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Show WAKEMAa'SJVANDERINGS COnNlSH l'UNEnAL3. tlngnUr Ortl).HM,a r lh rfl-Mk Imr pi1 srrjla "iios' yuit Orrmnftlat. Ul.flMlnf lit Tsnsrlnai tliTUI.Ing f lHJu CutuUh (.'titlou.! Mid TrS.IMI.ias. tC"pjrt- M T Wr L. WsEerasn.1 CniH vs. CrilHsM, JJoV. S8.-I slwar low to Lara Into mutch Atil lifsrtjr oil Crnwll I'M 'it-Milr it )tM two liitrst-tnif,!1 liitrst-tnif,!1 "-11"1 itiitjnl, tnlutlnml Into tlor )Mrre; " s "U't liioivslnl and won- 1li ino-trlm"! it n-u ii lo.orotisljr m If In botindUM liirwllnwa. Tlm tors or liUls aw blw.h ftltil Iwtrr. Tb wliols fnc of nitur tscems lot ii nti'l enrfl ns if by trfnwnrtoii U'lntnOl HwicbW. Yet nil th rftverni btijriivmiwlilrli ilUn.piruU Wfiumml bV thlwi'lf luSli. Jl2riDlt, 1inlaiinl Uio tutt fpiwr, flu H'I .mil for mors ttiAti A.0x) )'nriiti surln. Itss ln cleft, Hfxllti ilrtrtlis Kuml mnl lnrl, until tu fat It pltuil iw If wltb vitluct volcano. Toiviml bt. (iiiirui'it clmrittel nt (lit nk,i(hMtAtiJ iIiq KnitlulictiBtiticl nt the s uthvMt InnuinriAblo Yl!ya m tint burn slops lowsnl nm! cut thrmiittt tlm null hy itis, , eviry one llscbftriclDic llmpM it r. limn, whirli o whirling, iWn-In iWn-In or slow" ioiI.osca, AlontftbutM'ii tt lhe loTtl combe nrslh quaint oM Limit. ll rlrh men. Hit ample tick rf trln mid the aires Unls of the etunlf farmer at Ctrnwitll. Tramp t.io nli initls but ft mile, ou uiMeujr stumble l , ii tlit lovcljr vnlm. tbe itn-nm ttrol tba tiriixunlf l.iJub by klurlulis fulUtCflilot-I fulUtCflilot-I .( il -! -.Idiafarup theoniln$eyB wn . i l'ij a rrttolilinijoM mill, liters t. ti .'lni Ltmnli, twlovr you ths ti'ialitt oUl (p.r, be j oiid, ibo Uujr hartu iklrtnl by ()!!)' nraf fUliurnatulriwtkftl 1y queer fl. hits' crafu; Urtlitr, the iMo I'lowinu up Utwreu inuLva (intuit wMls or astrelcli of low lid.- rank auU drift, ami at liut the bright blue mi. t-jihirrmreihrco Vltnliof folic nnl Ufa u lirovnll, Tin iuIum nnd miner laryly nrotipy the barren lntrtor. ll limn thrneani tb oot nro Hie farm ulfarrunrarf tlititltiy couiImhi nl vaIm. Ac J at cry body on tint coaat I it Raberman, flihwifi, or In oli ra rrutlt from tb f ndlra liarTtntinrf of ibt ili, Vt theao Cornmli folk am nil one. 1 hy nre nn In Dttmtil au4 tra'lltlon, In Hrilny life ai.U ciutom, In ct'AMfw lalmr anl Inlr rnlncountleaa rjualitt ami curious ait Iritttloo. in ilMlVo ami tUUut of tvary KnUb Hjrn nnl thln outaMo of C'lrnwaJl.anil tLtyreonn In an olmoat iiiivrl plrly. Tl.fyam timrly All M-Ui-ounnof the tint, Arm aort. They are nil (f 4 fiartnif, K.nlok bcllovlli,!, honeat ileal Inn fnIL itl.ntwtUru I tint. llniiOf ( L-iilkt for tho 1ityA la rtlltcton for the aoul, act Jm plat bother Imlulttluit lit mlthrr to rxrI,anlwIlbalaTurIiift their rUKtttiU eiryilayllrM -nlth a uiutual helpfulnraa tl At la noble and a Konenmt hoapltallty to tbnrUU ineauln: atraugrr which know no taunt! a, lltlojttn much amonjc thfMtetmpU and atuiJy pwpK-, I lutre twii greatly lut Iit-cwe14iy tbe oftcu mouruful ami almoat aterit tnnuner In whlcuthvlr olden cuatoma am prtaervetl. Chango ti unknown tn Cornnall, It la rrtfartlril In the nature of iWturatlen. The chancelra pursuit a of the people for tboiuaoili, not huuclre-li, of jeara mini tig, farmlnicaml flUlutf laruo ly doooubt for this. IlMblca Cornwall baa few larjr, town. 1'coplo llvelu inluer' cottager, farmbouaoi ar.J fUbera buta. which are bud-lleJ, by the batf dozen to perhape atcon. In tiny hauib-t. In Ibeae Cornlih life may be arru tolay precltely aa U haa rtrnalnaU for