Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-12-25

leCS H4A& m000 Oh 0U8s O14100 ana legend.
lnry lore has been learnt viya v0cc, and
handed downfrom gsnerationt TO gendr-
s 6Siistnas levellsrs il ths ..soof ~
/ times must haveshad rare diesst1 & &
II We may judge from the following
sample Of a bill Of faro served np in "a
baronial hall.
"HOgshcads Of honey. kderkine of mustard
Muttons and fatted bccvcs, and bacon swine
Herons and bttcrne, peacocks, swans and bustards,
Teal, mallard, pigeons. witgeons and, in fine,
Plum buildings, pancakes, appc-pics, and custar(s,
| And withal, they drank good GascOn winc,i !
Nh mead and nlc and cider Of our own;
Al! sorts Of people there were seen together, :
An eprts Of characters, al, Sorts 1t drosee:
1es TOOL With iox's tatl ant. pcacoct sse .ther,
| The country people with their cOatp Of leather,
>vintneEs and, v3ctaalless with aud uneasss;
GrOoms, archers, varlcts, falconcrs, and ycOmcn;
Damsels and waiting-maids and waiting womei."
Truly, enough to dine an army corps!
If we are to credit the rhapsodies of
Stowe and Holinshed. cooks in those
days were paragons. and n well-driiled
army in the kitchen is half the battle
in preparing feast. As Sam Weller
observed OF the meat-pies, the season.
ing does it."
| mo meaner creatnres-scan 'cm all
BY fire their food prepare
p Az zsd s sss iG Se'aol I n%:" %:..e
: The harper in the dayssK Known is The
agood old times" and Christmas
times inparticulsr, was flattered byzan
attentive audience when he discussed,
a. Shelley has it,
"Thc melody of an old cir, softer than sleeps"
or told of the doughty deeds. of Sir
Topas, Bevis of SOUTHAMPTON, Guy OF
Warwick, Adam Bell, or C1ym of the
Clough. Alas, the good old times are
ever on the retreat and that there
never was such Christmas as the last, I"
is well-known truism. The fool, too,
.Rssay IL sie:s aa;s :asxerd 'au'y and
| a veritable sEWamba the son of Witless, :"
excited mirth by his lively sallies upon
the
| ''Damsels and waiting maids and waiting-womau,
and voted by one and all a "too per-
| streperous sauce-box." The squire
and his family mingled in the amuse.
ments, surrounded by guests and de-
pendents, beloved by all, the beau
ideal of the English country gentle
as ssss e II sss e. 4 s;ssss
Exhils To squire. lad r.
"A woman In hor freshest age,
| QMondro9s beauty and Of bounty rare,
With goodly grace and come]y personage,''
had gracious salutation for all, as,
leaning on the arm of her liege lord,
she passed down the hall, about to be
given over to the mirth of the bolster
GUS household. The heir to the old
estates
! "A comely youth to zee,
xns n Sssaf a:se a.: and d tss;ns.s %
stayed behind in order to put in practice
certain calsceremonies ssunder
the mistletoe bough," the willing victim
being
| Beauty ripe as harvest"
The unhappy wren used to be an
object of persecution on Christmas.day.
Please, boys, don't be hard on him this
year:
"Although heis small, his family's great" etc.
It would be too much to suggest,
"leave off crab-setting, springes, and
figure. of=four )" think Of the time when
ss sss;sS g, S; f. ,n:i DOES
and content yourselves with singing
| .God bless you, merry gentlsmenl
- Remember Christ our Saviour
Was born ON Christmas-day."
CADwA11.ADER WADDY.