Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-16


pot-pie made Of the Young rocks for a
fortnight Thereafter. "cob,nuitmg" thai
fcrocious contest between Cornish lads.
aud quite as wonderful kite-hying by
grave old miners. that immemorinl ems.
tom of mothers of bestowing gifts 10 the
first person met. when returning from IA
christening; the taking the New Year"
into houses invariably by mon first, On
account of the ill.mck always following
womans accidental first entrance, n
custom almost ms universal In Scotland.
Ireland and some portions of the North
of England: the sntnrnnlia Of flowers at
Holston cnIlpd Furry llflornl day. rs
ancient MS the duchy itself: and the
"huers" of Carrmggladen and portll-
minister hills, st. Ives, and their horn
blowing md bnsh-wnying AS the shoals
of pitchers are sighted
linen There arc iLo Bcltain fires. AS in
ireland nuI tbn Srottjsb Highlands.
older than C'hristinnitv itself. the "tourh.
pine" or siesta Of the Cornish miner,
above grass" and below; the "vagrom
fnirs" ar villa barberic convoyinr by
children Of nil yagnbond trf,yrling shows;
the ,.wipinr Of the shoe" by the pilcher.
hacking fisl,wiycs of 81. Ives. or daub.
ing the str,nger's shoes with oil far
which n hnlf crown for mrk of the
fair maid thar feed and clothe the poor
0he niI,.hcrsl must he paid. or d hustling
ar "A IupIinV will follow. tlp very nm.
ci,ut harv,st home custom of 'cryinr
,bn nacL y which consists Of clryntinr n
smoiI sheof Of Tho brst heads OF grain
tl,roa ti,nea and Cryinp "'The Necki" M
n nixon Tint ito 6eld Is done. and a AZ,
nal FOR farnside generosity and iollity:
md those quaint old customs al Cornish
Cmnernis az carrying the box" (coiliu,
uinrii9 ontr ibe cornse ",yas,vin'"
,,i,icb - nnorl, enuivnlent In Mi essen
Nj. H. Itisi, ,yoIc tbn disnlnv ~
IL .i,;orsrsr d,eororsl and their uniono
on,Bu,tactie The slow. weird. psalm
chnntInp professionals 10 the graveyard
The waiting of all females at the church.
the compensation of the ''passon' In
coin in the presence Of the multitude;
the final "choerin' of the m9urners at
the homes Of the latter, and the gallons
of ''shnaegrum' at the public house,
over which the lamented "COdcn Jack
IL paid the highest culogy known TO
CORNISH rrnius "Ekn1wrd tin"
In England generally the great number
of old customs surviving, and almost pre-
yailing Il far more remarkable TO those
who will see. than can the absence of
their like be either striking or lamentn-
BILE save to those of completely opaque
vision In modern London, modern as
Paris or New York In most Of its eos
mopoitnn characteristics. there nre no
end of ancient customs .still IN, vogue,
especially ulilOHk lHt Nl'NhA ANAhH anu
among the extremes Of society. from the
costermongers' annual ouimndish parade
TO the Lord Mayors banquet There is
n no greater nest Of these odd old cero-
monials aud things than may at times
he observed In and about parliament
and the house Of lords. while for every
half dozen court ccremonials IN vogue
during the time Of Elizabeth that have
been discarded, amy person. of inteili
gence can point OUT score elnhiiy
antique. curious, ana some might insist
ridiculous, which have been danutlessly
retained
A I have ureviously shown in these
articles English villages and village life
ara III most nnrticuiars az charming
"a obaracterfnl AZ taey were any ttme
a, a. heyond century ago. The Gus.
~ 49, " rc,,oin Win these practically tho
o and the change in essentials i
ipn,, IN tho imagnation OF those who
1890, 20 Ne cities and who are them !
re 'i..o s',Jisct ~ such a radical change
ssn. ,haiy former provincial environ.
tunt ',,,s mean and deformed from The
liene ~ ,,."ndrons view Bit coming |
new ~. H., r'nst imnortaut and elfec. |
I my illustration that can be made, take