Evening star., 1901-05-25

Mr. Edgar Frisby writes to The Star as
follows. ION page 10 of Saturdays Star is
an extract from the London Chronicle, en-
titled An Ancient Custom Preserved AS
my early life was spent within four or fVe
miles of HalIaton, and as l know Med
bourne well, l have seen some OF those
sports described. and it is probable If the
bottle has been in use for fifty years that
/ may have seen it used for the first time
in 1871. The first part of the game is as
follows: The people belonging to a certain
club probably Odd FeIlows) reverently go
to church at II O'Clock. hear prayers read
and a few words of exhortation after
which they proceed to a place about half
a mile from the village. On the way peo-
pie from the upper stories of houses throw
penny loaves at them as they pass On ar
riving at the destined spot about two BUSH
el bags full of hare pie are dumped on the
green earth. for which the people scramble.
After this is concluded the bottle of ale is
brought forth. 1t is a wooden bottle con-
tanning about two gallons; the place is near
the boundary lines of the lordships of Hal
laton, Melbourne and Slawson. In order to
retain the charter for the land the bottle
must not go out of HallatOn lordship.
from Leicester and other places to take
part. / have not heard that the charter
has ever departed from Hallaton. 1t Is
necessary to get the bottle to the town
is generally a jollifcation for the remain
der of the night Any further comment Is
unnecessary.
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Strict and unquestionng obedience,
which is one of the first attributes of SOL
dier, does not apply only to the military
said western business man to q Star re-
porter the other day. LAS a very forcble
example," he continued. Il recollect the
circumstances under which l obtained my
first start in life. l had applied Cor posi-
tion in a large business concern in Chica go
as a clerk. The head of the firm was a
gruf, stiff-backed individual who would
not countenanCe opposition or questions of
any sort, and l had been told that if he
should shout out a demand for an eleph ant
an emrloye would board car for the
nearest zoo without the slightest hestancy
He examined all applicants in person. and
| snail never forget the day that l STUN
bied into his den and seated myself at the
typewriter to show my PAGES. Without de
lay he started in. 'Messrs. Jones' Brown &
Co, he grOwled, and l had ii down. Kindly
go to =. There We're fourteen sharp
clicks from the machine. and with my
eyes straight before me- | wait ID for what
next That's all he said, and left the
room, hut not before l saw a faint twinkle
in his eye Somehow | felt that had won.
and l had l heard afterward that four
other applicants. surprised out of them
S'4NeS t'N TINS must unusual ulctatlNn. had
turned TO the author with questioning
look, and thereby been summarilv scowled
at and told that they wouldn't do"
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Rags, bones and old iron" called out
an old colored man the other day in one of
the uptown streets.
Uncle. where do you get all that old
rubbish and what do you do with it?' a
Star reporter asked him.
Lord honey. l gifts it everywhere" he
answered. "One day Use in Georg town.
den l goes through de first ward den
down on de Island, den through Swami
poodle. en SO on. 1 usually goes all over
de city in about two weeks and den
commences all over agin. / sells it to de
Junk men down town. Dey buys all l takes
EN- and dey pays we'll for it. Ise been
a-DuyIuS II for over twenty-five years and
usually does very well, but all Tse got to
show for my work is ragged clothes and
an old bOny horse and wagon But den
a man mas got to do some kind of labor on
dis earth. specially when he's got a family
OF ter chillun to feed cornpone to. Ten
or Efteer years ago dere was no more n d
dozen or so men buying junk. but now
dereS more'n Il hundred and competition
mas made US all do some lively walkin
bout To catch de trade. When trade is
brisk ! kin make two loads day. but mos
often l only has one load. Dere amt much
difference In profits on rags bones or iron,
but / likes to git hold of clothes, cause /
can do three things with 'em-give EN- to
de chillUn. sell EN- to de junk man or take
ON To de secondhand man, who will buy
en- II dey is any good at all. But people
mere don give sell clothes like dey
used to-de different 'cieties gifts 'em. Once
in while | has pretty good luck Last
week a lady up on street calls me and
says II l takes away all de ole trash she
VIII give me quarter. 1t didn't take me
long to put en- in de wagon. Before TAX
ing em 10 ce junk shop l concluded TO
cart en- home and famine some of de
clothes. While going through de pocket of
one OF de old skirts ! come across one OF
dem things dey calls ridicule. 1t was
made out of beads. and in dis here ridicule
dere was some money, l should say about
VI For while after looking at dat
money | shorely was tempted. De devil
got hold of me and said. .Silas enjy yo'-
ser It's yourn-' But den, you know sir
L blongs to church. and in second after
the devil whispered to me along comes de
Lord and says. 'Silas. return dat money to
de lady. 'Taint yourn.' And / did return
1t, and de lady was so thankful dat she I'D
and give me a 8 bill. and 1 didn't wurk no
mo dat day
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