The Crittenden press., 1921-08-19

eisiT. Wsshiaaiea cl
The Channel islands one u the
most picturesque poriiona u Great
britain ars geographically not a part
II ne nfiiish lsles ~ ell Victor Hn-
20. who wrote some q he hestknoun
worka in The islands sl-,ks of them
as Hhiis of France fallen Into the "a
and picked 10 b. England Bui real.
ly ihel we're in efect ths home ~ q
couqueror ~ Britain They usfs q
part ~ ihe puchy of Normandy from
which William he conqusror ssnt
forth aud 90 shich hs aiisd ihs nfit.
iah is.rs Al ihe remainder ~ Nor.
mandy finally inverted o. francs hut
The little Channel islands fsiualn 10.
DAP q reminder that Engiand vas
cuuquercd
These iiny islands nus tho shore q
ffanor Jersey is barely twenty miles
from the French coast. and ioo miles
from EnEiaud frsnch is generally
sIoten a. fhe islands ani not l,nsiish
lau, hui ~ "a Norman las. largely
abolished ou fhs neightorins c,asi u
Normandy governs NJ artiaas ~ The
islaHiefs
Norman in racs. IN language. and In
Ass q can b. imarn-i shat q
srsnch q must have ben o. M 10
landefs O. hs forgibly sstsr~i from
Normandy Many ~ ne fsuaai iaris
sho hsid and both 0n ihs mainland
and in ~ Islands. iook fhs sids = NJ
ifsurh king. and therefore their laniis
ih M islands ssfheaied 60 IN kinE
u fnEiani and forI1sd m iisf is
Rot for which h. stlll spl.oinis = ~
ceifsf gsusrai IN each baiiiviet D.
calleci h. feuial rents ard thsss arr
still paid. ether IN -qusrisrs- of corn
% thsif eluisaieui IA monsy fuE he
-rents- o. IN fosls for be -poulass-
nai smons ths Norman notlss the
A. CarisfeiA thsu amoas ths largest
landowners in lsrssJ. and risue a.
frsauA guferuE q al m islanda.
Tsmaln~i faithful =. o. England Ths
latter couiritcd that thsss islands.
alous y ali king lohns c,aiinsnisi
possessioas shouii remain EIisiish
aud thsy ssro rufinei O. ths crv~n
q Ensiand hY ne trvaD % West
Minister u i.,p uhieA was asala eoa
hrusd b. ths ireay - Rfetisny q
ism
~ ne Channsl islands hats usvsr
passsd under ths crown % france Bat
have ben lnheriiei continuously By
NJ tinTs u Engianf as succsssors q
the dukes q Normandy IN spite q
ooulinuai inyaaons ~ ths Ftehch
Jsrsy Painful ts chsdss
ln the ssvsniccnih csutufy. as ne
days u ihs commonwealth drss near
q Frssi cieavagp hstuccn Jefsey ana
0usmssy tnok place
GuefussJ. impeiiei % m poguiar
oausa hy iis mure pruuuunoui irvshy
irfianisn. By the fcciiux u hsifayal
which ihs stuart ruEims In that 10
land bad prid8ced ans sircagif IN
husucci by thrcc pruminent lsiau.iers
Peter A. Hsauvolr. James a. nati.
eland and Peter oarsy. declsred for
the parliamcnt isrscy. as siruuely
lnhueuoed hy iia grcat fsudal family
u A. Carefet rvmainsd loyal % ths
royal Gauss and IN ial5 the Jersey
states proclaimed their coatinued "a
hefsncs 10 ihs king
II tho following ysaf the princs og
Wales tafiersaris Charles iil sought
rfugs IN iersey, arriving frum the
Sdilly Islands and Jersey, after the
cteculion II Charles I vas TIE ous
plaN in The United Kingdom 10 pro
claim hlm King u Enaland shortly
afisr hls proclamation hs again visited
the island and vas supported both
viii men and money b. ar 0corEs
cafiervi and the majority q tho
islanders
Although u l. neariy thres hundred
ysa- sincr Jersey and 0ucnssy vsre
a. olen var yei the Ga ranoof stiil
llnrerd until ~ World var swept
aeay IN smaller misunisvianfinrs
and nm Channel isiaudefs. With ths
MT % nritsin's ems. becams hroth
ofsiuarma
nsautlst ard Artists of jsrssy.
Jersey. with iia wooded valleys its
Winiiug lanes. oycrarchcd with foll.
age o. orchards. ne miles q glisten
lng sand. ils quaint old churches and
picturesque granite farmhousea. and
dominated always BY the magnificent
ruins o. Mont OrEueil caa,le. gives the
impression u unhoundcf prosperity
and fertility iis lands havlng been
owned always BY q ace of peasant
propfleion. tho country shows that n
has been cultivated Cor ~ own sake
by men who loved Il and not hy hire
linra
Naturally enough - much beauty
has bfsd q rao VI artists the mosi