New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-08-05

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the south turn into the Enplish channel
after crnss;n., tha hagv a s7 R;sc.,r,s
ssUshant,, Is the Anplicized form e
nOuessant.,, the French name Pl;nv
calls the island xantia - and tho
Britons know #. as ssEnez Hensaa ),
which means 4t,Th he Isle of Terrrrar- 4
well deserves the Celtic name. 81
The inhabitants Of Ushant are hardy
race. the men all fishermen and seamen
the women all tiIlers of the rocky sol
The latter. on high days and HOLIDAYS
still often flisnlav their anc;a ant coet,, mo
with it's Dat Golf. which strikinplv. e.
calls the feminine haadnear ~ snnthor,,
italy. and whence their dark hair
streams.in freedom below their waists
Within tf,e last I'm arter If a cant,rv,. J,
breed Of nonies still rnamed in sen,i.
wildness over q large part Of the island,
and for centuries the inhabitants them
selves were looked mon az savapes Ne
barred. often for long weeks al q fine.
from any intercourse with the main.
land. thew certainly led yerv. primitive
lives. But at the same time thev nre-
served the primitive yirtnes. and hon
esty and hospitality have ever been ar
ticles of faith among them
Losing wear by wear. with unfailinp
regularity. score or two Of their own
kith and kindred in the treacherous
waters around their isle. their sympa-.
thies have always been with those
whom shipwreck has imperiled. Several
Of the Breton islands have notorionslv
harbored communities Of wreckers.
but the people of Usha1it have again
and again distinguished themselves bv
their efforts to save distressed vessels
or their crews.
Whenever one of the islanders is lost
at sea, a touching ceremony, called ssthe
proella'' is performed. The relatives
and friends of the deceased carry to his
house a small wooden cross, over which
the clergy repeat the PRAYERS for the
dead, as if this symbol were the corpse
itself. Then the cross bearer, who
whenever practicable. is the godfather
of the defunct (this again a touching
Golfer, and, followed by all the mourn
ers, deposits it at the foot of a statue of
st. Pol Aurelien. the patron of the isle.
A few years ago a hundred or so of these
Golfers could be seen assembled around
the statue. "-- 80.
Ushant is known to history. AS early
as 1888 an English expedition landed
Oh Inc lSlduu ana TeaVdR6Q WITH IRE
and sword. Then, in 1778, it's waters
witnessed the much criticised naval en-
gagement between Keppel and dor
villiers, which English histories usually
describe as drawn battle, whereas the
French invariably claim it as a decisive
victory. Finally, Is years later, Ushant
saw the GLORIOUS first of June. . when
Lord Howe certainly shattered the
French ships of war commanded by
Villaret- Joyeuse. but at the same time
signally failed to prevent the large fleet
of French merchantmen. on whose ar.
rival France denended for means tn nros-
ecute the war. from getting safely into
the port Of Brest.
That Ushant is, in Breton estimation,
predestined to deeds of blood and death
is shown by a strange rhvmed proverb.
which Chateaubriand quotes in his
"Memoirs From Beyond the Grave. y
and which NAV he Enplished TINS.
~"He who secs Re11e Isle doth GOO b;a
isle. He who seeth Groj doth 500 his
iov. Init gaze nm IJshant,s flood Won SOC
vonr blood ), :,
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