The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-07-11
breach OF promise, etc.

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had his back to the sun and knew how
to handle firearms and cutlery generally
felt the most comfortable.
Gentlemen who were not engaged in
combat, but who attended to the grocery
business during the Norman period,
wore a short velvet cloak, trimmed with
fur, over a dOublet and hose. The shoes
were pointed, as We're the remarks
made by the irate parent, and generally
the shoes and remarks accompanied each
other when IA young tradesman sought
the hand of the daughter, while she
had looked forward to a 200 mile ridt
on the crupper Of a knight Grant with.
out stopping for feed or water.
In those days also the fool made nc
effort to disguise his folly by going to
congress or fussing with the currency,
but wore a uniform which designated
his calling and saved time in estimating
his value.
The clergy in those days possessed the
bulk Of knowledge, and had matters SO
continued the vacant pew would have
less Of q hold on people than it has to-
day, but in some way knowledge escap-
cd from the cloister and p~ercolated
through the other professions, 50 that
today in England out Of a good sized
family the pulpit generally has to take
what is left after the army, navy, poll
tics, law and golf have had the pick.
The Normans ate two meals a day
n introduced better cooking among
the Saxons, who had been accustomed to
eat very little except while under the
influence Of stimulants, and who there
fore did not realize what they ate. The
Nor1nans went in more for meat vict-
uals, and thus the names Of meat, such as
veal, beef, pork and mutton, are OF Nor
d origin, while the names Of the AMI
mails in a live state are calf, OK, pig and
sheep, all Saxon names.
The Authors club of England ut this
time consisted Of Godfrey Of Monmouth
and another man. They wrote their
books with quill pens. and If the "
ta0rities did not like what was said the
author could be made to suppress the
entire edition for q weeks board, or for
q bumper of Rhenish wine with a touch
Of pepper sauce in it Ee would change
the Objectionable part by means Of all
eraser.
It was under these circumstances that
the Plantayerets became leaders in So
ciety and added their valuable real ed
tate in France to the English domin-
ions. In 1854 Henry P~lan5ayeuet was
thus the most powerful monarch in Eu-
rope and by wedding his sou Godfrey to
the daughter Of the Duke Of Brittany
soon scooped in that valuable property
also.
He broke up tho custom Of issuing
pickpocket and felony licenses to his
MOBILES, seized the royal stone piles and
other nests for common sneak thieves
and resolved to give the people d chance
to pay taxes and die natural deaths. Tho
disorderly mobiles were reduced to the
! ranks or sent away to institutions for
inebriates, and people began 10 permit
their daughters to go about the place
unarmed.
Foreign m~ercenaries who had long in
Tested the country were ordered TO leave
it under penalty Of having their person
al possessions cOnfsCated aud their own
dissected and fed to tho wild
bears.
Henry next gave his attention to the
ecclesiastic power. He chose Thomas 4
Beckett to the vacant portfolio Al arch
bishop Of Canterbury, hoping thus to Sc
cure him IA an ally, but a Beckett,
though accustomed to ride after q four
finland and assume a style equal to the
king himself. suddenly became extreme
ly devout, and ~austerity characterized
each day on Bonded knees he bathed this
chapped and soiled feet Of l3 beggars.
Why Is beggars should como around ev-
cry morning to the archbishop's study
to have their feet manicured or how
that could possibly mollify ali outraged
God the historian does not claim tC
state, and, in fact. is not able to throw
any light upon it at the price agreed
upon for this book.
Trouble now arose between tho king
and the archbishop, a protracted cool
ness, during which the kings pew grew
gray with dust, and he had to baptizs
and confirm l,;s wv children il aCCi
ton 10 his other work.
The king now summoned the rrel
atoa, hut they excused themselves from
, coming Oh the grounds of previous en-
gagements. Then he summoned the no
blcs also and save the rrclates olc MOI
, chance, which thcy decided to avail
! themselves OF. Thus tho "Con85-tut.On
: of Clarendon" W:So adopted IL 1894
! ana Beckett, though he at lirst bo.taG th
action Of the convention, CON Eeoaln
t. recoucile,i AID promised tn fall lat
. line. thOrsll he hatAl It Ike sin.