The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-01
All Fools, Day.

. Abe hrst OF April ~, by inheritance,
the Carnival of Fools, and the memory
of the race goeth not back 10 the con-
trsry. That first OF lunatics. Time out
OF mind, if peradveuture be be not the
father OF the cspricious month, may
know indeed, but will not tell, if ever
the gidiy April entered the world with
Gu, her grotesque dance OF folly, her
cap and bells ringing cauty music. and
a million testers clad IL motley in her
train.
Throughout Europe, and wherever
European customs have obtained, peo-
pie are sent, on that day, hithef and
yon, on fools errands, and paid with
jeers aud laughter, and nobody knows
why. 1t may soothe the victims to re-
member that the grave and stately
Hindoos have "guyed' each other in
the same way for inmemorial ages.
The Festival OF Hull, dedicated to
nirth and festivity, finds its climax of
fun in max ng Hull fools. Nay, Huii
itself ia believed to be borrowed from
Persia, and to have its origin from the
celebration with joyous rites OF the al
rival of the verOalequinox and the Per-
sian New Year.
However. nobody need be beholden
to remote Persia for tue origin OF this
occasion, unless he choose. There are,
among the learned, who believe this
pretty tale: That the usage began 10
Noah's mistake OF sending the dove ont
from the ark before any perch was
ready for ils weary 'eet, the first day OF
the mouth on which it was sent COR
responding among the Hebrews to our
first o. April. TO perpaluate the mem
, ory Of the deliyersnce, it was thought
proper, on its anniversary, 10 send any
needless body who iorgotlt on boot
less errand, whence the modern GUS
ON, The fact that there were not
many Tools left TO serve as examples is
not. to be considered
Or, should any iastidious person pre-
Ter to re:er the queer custom 10 relig-
;ous cermony OF the Druids, there are
plrnty OF Dry asdasls to uphold him.
Or. vet a.ain, ii shy among us'eiect a
classic origin, there is one OF the NUNS
herless tales ~ the Romans and the
Sabin.s. al tr sling with points, Ga
which tie argument o. dercent may be
hung And this is by no means the
ONLY cbauce Of & pedigree For. the
Frcnch have there All Fool Day, and
thev call Heir April Foo! Poisson II
anil or April fish. But very learn
ed artquary has explained that poisson
does not mea \ fisb here, bat is corr
ru pte / rom passion, AID that the real
story is tbs A. the Passion OF Our
Saviour took place about this time OF the
vosr, and as the Jews sent Jesus back
wards and forwards to mock and tor
mert him from Annas to Calaphas,
from Caiaphas n PiIst-i rom Plate 10
H eroi, ard from Herod back again to
PLATE, the custom arose. among the
base, o. sending on t:uitless errands
| tt ose whom they despised, and grsdu-
ally spread through all classes OF &C
c,ety. the origin being forgotten.
There ere not wanting other tradi-
tious, bat why not believe that as the
merry observance OF the first OF April
have neither reason nor sense, so they
lnever could have had In world Sc
painfully rational and logical, and
among people who ieel go heavily
the responsibility Of the creation, n pre-,
me5i:atei lugacy like the first OF Apr
i. go inspiring. On the delight OF i
when we were children The ecstasy
of ringing doo;-5slIs End p!noging
down ares-3tsp' at the REX o. our lives
10 witness in mat safe seclnsion the die
comfi,ure OF i'm or her who opened The
door 10 behold
APRIL FOOL