Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30

stipend but the his that have
handed down to would rather that he himself
was sadly in need of being regulated and disciplined
Each city had it's similar functionary Jurisdiction
not limited to this festive season; he had the regu
ation Of all the festivals of the The reign of the
Lord of Misrule be said to have ended when Crom
well and his cropeared" Puritans charge of the
government and while there attempt revive
his ordshp after the restoration of Charles H. the bones
had become too dried and the flesh shryeed uphe
a mere mummy of his former SELF In Scotland the Alb
bot of Unreason suppressed much earlie-1555-by
the legislature but whether such strong action due
to the spread of Puritanism to the unbrdled
of disorder is question Under Henry WILL Q540) the
procession of children Chdermas Innocents day,
forbidden in England by proclamation. There are,
however still few traces of the Lord of Misrule The
English Christmas pantomimes open December 90
Boxing day-and have now become much of an estab-
shed institution the Lord of Misrule in his
pamiest days OF recent years the institution has found
favor this side of the Atlantic The masqueradng
the streets of the Lord Msrue and his followers has
been merely transferred to the boards of the heater In
many parts of France masqueradng by children is still
in vogue during the three following Christmas and
in most countries something analogous is to be found.
Sometimes the feature is kept up until Twelfth day,
while in sections the fun does not commence until
New Years day. ....
These three days been specially consecrated
to the memory of saints and martyrsSt Stephen the
26th, ST. John the Evangelist the 27th and holy nno
cents or Childermas the 28th.
The fact that the day next after Christmas dedi
Gated to ST. Stephen the protomaryr shows with what
veneraon he held by the early church On this day.
in many parts of Ireland and in the Isle of Man. is
still the custom of the boys to hunt the The origin
Of this curious but cruel custom is hidden in the mist
of and thus offers another difficulty of getting
results from small data One legend current in Ireland
and told by Lady Wilde is to the effect that
casion when the Irish troops approaching to at
tack PARTON of Cromwells army the wrens and
perched the Irish drums and by their tapping and
noise aroused the English soldiers who fell the Irish
soldiers and killed them ALL This tale is close analogue
to that in which the cacklng of is said to have
saved Rome from capture, which the stad Roman
historian, Ivy seems to treat with show of belief The
custom, however dates back much further than Crom
well and his lronsides In County Lerim the dead birds
are carried from house to house tied to pole bunch
of urze, covered with ribbons etc. the boys chanting
The wren, wren the king of all birds.
On st. Stephens Day he caught In the furze;
Although he is little his family is great,
So rise mistress and give a treat.
The mistress has to turn in few pence the boys,
the Jackpot thus created being opened by the boys
the end of the day.
In the Isle Of Man the boys give feather of the
to each good wife who contributes the necessary coin,
and 1t can well be imagined that by the end of the day
the appearance of the bird is somewhat dlapidated 1t is
then buried the shore with certain mock
monies In former the interment made in the
churchyard.
1t and is still the custom in many parts of England
to bleed the horses on ST. Stephens day The efficacy of
this treatment on this particular day, preventive of
all equine ailments, thought to be undoubted but
even old Tusser seems to have had his doubts the