Shoshone journal., 1923-09-28

ciety. Washington. D. CO.
IL one were asked what part Q
France Is least French he might b
led to think OF the provinces recent
rewon from Germany, or region
touching Italy or Spain. But the Ian,
that bests merits this description il
the large peninsula at the northwest
ern corner of France-Brittany-
region that has been French almos
as long as any soil of the republic.
Brittany has no political existence
and Is not even represented by name
on some modern maps; but the Bre-
tons, differing In ancestry, language,
and temperament from their neigh
bors, have held aloof and maintained
their racial characters in a way al
most unparalleled in European his
tory Fierce wars have left their
scars, and the concomitants of mod
ern civilization have made their en-
during impress on people and coun-
try, but so much of the ancient Gus
toms and landmarks has survived that
Brittany Is still a wel-marked ge
ographical and chronological entity and
bids fair to remain such for MANY
generations.
This isolation of Britanny from the
remainder OF France, while at the
same time the province is compara
lively easy to reach and traverse. has
Tor many years made it popular
holiday and vacation resort for Parisj-
ans and Londoners, and has attracted
the notice of regular travellers and
tourists who, having done" the Alps, |
the Rhine, the Norwegian fjords. the
hlviera and the European capitals,
are seeking new worlds to conquer
Artists of all lands have likewise
round this a most agreeable field for
work and recreation.
The original name of Brittany was
Armorica, which was changed In consa-
quence of extensive immigration from
Great Britain In the Fifth and Sixth
centuries. The Armorican tribes
formed part Of that race of which
the irish, Highland Scotch, and Manx
constitute one division, and the Welsh
cornish and Bretons the other The
Celtic language there spoken at thhe .
present time is divided into three or Il
lour rather distinct dialects, and is >
understood, II not actually used. by
very large percentage of the native
population. Many Of the older Bra- C
ons cannot speak French, and in 1909 s.
was found that the French lanpnaoo a
vas unknown or unused by 100000 of VI
ne people. The government now re- Il
lures the young to learn French 90 NJ
he gradual disuse and final death of tt
MS ancient tongue may be expected M
Has Romantic History. al
In prehistoric times the Gau,s CON er
uered the earliest Of Brittanvs ra
aces; and then came the Roman con.
ues' and the Roman occupation Of
aui until the Fourth century. nm 70 pl,
men time the peculiar religious nroc- an
ces OF the aboriginal race apnear 70 In
I'VE nourshed unmolested by either ag
auls or Romano. wo
Then the real Bretons arrived T., do,
'S MACMILLAN. son-in-law of Octav,- the
OF England and his nephew. Conan no
erladec, went over 10 Armorico - ne,
cea'ored to dispiace the Romans fac
'is venture cost the lives OF soma cha
"" soldiers. Then Macmillan took +
or huge army and eyentuallv ovar ord
me 'he komans. Conan became kino In
'"e country which he called Lltte son
italn. or Bretagne; and mok,oa 49, eab
pi'ai az Nantes, he invited his conn. viii
"len VINO were then very hard oret
'Sseo ny the Scots and piets o,s OUT
N"ns, 10 come over and ioin Mn dool
ny thousands responded 10 ms sns lous
'sequent Invitations, and b, IN, IN
y Or conan's deatb. IN 42i. cbrs Of
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