The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
Queer Signs.

SoMR of the London mn signs are yer,
odd. For instance, there Is the Scripture
slgn--Ihc Good Samaritan; there is Tht
WIDOWS Son there Is the Luke's Head
there is the Jacobs Well; there Is the
Noahs Ark; there Is the Davld's Harp
Moreover the Jobs Castle gets recognition
and tho Brazen Serpent, and the Baptist's
| Head, and the Corner Stone, and the Ju.
bilce; whilst the Adams and Ewes count
up to dozen; whilst thcro arc fifteen
Angels, nine Angels and Crowns an Angel
and Sun, and final Angel and Trumpet.
Then, as many as eleven Saints have been
affixed, Or hung, or otherwise painted and
engraved, a. signs to invite the eye and lin.
'lhcrc are Saints Andrew, Luke, Paul, john,
james, bartholomew, Martin, Leonard,
Helena, George and Ammo. To them, too,
must to added the cardinal virtue, HOBO.
IL IL a a1avoritc, having risen to the number
OF fourteen editions, without reckoning the
Anchors (of which there arc twclve) that
arc its symbol, and the frequent cases in
which II is painted Anchor and IIopo both,
lest want OF artistic skill should lead TO the
least mtsntcrprctation and mistal1ing; then
four Golden Anchors ought to swell this
list, since color has small power to altor
form except illusory, land identity Is clear
III spite o. it,. A fow samples are ready,
TOO, III the same superficial and indicutOrial
manner Of signs historical. There is Whit
tngton and his Cat there Is Old Win
Somcrs; there is tho Vicar of Wakefield;
there 10 Chifdc Harold; there Is Thomas
n-Beckct; there Is John of Jerusalem
there are Sir John Falstaif, tho Jane Shore,
The Nell Gwynne, the John of Guunt, tho
Wolscy, the Jack of Ncwbury, the Sir Will
liam Walworth, Jack Straw, Gin the shane
OF his Castle,) the Sir Hugh Aiyiiliiiioton,
the Sir John Barloycorn, and those other
noted specimions, Valentine and Orson.
Alter them come Sir Isaac Newton, Sir
Sidney Smith, Sir Ralph Abercrombic, Sir
Nobcrt Peel, Sir George Osborn, George
Ieabody, Sir William Comm, and Captain
tooK. AS for Admirals, and the part they
play III history, they come in host from
Benbow and Blake down to Nelson, (ob.
llquely commemorated also In the we'll
known inn name, The Battle of the Nile,
Vernon, Rodney, Napier, Codington; and
4 1or Generals, they come only in sprink-
lug, such men as Hill Picton, Canrobcrt.
and Wolfe. Signs social come next. For
instance, there arc a hundred and twenty
three dukes enjoying convivial memory in
the metropolis, Wellington standing at the
head Of them as an ovcrpowcling favoritc
There arc forty mrquises hoistcd up, he of
Cranky standing bravely amongst thom;
there are as many Earls, and there arc about
sixty lords. There are also one hundred
and fifty public houses chrslened after
kings and queens. The majesties selected
are L,ld Alfred, John, Harry, George
Prussia, Denmark, Sardinia, Edward tho
Sixth, Henry the Eighth, William the
Fourth, Catherine, Elizabeth, Charlotte,
Adelaide, Victoria and Anne There arc
hundred Princes, and about thirty Prin
ccsses. Literary signs shall have tho next
place. rare Ben Jonson coming in nicely at
the head of them. lie has seven several
public house exstenccs. In company with
him are Bishop Blaize, Sir Richard Steele.
Paul Pindar, Robert Burns, Lord N1acaulay;
and there arc "reminiscences of "Black
Jack" in the Kcmblc's Head, and of Jon
athan Swift in the Lllliput Hail. Then,
Signs classic may not be forgotten. They
stand tho Hercules the Hercules Pillars,
the Neptune, the PhDnix, the Bacchus, the
Bacchus and lun, the Apollo, the Centurion,
Comus, the Roman Arms. And signs floral
force themselves to the front also, for there
arc thirty-eight Roses five Mulberry Trees,
two Laurel Trees, six Olive Branches, six
Pineapples, one Holly Tree, one Orange
Tree, ono Pear Tree, one Primrose, one
Lemon Tree, forty five Grapes, one Dew
drop, one Fleur- de- Lys, two Elder Trees,
Flower OF. the Forest, a yirginia Plant,
four Viiies, Flower 1'ot, three. Acorns,
several White Thorns, four Buhchcs' of
Grapes, five Cherry Trees, four Hands and
Flowers, one Hand and Margold, three
British Oaks; with (though these would
come better, possibly, under the head of
signs miscellaneous) two Grasshoppers,
dozen Beehives, three Jolly Gardeners, one
Hayfield, and ons Cottage of Content.
Next, let there be signs zoological-tho
class A, beasts, the first to be treated. 1t
includes Goats, Goats In Boots, Brown
Bear, Flying Horses, Tigers, Grilllns, Grey i.
hounds. Giraffe, and Intrepid Fpx,a Cow
and Calf, Dun Cow, Foxes, British Lions,
Bulls, Buck 9 Heads, Buffaloes' Head, Civil
Cats, Spotted Dogs, Camels, Stays, Uni.
corns, Reindeer, Rocbllcks, Lambs, Leo
pards, Nngs' Heads, Panthcrs, Pied Bulls, 1
Porcupines,. Elephants outbcastcd every
one OF them by a Monster. Glass B, birds,
includes Eagles, Cocks, 5wansy Peacocks,
Phcasants, Black Ravens, a Partridge, a
Duck. q Class @, fishes, has nothing like
such a number, or variety. 1t comprises
ten Dolphins and two Salmon. one of these
appearing as The Salmon and Pair of Com
passes Signs chronological contain Her-
nit, q Lad of tho Village, Gypsy Qucon,
some Moonrakers,a Colleen Bawn,a Mogul,
on African Chief, an Australian, a Spanish
Patriot, two Dluids, two Blackamoors'
Heads. '"