Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-22

most picturesque coach road in Britain. |
II leads from Keswick, where the shrine of |
Southey is found, past lordly Helvellyn,
the mountain monarch Of the region, and |
mystic DunmAn Rsise, through Grasmere |
where DsQuincy lived and Hartley Cole |
ridge and Wordsworth slesp side by side, |
on past Rydsl Mount and quaint old Am
bleside with its cherished memories of |
HArviet Martineau, Christopher North and |
DIR. Arnold, to Windermeue and the little |
Bownsss of WestmorelHnd, where The |
kindly fsce of Mrs. Henans Fesns pressed |
against every rose-emboEertd window
pane. So, but little walk through any |
away from these thorough |
farts and You will come to the ancient
stone built 'sts,esmen's" homes, and
nearly the came manner of peasant moun-
tain life as existed hundreds OF years ago.
Wordsworth WAS born smeng this folk.
he engSgipgly speaks in this wise Of their
side h-bitAtionE. Hence build
ings, which IN their very form call to mind
the processes of nature, do thus, clothed
In part with a vegetable gsrb, appear to be
received into the bosom of the living prin-
ciple Of things, as 1t acts snd exists among
the woods and fislds.'
You will seldom find detached and leo
lated hsbitAtion. From = hAlt dozen 20 q
score will crocodile together In some pockety
dell, huddle beneath the frowning height
of dreary scsw, nestle slopg the side of
fosming gbyll, crouch closely IN the tan
gled veIdure OF scme narrow pass, or stand
Ike a clump of mossy rocks beside some
shadowy upland tsrn. Wherever found,
many of their peculiarities are common TO
all. You will slwsys find them beneath
the shade of lofty sycamore trees; and
when the leaves Of these are gone, there
is always near the coitsge the gresn of the
fr-tree to glsdden the eyes in winter. I
do hot balieve there Is PEASANTS home in
the entire lake district where the wImp-
ling sound OF rear running water Is not
endlessly heard The orchards are large
aud bountifuL Tne stout-Sslled gardens
are splendidly kept and fruitful There
are always comfortable stone ont buildings
for cattle; walled snd cove,ed sheen folds
to Withstand the most pitiless mountain
tempssts; invariably tidy stone shed for
tine many hives of bees which distiil from
the mountain heath the sweetest "hinDy"
in England; and in summer time every
cottage wall is macs of flaming roses.
Every enc OF these habita:ions is 3 muse-
um of ancient house utensils. The Oldest
one known to man, the guern, Is here: all
implements of the band weaver and spin
ner are here; the antique "fullipg'' boards
are here; and / have ss often found in
these hsbitstions tbs neither, that moat an
cient of Gaelic and Celtic drinking vessels,
as / have come 5on them IN the csbins Of
the HebTi1es or the west of ITelaud
When folk have stood still 30 long and
have SO steadily Tended sll change, they
usually furnish most interesting studies in
their daily liyes, customs and folklore;
and yet these psopls are ssngularly lacking
In any strongly-mArktd p.ct1reseusnesa
Id -. A. "a Il
tensclty 90 tie home snd actual oEusrship
of the soil, thsir universal thrift and in
tegrity, and their almost sod4enness Of
calm and rePCse. They We're never & bo!s-
terous, registering folk, aud to this day
the dalssneE of ons valley may have no
acquaintance with OF knoElscgs OF those
of another valley nuless tos bn3ded
bones OF The latter sspptu 10 lie among
the mountain road leading 10 the nearest
market town Patty acc 2sHiing for this
is the anbToken c7stom Of never "hiyiDg
of" People OF this same blood and fam
lily name occupy ,nlirs districts, and arc
suthc!ent unto themselves. THE occasions
crotesqus nCRder clrtnr- of Identification.
Olg Is knuSn as Ju-k a. = ScaW: another.
