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Show German Kiddies Believe Easter Hare Lays Eggs The Easter "hare" originated In Germany, and there the little children In the German Tillage are taken to the woods the day before Easter nnd each child makes a nest of twigs and then runs away. Then when he comes back next morning, lo! the nests are all beautifully filled. Who else but the hare could have laid the eggs? For the hares do not lay ordinary eggs. Only large painted, candy eggs. At least that Is what every child In Germany Ger-many Is taught to believe. In certain English provinces there Is In vogue the queer 'lifting" custom. If a crowd of women meet a man they seize him and lift him up three times, and he must pay a forfeit If he would escape. On Easter Tuesday the men retaliate. The woman must beware then. The men will seize her and lift her up and extort a kiss for her freedom. free-dom. For several years now there has been an Interesting sight in the Good Friday procession In Seville. A gallant gal-lant society man, much mulWed and disguised, walks barefoot and carries n heavy cross. Those who do not know him think, of course, that he must be extremely devout to put himself him-self to so much discomfort But he Is not religious a bit. lie Is only walking to save the family money. The law of inheritance In his family compels him to do It. It seems that several centuries ago one of his ancestors, also a society man of many love affairs, was carried off by the Corsairs during one of the wars. Willie he was lying In prison he made a vow that If he ever returned to Spain alive he would Join the Good Friday procession nnd barefooted he would carry a heavy cross. This lie did, and furthermore, he made as condition con-dition that all male luherifnnt: If th?y wished to inherit the family property, should do the same. So white the present gentleman In Seville performs his penance, tils friends, who have received their property on no such condition stand around and wonder If "his feet will permit him to attend the duke's ball on Monday next." Another Interesting feature of the procession Is a child of twelve, blindfolded. blind-folded. She wears white robes nd feels her way timidly. She yc:bolJees Faith, |
