New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-02

sbunned w hrs neIghDOTs; nc uese'Ucu t.t0
bnntln0-icId: he went about like one us
4ronoLt ne started and trembed at the least
unusual noise /; and after u few years OF sauuesS
ard sclf-reprGacl, lie died unIegIetted; :
NV grandfather, BIZ. Dyke, was the mayor "I
Great Cotwyn. y 'Tdde b ne was nc father OF
eighteen children, thirteen of whom grew up
and nearly all of them lived to good Old age,
I'm Great Uotwyn there was q Ilckety 9L Sa
sbantv. about two OF three hundIgn years '''u'
called the Town Hall or Marhe. lluus,, 80
the business o. the corporation was SUPPOSE W
be transacted, and justice adnhIisicr'ui 9ue
under the benign rule OF my grandlatner justice
was never dispensed with MN II was M
mercy. In fact 1t coma scarcely Dc ra" ,i'',S
ANYTHING deserving to be stigmatized as
crime was ever pcrpetrated ~ me ldIIhih;;
Sometimes such scene ms the following No.'lu 1t.
take place; The Mayor, M"ast9f DYKE, hs
he was commonly called, would perhaps De
leaning on the gate of his courtyard-the only
rnurt In which he eve: prcsided-wnen small
homes. the constable, who almost enjoycda slnc-
curp. would bring before His W OrShlp pour
man who had been caught stealing STICKS IRON
n hedge belonging 10 u farmer. .
The Mayor: "Well, Smallbones, WHAT'S the
matter now r. ..o., i,oro.s Iol,
Ouelch been taking away part OIL fal lneI
Sm1rt's new fence, and there IA now sharo u
IN IKE Mayor Crying to shape his genial fe2-
lures INFO severe magistorlal tXpItSSo.J :
"Quclcli, you know his Is very Wrohs pehl l Nl"'
on your part. What have you TO say lor your
sell ~
The Prisoner: I'm very sorry did i, Meas
Ter DYKE but my poor mlsslls was taken ual,
and wanted to warm some grucl TOT ,hcr' ahu
/ hadn't a stick in the place to h5ht hie
WITH
Tho Moyor: @The fact is that you arc too
law to-en t. the forest 10 gather wood for your
self. where you can have it tOrnothlue, so I" save
Yourself tiOubc, yOu tear down JOur nClghD0i
hedge rnftcI Il mlnuIC's cons dratlon, smile
winch had been lurking about the corners VI
his eyes, as II II was hail-aslialhco ol rs
t.ucr,ty IN attacking Il 1r0Wn ptidm"uht lor
fine occasion, at last burst with colgUellHk
hcuevnlcucc over his Whole CultittIanCc) {;
{" Look here, Quclch, dui't lct this Occir AGAIN.
Here's sGihns for y%Hl. len tu iha, to 70
morrow Will send Wimott TO put hiS lcnce to
rights again at my expense. ~ ..u
Eminent paticGi economists VIII perhaps zen
us that The style OF c"ndact ana government
which have represented on the patt OF tue
rulers OF tnIs pali ISL, wa caicuHt'd I" demon
aizu and paupeliz' It; hut '"iI ,iIlH'eiy' 10
such III cuilScGu nccS were D0durcd.
Under The tender government 81 ~" Mayor
anu 81 gyInan 81 Great Co'N!A, Tie lro|"c lv't
reluctant 10 do wrong ion lear o! tiNHlS pam 10
such kind and btneiicont SulgdidnS. III WIS
always puleui aHd often an irr, rl~ilnlr cHH-
tlon To mn intended evil door, 70 :ay Ia INN,
Now dWunt 'cc do It. tell &c, 1t al elena
the uais - and heaStcr Dyke.
Tie most interesting person III tl'paiiSh was
the old mother Of the Mayor Sue "dSa "GO"'
and The t,nan: Of Il fam called Blhli, when rht
m1ultpd with Eicdt Cdr AMI skill. SIC HF.''
and nrcscrvcd al hcr lJCultltS 10 above Tie
age Oi ninety, and at last -ht quIctii cf'hti .rd
away IN the hands OF her MI."ri' NHh"" h'I
attendant knowing thGUIlCt time WhCn Ger Huii
dcIGutcd to It's final aud ctc.na home. me
,,tscnt generation has little or Nv tNlt!rIcr al
such beings as tins old lady: Sic belonged To a
TYNE which could not iOUii~h IN ihs az 90 last
mss shalluWntSs, pump and indifferent SIN.