bundtttU of yenra. Terbaea there la no event amonit thraa pea pi more Uluatratlre of character, trait and tbe peculiar clierUblun of mourofut cuatoma than the Corn UU funeral. So work It dose for half a acore of tulle roundabout on funeral daya. All fntlfe or political ociatlona fail to draw together auch Cornlih crowd a tbe burial of lb bwllaat man or woman of Cornwall. The OfaamblAfti tierer number lea thau many buadrtda, and Uaitally comptlae luauy thomodtlotCoutln Jocka' oa all Cor D!ihuin are called and all call each cthrrt while the ImrHl of a CornUb fArmer, miner or tUhenoan will often attract far greater crewda than tbv. of tho greatest and no-bleat no-bleat lord. To Uluatrato tbl alnguUr out-iDurloRon out-iDurloRon funtrnl oocatlona, lit 1870 tbe itniy of a 1'rue miner who had rmljtrated in Colorado and bad been accidentally uai broiittht back here fur burlaL The rulrt population of Cornwall! leas tbau h half rallilon aoul, J t mora than 10U.0O) Cornlih folk attended thlt funeral, or lirnrly ten timet tbt number that gathered at the funeral ceremoulaa of tbe late Ird Ht. Aubyn. Every littl hdmlet fan ttt carpenter and Joiner. From titn Immemorial thla tctaoofie bat itoiaeaaei extrvtrdloarydlff ntty from tbe fact that, by favor nod eu torn, ho It alao the undertaker, III ihop, which I alaoLii home, where lit apprun ttcellrra with blm, 1 reffirded with et trem awe. It runtalua the 'funeral tuck IV the neceaaarylmptemeota for burial, bur-ial, which havo been handed down through uciicrnilona, and In whoa preservation blinialf and bl wife exerclao and UUplay estmordloary auxltty and pride. Tbe p-o-pUare unlvrraallyauperatuiouarrsunllutf all tbeae mtleUa, and It any are accidentally awn l)lbg about, they exhibit genuine aw and fr. The Joiner 1 quite as keen lu keeping In formed reganllnrf tho program of any iinghborhoo-1 ttltiea, and la not likely to to caught tiuprvpured when lila avrvliva nre lloalty rttulrvd, fur theru Is nut only thirty MUliuf, or ix trifle ovir w.cu American dollar, to b gut for tho ordinary ordi-nary Cornlah coflin, but death uibrrs lu the JtdnerV alMolute reign for at lenat forty eight hour. Diirlmc that period lie li be iinderlakir, the grcnteat uiau la Cornwall, and lu all command and be l.eu no Lzar wai over mote Implicitly Cilwycd, JJut he canunt provide Aftnliut acclde oti In tba mlura. If In the nlgtittlmen knock !ut la benM nt thedo.ir liU ool nlfo Jluny I tho flrit to waken, with "rummy, aum-b-idy'a Jick fg deatl. lo t' ilooiirl" ltsoendlnt;, be grwta tbe swarthy "lilrdtii-,lof thetbad miner with a sol r.uu vlwwe, MlmlatlnK tho whilo If the lumber and coffltt furnlturo nre ready, uimn thla brief but comnrobt'tialve cotlo tiny may bo lieardi "Wau u matter, Codcn (uoiutu) Jack, four" . ' "Thre coau't Kuesa whoae dead, you." "N"o, no, (Joleu Jackt wlw m al" "Jauk'a llllly's deail, you. Uawl (bote inlhe'mtoo plioli1) went uuft about unit' HI U-lj Uliftll tUWOlli." " Thee djoan't aay uor" "Wi, yea, j ou. Th muua mak u bore fur 11111" All Ii now bmtle In tlm llttld shop. Tho piroaUN for the "box" bus Uu brought Kith the aJdof m "atrop" or atrltiR, ur tho titidertakvr aeunraa It by an extraordinary it rlua of prortwlmnl ninneuvvr About ttJ ivmon of the "wirdner.M who m cuutloualy admits fertittii omiparlaon regarding bis own ataiuro mid tUt of "nit" who was "iiiaihi'dailtAaojiti" Then tba aleeny "'prcntlcn" 1 bundled out of ld and hurried dT tolVAxe, Ul-im Ul-im or I'tmamitt ht Ih mitla haiidlwaud 1 1 tii'. the Utter alwaya Uluttuhua