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Show WAKEMAiVS, WANDERINGS SOME WEST OF ENGLAND N00K9. Awa from th SUcMrmti I Itirt nf Trot-l Trot-l Aluwns Ilia Maltrrn and (oUwnhl Illllt Aff Mniard Jlnunlrtln Jtmlta nnd HrrNinral IIy Tuwn-d)llle ICnrrrUbt !, by Wir L. WaifrtnvLl Circm utrr, I'liaUnd. July 14 On flora not known hundniltb pttrt of Kutnnd rvrn nftrr jearaof lrMt-1 ntnonji her bla torlo acenra ni.d about her umntlcaa Ibrtnea. 1 frrl thU more and more when, after tlrltiK of urn d old lateti jifttln, I Up alde, but atp It aomctlmra Mm, mid find maze tiputi mate of awet old tiook. wondfrfullr nlnonie In collective or Indl rltlualnttwcli. nnd thro tuiild never te ixbauMed, If otic aft not to rgplnre for inch ni the and know ibvm never m llltlf rrhen fouinl, duriLK the natural couvaeof i lifetime It Mi ma to me that the wmt of rttiflnnd, Mr the western of the midland cotintte, furnldaa the rnoatcxlraonllnnrr ittlntlr if Mine half motUiUttll Ktlrt, VoU tuvA ootKoei far with or wnt naDctcn and Somemt, nor even Into Wolen, win re icenerf ban inorV th clemrnta of wild und taraKv untndeur, fint Vibere tbflK"ol folk who rniiapak rnllhiiell yon enn pride thcmoelvra In making )on brllevu thef cannot apeak It nt nil. nnd that Wilih wm ttm Inniruaife of Adim nnd Hve. Neither n 111 ) on haru tn un vt far na tlm lake ilUtrltt.Hblch U nil aubllmlty nnd holt! nndp4MtIUK bills, tmr to Nnrthum bcrland nnd D irham, verlunlenntldtii(. dmtlve of rttiO, tmr at(idn to Vorkmhln. where thealmdlrritu fot Jlnpnlotig the ifTowiMirn' mnor. Hut here In tie very Lenrt of Knifland, thfrcnn)blrtbat baa two d.iyn' tl-i.e, thotmh lie rhnuld Imra two motillta In. itend, and two tit mi t Itjr, cincoinu from anjr grent i:nllh city nlmt n In n boll-Jayatroll, boll-Jayatroll, nre IUmi tntrtal plnceaof rent fulneaa nnd btututy, hidden coy from the flolNitruttriV lonineitca in thefrl"" nnd ollowa oftbfM midland bllU. Mltlt h-torlra h-torlra reachlme farther tack than the llmo bf the baxonV IlrU comliiK, vft)i tbo mowi ofnitra niani tb-m,nnd jrtnlloftbem in wcDtnnrlfrcvIina Itm tit w trickling from tbalnftlratftPtAwa of (.lecin Cloud nnd HrumUray llehcttii, uhkh aland llkn crliu old tower- nhote tho C ulnwohl hllla. I know the "lire" Amerivan totirUtU hardly worthy tf Mmtrlf If, having arrival ar-rival In Uvcrpool uu Tueaday or l'rlday rvrulnc, l.o 1 ta not "dotm" Cbflatrr. iliub hi tbtviiiib iAAtmiituo, iHiddttt In n frlciitlly way to tho i Mi tit til iflly o( bAkrapntr, Ifccomc tln-d of Jy mloii, glnucctlnt KrtilhtorUi mul Warwick and weptnruuDlthroutfli tbel-tkndUtrlrt to Glivuv, tbo TuMwbw, IMInlmrKh, At-hotufonl At-hotufonl nnd Mtlne, in fact "tionuttrd Orrnt Drlinlti," aa he naively nml (ult rornctlj put It, U'fore thu llrt week has bartly rotlrtl around. Hut If tide aort of per mi could learn thatthoUurtviiltaof travel cu.no from Idllutf rather thnn rj-rlnnlmt through for il(in epace, nnd could kcI ahuntcd away trom fillwarn nnd thru meet with eom tort of dctalulni: hot Id wit t hat would hold hit luu.rywtnuil heart within a rrtuu llkethlalonciiouiilitOKet them liol to It elation nnd radiance- there would lio one Um rlctjchtttin inoiiktrolty anions men, nnd that much of n blraMil calm would com fthinir tbo taaelatrom llntn of trateL A plcaannt war to rearh tbl lovtly ro lon U thrutiitb Wnrw Ickahlre Htop n day or more nt tttrutford If you like, nnd loiter