New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03

Twelfth Day
Partly work and partly play
Sc must on :. Disiaf's Day
From The plough soon free the t"amc,
Then come home aud fOth"r them.
II the made, Il spinning goc.
Burnc the flax and fire a." tow
Bring In pailc- 81 wafer then.
LET The maize, lcvt,h The men -
Give :. DisiaG all the night. ..
Then bid Christmas port goodnight
And next morrow. every one
To HI own Nocauoh
These were c,actly the ccrcmonic': The men went
n tbe field with tie oxen and the ploneh-s mere
FORMAL Observance i, would seem. for uo ground must
often have been too hard at tin, time of the wear for
such work to =, ou-wli!c tho women began theit
snlunlnr But the plough was soon deserted
and the men came back TO steal Int" the "Hsc
and try t. set fire 70 the wom"n' max
II wa, the women privilege IA punish this liberty
hv ducNny The mcn with pals Of "ot,r. What sports
would follow for The ret Of the day after such be
ginning may be imagined and IT b. we'll believed
that 81 Di,tans vota.i., did not far proane his daY
by work.
Before all thought # rcv,lry finally pat aside
and sob r. dutcs again held conpictr sway there WIS
one more rl,ic st!vity. Til, was on Plough Mob
eov tho Monday after Twelfth DAY. II falls this
wear one week from to morrow. This waa second
d,v ON which labor was supposed to bc resumed but
,r.in il may be doubted whether anybody endangered
his constitution BY overwOrk. A. long ago ~ the
Roman Church was the established one Of England
certain candle, kept burning In the churt sS on
This day a. an Offering to secure the prosperity OF
tho churchman's labor through the year The money
tor these candle, was collected BY the p.oaSlmen them
-.lye, in Il way that gave small opportunity FOR
,ovlne wit and rude JOLLY. The men of II con
siderable tract Of country would meet and form ian
,astlc rncc,,ou In the midst or which they dragged
a nloligb d cOrse-i VITA many-coior'1 llbD0Ls ana
surh nj her ornaments they ha1 ~ hand Ihe pro,
| ce.son was I'D by Il dressed ~ "a woman ana
| knovr n, BESSIE, whose burlesqut dances am ahtca
wCnld naturally furnish no small part OF the AhnSc-
mcnt 1900, a., ,,o ,,o.,,ir Al.
ord .,,,l cfOwd went from house 10 house. an
cvrn rom village T. village contributions were d
| rnrdcd cverywhcrc Tn. household r visited conIi
ave Whatever he ked. II It werr only iaI1hing Ih
rvelers would not openly resent pcnurionshess, tnou
,,bcv dmb c,s had thds uWlnp pIlo Df't bnt Voc -
he ,{ch man who gav nothing at all FOR tich uo nos
gonuine finn of the day wa tioufhi 10 DC III oiui
| a cornrany the svuin- WOMB ihi~uIul ae'.o o.,'
| Gr rich man knew II Tie ground III front az H i nu
door would be neatly ponghed up. mus u.u Wv. S
punishment tit the crime thcigh ~ MAY br su h, !,
hat mi. punlty seldom actuiHV ihih'Vn w,
puid bc "a chnaply nVcrtcd. Under the frors',Ni.
couiu - ,,ora 10 candles for Plough Monday, bit
The money was long collected IN tne %th'e ' 80 "a,
- was ned ~ keep the lights burning In some pa -
| howto where the piUIg bmcn drank 10 their own p's
~ rhcn os soon rs recovery WIS posaolc nm o. ir
ol it,elf and all the Christmas fpneries w , 49,,
and finally ended No doubt what came ae', w y" =,
| efrsncth az the plouahmans own arm. hai rs ,l' ~
~ Viii uniting money In his purse Ior 'tjr ~.
Ibr"tmas as did either candles pr Gle. bme ~ ~
! nion gilman IS not The only one VINO iehci", 80, a
Monday an The HOLIDAY. The sch"oi.b,Ms snbicc
| loo and he call, II Rack Monday but lni' o"''0
Is too painful to dwell on