Show plague cross this old stone erection in the cly of york england 1 called abe plague croc although it dors cot bear much re firm blance to cross the boundary of the temporary market place in the outskirts of york during the prevalence of a terrible which raged la the year riveral erotica of this description were erected in neighborhood la the main outside the city to the spots where the country folk were to cone with produce and from which the were to fetch necessary articles ot food on each there was a small pool 0 water in which the citizens placed heir money in order to purify it from contagion before the country folk handled it the cross shown in the illustration Is the only one left and it remains in a fairly tood state of recently Becent ly an american in search 0 curios offered to per chase it but bis tender ot a generous um of money was promptly refused by the bort municipal authorities |