The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-01-13
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And Mountaineering teach the rest to sneer.
Willing 10 wound, and yet afraid TO strike,
Just hint fault, and hesitate dislike.
Pope 10 Artmhnot.
The Holy Grdu.-The name applied In
medieval romance % the cup or chalce used
by Christ In the Last Supper, and In which
he changed the whole into blood. This
chalice, preserved by Joseph Of Arimathea.
had also received blood from the side Of
Christ on the cross. This Is what the apoch-
ryphal gospel Of Nicodemus says, but no
early mention Is made by either profane or
ecclesiastical writers. In the Twelfth cen
tury, at the dawn Of romantic literature, 1t
resppea' ed as the central subject Of the
prophecies Of Merlin and the object Of the
adventurous quests Of the Knights Of the
Round Table. Romance mixed 1t up with
the struggles In Spain between the Moors
and Christians and with the foundation Of
tie order Of Templars in Palestine.
Coming Erents Cast Their Shndors Be
Jore.-The following is anthoritatvely said
10 he the origin Of u e Two famous lines In
"Lochel's Warming" by Thomas Camp
bell:
IT'S the sunset of life gives me mystical lore,
And coming events cast their shadows be-
fore.
The poet was on a visit 10 Mimic He had
gone early TO bed, and still medit ating on
the wizards "warning," fell fast asleep.
In the night he awoke repeating, Events to
come cast their shadows before" that was
The idea he had been In search Of nearly a
whole week. He rang the bell more than
once with increased force. At last the ser
want appeared. The poet was sitting with
one foot In the bed and the other on the
floor, with an air of mingled inspiration and
impotence. "Sir, you are ill?" inquired
the servant. "Ill! Never felt better In my
life. Leave me The candle and oblIge me
with cup OF tea as soon as possible" re.
. piled Campbell. lie then started TO his feet,
seized hold Of the pen and ~rote down the
happy thought; but as he wrote changed the
words "events to come" into looming
events" as II now stands in the text. Look.
ing at his watch, he observed that 1t was
O'Clock, and over his cup Of tea he CON-
pleted his first sketch of 80 Lochiel."
Toorat, L0orat, Fla. la, la. etc.-The SEEM
ing choruses Of so many old English ballads
are In reality the remnants of the songs
sung by the ancient Brtons In the cplebra-
ton of their sun worship. "Fa. la. la," is
written In Welsh ''fal Ia" fa' meaning cir
Gle Of sun, and la day, and both words ex-
pressing the completion of a day. As the
Druids marched round their stone circles.
like those still discernible at Stonehenee
and on the Sussex Downs. they
chanted their meaningful chorus, "Fal-
la-fal Ia" as the god they yorshiped sank
behind the western hills. So. "Down, down.
derry, down." In the original, is q Dun, dun,
deeragan dun," and 1t means, "To the hill.
to the oaks, TO the hilI," and was, therefore,
call to worship. The old PnritarI5poet,
George Withers, used another Of these Dru-
Ideal choruses In one OF his pleasant dit
ties:
There was lass, n fair one,
Az fair rs ERE was seen;
She was indeed, n rare one,
Another she'ta Queen
But, fenl ~ then was,
Thought she loved me true
But. now. alas she's left me
Fal lrro lero loo
The origin Of this refrain was, "Fal, lear.
luadh dh." and 1t hailed the snn rising above
the sea. "Tooral. looral" "Hieh trnlolfo,"
and many other of these apparently mean
incless burdens TO old songs have similar
curious origin.
Nearer. My God. 10 Thee-This beautiful
and popular hymn Is the heart rtterance Of
Mrs Sarah Flower Adams. who was born In
Cambridge, England. In February. 1905. II
was first published In 1871. In volume of
sacred lyrics issued by Mr.. Fox, Of Lon
don. just eight years before the death of the
gifted authoress, who only lived to the age
Of a., and thus never knew the fame which
was to attach 10 her HYMN and her name.
At whatitime and amid what circumst ances
she caught the inspiration from which was
evolved that wonderful hymn which has
ever since echoed round and roundthe globe.
Is not known. but IL was probably during
some period Of peculiar trial, when her spirit
was upllfted through sorrow almost above
Its earthly body. She little dreamed that
her hymn, like those of Toplady, Charlotte
Elliott and Ray Palmer, would be heard
through ages.
Cock and Bull Story-This homely phrase.
meaning an improbable story, originated In
the middle Of the seventeenth century,
when numerous mistakes were made In In
terpreting hieroglyphic writings; the figure
being 80 uncouth and he rendering so I'M
satisfactory that In two of the most common
illustrations II was alleged Of some translat.
os "they bad mistaken a cock for bull."'
Dairy Jones' Loeker.-A familiar name
among sailors for death, formerly for the
evil spirit who was supposed TO preside over
the demons of the sea. He was thought to
be IN all storms, and was sometimes seen Of
gigantic height, showing three rows Of
sharp teeth I'm his enormous mouth, OPEN
Ing great frighlfui eyes and nostris, which
emitted blue flames. The. ocean Is still
termed by sailors "Davy Jones' locker"
III Dorddo.--In Spanish meaning "the
golden land va name given by the Span
iards 20 an imaginary country supposed, In
the sixteenth century, to be situated In the
interior Of South America, between the
rivers Orinoco and Amazon, and Astounding
In gold and all manner Of precious stones.
Expeditions were fitted out for the purpose
OF discovering this fabulous region; and
though all such attempts proved abortive,
the rumors Of Its existence continued to be
believed down to the beginning OF the
Eighteenth century.
Gwnption. word Ia thought by many
TO have been coined nowhere else than In
YaukeelaDd. In the glossary appended TO a |