Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-23

stipend but from the records of his rule been
handed down to us it would rather that he himself
was sadly in need of being regulated and disciplined
Each city had its similar funconary his jurisdiction
was not limited to this festive season. had the reeI-
laton of all the festivals of the year The reign of the
Lord of Misrue be said have ended when Crom-
we'll and his "cropeared" Purtans took charge of the
government and while there attempt to revive
his lodship after the Charles H. the bones
had become too dried and the shriveled uphe
mere mummy of his former self. Scotland the Alb
bot OF Unreason was suppressed much earer-1555-by
the legislature but whether such strong action was due
to the spread of Purtanism to the unbrided
OF disorder is question. Under Henry WILL Q540) the
procession of children Chdermas or Innocents day.
was forbidden in England by proclamation. There are
however, still few of the Lord of Msrue The
English Christmas panommes open on December 90
Boxing day-and have now become as much of an esab
llshed institution the of Msrue was in his
paest days or recent years the institution has found
favor this side the Atlantic The masoueradine on
the streets OF the Lord of Misrule and his followers has
been merely transferred to the of the theaer In
many parts of France masqueradng by children is still
III vogue during the three days following Christmas
in most countries something analogous is to be found
sometimes the feature is kept up until Twelfth day
while in some sections the fun commence until
New Years day
These first three days specially consecrated
to the memory of saints and martyrsst Stephen the
26th St John the Evangelist on the 27th and holy limo.
cents or Chidermas the 2Sth.
The fact that the next after Christmas was ded
Gated to St Stephen, the proomartyr shows with what
ve0eraton he held by the early church On this day
IN many parts OF Ireland, and in the Isle Man it is
still the custom of the boys the wren The origin
or thls curious but cruel custom is in the mist
OF ages and thus offers another difficulty of getting great
results from small data" One legend in
ana told by Lady Wilde is to the that on one oc
caslon, when the Irish troops approach to at
tack PARTON of Cromwels army the wrens came and
perched on the Irish drums, and by tapping and
noise aroused the English soldiers fell on the Irish
soldiers and killed them all This tale is close analogue
10 that In which the cackling geese said to have
saved Rome from capture, which staid Roman
historian Livy seems to treat with of belief The
custom, however dates back much further than Crom.
well ana MS ronsides. In County Leitrim dead birds
are carried from house to house pole or bunch
OF furZe, covered with ribbons etc. the boys chanting
INC wren the Wren the king birds
an 81 stephens Day he was caught in the furze;
Although he is little his family is great
So rise up mistress give "A treat
Inc mistress has to turn in few to he bovs
the jackpot thus created being opened by the bows at
the end of the day.
In the Isle OF Man the boys give feather of the wren
to each good wife who contributes the necessary coin
and it can well be imagined by the end of the dav
the appearance of the bird dilapdated It is
then buried on the shore with certain mock cere.
monies In former years the interment was made in the
churchyard.
1T Was ana Is still the custom in parts England
TO bleed the horses St Stephens day The efficacy of
hls treatment on this particular day. preventive of
all equine ailments, thought be undoubted but
even ola Iusser seems to have had his doubts on the