Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-23

'ia" hlNut@f Nuo purple iurfoWhhoWa
where was laid tho plot Of "ltobcrt Els.
mere" IN Longsleddaie Besides, hero are
tho woods aud water. Of Ellcray. No I'm,
brian home ever held bigger frame, a
greater heart or loftier and tendercr soul
than the mansion Of Elleray. The place 1.
now Just rs II was when II was "Chrlstp.
phet North's" earthly paradise, with "sov.
eihl roofs shelving away there In the luster
OF lovcllest lichens, each roof with it, own
assortment OF doves aud pigeons preenlnQ
Their plnlons In the morning plcasaunoo;"
aud the giant sycamore, Of which Professor
Wilson himself said, mot even In tho DAYS
Of the Druids could there have been such
another tree" still shelters Ellcray with
it, mighty arms
But six miles to the north Of tho VILLAGE
Of Windcrmcrc lies Amblesido, moro an.
Client, Ia that 10 was onoe an important Ro.
man station, than any other village OF tho
lake region. Like Bownoss. the entire
place "a hidden In masses Of foliage and
bloom. Numbcrless tiny mountain streams
tumble through II. and one turns the
wheel of the qunintost and most plciur.
osquc old water mill IN England. Here In
few moments walk one comes to the n.
nous Stock Ghyll Force, aud to the east
and higher still rises the huge ridge Of
Wansfell, with its visionary inala.tlus 81
light ~ Wordsworth sang From IT, sum.
NIT grander prospects meet the eye than nj
Bowness or Windermerp. Yet with all the
enhancing excursions among tho scenic
glories roundabout more pilgrims come %
Amblcside because one woman gave IT,
name 10 the whole world. That woman
was Harriet Mnrtincan. "skcntic" some
called her She held that sho hud passed
the boundaries Of skopticism and dWclt In
life OF absolute faith No one need gricve
for her views when they resulted IN No
grand and dlligcnt life. No woman ever
lived who accomplished morn actual liter.
AIRY labor, or 10 that labor did more for tho
worlds progress aud humanity Mt large
Her old home, ''fhc Knoll,n IL not u stones
throw from the highway. but i W imhcl
dod IN foliage n 20 be Invisible from il.
just few steps through massive gate.
way, over n drive shadowy from laurel.
hawthorn. beeches aud holly, brings you 10
sunny terrace ailane with flowers. aud
then facing about, the outlines Of the house
arc gradually traced through maSsc. Of
ivy pushing 10 the very caves. The gray
old Wcstmorcland stone can only here and
ther bc seen. Tie large bay Windows arc
half hidden by ja1mlnc. climbing rusc- aud
passion flowers. And the huge chlmnrys
and gables hint Of the houses " Ellz,bctha
time. The older villagers say tho light ~
Ambleside wunt ont when thoy bore IiAr.
rict Martineau body 10 its grave Ia tho
old cemetery a. birmingham. but Il seems
10 nue. her good and kindly fncc must still
bc shining there with the blossoms from
those grrat bay windows.
Just before you reached Amhlrslde YOU
could turn aside few steps from the high.
why and see, In Dove Nest, the former homo
OF Mn. Hcmans Immediately opposite
The Knoll. where lived Miss Mariinenu.
though hidden by the majestic trccs which
line the banks Of tho Rothay river. Is an.
other fine old mansion, Fox Howe. whore
the great Dr. Arnold passed tho happlest
hours OF his life. Then 10 tho right OF
the highway, not mile from The Knoll,
Il tydal Mount, Morlsworth's home, de.
.crlbed In the preceding article. 4 little
beyond, almost at the edge ~ Rydhi
Nator, haunt Of tho hcrous, standing close
against the highway beneath the shadows
OF Nab Scar. IA Nab Cottage, where Hart
Icy Colcridgc dwclt. Thon Grasmure lake,
shut In by Fairfield. wciul Dumnhil Raise
and the mighty pixies OF Lany,iale h
spread before You, and In tho SWEET old
NAAhkN VI NNW VIII llIlfl NNf
former homes Of Wordsworth aud De
Quincy, and the tombs Of Wordsworth
and Hartley Coleridgc In the graveyard Of
GHasmcro church.
II Il In this church, dedicated 10 81.
Oswald, 10 old that British GntlquRriRns
caunot fix It, origin, that the curious aud
ancient custom Of "ruahbcarlngn has been
continued from tho mlsts Of antiquity 90
e i.
may bc met In some Of the northern local..
ties, It has been roylvcd at Amblesldc.
but this Il the one sacred edihce In an Eu.
rope where the custom has been continuous
from time immemorial. In very ancient
times rushbcarlng seems 20 hnya formed
portion Of the Feast OF Dedication, and the
professional bearing OF PUSHES for the re.
ncwal Of floors, whose place they often
wholly supplied. was attended with much
pomp and ceremony. Many Of tho remote
early English churches had no other floors
than the bare earth. with now and then a
line Of rude nags along the alsles, aud this
church Of 81 Oswhlds was provided with
complete floor only ~ late ~ 1910. Up
10 that time tho small PUSHES which grow
upon the fcllr, provincially known ~
"sieyes," were gathered and brought 10 tho
church from IAngdalo In carts. Tall poles,
often largo holly boughs. were provided
for the bearings" These, ouriously dee.
grated with crosses, hsrps, wreaths and
frequently with paper flower scrpents
twining around thom, were carried about
the village, often followed by four maldcns
with n flower bordered sheet oiled with
the sacred PUSHES.
When the PUSHES were all strewn In the
church, usually on Saturday afternoon,
Jimmy Dawson" tho fiddler Of Grove
cottage, struck up "Rushbcarlng March"
OF unknown antiquity. lie headed pro.
oesslon forming at the village bridge. After
this had threaded all the streets aud wynds
OF Grnsmcro II returned 20 the old church,
where the wardens, after an ancient usage,
presented each Of the bearers with two.
pence worth OF gingerbread, paid for out
Of the church collections. The Rushbenr-
ing Of GrnAmoro now occurs ON Saturday
In the second week Of August. The pro.
cession, stlll moving forward 10 the strains
OF Jimmy Dnwson's March," follows ST.
Oswald's banner; aud, scattering flowers
and PUSHES, proceeds around the entire vii
lage. Rnshbcaring hymns and hymn TO
st. Oswald arc sung Games for children
are provided In the rectory field Wrest.
ling, putting tho stone" running and
lenplng are INDUCED In by countryside
champions. Rushbearing hymns are chant
ed az the church gate. A choral even song
Is sung at 7o'olook and tho old time dis
tribution Of gingerbread, dancing and other
rural festivities are continued until mid
night. EDGAR l. WAkkMAS.
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