The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-01
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oeRs,, ~ y. Essss, s:'si and 50 s':s says M.Ass
And every girl curchy, curcIy, eurcny - the sAss
~. is.a aS Fssinstsn ay ':yf foaaa M1
No, no, says MOD, and says DOLL
Wen frat have Seilinge-'s round
Then every man began to foot il round sbout,
And ery3ridd jit it, jit it, e it, jt it, in snd out.
You're out, says Dick I, a lie, says Nict,'
,r:r the fiddler played it false;
And 50 says rimble ALICE.
And every girl did trip it, trip it, tip it 70 the sn
Nor were these festivals confined to ths jour and
wanton, for we are to believe old Puritan se-
Old crones that scarce have tooth or eys
But crooked back and amsd thigh,
Must have frisk and shake their heel
AS II no pain OF ache they feel.
There old oupers tition that those who I'd
get up before sunrise and wash their faces with dew 0
May morning would be beautiful for tho coming yea :
and accordingly 1t the fashion fer young
adens to out in the before sunrise groups
nj fwns and +h---- A. -
flowers and brar ches Of sweet smelling trees TO decorate
their dwellings, with the fowery spoil before the sun
purpled the East But though these excursions
exceedingly pleasant If chronicsrs to be believed,
they had dreadful effect upon the morals Of the afors
said young maidens whose reputation suffered quite
much the flower beds. The nobility and gentry In
dulged in this amiable amusement, aEd aninstance In
record Of Henry the Eighth and Queen Katherine
having observed it.
Though May is considered an unlucky rcsnth for mar
riages it Is not for courtshp; and young hdy tsna
how she Iracticed divination:-
Last May day fair ] searched to find snsik
That might my lovers name raveal
Upon gooseberry bnah snail found
For always snails near sweetest fruit abound.
seized the vermin: heme quickly sped,
And on the hearth the milk; white embers sprssd.
Slow era 1led the snail; and 1t right can speA,
In the soft ashes marked curious L.
0, may this wonderous omen lucky prove
For l. is found in lubberkin sndlovs.
It the Purisns who first succeeded ia bringing
May into dsrepute and from the heavy blow and
encouragement they received at their hands they
have never recovered. In days Of prohbitory
Sunday liquor laws It is rereshng to look back tbs
times Of Charles l., when the following law enact
ed. bears date October IS, 1888. King Charles de-
creed that
his good peopls lawful recrsaoa after the end Of
divine service, his good people be not disturbed letsd
discouraged from any Ia wful recreation, such
dancing, either for men or women, archery for men,
lesping vaulting any other such harmless
tons nor rom having Of May gamos whitson slss asd
MGIrcs dances; saa the setting R Of myP.: ;;a
due and convenient time without inpedment or neglect
Of diviLe service.
After the execution Of Charles other and very disr-
laws placed the statute book and since that
time May customs have almossa died out in England.
But not the eontnsnt there to this day may be
the Maypole and its appurtnances Of dancing and
drinking Dr. Clarke tells thAt in Russia Msy Is OBJ
served with great ecat Tha townspeop,s adjourn to
forest side and fountain and beneath the trees upon the
green sward sing and dance 70 the music Of the Baa
ka and manifest their joy BY shoungs and tumultuous
revery The caPping Of hands, the shrA notes of the
Russan pipes exravagaat and even Indecent dancng,
| are the order Of the day.
In country, must be confessed, May day ID
looked forward anything OF recreation
and amusenent. At this time Of ths year perodcaA
madness sszes u.s. there Is axtravagant delusioo
abroad somebody sses lodgings better than
own and So inltead Of dancing around Maypolss, We
| throw homes into confusion, pay csrtnen outra-
ssous prices for smashing uzniture lose eur temper
ssep all night The floor, and indulge in all the psr-
plsxities and annoyances Of moving day. Have We mot
cause to mourn with the old pcet-
Happy the age and humble were the days
(Fof than true love and amty were found,)
when avery villsge did May pole i.iss,
with merry iasies danced the sod about;
| Tben friendship TO ts banquets bid the guests,
It wsuld do us Americans no harm II ws paid more
attention holidays and festivals there danger
that with the usaIan views Of peopa they wsuiA
indulge too much in those amusement Let us hail the
--First Of May
/ With garlands fresh and esy,
/ With miith and muric srcst,
4 In such q sea- IN meet
all other days typical any event At to be
Grated As there 10 holiday between New Years dsy
and Fourth Of July Why would not DO 70 institute ga
TO wecous the season Of fruits and aewsrss
U. o. District Court.
Before Hon. Judge Hall
TRUE BILLS OF INDrcTnM'
APRIL 3o.-The Grand Jury came into OoArs WIN onss
| Of indictment In the following cases.
TEs United states , Wm Brown and Others, for . mu-
! | tiuy on board the ship Cynosure :.