, 1870-05-15

rnidovernoon, elderly ovenson, declining: II
II tnteredting to compare tlis win sn1k-
ereare's scyen Ages Of Man, a. dePset9nt ~
Is still older Ms, illuminated in IN elaborate
manner. It represents 4 wheel cut INTO seven
ssys, and composed Of eevcn coneentnc COT
dons, which with the rays form eeVon t1mea
ecven compartments; eoTe1 OF thtsc eompal-
munts contain the seven petitions or tho
Lords Prayer; Boycn others, the Seven ssc.
ra1ueuts; seven others, the seven spiritual
AIMS cf Justice; seven others, the Seven
Works OF Mercy; seven others the seven
Virtues soven others, the Seven Deadly Sins;
and tho last eesen, tho seyen Gifts OF the
Holy Ghost-all beautifully written and
painted ,-,---,,..
find humber Seven In favor Of ali so1ts Of
mundane and soci.l Affairs. There were the
IfipodN Of Agamcnlnon: There were The
seven Wonders OF the World, and the Seven
Hills On which more than ono celebrated city Is
said to be built, There *eEo the Seven Plan
cts and the Seven Ssazs--the former, cruelty
disturbcd IN number and put out Of Joint by
applicable either to the seven principal stars
il 0nou, Of to thoee in the Great Dear, or to
The beautiful little Pleiades. There were The
Seven Sleepers Of Ephcsus, whoso sound nap
lasted two hundred and twenty nine years
and Who have Ind companions in the Sercu
ers Of the North. We are told that there are
soven liberal arts, seven senses, seven notes
in music, md seven colora in tho
rainbow, neither more nor less. For eome
special inquihes, there Is jury OF seven
n1atrons. There used to be more frequently
rsentieeship; and many 3 ms1efactor has hid
occasion to know that seven yeara was 3 frc-
gucnt duration for sentence Of trausporta-
ton Some years ago there was septosge-
marian Club proposed, in which every member
ali young fellows between 65 and 70 entering
it simply hs cadets. Seven Oaks have. as wo
know, given u pame to q pleasant plAce in
Eent; and Dean Stanley describes seven oaks
standing in line At particular spot in Pal
with Z very strange legend. When Cain (tho
legend runs) killed his brother Abel, he was
punished bY being compelled to carry the dead
body during the long period Of 500 yoa1a, and
to bury it IN this spot; he planted his stan to
marx the spot, and out OF this st76 grew up
the seven oak trees.
Who can tell us anything about tho Soven
] SISTERS, the nA1ne OF eovcn elm trcea at Tot
| tcnhhnl, which havo also given their name to
The ,, rosa tron thence 70 gpper HolIoway2 l., In
nearly two hundred and foHy years ago. he
describes Pagc-green ty the side Of the high
road at that village. and group Of seven etm
trees in q circle, with II walnut tree in the
I centre. He 6ayss - This tree hath this many
yoares stood there, and it ia Observed yeareiy
stay, that is, to growc neither greater nor
higher. This people do commonly tell tho
| reaeon to bee, for that there was one burnt
upon That place for tho profession OF tho Cos
| pell." There WAS also come connecting Link
between the walnut tree and the Seven Sis
wero soyen elms planted b. seven sisters,
one by each. Tho tree planted by the
most dinainutive Of tho sisters was aiwayB i-
regular and low in its growth But DOW comes
another legend Of The walnut tree. There Waa
m eighth sister, who planted m elm in the
midst Of the other seven; it witbered and died
when sho died, and then walnut tree grew in
its place. But now the walnut tree is gone,
ono Of tho elms il gone, and the others arc
gradually whitening. In Ireland there is q
coast Of Kerry. telling, in like manner, oi
seven sisters. The lord Of tho castle waa |,
grim and cruel man, who lad ecvcn bcautifal
daughsera. seven brothers, belonging to =
band Of korthmcn rovcss, we're cast oa thas
ecveu ladies' A clandestino escape was
planned; this being discovered, tho heart
less parent threw an tho seven lovely
dansels down chasm into tue
raging surf below. Something, more
that emporium Of birds and bird~lime, thai
resort Of bisd-catchers and bird-buyeEs, Seven
Diais. Evelyn, writing in 1854, said, ~ ven
to see the building beginning near st. Gles'
where aeyen streets mako ytar from Dofl
pillar placed in the middle OF citcuiar ares.
| At tho top, had sevcn faces OF sides, aud ssve
sun-dials On those seven faces. The eeso1 ,
; ] dials faced seven streots urcat Eali, l1ttt
Ea1 Great ST. Anarexs Ltls ,,.a st. Tna AnafoV y,
! Queen streets. Tho pillar and its seven din
: | we're removed about three quarters OF ce1
' t tuIT ago. We're they not taken to Walton-oz
: | Thames aud arc they not in e1istsnce how
= Those friends Of our hoytsh ycars, the seve
! Champions Of Christendom, have been sui
;, icct Of more learned discussion than noi
= boyseren old .bosB-would suppose.
