The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-01

the moving will be equal 10 that OF any former LIST OF Nay
We believe the raising Of rents this year has something 10
do with the general mutation Of domces but the love of
change glad TO have for It's qualification.
To will cost at least fifty dollars, and that much
perfap the landlords will exact in addition present
rents. In England house rent s generally paid every
bali yeaT-lst Of May and lat Of November-but people
there rarely move unless when the poorer class turned
out for non pay meDt Of rent
May day, which here 10 only consecraed 10 change Ia
there amor the gayest festivals 1t Is of very ancient
origin The word May "a by some derived from Maa, the
mother Of Mercury.
On this day .he ancient Romans used procession
to he gTotto Of Eseria. From time mmemoria II has
been observed in England rural festival and u the
theme Of British poeta
The Maypole Is up,
Nov give me the cup,
Pn drink TO the gaIlands around IT.
But first unto those
Whose hands did compose
The glory Of flowers that crown'd II.
The rosy footed goddess Of spring, Say eloquent
writer, ought TO be painted "wi.h sweet countenauce,
clad in robe Of white and green embroidered with daft
fodils, hawthorns and blue bottlesn Gathering wild
flowers the morning Of the lst OF May Ia called
"Maypg," and the youth of both forth in
quest Of them, when roc rules the hour In the after
noon the flowers srewn in front Of the houses and
decorate the Maypoes erected for the occasion
these the pessantry Dance and the ares OF the girls
chosen MAY Queen, and crowned with choice garland
This month liz appropriately called CHERRY May Though
the ship which bore the Pilgrims these shores was
called the "Nay fower their descendants New England
do not appear 10 do honor to the day. Indeed, It
would be hard for them to find flowers In the
fields at this Of the year. But the Purtaps had
religious objections 10 the festvity and denounced It as
remnant Of heathenism and of Popery Hence the old
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play on the name Of the celebrated Cardinal Pole
Besides they May poles hate with all their soul,
think, because Cardinal was Pole.
During the Commonwealth in England, when the
Purtans ruled the roast, the celebration OF May, with
other festivals abolished But at the Restoration
when Charles H. assembled the throne) these games
restored That the custom down from the ancient
Brtons there be doubt. The British Apollo IN
l70S, in explanation Of milk maids dancing before their
customers doors with their pals decorated with flowers
remarks-' It q custom among the ancient Britons
before being converted to Christianity to erect May
adorned with flowers In honor Of the goddess Flora; and
the dancing Of HE mkmaids may be only corruption of
that custom in compliance with the town. Another old
writer calls the May poles long wooden IDOLS" II was
anctnty the custom in England for all ranks people to
60 out Aayng early on the first Of May Bourne tells
us that in his tme in the villages in the North of Eng
land, the juvenile part Of both sexes were wont to
rice a little after midnight on the morning Of
that day, and walk to some neighboring wood
accompanied with music and the blowing of horns where
they broke down branches from the trees adorned
them with nosegays and crowns Of flowers. This DONE
they returned homewad with their booty about the time
Of sunrise and made their doors windows triumph
In the fowery spoil. There 10 yellow flower OF rich hue
which makes its appearance this season. and is called
par excellence the May flower Old Chaucer speaks Of the
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sions to II, and thus melodious Milton
Now the bright morning star, days harbinger
Comes dancing from the East. and leads with her
The fow'ry May, who from her green lap throws
The yellow coUsip and the pale primrose.
H Hs e sSa SS4h hss az tina. dos. inspire
Woods and groves are Of thy dressing,
Bill and dale doth boast thy blessing
Thus we salute thee with our early song,
And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
It is on record that King Henry VIII. and Queen
Catharne took part the May day celebration and that
with his courers in the beginning Of his reign he
May day very early 10 fetch may green boughs and
they went with their bows and arrows shooting 10 tn ,
wood At still earlier period the day passed with
martial shows morrice dancing, revealing and good
cheer, and at night they lighted up their bonHres.
In Sncars statistical account Of Scotland learn that
the st of May ancieny called in that country by the
Celtic Druds Bal ein day. that is Balls IRE day. when
all the boys in hamlet met on the and cut around
HDe III the green 200 ny ogg'Dg uencn IN the ground
such circumference TO hold the whole company They
kindled fire and cooked oaten cakes and custards Of
milk and eggs They divided the cake into as many
pieces as there were persons and daubed piece with
charcoal The pieces all thrown into bonnet and
each drew bndfod The person who got the backen
ed piece doomed 70 "leap three times through the
6re There doubt that originally victim was thus
devoted human sacrifice TO propate Baal. In the
Survey of the South Of reand read that he sun was
proptsted here by sacrifices OF fire. on the first
Of May Tor blessing on seed sown. The first Of Nay ID
called in the Irish language Ia that the day
Baaps fire." And General Vallancey in his "Essay the
Antiquity Of the Irish Language speaking Of the first of
Nay, says"On that day the Druds drove all the cattle
through the es to preserve them from disorders the en-
suing year. This Pagan custom s still observed Mum
ser and ConDaught where the meanest cotager worth
COW and wiep Of straw, practses the the first
day Of May, and with the superstitious idess.n
Quarantine and Sanitary Convention.
The Convention met on Saturday morning. tho President
Dr. Grscom presiding.
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