Andrew's tide. 335 



NOV. 30. St. Andrew, apostle, a.d. 339. 



SS. Narses, bishop, &c. martyrs, 339. 



SS. Sapor, Isaac, Mahanes, Abraham, and Simeon, 

 martyrs, 339. 



Obs. St. Andrew was the son of James, a fisherman at Bethsaida, and was 

 youna'er brother of Peter. He was condemned to be crucified on a cross of the 

 form of an X, and, that his^ death might be more lingering, he was fastened 

 with cords. 



The Order of the Thistle was instituted byAchains king of Scotland in 787, 

 restored by James V. 1540, revived by King James II. in 1687, and reestablished 

 by Queen Anne in 17l'3. It consist- of the sovereign and twelve brethren or 

 knights, niakiiisr in the whole thirteen, and four officers. The star is worn on 

 theTeft side of tlie coat or cloak, and couiists of a St. Andrew's cross of silver 

 embroidery, with lays goii)g out between the points of the cross ; on the mid- 

 dle a thistle of srold and tureen on a field of green, and round the thistle and 

 field a circle of gold, having on it the followirjg mo;to in green letters. Nemo 

 me impune /ricessit, No man provokes me with impunity. The badae or jewel 

 is worn pendent to a L'reen ribhaiid over the left shoulder, and tied under the 

 arm. It consists of the image of St. Andrew, witti the cross before, enamelled 

 and chased on rays of gold, the cjoss and feet resting u(ion a ground of ena- 

 melled green j ancl on the back, enamelled on a green ground, a thistle gold 

 and green, the flower reddish, with the above motto ronnd it. The collar con- 

 sists of Thistles and sprigs of Hue interspersed, and from tlie centre is sus- 

 pended the image of St. Andrew ; the wliole of gold enamelled. 



The figure of St. Andrew's cross is to be seen on many coins and tradesmen's 

 tokens connected with Scotland. 



Hospinian thus alludes to .St. Andrew's Day and its customs of old : 

 Andiaeae amatores vulgo tnrliaeqne procoriim 

 Donaferunt, creduntque illins nuiuine dextro, 

 Prae>tlgiisque aliis tacita sub nocte peractis 

 Speni reclam fore, seque frui re pos-e cnpita. 



Hospin. de Oriir. Fes/. Clirisliaiiorwn, fol. 152, b. 



The Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ is now celeurated, and the nearest Sun- 

 day to this time is Advent Sund ly. 



We find the following curious note about this time in the Perennial 

 Calendar: 



D Avuntairp de la Chritianisme. — Parmi les arands avantages de la reliirion 

 Calholique, c'est ne pas le son moindre, qu'elle fournit une response positive 

 et satisfactoire ?i dcs questions les plus difliciles et metaphysiques que mille 

 fois I'imaginatiou de I'hnmme se propose a resondre. Ce n'est pas pos^ible 

 d'eviter la question naturelle : D'ofi snis je ? Qui a tait le uionde? Quelle est 

 la destination de I'ame? Quelle espece de changemcnt arrive a I'lustait de la 

 mort? J/a religion donne les rirpoiises propres il toutes ces questions. La 

 nature est la voix lie Uieu, et la Revelation ses lois. S'il faut peiiser, il faut 

 avoir au>si des regies pour la direction de nos idees, la regulation de nos ima- 

 ginations. 



Threecoloured Woodsorrel Oxalis tricolor fl. 



Today we bid adieu to the gloomy month of November, which so manv of 

 the Dutch and English dread as tlie month of suicidal dullness and mental 

 de-pondency. For our part, we have never con-idered November a disa- 

 greeatde month, as the cold is 'eldom severe, and though there are heavy fogs 

 and interchanires of violent gales of nocturnal wind, yei on the whole there are 

 more days in November in which we can walk abroad and enjoy ourselves 

 than in either December, January, or February. 