bout lh rhu rili braldo tbo Avon, Ihru net an old boatman, mind) on an old and KHrrulou Unimai!, to row yon down the blttorlc atrenin. Hu will tell you more about Will Hhflkcantarv and hlvthuea than If tho mfrfhtybtml lil hn IiUathool-mate. IiUathool-mate. Ikmot letl.lm row f it. (Ihahlrt time to rctt and ilwuiit upon the orlgtn nf llomau road nnd lnn,ow a nntl cromlech, andn1ioo all ulve Mm tlmti fur folklore talra nnd bUKabou atid whlpred my terlca of tho lonllybnlU blU upamuDif the p.irka nnd dvimtut. Neurrnre for tbo mln hour. The t hale he of colt mi Kaneu rywberu nl mi; the Avoii-aliiKiU to It brink You have no tit til fur rm Inn With your iwnutr.t rompnnlou you ulll be nrUono cvrry-where cvrry-where nt nlitbt muoiiie the i-naiiiitry. 11 and by ) on will come to the tnlv nmotiK the Cotawold. 1 bt u will jou ! lmmleta aiidlltnittaduttliic the valley, linlvddM In orcbanK lulvrtm( on tbo hllMdr, erched Upon the height, nlitl nil In a t-tluK t-tluK of luh orcbartU, avlnu IlihU wlthlu tbitkcicd llnra or imuiiioru lutixea or lenacr row of lliiie, ryd thrno In turn barkid by Itanka of forcA iirhnvtal. all lu luch dronlntr milrt, nmtte conttnt nud nulling cpulttiira that, full of the wloey ixulUtlon of It nil, you njriilniinl ivalu lrreklatlbly exclaim, "IKre 1 Artatly at lahtl" Ily nnd by your bunt come under the ahadowaof n rny old nblvy town. Near It I DtirhiUhti whrio kluija older than Alfred worrhlptd. Ibo Avon lia mint llHiIf to atecp III the hooui of tbehllrir Severn, nnd tlirc, by OltK)', Cuutntid tl-iiiuudlrouoldomct tl-iiiuudlrouoldomct nnd dlvldtd Inland bctui-cnDitieatitl Kaxou. earer atlll to the cray old ab1y town I the "Iltouly Miaduw," Hberotho Warof tbeltmteaHna Hack patthla now peaceful acenc, pit old thnUhcd cottaeei, brlKht (ynlf n nnd prtin Ilehla, tber rite ui-mlhealranucr'a iltlhta tiiUlityaIhtr(ini) ld nbUy It Uthu nb1y of Tvk.xlaiM It I iru.ro than NW yvura old, nnd tm .irmnn pltlan of It dint old ni0 at- V J.iiti.-t nnd hUbitIiiriitand t.t of tlm Umlikb nbbrya, or, ludrtd it llm if tat Fnl!iu catbetlralrt, contain the nmii rial of bt lory end eury which Tcwkebury oa TbenwhatMomhrruIcharmthere U In theoldhnlf timUml hoima of link bury. '1 hey lean o i r tbo ahailowy ttvetu oa tbotiKh tbiy hal lomo back from a tnUty pa,- to cr.iiia their ncrka nnd bead Into the affair of tbl bright and tnotlern time. Hero jouluue Cheat r, DrUtoLKxitLrnud Coventry almost in o-ie In tlie wealth of aptrlmennufthiHild'Iudor Mylr. In tbo gable, wlthtbclr irownlntf plnuacleH, lu the purchea, iloora, tntlllloiitnl w Intlou a nnd huyu ibltuLiya, In the oLrbauKln of etnrlen end trojtctlouof window, thiy mu uo ninru qunltit nnd curlou than their liitirlora. with tlulr ainirlon, biv collinjid room, pnneletl w Kb oak ot t bou block in., elabvratily cnrvwl nnd orm mcntttl, and with paw-nut, iokn, iilcht. nuiatl roomH, cupUxird nnd pret. t wtlderlint in number All of thoe who have read "Joint Hall fax," wilt find In Tiwkiabury n ttuwr cbnrm thaulunbtey mid am k-nt houo. liwkmbury livui wa Abtl llctihir'a lawn, 'lh chnitttl arlwr, tho )iwbcdgfl HudinanyilfllifbtHHo pUaaumly phtureil In 'John lULfni" are Mill lanfiillypti' atrtetl Din-'. .VuIcK.k Cndk lottl old itn kt abury pawioiiuu ly, Hln aumuuiU nt Malum, but Ihtt nultun, ratful place wa her aiTcclloualo butnt Over Ii tba buuonbUy, nniouit aumouf the rlclut and KranJtut iicUklattlo tuoimim