The L'Anse sentinel., 1910-01-01

stipend but from the records Of his rule that have been
handed to 1t would rather that he himself
sadly In need of being regulated and disciplined
Each city had its similar functonay and his jurisdiction
not limited to this festive he had the
ation OF all the festivals of the The reign Of the
Lord of Msrue may be said to have ended when Crom
we'll and his cropeared Puritans took charge Of the
government, and while there attempt to revive
his ordshp after the restoration Of Charles H. the bones
had become dried and the flesh shriveled uphe
mere mummy of his former SELF In Scotland the Alb
bot of Unrcason suppressed much earier-1555-by
the legislature, but whether such strong action due
the spread of Purtanism to the unbridled scenes
of disorder is question Under Henry VII 1540) the
procession Of children Chdermas. Innocents day.
forbidden in England by proclamation. There are
however still few traces of the Lord OF Misrue The
English Christmas pantomimes open on December 20
Boxing day--and have now BECOME as much OF an esab
lshed institution the Lord of Msrue was in his
pamiest days. OF recent the institution has found
favor on this side Of the Atlantic The masquerading
the OF the Lord of Misrue his followers has
been merely transferred to the boards Of the theaer In
many parts Of France masquerading by children Is still
vogue during the three following Christmas and
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 first three days specially consecrated
to the Of saints and maryrsSt Stephen the
26h st. John the Evangelist the 27h. and holy inno
cents Childermas the 28th.
The fact that the day next after Christmas dedi
Gated to ST. Stephen the protomarty shows with what
veneraton he held by the early church. On this day.
In many parts of Ireland and in the Isle Of Man. It Is
still the Of the boys hunt the The origin
of this curious but cruel custom is hidden In the mist
of ages another difcuty Of getting great
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 Cromwel's army the came ana
perched the Irish drums and by their tapping
noise aroused the English soldiers who fell the Irish
soldiers and killed them ALL This tale Is analogue
that In which the cacking of is said
saved Rome from capture. which the staid Roman
historian Lvy treat with show Of belief The
custom. however dates back much further than Crom
well and his Ironsides In County Lerm the birds
carried from house to house tied to pole bunch
Of furze covered with ribbons the boys chanting
The wren. the wren. the king birds.
On st. Stephens Day caught furze; ..i
Although. he - little his family II great.
Z 30 riss mistress and give treat i
The mistress has to in few pence to the boys
the "ackpo thus created being opened by the boys
the end Of the day.
In the ls1e of Man the boys give feather OF the wren
each good wife who contributes the necessary oon
and It well bs imagined that by The end e n day
the appearance Of e Bird = somewlat dipidn64 Il q
then buried the "a shore with ootei4 ock cere-
monica i former years the interment was made b the
churchyard, ~ 81 # ot{ ts, I,ia ~
II was and 4 st the custom IN many parts q nolund
to bleed TIE horses st. etephens day The oooo of
this reatent On this particular day, . pevpnye q
all equine ailments. thought 70 p undoubted be
sven Old TnssG ssems 10 havs IA his d6dbto on ~