CHAPTER...PAGEI.Yorkshire Stories of Wit and Character1II.Wit and Character17III.Wit and Character—continued28IV.Wit and Character—continued43V.Wit and Character—continued54VI.Customs of the Year and Folklore66VII.Customs of Courtship, Marriage, Birth, and Death94VIII.Omens, Charms, Recipes126IX.Witchcraft153X.Witchcraft—continued173XI.Some Characteristic Yorkshire SayingsBy the Rev.M. C. F. Morris. B.C.L., M.A., Rectorof Nunburnholme. Author ofYorkshire Folk-Talk.210XII.Idioms and the Peculiar Use of Certain Words222XIII.Similes, Proverbs, and Sayings238XIV.Children’s Lore257XV.Odd Scraps of Old Yorkshire, etc.279XVI.A Few Simple Hints on the Grammar of the Folk-speech316...Glossary342...Concluding Remarks475