emini-fUilnlttilr emini-fUilnlttilr mora thin it foot Mpiare. The Ud, alilverin with flight, flnt proceed b the hoii-At far Uie rt(piUltj lettering. IbtnUie drvrUt trip uueurtUU taktu by this Cor DIM i boy, i u idteh from u n totwentrmll ' 1 m rn Klne times out of tTi hi-, r-ai- , a ra bovvli'm moor, over datitreroutpttlia tlit literally wind alioiit pltfallt, or through six fO"t lsnve where the thorn trem prol and buiu htm aavngely. IMrk and drear la thlt trip. The country ondertaVer will complete bl "tax," by the next evening. It U always tliAsatn In Cornwallof pine, etalnH n rich, dark cherry, with two lieivy hitndb on ear 1 1 side, tbe bug enamelc! plate ou lop, urbb1teret with rarpvnttr's almvlnga and i.beat white iuutlin, and provided with a stout rope handle. Ilk tiatoitaii emigrant emi-grant (beat, at the bead and foot. Titer nre no biwraea In this land, No cart. agon ag-on or carrlflgea are ever seen here at n funeral, tintena it be at cue of someiuem bcr of a noble family. Tho delivery of tbe cidln for "layln out" has therefore lieen for gvinral Ions a matter mat-ter of IiiiMirUnftt nud, rude cerrmouy, and nlwiya by baud. i'rtm tbe unlvaraal drendofthte people to com in any man-tier man-tier of contact with anything pertAlnlngtt tho dead, ''rsrryin the lox" li attendeil with some myMery ahd more diatenliy. Usually the undertaker's ubl cronbw, who know that lIiior and perhaps a ablllluif Ieali1e4ls nt tlm end of the Journey, nre engaged. Thiw, four In number, wltb tho "lox" on llmliers betwwn, and wltb tin Joiner at their bend, set out on tbelr lugubrious lugu-brious Jtiuruey, which Is often one of litany miles. On arrival at the place of destination the "box" I aet down aorn dlatanee from the hoti. In accordant with Ion custom cus-tom be enter nlona and announces bis in I l on. Th rou Kit Juat ns old a cttatntn n abort iwrldl (if walllutt 1 then the rule. ThUceaasens abruptly ai It ), wbmt the undertaker always aiks of the widow, "Well, Jinny, hast e gt any llckerr The cheps oiittber'4 A llulo 'fraid." . will InvarUbly reply, "jes, my son, plenty, plenty." Ho then n pairs to the thirsty belpers, with the rnmarki "No fear, Iwya, loiitr o' Jack. Jinny's n plenty llcker." and they will as cheerily reply, "All rolght, Ttmmy, we ran stand uu imw l" These matters, essential from time tin-memorlsl. tin-memorlsl. Iwlu? oui teljuttsd, they are followed by a great Ainouut of ntllcbiu ineatnremriit, for from first to last every Ioaalblo opportunity for aimple Imprvaaive-lies Imprvaaive-lies and rfTert la mad mMof. Honia-lime Honia-lime the lieiidlii" of tlmltttlo stn.rwar Is removed. tVrhapw tlm "box" must go lu through the second story window. Hut iiotbttig more terrlMe oould bnppt'n than to havo the "Ikx" com Into the bouse In nny other way thin "fert first " That would h an unuuollllwl and alraolute pre-ngi pre-ngi of further death tn t besauiv famll) . or to neighbors who were "watching" with Ibe family. lu Cornwall "watchlntt" with tin uead l4uutv.ranllycAlttiUttioopwlthCleti Jack." Friend and relative Iwaya gu to the lmusi of mourning and ci m tl family with memnrieaof other a illar oo ration, of tbe must mnrkr-l characterta-tlcs characterta-tlcs of the deci-Aaed, and, all ele falling, te-vlvothecouotltaa te-vlvothecouotltaa tineetnny death lento! and siiiritltloua of Oirnwsll. Ihese Ratberinga, however, ara nettr hdd lu the room with tba dead. The single living loom of the Cornish household Is utilised, and It would not be a CurnUh home if the funsral "aaflron