Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-18


rsewindows-ihat exclude the light
lGrGyS Long Story
Before bid "my native land good night" have
been 10 take llst look OF dear old Hadton, a
pace consccrNted IN my memory by thousand
pleasing recoliecuons Of persons and things, long
since passed away.
II vas within two short miles OF Haddon. (aiter
leaving the ne'shJothood OF HardwIcs,l that spent
my luyen, years. and heving had the pleasure Of
known. the ancient hous,keeper, almost from IN
fancy, may sally say here is not "a creek or
Granny Of rs ch1uhers,' from 'ihe bui,ery hatch"
TO the wacnmau's cage IN the Eagle Tower, which
Is not perfectly frm.Ilr 10 ME. Nvb.e Old Hard
wick VS. ms hIs. Intf.duciIon 10 ancient castles
but mach older HaCuyn rlpenei my love into S0r.
OF enthusiasm for feudal lore. By permission OF
the hogsskooper | had fres access a. all times 10
this mos. perfect specimen Of the oIden time ana
my childish admiration OF all whIcE the worthy %
lady he'd dear, MADE me a great ffvoric of hers.
She was admirably fued for her Office. The pride
which spark cd m her full dark eye when speaking
of The King OF the Peak, and AL the renowned az,
Tocs 10 whom the Ha. descended, was perfectly orr.
ginll Her clear, loud, commanding voice, have
no doubt, was Inherited from that gallant so der,
the Great Marquis OF Cranky, whose puia.yl
daughter she reported TO be- IL So anu com.
mon report seldom erTs in such Little matters o,
scan mag concerning the great she well became
her lineage; for a more Stately, .IGy-iIkc dame,
! realty believe never graccd the ancient u..
II was q never urlng listener, rather her
inrCssant lormentor To he tod stories a1lu: the
Ayenc.ls, Neropns, Mauners's aud SIan.eys, plul-
cuar.y Of Sir George-ihe hns-and his IN TAR
daughters, the Indies Dora anu Katherine Vernon.
the krCper's house beng uuCOuncc.ed with TIE
castle, was freely entrusted with tie keys, and
many Crd many u'ue have let myself 10 anu
locked the pOsreu behind me, TO enjoy the entire
rag uICo trOlied. How aughab.e Il seems TO me
now, 20 reflect those scenes Of young castle
building" while royIng through the ln,erm.nab.e
IaoynnIns oi Hnddon, trying TO hunt mysteries"
in walking on the leads peePng over the battle
m'ntS, and Of all things, climbing the X
screw stone STAIR, and sitting the chair II
the watchman's pepper UOx on the iop turet Of The
EIge Power. How often have gone there with
Jeloyed biack.epe r Frolsslr and Tor hours por.
cd over his spiritstjrrlug tales OF Tits and Tour
naments. had read Mrs RadcIff's grand romance
and believed what was then universally reported
that Haddon Hall was the original of her Castle Of
UdophO. That u might have been so, thee Is
lNtIe doubt, for there is not scene, chamber or
pIrtIre OF the Romance, which my youthful enhu
slsu had not perfectly Identified But so far from
this uclng really 80, Mrs RadciItf I'D not even vi
sued Hudcon; her own splendid magnl ion was
lie source itom whence she drew her materials
But who reads the ROmlnce OF the Forest the al
ian, or the Mysteries Of Udolpho, now7 Ten
ThoUslnd a Year" and ten thousand other SUCH
books, are esDiars 10 the novel readers OF the PIE
sent tav.
HaddOn Hall is probably the only pcrfec. edrfce
OF q noble mansion Of the very den tine, now
rcDrnng IN England. i he celebrated antquary,
Mr.. Edward King, more than fifty years ago, IN
his description oft, depcc ,Cs any attempt TO change
us character and the noble owner, HIS Grace vi
Rulhuud, being sensible OF the importance VI rre.
serving li nrac keeps % precisely as q was cen.
