The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-02-03
AN ENGLISH HOLIDAY
How East Side London Plays on
Boxing Day.
ROUGH SPORT IS THE RULE.
All coekneyIand FIoeks to Historic
Hampstead Heath. Where hilac,ty.
Fast and Furious. hules From eaely
Morning Till After Midnight

Hampstead Heath Where Hilac,ty.
Fast and Furious. hules From EARLY
Morning Till After Midnight
EoNin day Is a great Institution in
England The day after Christmas IS
Boxing day, 81 called heeause IA tie
old days il marked The occasion II Tie
Actual ii, Ing Of Christmas boNrs. New
ii is Il national holiday. BesldeS beiug
the last in tile year. il has t. suffice
LendonerS. az all events, until Easter
Monday. It's Il great day In Cnekucy
land. and the east end crowds 10
Hampstead heath, the picturesque open
space in the northwest of London
All reads lead Ia the heath Soon
after daybrcak the Proeessiun begins
Fully loaded traps and donkey barrows
are the principal Items In the yehcalar
traffic, but the majority are on foot
singing and shouting for the holiday.
=" Ere yer are, Sir Emery" shouts Il
woman. pushing a tin squirt filed with
water into Your face. " Ere Yer are.
Sir Emery; all the fun Of The fair
Two Il penny. Ave Il couple. Will yer
m'ludt :.
The London street merchants have
the habit of giving prospective custom.
ers II little, presumably on the theory
that londoner likes To have YOU he
lieve that no is some we'll known man
Should YOU be persuaded into buying
"a couple the chances are Il moment
later you Will be face 10 face with
Arrlet. She wears Il large hat trimmed
with large feathers of brilliant hue
has IL hair fringe down over her fore
head and II bright colored velvet dress
Probably several will lie in II line. each
with IN arm around the others nrsk
aud II mouth organ In the other hand
There Is battle Iii heir eyes and lie
| lore You arr aware of ii stream If
water will he running down yoar faee
The best hing To Ito is IL retreat. fer
If you should give battle You are sure
10 retire. defeated, with Your enllar
like II Wet rhg aud most uncomfarta-
IiIr feeling of dampness down NoHr
tack
Once Oh Inc heath the coronuat
pitches Will drst claim your notice
Ere Yer are kernel. seven shicS =
| tanner Every onc Yer knacks dahn
yer ave. ihey're all milky l.oidirs
md Kids al. way
Then this scene viii meet Your eye
Outside large tent stands II raised
platform. ON it are half dozen ulcu
stripped To- the waist with arms fold
ed across their chests One of them.
evidently the proprietor twists - large
rattle whieh gives forth most deaf
eninE nasc Al last II stops. aud he
begins
foidts and gents Wjtnls Ter hiu
trrducc IL yer notice sonrr OF the best
boxers In the world I'm If tho end IL
Felix Scott Of Liverpool Ell iehl
any man In the erahd. and if he don't
pun I'm aht In three rahndS en- 2tl Z
i'm a auid. Nah, then. who'll ave 'em
ON with the Champion"
Some one accepts the inviting offer
aud rush Is made Ia pay The adniis
sion Zee and get into the tent
\ company of travelling actors /, rs
scml,led on Tie platform outside The
ncNl tent. all made NJ IN their war
puin The piece IL BE- performed Is
"Othcllo." The price of admission is
u penny \ reserved 4cat an empty
box, Will cost ynn another penny Nnd
the hous" soon fills
Outside YOU viii hHd every tuiru ut
ouldoor amusement In full swing
Aunt Sallics." swings. roundnbouls
skipping and donkcNs The lalter are
greatly patronizcd Young men ana
naidenS. old men and wnnIcn all have
- pannurh Of donkey ride fat
woman cin9S 10 one poor beast $ neck
shouting:
"Oo'er I'm sure I'm falling beH't
make lin go 50 fast Ito. lool Al ne
lifting I'm :.
When the dust has cleared AWAY she
Is seen lying In the road painting.
Il know'd yer done II on purpose
\, last HE journey heme Is begun
everybody happy and tired, yet not too
tired 10 link arms the men wearing
! the cirls f"athered hats and pearl hui
toned coats and the girls wearing APPS
and hats and wondrous masculine
jackets All are singing different
songs. hui every now and then they
brcaL forth In unison with popular
songs al the moment In The Saleous
they drink beer ouf Of one pewter aud
swear tnd \ ne love and friendship til
he voice al he proprietor II NOW hc
Ing 1880 in the morning and CLOSING
time. Is heard calling Time. cont
please" and u linaI start Is madc
This may answer The question why
the average Cockney WORKER always
wants u second day on Ia scf over
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