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He had no bills to be met on a certain date; the marks on his almanac were to show the time when each of the cows should bear. But he knew St. Olaf's Day in the autumn, that by then his hay must be in, and he knew Candlemas in spring, and that three weeks after then the bears came out of their winter quarters; all seed must be in the earth by then. He knew what was needful.
The anti-Christian Germans got into Florence upon Sunday morning; the Guelphs fought on till Wednesday, which was Candlemas; the Tower of the Death-watch was thrown down next day. It was so called because it stood on the Piazza of St John; and all dying people in Florence called on St. John for help; and looked, if it might be, to the top of this highest and best- built of towers.
They were beaten last time and will not try again, I think, for the present. You heard of the attempt at Candlemas, then?" It had been a quiet time enough ever since Lent, throughout the whole county; and it seemed as if the heat of the assault had cooled for want of success.
The chief festivals of the year were All Saints' Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Twelfth Day, and Candlemas Day, on which occasions the Brethren had "extraordinary commons, and on the eve of which days they had a fire of charcoal in the Common Hall, and one jack of six quarts and one pint of beer extraordinary, to drink together by the fire.
This afforded another great occasion for uniting in prayer all over the wide extent of the Catholic Church. The fete occurred on the 2nd of February, “Candlemas day,” or the purification of the Blessed Virgin.
"And how often wad that be, trow ye, my leddy? maybe no ance atween Candlemas and Yule and if a' thing were done to my hand, as if I was Sir Arthur himsell, I could never bide the staying still in ae place, and just seeing the same joists and couples aboon my head night after night. -And then I have a queer humour o' my ain, that sets a strolling beggar weel eneugh, whase word naebody minds but ye ken Sir Arthur has odd sort o' ways and I wad be jesting or scorning at them and ye wad be angry, and then I wad be just fit to hang mysell."
They contended so at that time that the matter was put off till Candlemas, when all the barons should meet there again. A pavilion was set over the stone and the sword, and the ten knights were ordained to watch there day and night, five being always on guard. So at Candlemas many more great lords came thither to win the sword, but none might prevail except Arthur.
The authority of this potentate lasted from Christmas to Candlemas, during which time six spectacles were to be represented. Dr. He speaks particularly of the performance of a "Scarabeus, his flying up to Jupiter's palace with a man and his basket of victuals on his back; whereat was great wondering and many vain reports spread abroad of the means how that was effected."
But it befell at Candlemas as it had befallen at Twelfth Day, that for all their strength and might, none of the kings or barons could draw forth the sword; but into the hand of the unknown Arthur the weapon seemed to fall. Whereat they were all sore aggrieved and rageful, and resolved that they would have yet another trial at Easter.
First snow 3 inches Thanksgiving day Skating December 3rd Weather clear and bright on Candlemas day, Feb. 2nd and therefore ground-hog saw his shadow Heard crows cawing Feb. 18th. Last year Jan. 26th Saw first robin March 14th Last snow April 28th There is scarcely anything in nature that is not interesting and in some way useful. Perhaps you will say "How about a bat?"
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