. Journal. e, have carried him to hisresting place in the churchyard. I suppose Crosby has been honoured by the presence of thetourist since its identity with Thornleigh became known ? Yes ; a few pilgrims cj^cle over from Liverpool or Southportnow and then ; ])ut I fear, Mrs. Francis added, laughing, that themajority of the vi-sitors look upon the place as overrated, as there isnot an alehouse to be found in my North Country village ! Then we may suppose that thirsty sightseers regard your FirstSuccess as a fraud I I am sure that is so ; but I think even the thirsty cjclist wouldrelent in fav
. Journal. e, have carried him to hisresting place in the churchyard. I suppose Crosby has been honoured by the presence of thetourist since its identity with Thornleigh became known ? Yes ; a few pilgrims cj^cle over from Liverpool or Southportnow and then ; ])ut I fear, Mrs. Francis added, laughing, that themajority of the vi-sitors look upon the place as overrated, as there isnot an alehouse to be found in my North Country village ! Then we may suppose that thirsty sightseers regard your FirstSuccess as a fraud I I am sure that is so ; but I think even the thirsty cjclist wouldrelent in favour of Crosby, if not of my book, if he could see the wayin which some very old customs are kept up in the village. Thepeculiai- rites of Mothering—or Mid-Lent Sunday—have never beenallowed to die out. Baidc Holidays are called Neighbouring men go to work as usual, but the women congregate together totalk and Match the visitors who drive through the village to visit thepublic houses further A Scene in (Heproduced by Icnid pervii.:. A North Country Village. « o/thiij,i, Messrs. Jhivper r£; Brothci QUARTERLY JOURNAL 29 In reply to my question, whether she had always been fond ofwriting, Mf E. Francis replied that from childhood she had been ascribbler. She had two sisters, and with their aid, whilst the threewere still very young, a magazine was established : but the publicationcame to an untimely end, as the chief contributor insisted upon bring-hw out a fresh serial with each issue, and the result of such abnormalliterary activity was simply fatal. The prolific contributor in question,Miss Eleanor Sweetman, has developed into a writer of verse which isabove the average, as her recently published volume, Pastorals andPoems, abundantly proves. And now, I said, let me hear something about 3our FirstSuccess. How soon did it become known in Crosby that you had putsome of its inhabitants into a book? I was able to keep my secret for about two years. An adv
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