Fair play., 1873-01-30


La GCIGNoLEE
3onsoir lie maitre ct Ia msitresse,
Et tout monde le du logis;
Pour lc premier juor. de L aimee,
La guigno!,e vous nous devez
81 vou- n arcZ rirn II Lnus dunner,
Dltes nous lc,
Nous vous demardons pas grand chose,
Unr echincp,
Une echinec nest pas bien tongue,
Dc9uatre vingL dix pieds de Tongue,
Encore nous deman'ions pas grand chose,
Ii; file aimee de la nnisJn,
Nous lui terons fare bonnie chere
Nous lui ierors chauifrr les pleds
Mons saluOns Ia compagnie,
FL Ia priuns nous cxcusrr,
ii l"n tait Qu lque foiie,
Ceiait pour nouS dcsenruver
Une autre iois nous prendr"ns garde
Quand sera temps d'y revcnir,
Dansons in gu'nIle.
Dansons Ia guenill,
Dansnns Ia gucniie.
CHORUS. s.-Bousoir L. maitre 1T lamaitresse,
Et tout lie monde du lccis
l have attempted to versity this
song, but finding the effort to be tu.
tile, | conlent myself with Il liberal
piose translation:-
Good night to the master and mis-.
tresS, and 10 all the people of the
household. For the first day of the
year. You owe US the guigno!ee. Il
you have nothing to give us say SO
We do not ask you to give us much;
only chine oi pork ninety feet long;
its no great thing, Again, we do
not ask for much y the eldest
daughter of the house; NC will teas,
her and keep her feet we'll warmed.
We salute the company, and beg
them to excuse us, il we haze been
guilty of any folly. 1t was only FOR
fun and frolic The next time We
return, We will DC more careful.
Let lis dance the rag dance, let US
dance the rag dance, &c. &c.
'Good night to the master and mis-
tless of the household
When the young men come to that
part of the song, where they so, gal.
lantly propose to feast the young la
dy, and keep her feet warm, some
love Smi,;en swain, would break in
with di.,y about doves and cuckoos,
nightingales and green bowers, clos
ing with a protestation that he was
dying for the soft eyes Of his mis-
tress.
The love ditty being concluded, the
party received donations from the
house and went through tho rag
ddnce,' capcring ab"u. like maa, sing
ing at the same time with all their
lungs, 'Densons Ia guen'lle.,
In leaving the house, they took up
the burden o! the song, Good night
and continued to sing the first two
lines till their voices were lost in the
distance.
At the different houses tho party
would be sure to receive some cOntri
button OF sugar, coffee, lard, candles.
-four, maple sugar, ratafn, (a kind Of
New Orleans ram. eggs, meat, p"ul-
,ry-in fine of almost everything
that was necessary for a first-rate
ball. to be given at some future Pc
riod. Having gone their rounds. the
provisions which had been gathered
were safely slowed away, to be used
as shall hereafter relate.
Before day, the next morning, the
whole popu alton attended mass.
When that duty had been performed,
the next was TO receive the parental
blessing. And then could be seen the
children, grandchildren aud the
great grand children, each on their
bended knees, imploring a blessing
from the authors of their being; and
that blessing was given, ever coupled
with a heartfelt, prayer, that q d, the
father, would crafty j, in heaven,
and so guide and protec. them,
amidst the joys and sorrow, tho snarc-
and periis OF this life, as to fit them
for another and better exis.ance.
This touching ceremony, repeated
at the commencement OF each year;
cave .sae - the wasls c.rrcat Of