cake" nud an abuudauce of llnuor weru uot provided. Ily wortl of moplh the hour, which 1 act by the undertaker, of depnttttig fj" the ttarlsti church for nlthough nearly all Cornish folk are Weshyait Uttlmdlsla, every CuruUhuina It llnally burleilwlth the Church of Kngltnd service hat leeit made known far and near Thousands of folk, nil In black, (fit her toicort the dead and mourners. Here again the Importance of the undertaker Is obnerveil. Ho has selecte.! it voluutary choir from the crow d. lie apiKluts tbo sight "lileren" or larers. He brings two chairs from the houw nud seta them In tbo blghviAy. The roilln is drosllcd on tbeae, Then be arrange tho "bierers" and tbe curious "coftln tbckle." Tbl con tints of two pollthed bit t agon slicks four feet long and round at the end, and four stout Uneu "nspklus" two feet wide and thivo yard toiift. Two of theas are prut! through the rope handles, one at each coftln end, knotted, and the sthk arepaued through these knot, providing supimrtlnff handles for "blcrcra," two at 'ttoheml and two at the foot. Fourother "blereri," twnon each sid, aUt In car rylug the coffin, by pai.lng two napklna under the rodlu and tbe t,ud up through tbe aide bsudlei.fjrH ahmld be remem-U-rcl that tlie burden miiu be literally rnrrldl often for nuuy mile, and nvwr ouoo set uiHinth ground, although, from another ancient cutoiu, cbalm w ill bo aeon et outside every bouse along tbe funeral war. A dirge la sung while the mourners nro 11 tig diapoM-d in line order. Thru tbe undertaker road tba ilrst two lines of 1 1, at mot lugubrious and solemn of all Wee leyait binns Where'er w no, wbers'cr ws be, Vsr unreal tig tu lb trav:- which Is the signal for walling ou the part of the mourner, weird and plaintive rhautlng by the choir, though no others are allotted to lift their voltea, nud fur lb slowaud nuasurcd departure of the doleful dole-ful cortege. All along the way the undertaker Is proudly conducting Id f miction. He lecla helpers who retieto tbo rrgular "blerers," though the latter mustalwajs It In their places w heu paaklng a village. Andltwuuld not lain CornUli funrrul It be did not command the cliolr to siu "Where'er Wo Uo," as every hamlet or liltlucoUnctlouof bbUM-a was a pp roae lied; If every jwraon ovtrtnktn upon the way did not Join thecortei and accoinpnny It for some ditam; it any one comlug toward the procvsaioit did not Instantly turu liAokward ott Its dlacovrr)t If the choir dhl not uae lu utmost powers as the parish church was finally reached: If the cortege falM tu hall a rrappciful dittanro I nun th'ichurrh door until the Mp"sun" and stxton bad mndo their uptivaraia-e, w holly outald the entrance, to receive iti If nil the women did uot wall and ween during the entire servlte; It the "pastor.,'1 r-extoitmid underlnkar were not paid for thetrservlces, at the grkvu, In coin, In the I ire new of tlieeiitlra multitude; If lmii illicit of "Cousin Jacks" and "ComJn Jlu nles" did not return to the twmivrd botue to ptrlUiiMte In Fympat hetle remlnireuc, Mltron kn, li-r and IWuor.andlf tho departed's "()airintr" aud rroiiiss,lncluii. Ing tho undertsktir with hU "helfmra" and "blerris," did not repair to tl.o public) boiiM to Itidiilgo lu toddy, liolldd Uer or "ahueaurum" a Cornish drink of Uer, brandy, sugar nnd luiuonsml durlcc tho cvenlfitl itiKht I0,IKU timet pralae their late contrail with tbe Idghiat eulogy uu Cor nUh muu cm liestow upoa anotiiert "Ah, Cialvn Jack's gone, votu Ah, t k'lomJ (l.i, did Coileuaukl,r Hihjau K Wakeuax. |