Dictionary'-whose Resident Tutorship in the Theological Hall in student days, and warm friendship ever since, have been among the highest privileges of my life-I am indebted for reading several chapters, and verifying some points of historic interest. And a very tender and grateful recollection will always remain with me of the characteristic kindness of the distinguished man to whom the MS. was first submitted just two years ago, and who, with other grateful words, wrote, “I am so much interested in the whole tale, that I would like to preach to your people." Alas! before the generous and revered wish could be gratified, the eloquent voice was suddenly hushed in its last silence: it was the late gifted and chivalrous minister of Marylebone, London-Dr Donald Fraser. One thought specially impresses me in completing the volume-it is, that almost all the old friends, from whose lips it was my privilege to gather what perhaps may lend interest to some of its pages, have passed away. The age, in the aggregate, of six of these amounted to 522 years, an average of 87 for each. It would not be possible, starting now, satisfactorily to accomplish the task. WM. HUME ELLIOT. WOODHILL, RAMSBOTTOм, CONTENTS. The landscape now and in prehistoric times - The Irwell Valley - Neighbouring towns - The Peel Monument - The view from the summit-The home of the De Notoghs Park Grant's Tower Walmersley House - Springside, the Home of the Cheerybles Chamber Hall Totting- hills-Ramsbottom, I Nomenclature of hills and dales interesting and instructive-Alder- bottom, Barwood, Bass Lane, Buckden, Buckhurst, Carr, Crimble Wood, Dearden, Deeply, Dundee, Harden, Hartlee, Hawkshaw, Helmshore, Hey, Holcombe, Th' Hoof, Irwell, Kibboth Crew, Nuttall, Pikelaw, Quarleton, Radisher, Rake, b The Romans in Lancashire - The Segantii - Britons - Roman stations and roads-A tumulus-Watling Street-An interest- ing "find"-Carausius-First elements of civilisation-The nacular-Progress of civilisation—Forest laws-Their penalties The old home of the De Notoghs-Prehistoric lake-New owners of Nuttall estate-Purchase by Messrs Grant of Nuttall estate and Mr Alsop's mill - The Wilds Mr William Grant Clothing and entertaining of the workers-His views of the relations between employers and employed-Nuttall Memories -Owd Nutta-ites The palmy days of Nuttall - Recollec- tions of the village and the Grants, by old residents, in the native dialect" Mr John wur a good maisther'"---Jane Storey singing "The Prodigal Son" Her reward - Courtings, marriages, births, christenings, funerals, school, Crowlum Its situation-The coom-The Church-The Original Chapel-- Quaint inscriptions--The Ramsbottom Cromptons in America CHAPTER VI.--CHEERYBLE BROTHERS. The advent of the Grants to the valley-How their father was -Springside-Egypt! Pharaoh! mummies! - Mosley Street, Manchester - Alfred Boot, Dickens's "apoplectic butler" Tiffin at 2-"Alfred! Ruby! Lightning!'"'-Impulsive oration in St Andrew's Church on Daniel in the den of lions - The preacher appeased - John Roe and John Wardle's boy Aversion to signing documents Generosity "A thing of honour '"-The Grants' affection for their parents-Character- istic speech in 'Nicholas Nickleby'-"The memory of our mother!" Grant's death-Funeral Sermon by Dr MacLean-Inscription on tombstone-Mr William Grant's account of their coming to Lancashire, and their subsequent career-Death of Daniel Grant 51 |