May Day Morris Dances and the Maypole Tradition Enduring
The article recalls Morris dances with Rob in Hood Maid Marian the Friar Tuck and the hobbyhorse. It notes the Spanish origin and the shift from Maypole celebrations under Puritans to revival later in England including a towering Strand May pole. By Cleve Thorne St Nicholas it reflects fading rural customs.
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Saane
Robin Hood
Maid Marian
Friar Tuck
Spain
Bess
England
Henathen
Strand
Cleve Thorne
St. Nicholas
Old Soup the War Elephant Fishes with Children
In Bengal during 1876 a veteran war elephant Soupramany guards two children fishing on the Ganges. The elephant helps, teases, and finally accepts a bait box, while the Major and narrator recall the famed mad elephant fight and the calm, patient hunt on the riverbank.
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Bengal
Ganges
Cawnpore
Quartermaster’s Department
India
Soupramany
Sonpeamany
Jim
Bessy
Joey
Immy
Elefant
Soup S Niga
Nicholas
Moll Pitcher the Prophetess of New England
A portrait of Moll Pitcher, the famed 19th century fortune teller, known across New England for predicting events decades before they occurred. Described as self-assured and modern, she attracted clients from sailors to merchants at High Rock ports, guiding fortunes on many a eve of sailing.
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Mamary
Othe
Ind Garman
Marria
New England
Crone
Spenser
Otway
Ale
High Rock
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