Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-22

WINDOWS anu tQere QepOSlE IQe1r eggs,
for go where you viii, look into whatev-
from the size of caraway e'omfit, such
as is found in the nest Of fhe humIping
bird, to one as large IS q bow -th!s os,
Etrich egg jfor iisssassee d tcy shoRs
I are full of egg g-sfape& btJxes5 witlk0
them are dolls and playthings Here you
| have chocolate eggs, full of cream where
| the yolk should be; there you have sugar
eggs filled with liquor, and again, ivory
| eggs within which is a scent bottle:
Passing along the streets are women with
.barrows crying aloud, Eggs! eggsr' On
| their perambulating boards are piled two
| lots of eggs, one white, natural; the 9th
er red, cooked in logwood water. Thus
red eggs ready boiled, are sold in every
street in Paris.
Some of the nests are beautiful works
| of art. Here is sloat or weasel stealthi-
| ly climbing up tree to suck the eggs,
| with the parent bird in battle array,
ready to drive the intruder away. Alto
gether in Paris, Easter eggs are one of
| its sights, and well worth seeing
The rank of a princess does not shield
her from a salute on the cheek by the
| lowest boor who presents her an egg at
Easter, in Russia; and the custom of dis
tributing the Passion or Easter egg is still
observed by the peasantry in different
parts of England; while the young peo-
pie of Scotland, where the. festival has
been suppressed for centuries. still throw
about and play with hard boiled colored
eggs, which they finally eat.
In the days when old and young alike
received these eggs, the demand for them
was such that they commanded often
times great prices. After they were boil
ed hard, and colored in red, violet, blue,
green, ETC., dyes, inscriptions and various
designs were traced on them, and those
ssnf fissnssssnfaiIy xehanged by those
the same fashion as are the valentines or
saved by the youth and used on Easter
Monday in playing ball. which, by the
way, was favorite game.
On Easter Monday even the clergy in
duIged in the delights of this game of
ball, which men, women and children
reveled in. In many instances it formed
a part of their service, bishops and dea-
| cons taking ball to church, and at the
commencement of the anthem, while
dancing to the music, threw it to the
choristers, who handed it back and forth
to each other during the singing. After
this service they all retired for refresh
ments, which usually consisted of dish
of bacon with tansy pudding-this last
| symbolical of the bitter herbs they were
! commanded to take at the PaSchal feast.
| Though these old customs are often
modified and greatly changed, they all
bear resemblance to those from which
they sprung In certain parts of England
the absurd and senseless practice OF
lifting or ''heaving" is in vogue. This
is performed by two strong men or wo
men joining hands across each others
wrists, forming a sort of seat, in whicl
the person to be lifted sits, when he il
thrown up into the air two or three times
being often, during this process, carried
! several wards along the street. On Easte
| Mondays the men Gift the women, ant
on Tuesdays the women return the com
pliment- very ludfcrous incidents nav
been related of travellers who, ignorant o
the prevalence of this custom, have beer
astonished to find themselves in th
strong arms of these people, and "heav
ed'' in spite of their execrations and eff
forts for release.
In olden times the churches of Europe
at this season presented much the appear
ance of theatres, and crowds of people
iostled each other to see the sepulcher:
which were erected representing the
whole scene of the Saviors entombment
In those days the belief prevailed thai
the Lords second coming would be OF
Easter eve, hence the sepulchers Were
|
ceding Easter Sunday, until a. m. wheI
two aged monks would enter and take
out beautiful image of the resurrection
which was held up before the worshipins
audience during the chanting of the an
them, "Christus Resurgeus." 1t wa
then carried to the high altar, where ;
procession formed with lighted tapers
and old men bearing a canopy of velve
over the image; they proceeded arount
the exterior of the church, all singing
rejoicing and prayingi until, comm!
again to the high altar, their preciou
burden was placed there, not to be re
moved until Ascension day.
Easter week is still THE great season a
Rome For Easter Sunday the creates
preparations are made, end it is celebrat
ed with elaborate ceremonials. The da,
is ushered in by the firing of cannon, ant
early in the morning carriages with thei
eager freight of men and women, begil
to roll toward St. Peters, which is richl
decorated for the occasion, the altar
freshly ornamented and the light aroun'
the tomb of st. Peter all blazing. o.
this day the pope officiates at mass, wit
every imposing accessory that human In
yention can desire. From a hall in tn
palace of the Vatican he is carried int
the church, borne on the shoulders of hi
officers. On his head he wears round
gilded cap, representing triple crown
signifying spiritual and temporal power
a union of both. On all sides of him ar
carried large fans of ostrich feathers, i
which are placed the eye-like parts o
peacock feathers, to represent the vig
liant eyes of the church. When in tn
church he rests under rich canopy Q
silk. After mass, to the sound of music
he is borne back to balcony over tn
central doorway, where, rising from hi
chair of state, he pronounces benedit
ton, with indulgences and absolution.
The crowd of people who witness thi
, most imposing of all the ceremonies {
Rome at this season is immense. Belo'
the balcony at which the pope appears
, pronounce the benediction is the dense
crowd, who watch with upturned face
the falling of the papers containing col
les of the prayers that have been uttered
which are thrown down by the pope an
his assistants.
! a New Judges First Charge.
He said: Gentlemen of the jur,
charging jury is new business to M
as this is my first case. You have heal
2 all the evidence, as well as myself; yo