The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-22

ono size VAS. lui'fu. ti' N4H-t 't Ari
Majesty, Tut thc other represented long
pointed shield. bearing, a5 device. three
feopards-thc shield. felncnlbeftd, on
William the Norman-surroundcd hy the
words, states o. Jersey. one twelfth OF
shilling" Whoever de- igncd IL WAS so
determined 90 show no supstitlthct 10
the English model. that De- would NOT even
name his coin zone penny ms .ii similar
tokens are stamped IN Great britain.
bethOught mo that / had never visited
that stubborn little island which embraced
CalWuism because Guernsey would not
which. curiOUsly enough, upneld 'hailtsi
ltwIthsianoinE. ana % would seem TOT no
better reason tnan- that Guernsey was ioi
the larli, u cnl, which Was $50 tAahioitt
of smuggling that Do resisted dll attempt
to set zap custom house lu ITS midst
until the beginning OF THIS century, Whl'h
has been "a favored halI way mouse LOT
French cXilcs seeking the hospitality OF
England. in the intervals "hch tAe4 are
not abusing her, and finally, which ln one
day has bad it- fame borne ON al WINDS
hy the handsome lady, ana not lnhlucIcnt
actress. celebrated as The Jersey LILY.
And thus 10 happened. That ON a. warm
August iTCruiug 1 found myself spinning
seq wards amid Normandy nt'u0 tioNlh5
with ripcuing apples. and fragrant with
reason Tor halting 40 'acu, nul VINO tN't
put his foot on Norman soil would nol
wish 90 see the faNOrite cry oi tue Wlbht!
COuqucror. which I've centuries ago was
ua,i 49, ~ ~ '-. - I o..ao'7 %, f.rf
which to-day is not half ass great as
~, liilel'" ili pIil .."''9 t,,,.. fo. thlfr
great ln sl1t. htit' 10 "'on' ~, ny
SIN il IuaIIylns Nli.lh 'n, J.. Ol.',i' ~, ana
sre's' NlilaW Dulll Il H4'., aYp,s az"
monastery Tor men. ana NathIdc, MS
VIE ,Oi " or',td mar iie r
'., 't,. ,,',..l.rt o,.. Of Tho finest
80 t.,.c.,st t.sr.if,is IA t,ranro Around
~, .,,f,.lf4 t,',,-f IL, 0r.an 'frfIflI.'e
hi,rh 80 -. ~ eisfer. yr.r. rravlue
I1Itrd a. ,.riil. en cotlI .,.f mo- nearer
49,, 49,, 49,. o., b.. r,.fir.r itlarr
~. a. tt--ift f.,r,.t tfs f,f,,l or.....
~ bi"b +, u'r,,,,d aitar md nrir-f from
the worshippers now reduced To- more
modest dimensions for tho convenience OF
the people. is quite accessible.
who can stand before d. without re-
calling that dramatic scene ON a Sep
TENDER day, eight ctuturl,- ago. when the
IH4hOp of EyrcuX having finished bis cue
logy ON the great dead kim. amid crowd
of the most ilustriOus of tIe clergy auu
lftv Of Normandy the solemn ctremO-
mics were arrested by tine rough protest
of Norman peasant. CRYING out To the
startled bishop. lie. whom you have
praised WAS "A robher, The land ou which
YOU stand is mine. The king took IL from
my father Bog force and without cCmpeu-
enfion I forbid YOU 10 bury him here
And the stone coffin rem med empty un-
90 the assembled bishops collected tl sLii-
luss between them 10 pay fDr the grave
of Tho mighty William. OF Normandy ana
promised the peasant tnat 400 TIE Lana
should Ice paid Tor. And mus onif tlt
weary bones were lald On 4,st' not To he
disturbed untll. i've t,ut"i ies ai'e' INC
troops az ''Iishy lluen tNc 'oiAu.. ...-.
\ dozen mites Iul thrI on o. '"it'lNl
70 niue village on thr COAST. Nh'I'' as
opened my hotel window in the morning,
au cNpause OF miles upon miles oi ihud
was the one feature ti tNe landscape bi
noon. the muC had ten feet 90 sea- upon
10. and stout steamer came in with thc
tide. and 100 an hour and halt cor less,
landed mo AZ Gorruy. in Jersey. where mo-
one stops. Twcuty-lNe minutes uy ran
takes you 10 ST. Hitler the caulial-se
named after 81. tilldilN-. VINO introduced
Christianity into the island ana who. I'M
less his name bellies hm. did not make
the woke too heavy for the heather.
Biologists confirm the tradition that
Jersey was once Joined fO the mainland.
now some fifteen miles away I'm the bee
Ginning of the eighth century. great
storm vcpt away the isthmus when
Joined il 10 Normandy. ard b. has ever
since been an island u is n PARALLEL
gram. Its longest breadth being nearly
East and West. and s composed OF twelve
PARISHES. whose name.. l nope. attest
the pcty or the people, TOT ali are saints
names but two. ana one OF these TWO is
TRINITY. tach PARISH Na7 JUS local -oN-