Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-11-26

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s,ons "n them, and these, taste has n
ad"ined yet more with paintings aud
siatliary, and all the other ornaments that
wealth can purchase. These lands once
belonged Ia Lord Dprweitwai who
shared the fortunes OF the Prr'r"der IN
the civil war, which COS, him h,S lie, and
the forfeiture ot all his estates. Green
wich Hospital has an annual revenue Of
L7O, 900 from a large tract of this land, 4,
which was given to 1t by the govern
ment.
Having arrived Mt Kesw'ck, which Of
itself is not remarkable ior any thing
that know of, we became oot-passen'
gers once more. Sou,hey, the Poet
Laureate of England resides near, m
rather an attractive spot, about a mile
from the village, called Grcia Hail.
His honse is on little hill, and back of
il, is n thick grove. We should have
called upon him, if we had not been
forcwarned that his wife was IN sad
condition, having lost her ses,-and
therefore under such circumstances, com
pany could not be pleasant. as 1t was
we contentcd ourselves with view Of
the residence of this distinguished man,
whose biography of Lord Nelson would
of itself alone give him clam upon
posterity; and we then passed on over
some private grounds, and by some
beautiful villas towards the famous noun
tain Skiddaw. We left Skiddaw,-l
have no passion for ascending mountains
now covered with mist on our right, and
, after a few miles walk we were IN view
/ of ssdenthwaite water-Quite pretty
+ lake which wants hills or mountains a
roundit however, TO make it picturesque.
Here we fixed our eyes upon Carlisle
as laid down on the map, and hnd,ng
! that the turnpike road was TAR from
straiph hit line, we determined upon leav-
,ng il and seeking as straight line as we
/ could concluding that according to all
mathematics, this was the shortest way
between two given points,-a somewhat
y uncertain way Of reasoning l own as ap-
plied to ways between two towns. w
left the main road-and soon a tremen
dnus rain overlOok MS, against winch nf
outer coats that we had, were the least
protection. We entered the poor hut Ol
an old Scotchwoman, or woman who
talked the Scotch, and in her volubihty
taking us for "cannie folk" she told Us
all she knew. She gave us some milk,
and rejected with scorn what we offered
for pay-a most unusual thing in Eng land
can assure you. Her mother she told
us, whom we saw Just able to move about,
was 90 years old, her father with her
too, was 80. Her family, she added,
her fathers fathers, had built this stone
hut 200 years ago, and had lived IN },
ever since, ''through rebel time ana. -
My friend gave one Of the children an
American half dime, and then the ole
woman almost Jumped with JOY at the
sight of the strange coin, "the like o
which her cen nae saw before" De
not doubt that she will hong remember
: the two Americans whom she sheltered
;. in the storm.
The rain holding up, we sailed iortf
again, but it was now near dark, and we
were miles from the lodging we intende'
> to make. We attempted in vain IN 81
. out-ot-: :he-way place to hire some con
= veyance,-but the only means OF trans
porta,on we could find was such as ma
ture had given us. The rain the'
L. poured down again, and in torrents too
and our way was over long and disma
{ moor, which is always dreary, even un
= der calm and sunny sky. But on tn
:. moor we entered. The rain then cam'
J. down fiercer and fercer, unobstructe'
u as was the wind by single tree, fence
= or dwelling. l was wet through ant
u through. In this condition We espie'
: two houses about mile from the road
y and we made for them, 10 see If we cou'
. obtain a nights shelter. The poor X
norant people took us for robbers, an
trcmbled all over; and | am quite sur
:, were very happy, when they saw us Ia
j. from the house. We could not well un
derstand them, nor could they understan
:, us,-but we made out enough to lear
y that the money Of two fellows IN such
plight could buy from them neither he
:. nor bread. My companion told them
~ the lakes we had been to see that OF
- luggage was left behind, and explaine
: how we were benightcd on this moor
: growled in wrath at their stupidity
~ and my argument suspect had about
much influence as his, for they SCENE
to take him for cunning, smooth tongue
:. rascal, and me for some ieroclous dea'n
y head. OF again we sallied Tor IN
'e moor. All at once we found ourse'v'
= in a swamp. This cleared, we wei
20 :, upon the hi Oh road again for C'aPha"
o yet some five miles of.
70 1t was quite midnight when we reac,
~ ed this, a little dirty village, remarkab
>. only for the number Of its public house