Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-10-08

IT," That incompatible vista OF 524 feet
10 length" You must admire,s he went
on. !" that majestic window rs feet high
and 81 broad--ihe grandest OBJECT OF ad.
mlratlon IN the worldl" Whewi for this
was said with flourish uneqnaIled even
by Mr.. McDuilies best. even ia bis great.
est oraiofical spasms. and BY this time. as
my companion was in COMMISSIONS Of laugh
teri can assure ysu was in no condi.
ton to admire any thing nj all. But, be
continued, aroused by the importance Of
his ofhce--"yon musi admire Gen tie men
! the amazing soliiity OF these clustered
! piers, and the vastness OF the span Of
these arches. "and all this too with The
rotundity Of ennnciaion that made me
roar outright with laughter. The honest
| guide believed that the greater the spasms
into which he threw himself. the greater
wonld be ours, and SO he continued 10 have
1 these spasmodlc oratoricai affections till
] the Whole Cathedral was served up in re-
/ gniar order. IN the same tone be gave Us
the measurement Of the organ, which, il
1 appears, has fonr thousand FIVE hundred
I pipes Tire can judge then what glorous
4 Musical Festivals there are al times, with
/ IN the walls Of the Cathedral, with 600
vocal and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as there
have been ~all al once --and what a crash
OF ciToruscs this must make.--and what
melodious long drawn notes OF soitness
through such space
Oar guide took us into many parts Of
the Cathedral among the monuments in
10 The csypt--and showed US The wonder.
fl reflection Of the stained windows over
its enirance,-- but ] will not weary you
with more particulars after have spoken
Of the Vestry. There, In this antique
room, he showed US silver Crosier that
queen dowager of Charles II brought
from Portugal then large ivory vessel
called Uiphus's horn, a dtinking horn be-
longing 10 this p,iacc. by drinking wine
from which before the altar of God. he en-
fooled this church with all his lands and
| revcnnes--by which relic the church holds
valuatlr lands 10 Ibis day. Then he set
forth a wooden head found in the grave Of
an Afcbbisbop--a canopy Of slate carved
! over the head Of james | when he visited
York but, which was The most interest.
ing--an antique chair that used TO stand
within the rails Of The allar. in which seye
raj OF the Saxon kings were crowaed. aud
in which Richard III and James |. were
also crowDed,--a chair that bears about
it all the marks Of time, Tor were il not
| fastened together by bars Of iron, il would
| have tuuibied TO pieces long ago.
After this display Of antique relics, wo
dismissed our graadilogucnt guide. and
ascending s73 steps came 10 the summit
Of what's called Iantefn Flower, on which,
in 1866, turrst OF wopd WAS erected TO
serve as u beacon TO alarm the country If
The HoIlandrrs or French should attempt
a landing. The tufrei Is gone now--an,i
hence we had the whole range III the sum-
nd--a view Of the grand pile under our
feet. the red tiles OF the dwellings, Of York
! land prospect as far as the eye could
reach ever plain Of highly cultivated
country. with tasteful country seats in the
distance On The long stretch Of the Ouse
and the Fosse. Aud lhen what rush Of
History IN ones mind, for over this nov
fertile y ain, Btifon, scot, Roman, Saxon,
and Norman hare here shed rivers Of blood.
Upon almost every spot some man has bit
the ground IN death. But now a sweet
peace reigns orer this former scene ofdes.
citation. All is garden, No hostile Scot
threatens 10 plnadcr the crops luxu,iantly
growing. The cattle Craze in peace
Man wanders abroad fearlessy and un.
awed. with no war armour on, no spear
nor arrow in his hand Surh are the fuits
OF religious civilization
left The Cathedral to look at other
things in the city Of York. but al! is tame
after such sight / idlcd about The ruins
Of st Marys Abbey. a fabric founded by
William Rufus. moved along the walls
and the walks around il. peeped into
tie windows Of the old churches, Of which
York is fuIl.-- aud the old, tho narrow, and
antique fashioned lanes Of the city bne
AS this was tho first cathedral Twas ever
10, could think Of bn, little else AT cle<
ven o'clock al night, 10 company with my
friepd, in the then yet luminous twilight,
mark what contrast in time with ouIs,t
we took survey again Gifts outward pro
portions, for misty light looms up the
more, eyen such prodigious pile. We
met the Waterman Of the Cathedral with
lantern 10 bis hand, ffor watch has
been Kept ever since the incendiarsm OF
l629)-just entering The door upon his
round. We solicited permission 10 enter
and he gave il. TIE dark lantern was
kept closed, and the least whisper Of ours
could be heard all along the arches. My
soiiest footsteps seemed like heavy tfamp-
ines of some huge beast chung to my
friend, IL not in terror al least 10 awe
There was shircring az horror IN TIA
whole frame. We went among the tpmbs
and monuments once more. A little misty
twilight entered the stained window NY
| fancy was wrought UP. thought saw
lie iendal lords spring to life. with all
their armour on, The miired Bishop. with
the crosicr, seemed 10 stand before me-, as
did his statue The sculptured images
were ghosts. The stony angels seemed to
stretch iheir wings and blow their frnmp-
cts With real life. ! never before felt
such terrible Illusion, such 40 awful sense