Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-15

Mace robin red.breasts" they are
locally called-slridc about within the
walls OF ancient Londonderry precise ~
as they did before the long siege Derby
Day, the memorable movable feast and
outing, aud the statutory least Of the
Twelfth OF August, are fcligiously kept.
Parliament always. adioufns for the
hrst and nothing but impending national
calamity could tempt il 10 meet az the
time dedicated to the opening slaughter
OF grouse.
Nearly an the old university and Eng.
gNsh public school ohsefyancrs and
customs are intact Everybody knows
that Guy FIwkes IS annually officially
aud literally searched for Boz the cellars
OF parliament house before the opening
OF parliament The ancient custom OF
'do.cing" food aud clothing to the poor
Is still observed on ST. Thomas Day In
Kent That uniupeJchahlc custom OF
universal guiding which. 90 1874 alone,
brought the national treasury q revenue
% L5tU1l ol1. seems TO brtyeIy hold dos
uluyu own. over az great Yarmouth hy
the sea YOU will sull unI 300 general use
the famous ancient twoNhcclgd "Iar.
muath cart u't.c. narrow and low
and with shaft, as long as a Cuban
s1iiHfc.y. AT Coventry the town council
meets ln ST. Mays Hall, a structure
built for this scfsamc purpose 61p years
ago, AID many of the oldest ceremonies
/ are preserved, while every year brings
is Lady Godiya professionals upon
/ which leepiug Toms with wooden
/ head, aud lycfiug eyes look down.
| English lovers SAL rdu away TO get
married after the ancient Scotch fashion
ct consent before Witnesses az Grctua
/ Green.
over 10 Derby shira b, still splcudily
/ alive the ancient aud beautiful ceremony
nj 'Wcll.drc, ,ing' and IN the hear Of
/ Wurdsworihs Land. beside the very
spot where the grand odd singer lies.
may De annually seen that sweetest ui
all pi0us pastoral customs "rusblclf-
ing ceremony perhaps q thousand
years Older than Christianity itself
There are more 'Hot cross buns now
sold every Good Friday iu England Than
were ever disposed OF ON that day be-
fore the Reformation. Who can close
/ bis eyes or his pocket 10 that hoary
| English custom Of tipping which
| holds the classes and masses so firmly
together That glorious fountain Of
| childish pleasure, IN" Punch and Judy
] HNNNt NNNIlHlHH NNtlN NNHIf AilN VI
/ blessed youth perennial There 3, q
| hundred times the cross county riding
that there was a century ago. Some
time since ] figured cut from reliable
data that the rentals ol shooting and
fishing privileges in Scotland alone
annually exceeded 200 6ts, OF q, 500, O..
/ cool What must they be for The three
| kingdoms. and who can truly say that
thee most ancient and inspiating Of
| British sports arc falling into Gccai2
What would the boys and youth OF Eng
land say TO the assertion that "harc.and.
| hounds football cricket and even
wrestling and putting the stone" were
| not immeasurably more universal and
| manully now done than of yorgi And
| last-hgcausc one has to stop somewhere
iu recital which. briefly made, would
| an every column Of this plper-lt would
not hc n vcnturcsome thing Tor one vino
had iramped the length aud breadth OF
the British Isles, as have done, TO
express the firm belief that, two 10 one,
there 30 today more ringing clattcr OF
better boot, more juggling OF better
harness, more attling OF superb coaches
and mcrricr notes from buge aud hutn,
| and this, too, every whit Tor pleasure,
along the pfand hedge bordercd high
ways Of SaNons, Gaels aud Cells. than
were ever known ia llritain's palmIes,
Jlden coaching daysl
EDGAR l.. WAgEMAS.