Before he was fairly well again he heard through his old friend, Mr. T. Richmond, that a house and land at Coniston were for sale. The owner, W. J. Linton, asked £1,500 for the estate, and he bought it at once. In September he travelled here to see his bargain and found the cottage, as it then was, in poor condition; but, as he wrote, some acres "of rock and moor and streamlet, and, I think, the finest view I know in Cumberland--or Lancashire, with the sunset visible over the same." Next summer the house was ready for him, and thenceforward became his headquarters. From June, 1889, till his death he never left it for a night; indeed, the last time he went so far as the village was on April 7th, 1893, when he attended our Choral Society's concert. It is needless to tell over again the story of his life at Brantwood; to describe the house that he found a rickety cottage, and left a mansion and a museum of treasures; the gardens, woods, and moor he tended; the surroundings of mountain and streamlet, bird and beast, child-pet and peasant acquaintance, now familiar to the readers of his later books and of the many books that have been written about him. But here it must not be left unsaid that Coniston folk knew him less as the famous author than as the kind and generous friend; eccentric and not easily understood, but always to be trusted for help; giving with equal readiness to all the churches, to the schools and Institute; and to these last giving not only his money, but his strength and sympathy. It was he who started the first carving classes, and promoted the linen industry; he lectured in the village (December, 1883) for local charities, and--what was perhaps most effective of all--carried out in practice his principle of employing neighbours rather than strangers, of giving the tradesfolk and labourers of the valley a share in his fortunes and interests. And perhaps in his death he did them almost a greater service. It was in obedience to his wishes that the offer of a funeral in Westminster Abbey was refused, and he was laid to rest--January 25th, 1900--"beneath the crags of Coniston," so linking his name for ever with the place he loved. INDEX. Above beck, 47, 48; Bovebeck, 77. ADDISON of Coniston, 48; Adinson, 77. "Allans," 44, 45. Anglian settlement, 23. Angling Association, 13. Anglo-Cymric score, 25. Arnside, 27. ASHBURNER of Coniston, 77. Ashgill quarry, 19, 66, 67. ATKINSON of Coniston, 47-49, 57, 66, 67, 74. BAINBRIDGE of Coniston, 77. Bank ground, 9, 34, 77. Banniside, 2, 6, 7, 18, 19. Baptist chapels, 56, 57. BARRATT of Coniston, 1, 60, 80. BARROW of Coniston, 49, 74, 77. Basalt, 1. Beacons, 4, 12, 15. "Beck, brook, burn," 26. Beck Leven, 10, 62. BEEVER of Coniston, 8, 52, 53, 79. BELL of Coniston, 42, 68, 74, 76, 77. Bethecar, 17. BIRKETT, Rev. J., 49, 54. Black Bull, 1, 60, 72, 73, 77. Blawith, 15, 17, 62, 63. Bleaberry haws, 19.