The sun., 1901-08-24

mob. 1t continued all day aud toward
evening the king Seit out trrmpctcr
To command Il cessation but tn. people
We're not 50 easily controlled. III. largest
cities of til" provifc, caught the infrc-
tldn and France was strrpr,l in blood
ana mourning. The king afterwards
acknowledged himself as the a'ithOr uf
the order 10 kill the PrntestantS and his
HE was ever after one of bitter rom ,r>,,
Lnd horror and in less than two years be
had i"incd his victims. il prey tn every
mental AMI physical suffering that could
h. imagined The massacre OF st. Ear.
tholom"M'S LAY was Il great hlnnd,i
The facts We're heard all over Europr.
with Il Shuddrr of horror ana it may bc
considered To h. Il theme of rcproarh
against the Catholics ever since.
Tears and laughter 20 hand in hana
and while the Paris horror AMI blood
shed and death We're walking with fear.
iuI relentless trcad through its streets.
m"irinrut and laughter were heard IN
he streets Of London for il was on 81.
Rarth1omrw's Day that the great Lon
den Saturnaia the Smithiicld Fair WAS
celebrated. Ut Il snppos "a 10 have ori-
ginatrd with Court lester to Henry the
FIRST who, left the Court for the cloiStnr
'''i lliil Ht lt'iu Ntt'li lHt
tl"lomcw the Apostle in vision and that
he had directed him to found a church
ana Hospital il his l.onor ut Smithh ,ll.
The land was readily granted by Henry
the Sra,ord and II monastery was founded
on its sight in il23. The prior concluded
to hold Il great faiI ON the festival of his
patron saint To raise money for the build
in" of the hospital and the maintenance
If the monastery. This was mad" II ::u'
OCCASION far three days. Cattle and Inrr.
chan,iiSe were The staples Of snch fptnS.
Tie fair was always proclaimed by tho
Lord Mayor who appeared dressed in n
scarlet gown and with many followers.
after which solemn rites. Was much
eating, drinking and amusement Roast
pig WAS one of the most popular dishes
ana pnpprt play were the amusement Of
til" afternoon. In the reign OF Charles
h" Second all the theatres OF I.nndun
were closed during the days Os the fair
ana the actors were brought To Smith
held and played their plays in booths
there. tll classes were found NJ this
frtr and the caichpcnny moths We're ;S
many IN number ;ls we find nn similar
occasions nowadays. The new operas
and the new plays were first produced
there. One Of the most lannon's pays
which attracted the multitude was n bal
lad opera founded on the adventures of
Robin Hood. MonstroStcs wrrn advcr.
tisc,l and never failed to gratify tho
LondoncrS. ROYALTY visited tho Fair
for one day AMI their visit was always
signal for rioutous amIiScments. The
lov" for .he grotesqur the ;i,mannv and
tn" monsirOuS, seems to- have been as
tonrishine then as il is now. IN 177S
such attractions as these were advertised
Mr.. Robinson Conjrrer to tn" Queen
me Famous Ram with Six Legs "Thr
Living Mermaid '"Thc Performing
Srrpcnts," "1he Threr-lc.e,l Bow"
The Mare with II"rns;' "Thc Horse
with Seven Feet" and dwarfs and giants
in abundance. VI was not until 1850 that
this fct, fell into thii reputr and in 1855
i was entir..y Suppressed after having
'o,lrlShed ~: seven centuries and
half
MRS. GRUMPY.