ila of 1'nj land, tl ere haa lately Uctipbu d ulttlnt Inbltt to thu nutuory of Uu Roo mid tat inted wt man A two hour' walk will blhu )u'l to brlunnd K'wln Malum, t t blh tin HKMnille lotuu Malum 1111. HI tl oouMeit, buiu,wmiit, Mimir-d Uk1 hht, lisIfUtiditidiisort In alt Utigland. Iboukuuda ie hire, but tbiru 1 no ilbw lUK mjoMUiij! no Imrrjlurf 1 urjbral Hnuntirw, dnw. dirniii" A rrtt of laay, tiurunMraiuedeujojrtnrtit bnnula ourtbe entire plnct) nod region The wntcr nnl the mountain air brlnte all the coph- here, but tbrM aro not a litht of tbt attrnrtlona. A ten n limited' walk uon tor hill and you nre In rural Knarland na ttio n t in of It, Fruit treea ebnko tlie-lr Him iii or their fnili in abmvera nptm the kmm1i uld nntiktand cottier of MtreiMlltttr ham leta. Iich farmhouM and rotur t-otlin' aland In it own orchard, brilliant with theeprnyaof pink nnd white, or with Ultt of ruMttandfmld, according lotlie wm Cbnninebo nnd robin nru nmotiu the minatl tbee orrhnnK Dlatkblnl nndtbnihea it re ever) where In the thick ahrubberle of the Kardena nnd In tie tanll hedgerow mxl coiilcca Wren, Incite warbb n and other titty 1 trd me lu tlm milled rawe, by tl.. hedprrownnd by the alwtetl runnel lit tho dltche. Krerywbire, too, are the Irregular aha rod meadow, with their fauttle inuL nnd nrm-nt, and thHr awettrkb herbnejc, whrre tlalry cow a and cattle "ferdlnif up 'for the laitrlur v-um their tranquil liu literally Inilorer. There la alwnyeauie tnl pretty jxxjI under the clump of tree nt ou corner, or naballow at renin ripplltm gently almi at one aide, alnxlnif lla way to the valkya from tho bill. Not elKhtmllM away are thoapIre nnd towtra rt n nuntnt old cathedral city Tbl WunrfeiitWorrvider.that mn.M It title of the 'faithful Mty'Mnthe time of the comruouwenltli In i valiantly boldimr i ut aiialtiftt Cromwell for the klmr. Yountf Cbarle wulehttl the lal ureat Mttle fr-.m the cathctlral tower until tberltb ten, vainly Iwatlmf Inck the Imadera, Itave him lime to make hi ewMpo. Cromwell Crom-well revenoed the I lucky reUtnnr imt ni like n butcher n nt Dmithedn, but inoilKb to lenve the fair old city nlmoat allent and dewrteil for year, whlhn nly the fowl ot tho air tffttht ret! In Ha roollna nnl wtndiiwleaacathrftrnl. In Wi reenter the old ami the new touch curywbire. MmtInteretliiKiimonif that which I otd are two of the mo I note worth) monument In iJittlnnd within the cathedral One! that of King John, the iarllrt rojalimiry In nnyof ibu FnuUli rhureht The other lathe monument to JlMep llouuh, of Miinlilfn cnlleue 'h l-rlty, l-rlty, wLotn tnniea 11 riiecwtUtl In uinklnu; tbt DidlUh thorotiuhly nmemUr Thla mltiRlInd nf thu old nnd new la iiotablyihai-actirlttleof Worcester Thire nre butlliitt atreet w Itb braid iMircment andbu) rlurwhirvc Tbiru nronnble bridge, UK wnrehiHlneannd lltfer htiimt' faelcrleawitbtatlrhlmneya.nnd lonn row f brick tottniciafor workmut, which may tfiN- roiiif.