Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-07-26

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Lady Warwick's Boudoir, and was more pleas
ing 10 me than the Stale Bed of Queen Annr,
which George The I'd gave 10 The Warwick
family, and occupies what Is called The STATE
Bed Room From the Castle we weni lp The
Green house. where among the beautiful flow
ers we found the celebrated Warwick Vase.
Il is the most splendid thing Of the kind 10 be
seen, of white marble designed and executed
In the puTesl Grecia1 taste; II was found al tht
bottom of the lake at Bndrians Villa, near IL
vol, about IL miles from Rome, aud will hold
136 gallons. From the green housg we took
walk Of near mile through trees and shrubs
to the river from which there is most maanH
icenI view of the castle with lis towers and lur-
rels, the Avon with It's cascade, The old arches
of broken bridge leiI standing for effect aud
the verdanl lawn around, Passing ON VIC again
reached the Castle and went 10 the PorIers
Lodge where are kept the relics OF the Great
Earl Guy. Here we were shewn his swOrl
which no man of our day would hike 10 hear;
his armor a rib Of the Dun Cow, which (unbe
liever) took TO be whales tusk, his Lady's
siirrups and in the middle tremendous ltun
Pot, called Guys Porridge Pot As large as. 4
hatters boiler from which twas told his family
y is now filled with punch on great annual les-
uvals Tor the tenants, and he quaputy OF sugar
and spirits Of different kinds taken in the mix.
lure which the Porter told us, was almost in
credible, but | have forgotten them. He took
Guys flesh fork with which he used TO fish cur
from it his dainlies and drawing il Quickly rnuud
the rim it sounded like The tones OF loud beff,
We left Warwick about l p NJ and drove
10 Slralord on Avon
Where his first nfantlays sweet Shakespear sung,
Where his last accents fatered on his tongue
We stopped at the "While Lion" few doors
from the house in which the Bard of Avon was
born, and Immediately went to look al it, The
old lady who shows it, depends upon the re-
ceipls of visitors for her livelihood, for sight
showing should think was most profitable.
as it is very general business in This country
The house is very mean looking affair We
have scarce two story one poorer IN appear
ance. The walls of the room up stairs, where
the event Is said 10 have taken place Is scEib--
bled over SO thick with names ci travelle that
no more space is left. We saw many Of our
cOuntrymens', and in book of names many
more. The old lady pointed cut some depre-
datlons that some visitors had committed which
surprised me. There was a huge mantle Of
solid oak of The toughest kind. A party Of Ia
dies called in a carriage, told her they wanted
10 remain some time in the room for medita-
ton suppose, and managed 10 send her away.
when with some iron instrument they split off
huge piece of the old o;,ken mantel and car
ried off without suspicion! What think YOU of
such veneraiion? | thing they ought 10 have
been held as near tbe caldron of Macbeth's
witches would at least have sickened them
awhile; others have split pieces from the doors
and windows, SO that if the spirit of appropra-
uveness continues 'tShakespear's house" will
be carried away by inches. From the House
we went 10 the Guild Hall over which is The
School House where the Bard was educated,
and from thence 10 the Church in which he
lies buried, where lay his bones protected by
his own defensive epaaph.
We fingered about Avon until the middle of
the next day, walked for miles around had
The horror, as the chambermaid sweety in
formed me, TO sleep in the room ard bed which
the Queen Dowager Adelaide had occupied
about fortnight before, on her way 10 a coun-
Try seat she is about occupying; it made no in-
pre- ssion on my slumbers, which were as Re-
publicanly sound as though had been in 9TH
er quarters. The rooms are designated by the
names of Shakespeare plays and not by nura-
bers, thus my bed room was Richard III, my
dressing chamber adjoining, Midsummers highs
dream, our siuing room, The Merchant of Ve-
nice. The scion of the old mulberry which
Shakespear planted, stands in the garden at
tached TO the Hotel, and the gardener having
been trimming it, brough, US in small block
each, which we seized as prize.
Our next stage was to Woodstock, the seat
of the Duke Marlborough. The honor of
Woodstock was conferred by Queen Ann on
the Duke of Marlborough for his eminent SER
vices, at the same time half million sterling
was voted by Parliament to erect him palace,
and the whole was called Blenheim, from the
victory of Benheim, considered one of the
most important of his victories. The grounds
comprise about 200 acres, the circumference
is about IL miles, about 200 acres of gardens
or decorated pleasure grounds, We were lon
late for admission into the Castle which we
regretted, but made amends by foar hours