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Charles William Sikes in connection with Penny Banks and Post Office Savings Banks. His name must always hold a distinguished place in connection with those valuable institutions. He is the son of a private banker in Huddersfield. When at school he was presented, as a prize, with a copy of Dr. Franklin's Essays and Letters. He perused the book with avidity.
Hartshead is a very small village, lying to the east of Huddersfield and Halifax; and, from its high situation on a mound, as it were, surrounded by a circular basin commanding a magnificent view. Mr. Bronte resided here for five years; and, while the incumbent of Hartshead, he wooed and married Maria Branwell. She was the third daughter of Mr. Thomas Branwell, merchant, of Penzance.
At this time I was much worried by what appeared to me to be an attempt to tap the information of the Brigade as to the details of the forthcoming attack. Naturally an Intelligence Officer has to be discreet at all times, but especially so at times like this. I simply record my impression although I cannot give any details. On October 24 I went to the rear B.H.Q. at Huddersfield Dugouts.
The principal centre of this industry is the West Riding of Yorkshire, where, especially at Bradford, long English wool is converted into worsted yarns, etc.; while in the other cities, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, etc., short wool is converted into hard-spun yarn and cloth.
"I have seen them at Huddersfield," said I, "when I was a boy at school there; of what wood are they made?" "Of the gwern, or alder tree," said the woman, "of which there is plenty on both sides of the brook." John Jones now asked her if she could give him a tamaid of bread; she said she could, "and some butter with it." She then went out and presently returned with a loaf and some butter.
He came down after you, if you remember." "Nobody's been up?" insisted the other. "Not a soul. Your servant came down before you, sir." "That's true," said the colonel remembering that he had sent the man on a special journey to Huddersfield with a letter to the bigamous Mr. Crotin. "You haven't seen a lady go up at all?" he asked suddenly.
And that evening Sally brushed him up, and had his clogs polished, and away he went to Huddersfield. There was a good congregation to hear him, and among others several local preachers. Abe was very nervous, and everything around conspired to make him so.
Hume, by Mr. M'Corquodale, by Captain Strong, by Mr. Ray Smee, and others. But it was not until Mr. Sikes, of Huddersfield, took up the question, that these various suggestions became embodied in facts. Suggestions are always useful. They arouse thinking. The most valuable are never lost, but at length work themselves into facts. Most inventions are the result of original suggestions.
The same is true of the remaining towns of the West Riding, especially of Barnsley, Halifax and Huddersfield.
Other marches of the regiment left him time to wonder at that "stupendous erection, the aqueduct at Stockport" to visit Durham and "a capital old inn" there, where he had "a capital dinner off roast Durham beef, and a capital glass of ale, which I believe was the cause of my being ever after fond of ale" so he told the Durham miner whom he met on his way to the Devil's Bridge, in Cardiganshire and to attend school at Huddersfield in 1812 and at Edinburgh in 1813 and 1814.
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