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THE CHINA ÍMÁIL (GIMISTMAS "SUPRDEMENT, THURSDAY, “DEGEMBER 118, 1974.5
Who Was Dick
Whittington?
| sourets <many of them only belef
Hess the authentic story at one of
to
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REX CONWAY
where can I find proat of his knighthood.
the
The age-old legend the Great Fire, but from various tomine fame is never seen with
out his equally illustrious Tour- of Dick Whittington-references, we can trace mere at legged friend. Thero · are · "bor- traits in existence, painted in the the poor boy who hik- the most romantic figures in his 16th century, which show Dick with a black and white cat, while ed to London with history,
statue of the boy who was, to cat and become a rich oor by; that is
.Dick Whittington was not become Lord Mayor,
certain. Hohand on the head of a cat, was
with his Entertained Royalty and popular :L or diwas the third aan of Sir William erected over the main gate when forgot that he had been compata. This adventuring man nover Whittington of Poundlay in Glou-Newgate Prison was rebuilt by tively poor when he had set out Mayor of the City-istershire... Sir William was a the #cherous boquest of 'Dick to seek fame and fortune, but jus
man and young Dick's Whittingten. one of the favourite fe might have been very differ What Kind Of A Cat?tained in
he continued to prosper, he enter- | ent: but 'for the fact that his themes of Christmas father fell on, evil days and, Whether the cat walked to fashion at his sumptuous home mest generous pantomine.
according to some reports, wis London with its young master at Leader Hall, on the site outlawed.
cannot be proved, but it's more which how stands Leadential Young Dlak was sent to Lon-than probable that Dick was a Murket, In the centre of the City Although the story has been on to serve an apprenticeship lover of cats for he was a genuine of London. Some of the ban
with Sir Ivor Fitzwaryn, a devotee of the simple pleasures qutts he gave in honour atrelched and twisted in all ways wealthy Dorsetshire knight; who of life. But there is another, and Henry the Fifth and his charm- by amustment caterers, yet much ran a very successful shipping far more plausible explanation of n French queen, were memor- of the basis of the legend la getmirchant's business In Landen. the popularly ccepted connection uble even 'to his royal ́gurats. There was in truth, Dick Whit- How did Dick reach London? between Dick Whitington
Both Henry IV and Henry V Ungton who travelled to London nid he walk? Records vary on his cat.
had. ccension to be grateful as a boy and became thrice Lord this point, but it seems more than The young West Countryman Whittington for his ready loans Mayor of the capital elty.
Hikely that he was forend to walk who travelled to London to try to the royal purse, loons to the part of the way, for we not to retrieve the fortunes Hisxtent of many
of
thousands of: rend of him possessing a horse family, certainly did пов Inck nounds, for which he often re- and that was the only method of courage, nor the faculty for hard jected payment. Travel in the 15th century.
New what of his famous cat. of Dick Whittington were lost in for Dick Whittington pan-the
Original Records Lost
Many of the original rosarda and chronicles concerning the lifel
of
NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
(Continard from Papr 10)
'Pho childish mind took the Jure, "Could be their Princess,
Sonia Cimis? Oh, could 17′′
and
to
work. That is obvious from the Helped The Poor fact that it was not long before In later life Whittington wps
youthful apprentice had achieved such success that he not the found his greatest joy in his left without wife or children and only act up ne a treer in his charitable benevolence. His work own right, but he wooed
anch
won Sir Ive Fitzwaryn's beaut-in this respect had been handeri ful daughter, Alice.
down through the centuries as a
monument perpetual
to his
That chapter of the legendary story is definitely true to fact.
Trader.in
Richard
memory.
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He bore nearly all the cost of Silks building the Greyfriars Library Whittington traded and founded the college of S! mantly in silks, which were in Michaels Paternoster Church ani great demand in those days. The the adjoining hospital. The hes- merchandise was carried from pital was destroyed in the Great Continental ports to London in Fire; It was rebuilt in the shape "mali, shallow brats known as of olmshouses at lighgate near "cats", and that, some historiums to the now famous milestone
Inscribed with contend, la the reason why Dick's which
the name is always connected with a legend of Bow Bells. The sim- heuses are now maintained by "Perhaps. If you would sleep eat.
Be that as it
may.
Richard the Mercers Company. now I could take back a good
Whittington prospered exceeding- Richard Whittington ~had report of you. I might even say ly and he was only 35 when he deep interest in the poor and the to them. Dwarfs, Anita Jensen was elected an Alderman and sick, and among many bequests is the little girl who should be Sheriff of the City of London. he left money for the your Princess, She is a smart Three years later. Adam Bamme, tion of St. Bart's Hospital. H
the Lord Mayor, died suddenly, was also uppalled in his old age by night.***
and it was the young mercer who by the squalor of Newgate Pri thanks tohir war appointed by the king to son, and it was succeed him.
charitable interest that the prison Whittington had progressed be was rebuilt. There
may
have yond his mest ambitious dreams. been many other Instances of his "Very well. Anita. Now let me on two further occasions he was charity, but they have been lost. nee...” He tuckey the quilt up elected to the high office of Lord as was his tomb in the heart of about the tiny shoulders, The Mayor, just as the bells of Bow the London he loved so dearly. room and those others in it Church are supposed to have pre-as a result of the Great Fire. became tensely silent. The child, also, the confidential friend
dicted years before. He became. Such is the real story of Dick
of Whittington. Yit.. it is not henvever, Dr. Tierney noted, WGR kings, and princes, not tense. She was relaxed. She He is offen referred to as Sir that has been built up and very for removed from the legend sighed, deeply; yawned. From Richard Whittington, _but... no...'his romantic character and life. somewhere in the building d "Here it is, then, Anita," He clock chimed nine times,, slow! placed the whip in the child's} ]y. .free hand.
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The child Inokej up at the ceiling. "I wish I had a refus deer like Blitzen,” she murmar- cd.
Nick sat on the chair head the bed, "Santa Claus can't give you Blitzen." he said, "because if he did he wouldn't be able to
for other Httle children. But Santa con give you Biltzen's whip. Would you like that?"
The child's gaze mwung from the ceiling, riveted on the whip; "Santal Oh, would you? That would make me so happy! Then when I get well I could tell all the other boys and girla that Santa himself gave me Blitzen's whip and they'd all want to play with It?"
"Stay here with me, please Santa Claus, for just a little while."
The child nighed again, felt Her bright, shining eyes left for the whip, drew it close to Nick and Bought her mother. her. Once more she yawned; her
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The child's band, not go htt now, lipped from his. The breathing was "deep, peaceful, oven.
I'm sorry, Anita-his vole was nearly his own as he ré Doctor Borton bent over the membered, suddenly,, vividly; bed, straightened. "She'll be all the man he was to meet at:ning right now," he announced in a 'o'èlošk—"Santa "must go now." "hushed tone. “She's sleeping." He rose. The child's hand, hot, "He"tock off his 'glasses and feverish clung to his.'Nitit tried | wiped them. gently to release it.
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He
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