BORTH LYRICS

BY
EDWARD THRING, M.A.

HEAD MASTER OF UPPINGHAM SCHOOL
LATE FELLOW OF KING’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY C. ROSSITER
ENGRAVED BY DALZIEL BROTHERS

UPPINGHAM
JOHN HAWTHORN
1881

INTRODUCTION.

Those who took part in that strange camping out of the School in 1876 and 1877 will be glad to be reminded of their experiences now they are over.  And perhaps the School at Uppingham, in years to come, may like to have some hint, however imperfect, of that medley of ruin and safety, fear and fun, which passed from risk and danger, which seemed almost impossible to be faced, to a happy ending.

The School-house,
   Uppingham,
      August, 1880.

Dedication.

TO
Mr. T. H. BIRLEY and Mr. W. T. JACOB,
THE TWO SCHOOL TRUSTEES WITHOUT WHOSE HELP THE SCHOOL WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST;

TO
Sir PRYSE PRYSE, Bart.,
AND THE KINDLY WELSH PEOPLE, WHO MADE SAFETY POSSIBLE AND SUCCESSFUL;

TO
THE PARENTS,
WHO TRUSTED THE SCHOOL, AND SENT IN FULL NUMBERS ON THE EVENTFUL NIGHT OF
April 4, 1876;

TO
ALL FAITHFUL COLLEAGUES,
WHO DID TRUE WORK THROUGH THOSE DANGEROUS AND ANXIOUS MONTHS,

THIS MEMORIAL OF A COMMON CAUSE IS DEDICATED BY

THE AUTHOR.

List of Illustrations.