| Show Ua emaps UJa9deri9cs ODD INCIDENTS OK KOK1C1ON TRAV12L AND OBSKKVATION tON DO August So 1893My first slut 10 Upplng Fornl probably the crcnttit hollliy rnort In tho worM WM nude In A lcrmong r > t cart In which I held proprlelnry Inlernt I had been for tome weeks pljlng the lubtlo emIl ol Ilie comber with my good cmtcr frlcntK Slumpty Jem and Ills wife llecky and I am proud to nay with excellent flnanclil IUCCCM We bert loughl our way rrom cosier pomly minI l Ignominy to cooler affluence and athlocrecy by a commercially commer-cially wise dltlrlbullon of vegetables full flesh nnd foul I and were now Inn a In-n lo enjoy the fruits of tobrlely dill < Rcnco and thrift Is I a well earned day o recreation and rut ulthout the grim outlook lie > ond of remone trampIng tramp-Ing with lu ileely tlrldes on limo heels of Illconsidered Joy Nothing could have been more com I ilete or more tidy than our preparations rur the pleasant event at our liabltmion Id I Jell Lone Jem coaled olltd and wllihed our carl rubbed the rutty tar oneti of our tecondhand linrnws and i groomed our spirited donkey named totlvar until ai Jem luitly remarked Til nuke their he M ache to holxerve Ill ere turnout 10 II will A bloomln wicount couldnt matcli lInk go no earl llecky had her hand and heart full In arranging her own gel up clone obervMe component pit com primal hl liheeled shoei a xcundhund velvet gonn which originally neer gracol Ins I linen lIe form of n countrsi or a linger In heall1and n mused foment of huge waving ottrlch above tier richly ailed and clouted bang of aide and front lialr while my own Immediate Immedi-ate alignment of duly nun to fill the lampeit against that delicious hunger wlilchconiM to all city folk fruit a day of pleaiure In the woodi and flilds I had whit Jem called a Llnomln early at hlancby I and 11 used It Two of our target cower basket were our tampers In Iheie I had ilowed a meal which llecky misted wasfit lot her MJI Queen VICloI1 Unroll 1 There were juicy slices of cold roast beef and a joint rn f million I had found atn mug publloliouse In the Strand l quaitiof f nilmp M sweet ennl pink 1 asa as-a new baby rmgcrllr doiens of andulchea hiding lovely illce of uncue tender mackerel I had injutlf grilled to a trial asbrown ni a frost ouchej maple leaf Roquefort I cheese wlch lui Jem truly aaid made Cheddar turn Krecnn t aneir 01 allot of Kentlf 1 > ahoy In I eon II wAI i nru WM put out by P real pOlldr befor any ronilder 1 hnl os dens door it Is I sail tInt IIUlln a n oIlier n running Ironi Iho Irnc rool Iullou ihortly twforo rbhi Ilier 1 luoitlou T < lbltf wllk dicovrd uor to the realqu > tltniOng uifncold lea by the ug full and n few darklooking I chunky jollies of nle a tribute lo Jcmi n Tec Ion for Heck and a cunning tiroiltlon I 211111 for 1 hlni I elf ikYro on this rnlrl ho had approached me ulih confluence genuine irchlng I naird wise insight I Into line social requirement of a london East 1 lnd coster irlrl Vat IIhe use heiald with almost n 5 tinge of bllterneM In hll itnrdy plea waii the use leavln out the wet A real Iomlon lady no moor good at a loutln tliuul wetlln I er up n hit than a cow Ihout minim uater Wy V nil hem per rich dry ultllead 1 cradle Icckyi cnnitltuiliun Inter klnUlen afore light thotit n tap a wet At Amp nicest cr llepplng cite a ooinui wet I OI rt f wn tine uivd let anplenty hof It n no fAr ihell make folks arpy were she bide bidom was a light In hit new clobber learning rows of buttons and ilunnlng klnginian I llctky was no I less a night III her grand gown and leather llolivnr was even a more Interesting light In his leek coat und wonderful ilecurallon a Hirtlon of which comprised feathers talng from his trembling earn n let of also whlkcrs depending I rum his ihaggy chin with bright ribbons crossed nnd rccroued nbout his nimble legs and bnrat n liny coster lad without recorded re-corded nrrceahtynhno often accompanied ui on our dally hawking iidventurei and dept hI our cart at night who was this lay to be our coachy and wily com lined clad In Jrmi cveryday Jacket J waistcoat nnd klngsman wosii light i if atomlike habilitated matter one lei dom In a whole lifetime beholds Indeed wo uere altogether inch alight a-light that ns wo finally tallied forth