OCR Text |
Show Our Boys Abroad. An Interesting Letter from the English Mission. Dear IIanni.ii: Ab I promised to givo n short discretion ot Warwick nad Its castlo, no doubt somo of your readers will wonder when It is coining nnd as Iho rain is coming down loo fast for inO to do nnj thing else. I will write n few-lines few-lines on that noted place, Warwick is a vory beautiful country town, situated on tho bank of tho Avon river, nnd Is like nil other Knglish towns, or villages the streets of which nro running in every and all directions. How over, tlio ono entering the town is n very nice straight road for about two miles, with shade trecson each side, Hie first I havo seen since I have been here I guess some American wlshinga few jears of Knglisli took up Ida abode thcro nud gaining the respect of tlio people, was clioteu Ono or tliet own Council, and planned for having tho trees planted. I do not know any other way, for I haven't seen nny others in any tow u, nnd I have been In several o( them. However, thecneo maybe, ItwiiH tlio brain of tomo level headed man There nro Borne very beautiful residences In Wnrnick nnd some that aro not very beautiful. Tlio castlo which we visited is surrounded sur-rounded by a very thick and high stone wall, and on p'ljlng blxpcneo wo culer through n heavy pair of iron doon nud follow a narrow cut through itolld sand stone rock for ultoul throe hundred yards then tho sight of tlio castle comes to our view. Wo puss under mi nrcli of maenu work nlHiut 10 ft. nnd then nseend tho tower, from which vc had a beautifu vfow of Hie city, and tlio pleasure Of looking iiHin u beautiful green lawn upon which nro many peacocks, which aro very attractive to tlio visitors. The castlo Is built of solid sand stono, tho IoTiVi'a5tlonMT3lil"lii tW ycnriiir,. Tn" lUlOdurlng n, successful invasion of tho Danes under Canute, tlio fortilicntions cf its castlo nnd tow u wero nenrly demolished. demolish-ed. Theio tiro several towers, the highest being 1123 ft. and the walls 10 ft. thick It Is nearly 800 yenrs since Cues-nr'fl Cues-nr'fl tower wns nltncbed to tho castle, and is like tlio rest of tho buildings ns firm as the rock iioii which it stands In 1871 n tiro broke out in the caBtcin lMjrtion of tlio castle, and consumed it Trlth somo valuable pictures and libiary of liooks. (This event will bo eaiily remoinborctl by me, It being the year in which I was born.) It has jdnco been rebuilt. re-built. In the great hall, us it is called, are founil n collection of complete suits of armor, one belonging, ns tho Inscription Inscrip-tion sajs, to Loid Ilrooks n commander of tho Parlluineiitiiriin army, who wns 1 killed In slego of Li ibnild. Tliero nre I many tllirerent equipments that wore uset' during tinicB of war. Prom tliu great hall a view It obtained nt a single glance of tho grand sultcB of Btato rooms on mio side alid donicstie apartments on the other, extending In n straight line 3.'i:i ft. terminaling nt tho western extremity ex-tremity by ft hirgo window. Tbciois also n very largo nnd beautiful painting of Charles I, nnd many other paintings of tlio bluu bloods of tho royal family. At a distante they nearly resemblo life. In looking out tho south windows! tlio scenery Is as beautiful in the countiv can boast of. The Avo.i running ttloiii the South sldo of Hu ca .Ho duides and fi-rnn nfertilo little IhIaikI and there fulls over a ciscadu of 100 ft, leaving the foundation of tlio castlo nml continuing Its wny thiough tho cxteusivo park where dter, sheep and cattle can be seen grarlngon its banks. This eei.ne Is grand audit would ho dillU-ult to Miywlial might might bo milled to improve it. Theio me iimnv little things eontiili.ed in tlio castle that are too Humorous to mention, sol will not Inku up more o your space ns 1 think tho nbcvo will give somo idea of the ensile. AHoverfrntciiully, P.dw. lhirnsley, Nov. 1 1, 180t. |