Size had never been ten miles i!ou lhc piAc'
where she was BON, and size knew litt!r al ia"
world and liz VANS. He sweet, >lEplt c;siACSJ-
ness of ter CHARACTER, tn" Ecnti" dilrcIohalt Hess
OF her dispositions, hcf ll'l"P'It"'Ir III u"Ih-
acts OF kindness, hcI TnUlCoJm" LOOKS "nd
urtlcSs mauncrs, were all ;hc growth oi ma uic
and training which had n.vcr been hardened
by contact with an arlil'iai aHd hypnciihcdI
glatc Of society. She was 50 innocent lliaI Slh
could hardly realize ne l.ct TINT thttr we've
CrjtuiuaiS in active Occur alton. SGc hdd htild
that there were tHit We, tJlRcTS ana nulutI GERS
i'm The world but size had dim IMPRESSION that
they belonged to the LhuIous ana cNtliinS
annals Of great towns. ahd that slirh S'hiH
creatures could lave nO CNlNtriltc OI mission ~
thc t;cacrlul. moral homes OF Iit~hlr.
There were no locks or Keys ~ her hnus', TIE
dn ~, uf which were left on The latch ulghI Uud
tav, She could not see the utility col Ih'~ aad
bar. cxcclh Tor prisons; IN iaci, no one 81 Gtrat
H., =
tending his goods by Ike Sk.ll OF Tie iur.Sut!
AuCh protection WAS uOt TIC fashion 10 tiG-
ci,iicicsS locality. Our old i"dE never had HCt
bonnet on except on %urddla, wien SIZE went
regularly TO cnuCh, where her lu,c'!crt and
pr,u.ip!cs were developed and poised. Her
education had Iern cOh!iEcd 10 he simplest
iudIments OF knowledge, hu' her Hdu~'IY,
BRIGHTNESS of intelligence and Hrus'tlVthr>> al
SOU, were Oi hat healthy quality which cIuupt
be acquired and these CudGWiICut~ Wrlc more
nm 20 o.
her early school training. sac WIS great IN all
hOuscWiicly duties; no enc could excel her IN
cooking Vcuisun htT pastry ana cid"I VINE are
still fond memory with her now AGED sutIf-
Ing grandchildren. She was perhaps, one al
the Last great makers of FuImCnty.' that royal
food winch once ihUrishcd IN England, when
time and skill were available for It's preparation.
II was made with grains Of 'hc choicest wheat
carefully sCaldcd and skinned, SlmmCTed III The
finest and freshest milk, ana dcliCntrly faYOIcd
with sugar, spices and raSlns. The great art
was to give to the Furmenty the right pu,pi-
ness, tenderness, TCinesS and flavor, with n
degree of nicely and completeness which now
a-days no cook would he expected TO cultivate
and achieve. | once tasted 1t made az nearly
as possible up 70 her standard, but ] must for
bear to dwell Longer on the tantalizlng and
delicious theme.
Her vocabulary was limited, and now and
then her words had decidedly Iiltshire accent.
She would say: Nov, dWun't &C do it, my
dear, or Wncl she wanted Ihc IlEhtcd canulc
cXtnguiSIIei, her expression would bc, "dOut
tic light. my child"
One of her chief pleasures was to have her
grandchildren about her, and She dearly liked
them To read to her, especially histories and
biographies. On one OCCASION, one of my auuis,
then u fine bouncing lass Of twelve years Of
age, read to her the life and death of William
Rufus, md the narrative terminated with the
historical fact that the body of the king was
Inferred at Winchester"
:. Here the old lady give puzzled and suspicious
look, az if her sense of dCCCncy was rather
shocked, but ns if she was not quite sure that
she had heard corr. city and she inquired deli
cat"ly and timidly:
"What did you say, my dear that they did
with him after his death at Winchestcr2'
"Thcy Inferred his body, graudma."
oh, how very nasty! Shat up the book,
my hrnr. I'm slIrn il i moi nrnllr for rirls M