was also a good-tempered,; laughing lass, and a general favburlte with the frequenters of toe Dule upo’


The steed and-'his rider alike bit the! . groiind;


There waS glory for Ehgland oh Aglnoourt’s: dayj -


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The archers of Nottingham bent the lorig bow.


nd Was


eading for Profit and Pleasure I


. ___ advice : on the reading of


bf Clitrii last,ipy l ubllb Llbraxlan,


we I were all inclined to regard people; fltheij “ ;i gh” or “ low” brow,|serious or frlvolpusl Intellectual or otherwise, when f ctuaily ITO [were all a mixture of these things, pne oi the gfeat advantages of reading via®


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qboiit[ things outside our own personal kperien:^. [■ •


j, I I ; WASTING TIME.? i ' . [ . , : At the ejutset, Rotarlan Biggs referring


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®fi^ibled us to learn i .I ■


lip a [common remark, “ He Is always wasting ills [time reading books,” said, while! sbine, books were not. worth' reading, there was no earthly reason why! ilme sperit on ^reading boriks should be I rested. Most of us had Inquiring minds iirid[belleVed thkt satisfying the needs of. 1 rie mtac was the key to thfe whole enjoy-: mfentjof l.fe. |No avenue of kriowiedge was [barred to us if we wanted to kriow,. ijbgicallj, jin our quest for knowledge, we started with bbpks, for not!only were! lihey a world In' themselvep, they were also! keys to the understanding of the aind fclences.-


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ipom was: told of an Army officer reemyed this message, ^after it hdd


assbd djwn the line by word [of; mouth: Lend me three and fourpence; i: am: :otag! t) a qance.”


'Wherfeas the


irigtaal messagie was: “ Send iretaforce-: -fents, I gm going to advance.’’ That might be slightly exagge.rated,


lut to®ssqges did gfet altfered: consider-' .blyj' anri ilf this could happen to a few afenl In as many, minutes, [we could; 'isurillse riow Incomplete our knowledge fi tril^q^n general would be, If all our. -fbrmatlrin had bpme orally jdbwn' the nturles. | [, ''';'■ , ' i Boriks |f(|rmed only a small percentage pfjtrie total: output of reading /matter;


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ut; they were toe mort permarierit, the fost substantial and, In-somej ways, the pst imprirtant of printed publications, [was Impossible to say accurately [how ,an|r| books thfere are In the ,yorld*


sjnee |he invention of priritirig, It wp I epimated that 25 [ million; dffieient books had been written, with: hqiidi|eds' oll| different editiohs rend of copies. Every yfear 16,0,00


t new books and new editions nblished in ' Great | Britain


e [great needs of the .present:


keneratlclri are ipore and more accurate (rijforinatlon and a brighter vision and 'leeribr Imagination, and these may be [uppiledi to a large extent, by reading,” r. Biggs omtlriued.


' l l ' “ Bar be'It'from me to:say toat you


[h'ouid nper read unless you gain some lelnerit from yoiir reading, or If you vyould better occupied doing something: else:


t If! ypu!; utilise all your opportunities Ireading you ■ win be well,


EE TYPES OF B()OKS. i may I: be divided Into three


l ypesi:; 'Ijiose we study or consult with !ome jdepnlte object In .yiew-lreadtag arid fetutwlng are not the sanie, thing; lihosel 'we ;read:['because they; [are about that interest us; and; those we


tead,|not because we shall ber:ariy wiser iir better but simply because we want to nake pur [mind riff things, or we are tired


.or just plumb Ifezy, as, for instance, Edgar 'Wallaces Ethel[M. Dplls, thriUfeifs,; wild iirid Worilly Wests. There Is nothing; vrong about, such reading unless, it may


» , tnat It gives! to® ffffiriated a[lpse^®'*^ ) ( llffe. Aq A. P.,Herbert’B maiden slrigs:'


‘ Jqck loves me well enough; I know,' , lit does he ever bite his lip? : j


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nd does he chew his cheek tri show bat I|asslori’s got him tala grip]?


