The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


Cottontail butt into this Easter game? II
rabbits now, why not teddy bears and
coon cats later on? SPRiNGrIEr.D.
The rabbit did not butt into Easter far
from II. he remains a glad pagan beast.
II was Easter that butted into the rabbit.
Bunny. Of phloprogenitive diathesis, lie
obviously symbolic OF the awakening of
.s.e powers Of nature at the vernal
equinox and our Germanic ancestors raised
him 70 q position Of honor in the spring
festival When Christianity was in act
Of extending among the pagan tribes the
early missionaries recognized the advan-
tage Of converting the ancient feasts
rather than suppressing them. When
Christmas was at last fixed in the winter
II was associated with the primitive feast
Of the winter solstice. Easter Is
movable feast. but II comes In the vicinity
Of the ancient spring festival. to whose
celebration the rabbit and the egg con-
tributed. Therefore these pagan delights
have come over to the Christian system
and the Easter egg and the Easter rabbit
have become concomitants OF orthodoxy.
The rabbit, Furthermore. Is superstitiously
held the vehicle Of souls about to become
human and therefore receives particular
regard.
The editor OF a prominent magazine
whom I asked II certain story whose
title I had forgotten had appeared In his
periodical and who could not trace II there
recommends me to try your readers The
plot Of the story was as follows:
A young man lived in his ancestral
castle on the borders of the North Sea.
but he thought II was not the real
glorious castle of his race--that the real
castle was under the water. some distance
out. and had been built by the founder of
the family, a great knight whose silver
armor hung on the walls Of the existing
castle. He brooded so long on the myth
cal departed glory OF his race that his
mind became affected. He had a beauti-
full young wife. who had hard time OF II.
Here entered a young Englishman, or
American. who of course sympathized
with the suffering wife and their COM
bined sympathies became so strong that
In time they enlisted the sympathy Of the
reader. and 1t all ends up beautifully by
the husband getting into the armor and
going out into the storm and being
drowned over the site OF the tabled castle.
will be very grateful for any light
you can cast. y T. c.
Does a three or four or more years
residence abroad disfranchise one who has
become citizen Of this country Il. X
Two years is the established validity Of
an American passport and II can be re-
newed only In this country. A sojourn
exceeding two years Is held In natural
citisens to constitute presumption OF
expatriation. and In the case of natural
lied citizens a presumption OF repatria-
ton In their former allegiance. This ap-
plies externally. In internal AFFAIRS 1t Is
somewhat different, . citizen returning
from Q sojourn Of more than two years
abroad would not be challenged In the
resumption here Of the duties and the
privileges Of his citizenship.
| II gives me pleasure to furnish the few
missing verses OF THE Ballad of Burn.
| side"
was only q few months old. but
remember my nurse carolling the tune
| and II has always. like hasty pudding
stuck to my RIBS
"Oh, let EN- come. Oh. let 'em come.
The road is broad and clear.
I Wen meet EN- with our big bass drum
| And catch 'em In the rear.
Around tho circle We will spin
And catch the enemy;
! Well shoot and smash em Just like sin
Reduce their ranks. by gee
| 80 Burnside rubbed his chin and nose,
His 'sideboards' he did pat
He sat his horse In we'll made clothes,
He wasn't then SO fat.
AT his command the drummers drummed
Which drew the rebels out.
And then the Feds their bullets hummet
And enemy did rout.
ITS many years since Burnside rode
And watched the troops In gray.
And saw the Yanks cross swamp and roat
As they drove Rebs away"
am sorry ] do not remember more
OF course I could spin a few new ones
but that Is not what =. II. asks for.
II. F. r.
I should like to hnd the complete verse,
Of this:
The sons Of tho Prophet are hardy and
grim.
And quite unaccustomed to fear.
And quite the most reckless OF life and Of
limb
Was Observation-Disclosures
There are brave men In plenty and noted
to fame
In the troops that are led by the Car.
And the bravest OF these is a man by tn,
name
OF Ivan Pitskitheriwinsky Skivar.
These are recollections OF my boyhooc
days and I shall appreciate II II you car
tell me where and how l can satisfy m,
desire to get the complete form.
HARRY GREEN.
| Please give me q statement of tn
electoral vote cast at the election wher
Rutherford n, Hayes and Samuel J. Tildei
were tho candidates in 1875,