Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-04-10
THE CRAVE OF GEN. A. S. JOHNSTON.
from the Paris Kentuckian

We have lately conversed with a gentleman
who has recently returned from visit 10 the
city OF Austin, in the State OF Texas who tells
US how mortified aud grieyed were bis tho Is
and feelings in visiting the grave OF Albert
Sidney Johnston, who deservedly ranks in ihe
highest roll Of military heroes. 1t is known
that after hefel in The late civil war his re-
mains were taken to Texas and buried in a
Stale cemetery, continuing about forty acres
OF ground, on bleak and rocky hillside in
Austin, which is inclosed in rough aud d.
Iapidated pcket-ience, and without solitary
tree or bush 10 break the sad and dreary pros
pect, he saw the neglected graves Of Albert
Sidney Johnston, Mccullough, Bowie and
Travis and other names dear to the hearts Of
the old Texans, with nothing except rough
headstones and that at the bead of the grave
OF the immortal Johnston broke into irag-
iuenis. The great Stale oi Texas may plead
that sin,e the war she had been manacled by
Federal tyranny, and held under the serfdom
Of carpet baEgers, scalawags and robbers and
oppressed by poverty aud negro domination,
but now, since the Democrats and Conserva-
tives and the whites have gained the State go
veruneut we hope that she will make haste to
rally around the graves of her noble dead and
erect monuments which shall be at least as du-
rable as The memories Of their heroic battles.
We know that the young State of Texas is
largely peoped by some of the best gentlemen
of The South, and we doubt no; that the great
chieftains of the early days of Texas will be
honored in their graves, as they are revered IN
the hearts Of their countrymen.
EASTER SPORTS AND SUPERSTITI0NS.
In nearly all Christian countries the recur-
renee of Easter has been celebrated with vari-
Gus ceremonies, popular sports and supersti-
items Among others is the English custom
of making presents of colored eggs, which we're
often deliberately ornapented, and in royal
roll of Edward l., preserved in the Tower OF
London, appears an entry of 10 pence for 400
eggs to be used for this purpose. Colored
eggs were used by children al Easter in sort
OF game which consists in testing the strength
of the shells, which is still retained in England
and this country. In some parts of ireland
there is legend that the sun dances in the
sky on Faster Sunday morning. The game OF
ball was a favorite sport, in which munich
pal corporations formerly engaged with due
parade and dignity, and at Bury ST Edmunds
until within few years the game was kept UP
with great spirit by twelve old women. In
some of the northern countries of England on
Faster Sunday The men parade the streets and
claim the privilege of lifting every woman
three times from the ground, receiving in pay
Iuent a kiss or silver sixpence. The game is
said to be repeated by the women on the men
on the following day In part Of Oxford
shire, as late as 1922, after evening service on
Easter Sunday, men and women were accus-
toned TO throw quantities Of apples into the
church yards, and those who had been married
during the year threw three tines as many as
others after which all went to the minister s
house and enjoy ed feast Of bread, cheese and
ale.