The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

What do you mean p -. y. -.
"Why, your Grace, we've come to lift:
you because it is EASTER Monday. e he :
men lifted all us women Yesterday, nd
to-day we lifts the nef>' .-:*@1 -. =. :. : =
It was some time: before 1.-THE. great
churchman could be made to; 'uIderst and :
the nature of the customs and, then :he=
gladly bought the. right to lift him. fr6Ine
his fair visitors by paying them. a; half:
crown apiece. - - - :: :: =;
In many of the rural PARISHES Of old 3.
England it is a custom Observed from.
time immemorial for the young men of ::
the parish to catch hare If they ga ~:
and bring it to the house Of the rector '}e-:;
fore O'Clock on the morning Of Easter:
Monday If they succeed in doing so tle;l
good man is obliged in honor to.gfye;theIh=
a dozen fresh eggs and a: sum OF MONEY
with which to drink to 4 merry Edstertide
at the village alehouse. +. =:
In many parts of England they; have. a.
peculiar Easter usage called. clipping the
churches" In cities which are SO large as:
to have a sufficient number of sGhoel chfE-..
dren to enable them to perform the rites.
the custom is confined TO them but I'M
smaller places where the. ;nQTnber. eEf
school children would not be large. enough j
the entire population joins with the c{ilt-.::
dren in the clipping This. 'eeren aoI?yT
of clipping the churches" as have seen.
If nerformed in the great. English manu-:
featuring city of Birmingham. IS. a most
beautiful one AT given h0uF Inc emil
dren of all the schools in the CITY .aSseLnDle
at a DESIGNATED church for that purpose
The first conners clasp hands with Their
backs to the sacred edifce. and as they
are gradually joined by their companions
the church is soon encOmpasSed :entreIX
around bv childish hands. When the. chaini
is complete the little folks: go singing and
dancing around the great stone bullqlng:
in IL q m :
clear around it three times. Then the
partv breaks up and. walks. IN q merry
procession to each of the: other. .chuTches.
in the citv in turn, where the same cere@
mony is repeated. This is. ke11t UP until
every church in the. entire: city has thfs :.
been clipped. '::.:..:':: = - :::*.
Among the peasantry of >Spaln.1t IS GUS"
tomary to choose an. EASTER kl!lg .@aIfq q =.
story is told of Charles. v of that. country;
IN the effect that during. one of his -tolEt-+
news he encountered one of@these. royal
r7ereonaees with a tin GROWN; +dpon= his
head and g, spit in his hard fora: sept er. ::
Wholly ignorant of the real. klps si'r9aNK,
the peasant ordered him: rather :rougnly
to take off his hat to- the king of :.the
Easter. -. - -. -.
tyonr Majesty" said. the. Prince; unce4Y-.:
ering his head with a. profodnd=o o hefsantce. ! :
'if you find royalty as troublesome |as:A
do Won will soon be glad to abdfca te: -: j..
In certain parts of EngIa.iid. tire first;
dish that is brought to faoleson:. Easter.
Sunday is a red herring, ;whicfr mas been
fashioned by the cook after: the. :hKeness
of a man riding on horseback: :.
In primitive times it. was customary for !:
Christians to salute each other :op East ter
morning by exclaiming, Christ is risen"
vvbereupon the person saluted::would re-: =:
snond with Christ is risen, indeed or ::
else, And hath appeared unto; Simon. :.