the drnlientnf Hell lane bhoredilch were luplenied with 1 1 our appearance and 10 enthusiastic over our variant I gracious t return of their hearty encomium which Included occa ionil showers of iilfnennlci among the Hell lane raga mullin outh that thin admlrallun fur our spirit In 10 gaily upholding the gal antry of the thoroughfare was at length cui mIner I In enthiikiastlc cheers These encouraged bprat to larrup I HolUnr far bc > oml hit wont or ilcsirli The lonlsey thereupon took moil of his on linkers ansI nil of his bit firmly be III ton his leetli Then niter lifting Sprat out of his temporary box w ltd his nimble iceli he itraighluay broke Into fierce CIIIUT never checking Ids furioui pace mill he ran head foremoit bra him old Mike NewIngtcn church I wall After alighting II here over each others I held lu look time to leasiure Ilolivar of the leaceful nature of our expedition read our nmbitioua coachman a htlil > tplced cotter warning made some alight itceatary repairi gatliered t together our rt3 liktrlbuted rI Iminperi and their content I and protended wild great calnincsi and clrcunuiirction but ncne line leu I nerrily I on our pieman I holiday I wu At we logged nlong at nIt asmy gall In he fine May morning theta wa much 10 tee and know through line medium of ny colter fnenuV Kourccs of Infarma Ion WhIle they quaintly told me tf till and that to them himihir object along or upin the highway I I gave them r n returna hit uf lIne Forest vl hlslor I Some ol these thing mv readers may core nU know 1 us nnm Join and I r llecky I and Sprat In ancient limes It wu known as Vnltlum TurMt and In thote dayi conipriicd loom acres It was exclusively 1 used an lIe t royal hunting ground with mott cruel fomtcri In climrtic 1 shunt uiually leltled Ihecasiiol alr ioicnin with llieir dirls icaicely roubling thi < hard iustlcci in i ° > rewho until K > 7 held tlKlr juitn C uat lu re In tine Fo I motIve t Ihric iii In I ncr lioiiih Mill olden Iou ilii nnnuil I pp Iln hunt oval enino of lhe most lamuui stag minnIe ol England Uven today this ancient custom li still observed by unloosing every Ulster Monday a fit beribboned Hag which Ambles amiably about Ihe Porelt followed by hundreds of Lonilon iiuaslhuntimen a lot of happy friendly curt nnd prhips ten thousand Cast End ragamuffins fall over each other merrily and madly In the general 1 scramble through the aired owy fore t gladei Henry the Third was the Tint sovereign sovere-ign lo give lhe mayor nnd citltens of London the privilege of iporllng In the royal forest andthuf It 1 gradually grew Into a vast common that there were no legally defined rights Ily 1871 suhur ban encroachment and enclosure had extended rapidly tint let than 4UO acre of Kpplng 1orest remained A ftli great popular 1 agitation agilnsl lu diminution I dimin-ution followed fIne resulted In the corporation of London under authority of an net of parliament and at an expense ex-pense to the present time ol about three quartern of a million pounds by purchase pur-chase of manorial right ROIl elmer procedure pro-cedure recovering several thousand acre which Y n been enclosed The entire area amounting lo about GOOO acret wlilih stretcher away to the northeast of London on the western border of lssex from Wanstead to the town of Kpplng 1 a distance of about twelie mile was publicly declared I forever free to the people by the d J I IIII Queen whit I appeared at lIre Forest In l > er on before a concourse of fully 100 ooa Londoner on May 6 lIfts Since that time portions the tract have been measurably but the glItch beautified glory of lipping antI I Improved oreit 1 U In It be actual primeval character Scarce lyun ncro of Its mrface has ever been touched by a spadeor plow Old Komin camp are w llhln It lhaded by tho self tame trcii which clustered about Ihem nearly Jooo earl ago andlhe tutf upon the earthwork where lloadicea Queen of the Iceni was defeated by iietonlui with I 811001 llrltons tlaln t sInce I i It received receiv-ed that mighty frost cl bloo Slave I for the prodding of antiquarians hu never been disturbed At Chlngford on the wotern slope of tine Ioreii we gave Ilolivar at famoui ttabllng ai could be found left Sprat lo bring on the lumpers at n seasonable hour to the woods