-rt. but which have a hldcou atiicnii nnd drear! uit nliotit tbim, Dut there nre broad atm-i, sharply tn riilng tld corner nnd Iolnu thruiM Ivea Iittbeuueertt cf lane tunning up an.1 down the hill. 1 bt re nre weather mtnlnM bulhllnKa, Mcritl nnd munklpnl, l reacneti or retort-d,( r iwirllally rebuilt. Thf re I one venerable furthieil (tnlewnr, nnd rn t tber jtrnrtful inHllirvnl nrch, while tin re nre lretnnd wynd nnd (lo-a with an liquated naint-w Ilka Furcate and the Fry are. So. too, tbt re nru many, many llm lretlbouaea wlthtboMiflni) old opetiiral lerle which it-rl to look down uptm the courtynnl of Inn and boat el r lea when wntcrjtier nrnl ran nun liked to kirp ftr io on thtlrcoMNntid mind .outid for wnlti ra lnttiwl of ringing for tbciu. Hut the nualntfM, am clct place In nil thQCottti.old nmt Malvern bill I nnchnt Itnmdwa). llroadwny atn-ct I It old nnd ptiaaant name, tUrlvt-tl from that error road or tmckway lending from tho weat of '.uKland to Irfitidon nnd the cam. coat, nnd liirunmltntlycidlitt tho ' Dradwela " from the abepherdV "tvttea on the inounltO Mulitadowu to the tnol fruitful nlu of Uu-aham " It I one long, wide, itrnggllng atreet, nil h n large. ojrit, triangular kre n, at onu ml branching Into twof.rent road(oneto Cheltenlinmaudone to Kveaham. AH It hoiikta are plctureMue. Itideid, hero I 0 in of the few nnchnt Hon built tlltag 01 utden rnuhuid, It ft pretlKily na It innk i re built It nil the way from .Wlnfyiij. rm mo, and without n Mngle mark of mIern "Improvement' utwn It. On every aide nre hhh fitthetl gablM roof, with won derfut ktonenmt Imu fltdal, tnullionl win do-va and liaya, b-adnt inwrnetita contain lug the original gbut, hih! huge, tall, atone I chimney ataeka all weathered to tntt lenullul color Iow htnuo wall In frou; i Imloim little otd world gardm with I clippetlnnd f.uulfully biipfd ynv tn-ei j 'there nre two if the oualnttal inn In England here. Coacbea hatu run tumid !f ruin Lhcm, na now, fur ImndrwU of jmn, forDriwidMayllH)ondtho mattid of tbo railway, and thu reolful hnotetrleiinloutil lu Intrn atlng bit of dttnll, ol 1 ktk d n and bttir. old Kl nud cnenient fu-t n Iiiga and niot curhiu thlmiicy plr,-a, ilrticrci'lllnKnnd iitieletl room. Ktry niitebna flat 1 inUrd,inullloiud window, with mawtlre wimkI llntvl lnhle and huge boulkaofoak roughly Mmnrel and mold td our the litgba and flreplarta, Xtnr Iho village gn i u I IbeoliUOraugf" of tho nblititaof l'trahore; Itinuold bouno at ono i ud of the village iidoutea of artUK Vomo from curowuttiuntry, atiuunllyct me nnd live In what tiny call 'Im I'nradlw," nnd fnmi themmmlt of Hroadw nv bill not only rau you atudy acvma blinding Into tbtr-tu tbtr-tu n KnglUh aliln a, nut bun Inil of nbUy birn and nmletit atone f.mnbuiiMcnn boHtu. Ineuryoiieof thu latter, ttadl Hon ulll till yott.Cbnrleal or UliuUth niiMid n night, llowwlwiof tbuutodoao If tiny bad the time. Iiuvhtllbtmatid followM tliHreitm-pie tliHreitm-pie win reur I could, nud from lit mou litot allwifetcf riiglandiiookatoikin trnnrtng atrolta to Daylrfurd, wberu U ur ten IIatinu waloru nndwbera bcdlrd, lollttIehtruibam,w htreHamuelllajlir.au thurof "Hudlbrna," wn bunt, to Chit plug C.iniHbu. lto of tho niuletit ' Coteitw ml gamtV'of lhotIiueorJatueaI,U)onwbkb Jouaoti, Drayton and utltr ikh.1 wrote, nnd wboao rhvima wire pullUbol lu a quaint oil ofume rnlhd "AunalU Du brenbla.'Mn 10M, to Wlncbeomlw, nalet-p lytle bubbling Mrm atrinut, wltulta ruin of n mm frinoii mllrrnl nbWy and lia and mcmurleaof thopololiliigiif tbeijiuin dowaur, Cntbirlne Parr, to Clcu Trior, liiuigllkaniuktuiionibodliT nU)athe Avon, and to Kuaham, qtuin of noUo Fvoabatu uile, lUlnj from tbo Ixiukn of t ho A on and baeked by a utu ruble tower, antique church a and t lie U M wall of lie onitf tlourlOiln nblwy. One find nil, Id) 1 lid aputa and hour ri re tliww. i:nmii U WAKKMVS, |
