Fair play., 1873-01-30

: t"'h '"'"S"'S o"" "ItS. hidi pie'N
was their guiding star. The young
never dreamed of forming matrimo-
niai alliances with each other, with
out the full and unqualified assent,
not onl Y of the immediate parents
/ but OF trc family relatives, and even
grown men settled in life, scarcely
ever entered into any important bus
mess. without the assent or advice OF
the parents; and never even when it
| mi ght otherwise have been To his ad-
vantage, has child been known to
repudiatr the acts OF his parents.
When the consent of the parents
had been obtained to i marriage, the
atiianced pair would together visit
the relatives saying: Nous Somnes
renuS demander rotrc conStnte ment1,
notr. marrioye:' We have come to
ask your consent to our marriage.
| Real estate frequently PASSED from
hand to hand, without deed or wri
ting of any kind, and for tritling con-
siderations.
When the population began to in
crease in immigration, and to be-
come heter yrneOus in its character,
many of these lands became valua-
bic; and il, upon examining the rec
ords, the chain of title to them was
found defective, by lack of deed from
the original owner, his children never
he>ita,ed to affirm the act of their an
ce>ior; and whenever applied to for
that purpose, the answer was will
make good what my father has
done" And no remuneration was
asked for or expected.
With the conSoling influences OF
the parental blessing around them;
with hearts open to all the impulses
of kindness and charity and good
will, the different families proceeded
To interchange visits, and wish each
other "une jonnee st heureuSe AIMEE
"a good and happy New Year.
Former animositics and wrongs are
forgiven and forgotten, and all breach
es Of social intercourse were healed
by tho kiss ofpeace aud friendship.
Of course the young men t. ok advan-
tage of this custom, and kissed tho ro-
" lips of the pretty girls, and at the
same time wishing each good and
happy New lear,a an gros m"ri a
paqucS' and fine husband at EaS
ter. Were they 10 blame for this? |
Croquccignollcs were u kind OF
rruil, made Of weather dough swer-
tened, rolled out thin, cut into strips
think not. Many Of us old men
would do the same, had VIC tho OPP
portnnity.
and thrown into boiling lard, in such
manner as that when cooked they
| formed convOluted mass. These
and pies and cakes, together with Il
wine glass of home made cordial,
were tho usual re reshmentS tenderd
to the visitor ut each house.
During the course Of the day, chill
dren visited their respective god-fatb-
ers and godmothers, to receive their
e'renness, and the evening was spent
by aIl in sober, social enjoyment.
These etrennes,' were small pres
ents given to the children, and consis-
ted generally of fruits, nuts, cakes
aud sometimes Of small articles OF
wearing apparel. The word etrennes
is thought to be of Sabine origin.
On the first day ofthe year, present
had been made to king Lutins, of a
few twigs from tree consecrated to
Streuno, the god of strength. As the
year happened TO be fortunate to
him he decreed the establishment Of
this custom, and gave to such pres
ents the name of strenne, hence
ctrennes. The custom was adopted
by the Romans, who on that day
made to each other presents of dates
and honey; but in the time OF Au
gu>tus, a. in our day, the custom was
abused, and the ctrenn.s, or New
Years gifts, lost their touching sim
plicity, and degenerated into ex,rava-
CANT vanity.
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