Arid does his gun go pop-pop-pop _.en feller's get familiar? No, |


;( ue just sajri “ op it,’ and they ‘ ’pp ’ : j l|!miy be rife, but atat Itislow!)’


Iwitri a vflderjkriowledge of riopks, how-;


ever, [we can also select reading! wfalcri bfeloijgs to toe second category; whUejstiU servtag. as excellent r e c r e a t io n . [,, , Thfe pilactlcai; man may ask |


“ Vyhat .use


can books be to me?” The answer is If you, jwar t to. know anything, try bjroks first for the first kind of reading. | ! .Trie second kind o( reading ]is, even


Do You Dread


wide :1 and no less Important, emriraces all inagtaatlve literature—and njiuch rrioK I bf sides,-^ll, tliat the l ehquljrtag iritac may seek In Itri desire for further wisdripi rind understanding and to satisfy triat huian Instinct, [curiosity, j | Wejdeilve’satisfaction from the beauty


arjd :lellqlty of bxpresslori when ideas are lirest rite i |ln the m'oslj effective inriilner, as th fey are In good literature.';' In study- tag the flnfe att of litejrature, we come tato cor tact vrlth alqrtj andj pferceptlye' ffitacs. :!


Tile {cllief Uleratore is chief I iyalue


selvedia'nd others. : ; ,


ippealjol “ imaginative” its human appeaL and its b its I revelation of orir ; | '' [/'


The striking featurq of [“ Interest”


readlriglls- the j leadta?-qn process. ILlke good!conversation. We may start (with Immortality and end vith rose; culture,


FOLLOWING.I LINES OF THOUCIHT.


or wasWng bills, or tile other way round. ! ' I T l


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1 In general [reading. It Is! bettor, to follow up each mew line of thought as It is diiclosed; pursuing It as lopg as its


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Mks Wfis given in an Interesting ' terltfilnlngj address,| .[entitled lypur.’Tlnie,” given to members Rotary Club, onj Thursday itbrian J. H. E. Biggs toe Colne


readliig, he said.:


gplden rule was to choose toe book w®, 'vere capable of


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fascination holds, or until : k ' greater attraction Is- offered, j To plan a course of reading to'eforeharid ,-ls undesirable; reading | then beebmeri a ’* seif ^Imposed duty ” rather than a cbmpeUirii pleasure. In reading* there la always! something


round,trie, torner. Hriw are ybri to know w


“ Lists of books I havf It? In'passing,! irilgl


what yriu will enjoy ulritU you! infeet with might -


ti^ to wIII rvv.4«V JJ t w .JwJttI -_] L.‘^^L


always lladvlsablei,.'to''j [kefep a;; record of e read!’] ■ :UiiIess


add that It Is not


books are so stereofyried ,'triat they left little Impression/arid one wail B to note the fact In case one reads them again by accident, there Is Uttle poldtlita' it.' You, know what -you’ve read and! [what you haven’t,! and. If,you keep a;'list,‘ there Is always,the danger of making d fetish of It'by finishing: books you dori’t really want 'read, simply In rirdeq to enter them l


i p ' . ' . , boqK^ py toe'way, ' ' ' ! | l l ■, . I


Always add author and title of book to ahyi note you m dy make from, toe


i / , ! Now I. want, to; say a word' Jr .two to


those Who have riot bfegun to, use books fully. [You who (ead fairly popular novels, qcan toe newsiidpers and occupy your tlmql with'tome ’fririn. 0f ,drork, or a hobby qr two. * Let' yodr ?nov®ls,: news­ papers, iwork, and; hobbles be [ yriur start-*


.tag point. ,, If you riave arii [enquiring mind, and there Is aliythlng ijipu could enjoy better wlto,to®[tarioi riboks*.use It; Start with novels: truth Is strariger than fiction. |,A story to.tateresfi.ypu must be based ori real life; It must j toll of i the doings Of men and wrimeri„ver^; like, the men and women who


, ; . / OJ.|urr. [TBEi'i S'TUFF'


have'^/redlly lived. E.:


' 'i Why, not turn.from flctlprijto fact?