turtles ngo. Que Of the defendants Of William
Psverell resided at II ddpn during the turbulent
times OF Stephen, when every bltUnal hail was a
citadel. The ground plan consists Of Two court
aids nearly square. The dining hall is situate
between the TWO qu6dnnguiar courts and Is an
pruIChtd from the principal entrance by a mob c
A-ht Of broad steps. II was ~ tbs hell thai Sr
George Vernon exhibited that prrcty hospitality
during lifetime, which gained him the title of rng
OF the Peak. AZ the upper en- Is q raised floor or
dlis, where the table for the lord and his prnc.pl
guests was Iald out--beUw lue lIs the table for
the dependents and ret'IuCrs were p.eced Two
sides Of he hall contain a gallery 10 which the
mlrstreis played during tAC festivities. The pfin-
Cipa0 table IS Oi OK pink, Ga four inches thick
WHAT iCs ly,es has rot tins cd ha Witnessed
During the time Of the first Duke Of HUT and. one
hundred GDd !Orty seven servants were maintained.
rnd Inc house kept open 10 oil c0mcf- In the true
s'ye OF Old English hospitality for Twelve days al.
or Christmas.
Sr George Vernon constantly kept fJurg-ore do.
nr,uC servants but he possessed ample revenues Tor
their support, uud Zoe numerous gI.,'s who resort.
cd To- bus nos Trtuu G mIusIJn, bong the 0a usr Of
no ,ess tuau thrly rich mHuors n Derry uru A..
though the hall KEEP. iu the most per-t order md
repair 0. has not been Co.,. 1ut,u for IyJyrtI-: Ifs
lsi occupant having been the trst Duke o. Rutland,
ocsefuOu IS probably owing TO the wIuduF iaE, be-
cause were % inhabited Tor ono day and rfg IT, B,
would be SUBJECT 10 years penalty Of that rIs.r-
Ou1 law, and the number oil windows Ir 81 me 90
goat, the tax would DE enormous. The exact
number Of windows 900 Uaddun- and tbpy Wi. ,lv
some ide1 Of us great sza-are three bundled and
r'Ny-hvc, the number OF dogs Iu Che yc4r Tho
bry windows Iu the long gallery are cugrmousI,
Ilge, but Trey only reckon as Our, Inc stone r1t.
lions not being wide enough 10 separate them nc.
A Ur "a Lao
though o. Is, does not | unpersti1d, contain ono
h1i tho number. II is uncertain what time Tue
earliest part Of the building was lrguu, although
there s scarce, doubt that part Of ir was coeyaI
with the Norman conquest n 1866. The Avene lis.
lords Of HBudon, were predecessors of the Venom
TIE ch1pr. oppears 10 be the most unccnt Oar.
30 was repaired by SIR Richard Vernon In fbi
reign OF Henry sT.h, az which time the Tia.
was adorned with stained glass windows IN d.,
IrncpI. apartments, Hs shown In Two of the nan, q
one ~ VII ch bears Latin insc pti1n thus trlnsI,,
tJI: "Iyw for me srui5 NJ Rieardi Venom an,
E.tfiis'a his rifs rho nats fhis tr The Ussr sfor
LIrd 1921" 10 another window under Oh. b .r,
dtte, IS the name Of WyIyam Jfussc. Sbo yg8
probably The artist who executed the cmJrz1p
Tnents. The Chapel o. 90 the southwest arg. r o.
mc great Court, from which the entrance .cads ur
tsf1 .1u-et pointed Gothic arch. has nave sn
two eide aisle, DIVIDED from the former bY pIii
end po'n.cd arches One Of the pillars between vi
rave eoi the south ois.o, il EVIDENTLY far mYfc MI
Int thuu TIE dtte Ot the WI1dUws II is 900 the IN
rvr SINDn F.yI'i and ths, together with a front O.
fHr ramc cfet.tsc urei prove that the AvsueIs ha
fffc o. ysfy ancient residence. BY fhe ste Of Nh
rf.r there Isa niche and stone ID sin i1s rOusecrt
f.i Natsf. ~ ihe porch of the Hal q R1uln %
go o. Cd 10 the Irsc1D ion On which 10 thus tam
f.,d ty IN. D,yasdusi: To the God Mar,
C. .i1ea, O..i.s CUciIhnUs, 7 rfeel Of tie e
1Oi0ft ai 40 risus psid his Wv, namely, by u
sHI. ration Ofthis altar THIS precious relic VI
discovered % DC grounds o. HaJdon Hall, shor