Jem o L Rigg; BnolhsT. Myles q 4 B CT
another, BArTo bsck'g (bent-ts Ertlb Bosb.
another, FrAtch:n lqaArrtl-unsD Ne6; and
st,ll another. BysPei lDischlevoat) Billy,
These are ali likely TO De h-sas OF families
snd grave old me1. The names came
along with them from boyhond and every
one accepts his nejahbOrhood designation
ss he 6oas bIs increAse 81 children ul
tOcks and herds. in disuihtd though pride
fal content
Some other distinctive a1cient rusto1s
are still found in the remp,rr districts
The watching" of the dead, almost ldea-
teal in manner with the ITish wake, Is IN.
iverssL. CourtlBg Is f4cil isted By the
household retiring, after putting cut the
lights, and leaving the ''fUut' or lovepick
couple upon the ''lons settle" cf the Hfre-
room 20 their hearts content, al which
modern dslicIcy msy stand sghAsi: hut
this manner Of mAiiEgs proves sturdy and
true. FunorAls fuEIsish herU:c teAs.s At
a few of tbs moua;sin towns '-hiIIn'"
s;il survive, when the msid-nE who Eish
to engage Al service stand in gronps 81 the
market plsc-; hut thy wIn no longer hold
in their hands the wi-p e straw. vgLIch
was the ol1ea badge Cf ssrpiirde On
ShToye Tuesday the boys sslll ftrocsuusly =
play .Bsexa-ly Scot, =" a game bsss3 GA tie
foTBys Uf the old time bpraFrcfs ''shak-
ing bottle" " ecn 'sining = dsc-c;loD cf licO.
T,cs aud wafer, l. Common E.th all chill
drsu on G-y day. Eqrn Winning, or th,
EtnA htHs AAAA44G A~eaARAANs g 1i84AFr gems
| Tal. Youthful "pacs eKsers" sypssE
fortnight before Easter, soIastlr8es in gro
| tefqae costume, and carol dtmasds for cul
| ored sggs. which are never refused. Thi
smiths OF the dis;ric. will no: hsst iron ol
strike nsil on Good Friday, IL memory c.
I thH nails need Ia tbs cTncifKloI. and thB'
| beautiful old custom Of 'SFlsh bearing" Ul
| stre~.pg the csGrch with a9wers on sta
| pstTon saints Gay, survives oaly in ihi,
| Alulast i1y lie aud wholly pastoral region
The .Htc district msidenR are huge oi
frame aud fair OF form aud face, tplendit
"Jasl Dences" al, brave almost to for
wArdness in their free, fine sp'ri: and fear
less, uneOaFclous Ways. ta.nk thy st,
the mos. outsp1ken nsias - undguSteC
virtue ever kneE Returning enc even
ing with 'ststesnsn ard several Of hi
family from day's labor az charcoal burn
ing on WAsdsls Fell. at which had assist
ed, the 'sthtesmsn father, noticing that hi
daughter and myself were chatting gayl
together, jocnlsrly tesssd her With:
Look cot o thysser, Betty, or thoo
ga sonsy wi tn gra1Iey writia' mani
"Ho'd & noise on the, fadder, vii ts'.
she answered him quickly. Then 81
stepped squArely in the mountain path b
side me, sud looking me through an
through with her honest eyes OF gray. sal
slmost solemniy: I'D tax yOn lone, hin
as Z stsns, fadder-it 4 hs' "a itheE!"
1 told her quickly as could, and rathe
bluutly am afraid, that 1 was no: in
position to carry SO much of value out {
the lake country. The "fsdder" though
it all great go, and gurgiingly rallied be
vii, b "He ga tn fair sneck pOssett, Be
ty" uiterally the drink Of one turne
from ons's door; the 'coid shoulder.
But the girl just iTudged alUog measured
IL and unabAsbed, the meanwhile ssyir
quietly, anu more to herself than 10 u
"Aweel, sweel! 9 fair ans'r be gseI BI
ma q a ns clean Ned o Kesick- lPe
hsps, after al. he is not what be seems