The stuff of which noriels are made is the stuff of .ilfe^reril llfe':|feb“whs''riot find It at/flrst hand;: The joutoey frorii fact to fiction will Hot; [only i widen your InterestJ it will also rielp to majke morei'qnjoyablfe whatever novelri you rpad In the future; For example, wrien yoii.know trie family beauty BPots, don’t yoli' enjoy I, the iio.vel morfe tri^ilf lt 'hadiriapperied|ta' placfes you doift knoW? ' Theri; agalri, what sort* of mari was the autridr[? /l Did he actually:


expertferice the [advenirires'He describes?' How did, he gain his briperlencp of man-: kind? .Ferhaps there |ls a biography of; him that will feu ypuj '


As to: newspapers, they ralsbj a thbus-' j j ’


and questions; you read the events In all: parts of thfe world concerning [phases of existencife! different from /anything: you: have. experienced. I f ; you , ate- honest you will admit there .are .columns i you don’t understand. Is (t gobri. dnougri to; pass them by, saying thfey fipn’t; concern you? Bow dOiiyou kriow trifey don’t?! You can;t expect newsriaperS;to| be popu,-, lar e'duicators; In aid sufficing penny! numberi'-i;' i i t :] is: not | their! job,; theta functlbn being to proyide,youjwith ther latest Chapters of books you are' supposed to have read-from ;the bfegtaillrig else^’ where.


reading jbooks pn the s ibject. ;.^ou don’t: want to be experts ori ; International poUtlcs or econbinlcs;' but If youlwant to: be useful citizens gou must hrive some


I Yoii [must find I that] out by: background. '' ' '


AgairiV in ydor own. Job, ypu realise that] Whatever, yon,.do you must study: to get on: yon must be bet^r|informeai and ta®v® np-to-dilte than yonr com- peritqrs.'/


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;l^lt)ook as you would a human being bke Instinctively: otlwfe like theta at


ioS m yourself--that you are too lah; hP


tost tat “eitait Its outlS.' Sert Improve • on further


:cnarac(er. But experiment wlthl dls-! qretlonj Seek advice from a book-iover '


,or.eve4 a librarian, as to ariy autoor’s ' jtaost appealing or best story; or When'


'nhrHpnIopV ^ subject, choosfe the jPartlcular .book with care, because if It Is jthat subject for. ever. 1


- Be careful also how you study bfeoks on


I Literary:taste and how:to acquire It” [^ m Introduction to Uteratuirei,'one


book recommended’ a novice to Iread amongst others, was : Adam Sitath’s


'Wealth of Nationfe,:./.and, Taylor’s f’Hbly Jilvtag. : These books may suit; you [in twenty years’ time,-, for they are [great [works, but now they will only, dlsheiarten you. You want Ideas nearer yout jwn time; you want Information to'be lu > to date; you want toi-relate Uteratbr/'‘


J-------- , V lypur-own life and exper ence


.iciai.c ul/CldlUI-fii H)to cAiJciieuutf. Your xour Jest


;Approach is through, your own and past generations' • '


Again, read with discrimination


The yokelsald,!'toat,” .as It was in It must be' true. It Is certain that ,*


print,


iCarrles a large amount of authorito, I told you that Mr. So-and-So hari^ui^ ;away with So-and-So’s wife, you irilght


ibelleve me; but im had It printed, [you -would.


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Find out about your jobs through books, and again, with your hobbles arid recrea-i tlons; -i'ihey become more worth while: when you have discovered thblr wider: objects. ,


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! i CRITICAL: ' FACCL’TI. | Unless we are alert' and critical! ii ls'


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'ARMCHAIR 'j’TRAVEl^ ■ ' ' ■!, One of the great advantages of reading!


