Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-23
FORT WORTH LAGER BEE;R


and quaint old Amblesile with It's
cherished memories of Harriet Mart
ineuu. Christopher North and DIR. Arnold
10 Windermere and the little BOwness
u Westmoreland, where the kindly face
Of Mrs. Henan3 seems pressed against
every rose-emb0wercd window pane. So
hut little walk through any mountain
pass away from those thorough'ares aud
yOu Will came To the ancient stone built
'statcsmen's' homes, and nearly the
same manner Of peasant mountain lie
as existed hundreds Of years ago. Words
worth was born among this folk. He
cngagingly speaks IN this wise of their
nountnin-sde habitatiOns: Hence
buildings, which in their very form call
10 mind the processes of nature. do thus,
clothed IN part with q vegetable garb,
appear 10 be received into the bosom OF
the living principle of things, as IL acts
aud exists among the woods aul fields"
You VIII seldom find detached aud
isolated hAhtatOn. From Il dozen 10 a
score will crocodile together in some pock-
ETY. dell hudlle beneath the frowning
height OF drcnry scaw, nestle along
the side Of Il foaming Ehyll, crouch close
together In the tangled ycrdurp of some
narrow pass or stand like clamp Of
messy rocks beside some shoduwy up
land thn. Wherever found, many Of
their pcculiaritios are common TO ALI
a'.h WA hll'l llltll UtllfNlH lllf NIlNilt Ui
LOFTY sycamore trees; aud when tho
leaves Of these are gone, there is always
near me cottage the green of TIE ilr-trco
70 glhdden the eyes In winter | do not
believe thore is a PEASANTS home In tho
eutlFc lake district where the whipping
sound OF near running water is moi end,
lrssly heard The orchards are large aud
bountitul The stOut-wallel gardens are
splcndilly kept and fruitful. There are
always comfortable stone outbuillings
for cattle; walled and covered sheep ul,is
10 Withstand tho pitllcss mountain tom
pests; Invariably tidy stone shed for
The many hives of bees which distill
from the mountain heath the sweetest
i'hiuhy in England; aud In summer
Tine every cottage wall is a mass of
flaming roses Everyone of these
hnblui,nns is museum of ancient
house utensils The oldest ono known to
man, the quern. Is here; all lmplimcnts
ct the hnnd VIEWER and spinner are here;
the antique "fuling' boards nrc here.
and ! have as often found In these hahl-
tltions the neither. that most ancient
of Gaelic and Celtic drinking Vessels,
Ms have come upon them In The cabins
OF the llehrides Of the West Of Ireland.
When folk have stood still SO long and
have So steadily Tended all change. they
usually furnish most Interesting studies
IN their daily lives customs aud folklore;
aud yet these people are singulurly lack.
ing IN any strongly picturesque
ness aside from that found In their tm-
yielding tenacity to the home aud ncttl-
~ ownership Of the roll, thcir universal
Entt AMI integrity, and their almost
SaddunncSs of calm aud rcposc. They
were never boisterous, registering folE.
and to this day the dalesmln of ono
valley may have no acquaintance with or
knowledge Of those Of another valley
unless The hhddled homes of the LATER
happen 10 lie along the mountain road
rlding To the nearest market town, pnrt.
~ accounting for this is the unhrolen
custom OF never "hiying on" People Of
the snlne blood and family namo occupy
entire districts, aud are sufficient unto
themselves. This occasions urntcs,t,in
nomenclature of Identification. Que il
kneWn as jock OF Scawi another. Jen
anUher Barrow-bnck't don't bncke,I
foQd; another. Fritehm (qmrrrlsomcI
Ned and still another, Byspe (mischie.
vousl Billy. These are all likely To be
hdds Of families aud grave old mon.
The names came along with them from
hoyhooe ana every one accepts his neigh.
burhood designation as he docs his in.
crease Ut children or ilocks aud herds
IN digniied though ptidotul content.
Some other distinctive ancient chs
toms are stu fpund IN the remotcr dis.
tricts. The "watching' Of the dead. al
most identical Iu manner with the Irish
wake, Is universal Counting Is fnrili'
putting Out the lights. and leaving he
font. or lovesick couple upon the long.
settle of the "hrc-rO0m" to their hports'
content, at which modern dclcacy may
stand agliast: hut This manner of mat
lnrs proves sturdy aud true. Funerals
furnish heroic fea .s; N a few Of The
when Tho fnoiIpuS who wish IN nv,s,,'