Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-31

HALLowEEN.-To-morrow night will bt
halloween, a night looked forward to BY
children from SO remote period that tht
memory of man runneth not to the con,
trary." The last day. of October I i.
said to be the DEVILS holiday, ant
that he plays all kinds of prank.
on halloweve. One of the trick.
or plays of this night is to put lot of ap
pies into bucket filled with water ant
each one of the children must catch an ap.
pie by the stem with the teeth, when somt
OF the Others ducks the face into the wa.
ter. 1t must have been on this night thai
Eve fell, Judging by the name and the ap.
pie play. The devil halloed to Ere to come
and bite at the apple; hence the name halloe
eve. Amt this a sage conclusion !? We
pause.
The Pittsburgh Post says:
Old Father Time has seen the Druidica1
custom still remain throughout the British
islands, and years ago he has witnessed
ly Christians of burning holy fire, that
the souls of the dead might have the assu-
rance that their memory was still held
green in the minds of their living brethren
In Ireland and Wales he has noted the
somewhat superstitious character which
the eve of All Souls has been considered
by the common folk. giving rise to such
and the "Sack of Eden Hail." both render
ed famous in song and story.
He has observed the same popularity in
Scotland, where the immortal Scottish
Bard has sufficiently written concerning
them.
He has been with the maiden when at
midnight she pulled the hemp, looking the
while over her shoulder, ready to start at
the aparition of her future husband. He
has watched the various spells of the tap
pie and the mirror" '.winnowing the
wind" ''drying the Sleeve" plucking the
Kali" "uprooting the Oatstalk,' and the
thou-nnd other epells whereby -tha Had or
maiden seeks a momentary glimpse into
futurity.
More recently he has seen the nut crack
ings in merrie England, has been at the
merry making, where "snap dragon" and
'bob for the apple" and ..dive for the ap-
pie" have been played. Where the lass
has placed her chestnut side by side with
the one named for her true love, and
watched with breathless interest whether
the course of their love will run smooth,
and whether the flame in his breast burns
with the same sincerity as does the one in
hers. Where later in the evening, cell
brating the feast of ''Lambswool," (Sa
Mas Uhbal, the feast of apples the
party has gathered round the steaming
bowl, discussing the spicei and savory con-
tents. All these, has he seen, and more.
In our own land, he has seen the good old
fashioned Halloween festivities-iIas seen
cider in the jug, nuts upon the hearth, and
apples on the table-has heard the laugh
AMI joke, and jest, and has softened for a
moment the wrinkles on his furrowed
countenance, as he has seen the honest
youth WOO mantully thereat, the coy but
willing maiden.
Let>as not let this good old festival die
out In our midst. Let the boys pluck the
cabbage, and il they fail to look whether
future wealth clings to its roots, or to taste
its heart to try the temper Of their future
bride, and choose instead to battle at ones
door Herewith, and merrily demand hol-
iday gift, let us give it them. and praying
Tor many happy returns Of the season, both
to them and ourselves, betake ourselves to
our couches with fitting reflections for the
Day of All Souls, which the morrow's sun
will bring.