Is 'that it/ enables yob to learn about} things winch lie .outside youri persorial| experiences. If: you cbnflne yourself: to| one smrill'set of:subjects or one type of book, yob are'throwing; away that advan­ tage, an 1 you will not know what you are mlsstag;' We would all like to trayel. Wherfe Books' arfe concerned. It icosts no| more to travel than .to stay at: home,' so! see all you can., ' ' j, .; . N .;,[ Most if'eaders are very stay-at-home In


theta tastes: they will say th®yi M® hotl taterestfed ta science, history, blography| or travel, etc.! If you psk triem, whether;


triey hayfe ever tried tp read about these! thtags;iitoey say “ of bourse riot,” quite; surprised at your qufestlon—Just asi 'df; people who had never been to; London! said they hated It,


i It’s the sairie with novels; most people,


have their favourite, authors and never will redd any others.; Of course It Is/ difficult to choose enjoyable books; there! are thousands each orie of us will enjoy;: there aye [tens of thousands we probably!! won’t. People are|apt to think “ I have! so llttle;tline!for readtag that i] mus( notj


waste It.” ; '!/ ' j . i


Of such Are toe peisple who won’t! be! bothered to look on: the shelves of thoj public library; but who p k the assist­ ant Jbr a :‘fgobd bbok,? and* when asked what ktaid of book, say :f‘ Any-|


If you'Chdose a booklfrbm your library] and dpmt^ like It; we'fl5n;t make you read It; Glyri'it bp arid t'ly'another. : Don’t


thing, bo long as it|ls good.?' , I i :. t .


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'tiy'to 'finish every;book you start.] * I. PERSEVERE!


„ j': j Now this, wobd be; dangerous advlcfej


unless you ! ■were sensible towards books] Many books, wmch .afterwards, turn out to be liastefplpces, start in a dull, un­ interesting- way.! Shall yob, because of what I riave [just said] make no attempt to ovelrcome jtrils unfavourable first hripresslon?'}' /w answer is no. If you don’t like it because It Is not good enough; by all means discard it, but try to analyse your fefeltags about the book; It may] be


very easy: to accept! without question i! whatever we readita books, even [If( we: are' more. sceptical about newspapers. 1 Read with an open mlrid; weigh eviddnee! ;


■and'sift facts;/ Criticise opinions w the i best bf your ability, then you Will arnve'i: a,t a better understanding of thei tijuth l and will, by reading critically, exercise i jyour mtad. Don’t jumP to the'concluslon.:; :that because you.don’t agree with the; iauthor he must be:wrong.


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Be on the lookout for the superiiciai ! book which, written with litt^ jieal;


I understanding but a flair for pjopjilad treatment, may be dangerojus toi


. proper balance; ahd lock out lorjthe weirk of the propagandist. Read iyby all means, but do so with open' eyes. [


Speaking on the care of booIu,'|Mr,i


Iggs gave emphasis to the followlrig: DON’TS” :^


I Don’t mark with pencil or pen; don’t underline passages or write notes:ln toe


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margin or on blank .pages; espfeclally if you! have borrowed: the book from the!' public library.


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*liagb to mark your place, otherwise 1 heyj toll soon break off. ■


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Don’t turn downfehe corners :of toe: ' T ' [


card to find the place—not bacbn-ttad.l bread and butter, pr klppera, or old tavel 'lettjefs. /',


Use a book-marker of-paper or ^hlni, ' '['


i Don’t force a book to open or 'keta lt| open; leather bound books are somettaes! difficult. Publisher’s'cloth Is all right.; Open the book carefully by placing If totri Its: back and open covers [onrthe! table, holding pages upright; take a few: pages from the beginning and press toemi llorlzontally on front cover,’ and do llke-i wise- with last few pages, then press tawn ' a ^few more at the front, a fev] more at; the'back, and to on.


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and back covers touch; this toU break the'towlng. ■


' ! . [•, I If b'ook'wants cutting, us a paper krilfe.


Which should be blunt. Cut right [Into the'back,: cutting It right through at the start and not as you go along. | ■ ‘Never read If you have dirty hands. Don’t leave books lying face downward


and opea [ Don’t use books to stand on, or ,tp prop


windows open, etc. i . . and I Don’t'tear out pages or remove Illus­ tration"


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Never open a book' so that the front; ■ ■ . ,'i'


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run; not'; ® much'ln theibook ’ ............... : [ ERIDAYi SEPTEMBER 22, 1939. H OW TO USE BOOKS


COiInE LIBRARIAN’S I ADVKE ItO CUTHEROE R0{tARIANS


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