| Show KEEP UP GOOD OLD CUSTOM people of english VII ge 35 continue cc ceremonies re monies that apte back to the thirteenth century the aunt anell id custom of hoin dancing dan cli said to date biorn the time of the du din I 1 ids 13 1 3 was ivas observed a fo fe day at abbots dionila sta staffordshire villagers paraded the parish docked in fantastic robes cai cairned ried i lem ein deer antlers anglers one lode iode a hobby horse and others played accordions and triangles the principal in the district boio boic visited the cavot mavo of the old yoi kelih e bor oi kiib iq 1 of f richmond ci a bottle of wine aine to aithus edward sayer of harley till hill scotton the fainter bringing tile alie first boll ol of bowly nr aly threshed into Hichi richmond nond macket recently the custori cu storn an ancient one was re bied b mr william ness walker some years ago alien lie he was maor maintaining a custom Lii dating back to the thit century the ma maor or cor pot potation aaion mid tonn tomi n officials onic iala of eiton ton went through the formality foi mality of pio claiming the peoples right to the town lent leat a stream of water nater last week the seven miles couise comae of the stream was fo followed lloyed the procession sion being headed by a gumbei of nun nion armed with nith picks abo vels liann ha miners ners and croN crowbars bars with etli w aich lu ch to any obstruction which might be found in the stream the bailiff the peoples right to the ecat eat a and id L then able there was the set scramble for now new pennies and buns buna london mail original confidence man A stor atoo it ib told of old ne ze borr and of how the expression 1 confidence man meant a man in whom one could riot not place at all it I 1 is said that some bears ears ago a very well bell dressed man with a courteous ad dress was nas wont to walk up and down dmn the principal sthreeth of tile the city whenever it lif mot met a sti st anger langer who looked hopeful to him lie would ap fionch the man mail an and with the most delightfully frank mannet he be would asli ask MI dear stir sir have you confidence enough in nie me in an entire stranger sti anger to you to lend me 5 fur for an hour or two and it Is said that the man mail made an ail eit extremely remely good living by this 1 mple means N 4 |