- would secn q da1ing question to aa
a whether Shakespeare conaescendcd to boEEo
any Of his beautiful language suy & Of luis nc nc
a ton has been aaked. 8r. Kcightley, author .
T. The Fairy Mythology, started the subject II
yensa xgo in Eotea and Queries. Il apreA
n That Richard Johnson, the author Of tho Saw
IS Champions, wae one o. tho contau1potaiinss
IL 1t about the sanae time As many Of tho pla
~ | Of our great poet. Let u cite three passag
ID pointed out BY Ar. keightlcy. The Cha
d rious s1y !" A. they passed along by tho II,
tke Ge e.pnes and as esemed to e q
Of = gentle kiss to every ssdgc ho overlook in
a watety pilgrimage" Compare this with
a pesaaee In The Second ac! Of tho 1.-TWO Cont
,e men OF Verona
In "Thc current that with gentle n1rmuE 9ltdes
adj Thou tnovess, being Stopped, impatens1y
ID ID nut, w9ea hta ,a.r courss !. not hlnaezea.
" lie 1noket atrtt mtisie Ui The eoza<Tu stoT<s,
cd | Giving atntit kisa to tcery Atdge
GO, Ar overtaketh IN his ril11sma
,u- Tho italicized words In the Latter show
re- many arc tho points OF resemblance in the
akeT and 1anEuaEe. second psssage r
~ in "a
"a Deaths palo Tag advanced in his cheol
tos "nomco aud Juliet"
!. crimson IN ta1 ps 81 ta shrsn .ng eIea Ses
lie And DtatA's pale jag Is nos sardneed there
to Once more: at seemed, indeed, that
,g- lea1es waEged, as you may hoho}d when Zc
u y1us with gentle breath plays With tho
he Now turn to the fourth act Of ''Cymbelino
y7 nAs Ztphy71, blowing beneaih tho violet, nc
to Hng5tn1 his sweet hcnsLH
ing We cannot 50 into the critical questions
ing biblioE1nphy involved hero but may sin
rod state that an opinion is held By commontAi
) IN in favor OF johnson having had precodenc
aul Shakespeare in these passages At any I
hen Number Seven il very much honoGed BY e
oro | comparisons.
zen Not tho least curious among these asss
rN1, | tioIa Of Number Seven ia that With the soy,
1iu. eon. Whoever has the good fortune to be
r1.s intcryencs 10 break The continuity OF
mes series, is to bo congratulated forthwith.
ONE him not talk about too many olive bran
rget IN hia garden, or too many arrows
the | his culver, or too many little folks aroma
aces table; his seventh boy will be wonder.
hap the district around Orleans, in Franc
nu1s seventh son, without daughter intervc
'i}ce- is called n,0rrou. Ills body Is (or is
It in poeod By tho peasantIy to bcl marked In
lying Frot or other with q Jle,lr- -de-lis. II p,
Host suffering under kings evil touch the Jcs
irr l lie mn III
COM malady disappeaEs. Or, at least, thete
than | great popular belief that it will do 80,
said, | the country people viii come from p1act
nul- and wide TO visit 1narcou.
5 OF About fifteen years ago therc lwas
aring there persons, named Foulon, coop
,thcF Ormce, who was greatly eought for h
the puied healing powers. especially in
made, Week, and moro especially on Good F
zza" when his patients reached tho nnulb'
the four or dve. hundred; A. 70 tho oE'e
sntro, University library Al Cambridge tel
tho that ''Kfnga Of England and Fran
car peculiar SIT cure the king's-esl by
in rR thcrn with their hands, and 50 dot
'eigh- ssaycnth sonne." II IL eomctldng t
earth. | that a seventh son. In this matter,
9, and good US y King. 111. keightiy his
treets among tho Welsh folklore an Aecou
atioAn a family famous in this way. "Jon
~ to their naIne and theJ lived at plsce
ned to MuddH. In them vaa said to have orG
high the tradition Of tho seventh son, or Sep
and | being born for the healing art; ~ Tor
borne generations Eovcn Cons vera regularly
prsad each family the seventh Of Whom tecal
hcad, | doctor, and 'Fondesful 10 his pso1e
MAI STEELE le6ted It t1lA peAei century
chair, hall ago. in sarcastic relation to aoot
and | the troubles with which men arc oecas
IS Dci [ visited: "11pst1n, being \ eeranth sol
Sanc:t to cure tho lipgt-eyI. but his FAsc:
Ill Aro I eecndAnts arc go 1T from having eoAt ,
mighty quality, that by touch upon the 81
!, bells they gave man such N I'll hahat q 20