between Queen Nile bellls lodge and Connaugn lake and let out for genuine cotter enjoyment of the Ioresl Hack toward London fur several miles we had only Hen patches of wood and coppice to our right Here at UilngforO Iho real barest begin bef i and llecky already within ill accustomed ac-customed spell pressed forward lo Its heights with Incieaslng sirenS out tlrrtched hinds and radiant lacon l as I taw them far In advance I could not but think ol tho old print of 1ilgrim when nil burden fell Wo were at once In the thickest It not of the Parent but of the mighty throng Avenue upon avenue of Kast I ender stretched In every direction It was now after noon mba Saturday half holiday a Jojous glotloui day withal nnd II teemed 1 that iron I all wavi leading from London and near outljlng i towns great lldetof humanity came sweeping on each one greater than the one before It and nil finally merging allle edge of the woods ond over the open paces In teething mattei of motion anal color It was like tIne action of Incoming seatidet breaking upon a hallow thingly beach No one can understand I the complexity the Irrepreiiibillly tho vaslness of n London holiday crowd until Ihe greater portion of these loowo or 150000 tout can be teen hire at a glance moving upon nnd almost storming this ancient liltIng Iorest en 1IIe Ir lack as the cj e can reach hundreds upon hundreds hun-dreds of outlandish En I iriandndan nt many traIn i find gljri Vbllechapi I omnibuses millers and butchers carL brewers vans and toilers card are moving tounrili you around nnd be tureen which countleM lisa Inn nnis of folk afoul t concentering from II highways from hncj I ami f from footpath I across the fichufirc mused In seemingly Inexln cable contusion Tor an Instant there li aomethlne like tciror In Mali n tcene I cannot tell uhy but In It and through It 1 again taw what I looked upon all I ullafi dSI but llilny years ago uhcn I Shcnnins cruel edict cmpllul AlUnla of nil III people and Iclt their home In HauiM Hut iho e Here JCM tel onuh uhlte their bright and rubicund 11 and broaii ullli endless Millies And In this respect 5our London outer1 tillers from nil other folk on earth No nutter whether lie be great or humble the moment his face Is turned ton ard thu fields or the tea ho Is u bundle ol quivering sm pathles llr responsive oln Vr dI to cody form of mlith to the most igarous Incident or accident of situation or con illtlon and give back a hundredfold avery kindly look that nature cm be now lie I may be lough and uncouth In saInt he cam a arid I docs blithe has left I all care behind 1 I I lt trains In every moment uf his holiday I hour even In union ard exigency and defeat n place for uncllouf nmlli nnd hearty cheer What ore the amusements of hints sat army 01 men mini women anll lads and InueiF Chlelly In allowing and I use the expression literally In the torn and shade of pplng I hareM Thousand upim thousands have brought their hampers or baskets ni we hive done linen In great tpUtchei ol color they group nnd heap themselvM I I In wriggling I foI fi fo Lunches of cnjojment over field upon brae In cool races In shady menue upon grisly meadow In deep uood glade sod actually In thu ancient flaje turf and soil They under nnd stroll and leap and race and ihout and sine ansI dance and uocirInaoullunlngs srl and somersaults i d11I cavort and plr nuette and act isime half mad talk jusl at they do nt llumpstead I Heath I while the band mole awl the crouda halloa and mounted police and Fort verdecn look on II rim benign mull ut the Hurts trained and unresiralnable enjoyment 1urn where > ou nay from Clilngfonl Otl six milet I norili la Kpplng or from Iteak Hill I I three miles cim to lmiKhton the same wild scenes nt physical and men ul 1 abandon nml elation are related Ten thousand sbuilst menar 0 chasing butterfllv like exultant naturalist Mom thin ten thouwnd lads I one siiingln bonn hall Ihurn limhs thouting hoiu the clunmtd top of pollard 1 oaks or routing the bunts I from lolilett liornucum braiichci while Ihe surface uf every lake I and pond Is shut from tight by thousand more wad IIIB among WI aunt rte or Hooting In boitt upon mImIc surface In great open tnacei every manner of rr k irnme nnd diversion knaun to ICnjllsli I