Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-18

IS Inc pTIde oil this that he collects the CbnrcI
rates oil The parish The living he SAYS is yery small
and not more than ESQ or 600 year This. he seem
to sh'hR hafd case, when the living in an adjoining
| parish Is worth fS10 1000
"But must be moving onward with thu dov. an fo
the present pdIeu'
"S"ahsfEAHEs BIRTH PLACE, Strnyord-upon- .qpon, !
.,oo June 9Th, 1913 !
"hnee saSing the little village at which reste.
las. ms"'' proceeded onward to this place, where
arrived !" dinner this day Not long after / arrived
went up one of the streets 10 the birthplace o
Shakespeare, representation of which now send YOU
II ~ as you will perceive, very humble house il il
suriho'n'ea ny signboard, stating "the immorta
Shakespeare was born in this house. The SIGN lht
house. and The associations connected with i ,r. IN,
trading capital OF an old woman who gets her liyeli
hooo, a"u pays something into the pocket Of her land
o1u' ny gambling The premises 10 strangers There il
no'"'"s - NC seen out the room, and tiut unlmb
ious an apartment as | ever looked into
"ihe ieics OF the great bard are kept in g house
situated IN another part of the town and hut upor
the sitc OF nus residence after his return from London
ana MS introduction TO Fame. The mind of Shaks.
peare' Notwithstanding all it's unrivalled conceptions
seems 20 nave been naturally devoid OF ambition In
drawing Inc character of others, and painting human
nature N Its multiplied forms, he seems 10 ha We hous
least u himself Instead of endeavoring 10 termn ate
MS career as an author, by advancing his own
prospects, he appears have been content with
Inc sneel OF root IN bis native place. little better thar
that IN which he was born. This house was many
years ago destroyed by the hands of person. who wal
compelled oy the towusmen to leave The place in
quence OF what he had done
Inc 'feics are numerous, though mostly consist
ing OF small articles. They show you the poets chairs
table, cnesl dressing case, swords, buckles chime,
piece ornaments, part of The gun with which he shot
squire Lucys deer, &c NC II antiquity of appear
ance, ADDED 10 various certificates OF authenticity are
enough 10 prove them 10 be genuine should say the
had come down from tho right source The woman
who exhibited them had evidently been accustomed
TO inquiries into their authenticity, as she took grea
pains TO clear The matter whenever a hint TO the con
trary was thrown nnt. She keeps two albums whic.
she shows, after the various articles which belonged
the genus of the place have been seem Ome Of these al
BUNS was once kept at the birthplace, where the re
l'cS were also preserved, until, owing 10 some dispute
between the woman who kept them and the landlord
about rent they we're removed to this place The old
album contains the names, written by the persons
themselves of many celebrated characters who visited
The house, where kept record Of those the
came. Among them | noticed George the Fourth
the Duke Of Wellington, Lord Byron, Sir Walker
Scott, Washington Irving and host of statesmen
philosophers ard poets. The names Of English no.
b!eInen are here in clusters, showing what homage
they OF artificial make have pa'd In one who, though
ess in title, far above them, since lie was one
Natures noblemen | do not donbl, hut that the an
cestors of these nobiemen the men who in Shaks-
humble hook-trea,ed the poet q vagabond player,
and, even if they were disposed had not the discern
men' to see and reward his merit
THE second album is fast filing up with
The names Of vlstors. On looking the pages, |
scarcely which did contain the name Of
some American. Indeed suppose, that of the recent
names, one sixth part from the U. 5. This not
only shows wha, a travelling people the Americans
are, but likewise, how much the works nf Shakespeare
are read and esteemed in our country. Nine in ten OF
those who come over from our country doubt visit
Strafrrd whilst they are in England You sec, then
that IN coming he:e, have but fallen in The wake OF
my numerous countrymen whose footsteps have been
planted here before But If | had not their
example before me, as well as the example Of many
spec,ed men, should not regret my visit, You may say
it is useless to be thus going 10 the home of man
long since dead, when have, in his works, all OF
value which he left behind-You may call it super.
s'i,ous pilgrimage if you like, but there is something
pleasant after a than enough 10 repay the travel
Ter for the lime he may luse by stopping.
81 passed through fine country this morning my
way TO this place. numbe. Of FIVE horse ploughs
man holding the plough handles, and another is ge-
morally the custom here, driving the horses passed
several fine mansions palaces, emnng them the seat
of Sir George PhIllips-'Sir Georges great house,
the in the road called ,-and scnt scat be-
longing to Mr.. West, man of great wealth, bu,
whose fondness for he sports Of the field has deprived
him Of all ambition for public distinction.