II. Yorkshire.
1. The cuckoo she's a pretty bird,
She sings as she flies;
She brings us good tidings,
And tells us no lies.
She sucks little birds' eggs,
To make her voice clear;
And when she cries cuckoo,
The summer is near.
(Told him by an old man-servant, born in 1752).
2. Old Brigg is dead, that good old man,
We shall see him no more;
Then let us chime six, four, and nine.
As we have done before.
(Told him by an old aunt, as words to the chime of a house clock. Tune, "York.")
3. The same aunt thought it unlucky to find a dead bird on the path leading to the house.
III. Trinity College, Cambridge.
4. At Trinity College, Cambridge, it is considered unlucky to put the loving cup on the table; it must be passed from hand to hand. On Ascension Day, 1847, it was put on the table by a man who did not know, and that evening the college kitchen caught fire, and the college was in great danger.
5. Mince pies are eaten at Trinity, from Nov. 1 to Feb. 2, the end of Christmas.
6. Tansy pudding is eaten on Easter Monday and Tuesday.
IV. Marlborough District (Wilts).
Silbury Traditions and Customs.
There is a legend that Silbury is the burial place of a "King Sel" (just as Merlin is traditionally connected with