heldi or itreeln or holiddy rctorK Is proceedinz III a pcrlect bedlam of roar log 1 from the III oaiuru nh nnnigcrt ol tro v1 collection 01 I anlty 10111 I tao will sen tklttlci foul ball cricket wrestling and puitmu Hietoi I nr glorious Timcli and Judy J arc oininlnres rot and screamlngl witty and hilarious i tt Monkeys by line ihuuwndi and screws by the hundred are herr for uproarlam riding < and racing The 1 threecard monte game Is everywhere Knock en down by the hundred with their crashing crash-ing and bawling and shouts of defeat and vlctarv are all the way from Wan stead to tipping American shooting saloons are quite ai treipient and well i I patronlted The nrtili ial pigeon whirl and flies from scores uf twins and the detonations of the shooting are Incessant Incess-ant There are more than thousand of my old Gipsy frnndv in nil manner of picturesque pirel plying thud ala kemlng among tic good nilured Any s And Arnets Mmglrd with nil this and these are the Inu Wand tIle of every manner of fakir from every land beneath the > un the braylngt of hundreds nf open air I ipeakertw ns at Hide Iarh lineiKh ngalntt the very liberty that gives them opportunity for denunciation and louder and more ills cordant than all ele the waitings and exhortations of th Savatlonlsls the barbaric clamor of their tambourines fifes nnd drums A pernntent I reminder of pencepulling and repentance It 1 Is mirIng Mile for Jem and llecky end myself to assert that we participated fully In the exhlhriling diversions of Ipplnc Iorest Then the envied of many c > es we partook of our glorious repast beneath the very shade ot Queen Hlliabeths hunting lodge n quaint old and laity half timbered structure which has been beautifully renlored where I a hfespr landed our hampers vie f torlouily niter loans a bravely resisted siege and then the envied of thousands rFe as I lol sole ocrnp unnn of n While chapel hm we were driven In noble ilyle about the forest t away lo Ppplng once famous lam lu < auuge pork and cheese to Monk Wood and the great pollard oaks In lhe old llnllh camp at Ambresbury Hanks lu Hawk Wood Hill and lit famous obelisk and lo lllili Ileocli nearly iron cut above London here almost rIse I enure fringe ol Kpplng Iorestiitlli Itittondrout historic Interest Inter-est lies rlenr and iur Maw The old world valiev uf the river lca scene ol Waltons tailiest angling dais and of the Incidents ol ltle Angler is beneath ton In the weM Miles lo the ti n 1 J luWI north nnd loutli are In j snug Illages Its Ivied churches lis halfhid stately halls I j I llrhI Just here beside you Is cii Hill I house where Teniison wrote the Talking Oak and Locklev Ull I II Par to the west are the upland ot lhe Cambridge shire hills Hetween n slumbrous valley with an Ingllsh lindKap In Its I center stands ancient Valiham Abbey mournful and pathetic reminder of a departed day and time of Harold and his hvlshed treasures nnd of hu march lu Hastings to meet fierce Wlllumi ol Normandy Nearer still lies Copped Hall Mhire In Ihe iyrelKnoMditard VI IrmccM Mary wan held pilsoner 1 and at Fair Mead house beyond the gentle 1 poet Clare was brought n msnul wreck Hack nt Chlngford as the sun was sitting sit-ting behind the lUmpslead all the converging wa > s to London seemed demo H lib a routed army In lbs htlgluh Ilolivar was Impatient lu uveitake the disappearing host Klght ilierrll ue had come lo Ipplng but merrier still we returned to grimy London I racing I and tinging dl In humble r coster fashion nil Ibe too short way When we rit IIId I Into welcoming Hell L rw until Ilolivar wl nfeol ltabiolo came to a sudden hit Injure our on n habitation Jem and 1I1ell In plenum converse were alone upon the p00en Sprat and llecky were n confused heap j Iltr lh rr overgrownlatllrc I soiled vehc nod ktragiiling cotter feathers In the bottuni ol the cart Hut when we pulled llecky out Dod stcod her upon her ample legs wllhlit the doorway all the pi source of lhe day teemed to steal soltly alum into her I sunny t cutter nature nnd M reward for our gallint a outing wa > s nhn clappi us both cm and I soundly on our bicki with her broad hones IniuH emil softly murmured Lsdi III never ad lech n co laY ble sei li a hlnformln n1 cnjoyble lime never KDOAR U I WAKCUAS |
