Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-09-17


and then The hero OF our thoughts, Sir
iThumaS More--well dressed, for i, was a
time of pageants--Was talking somewhat
apart to his paie-laccl friend Erasmus.
while 'Son Roper as the chancellor loved
10 call his sGn-in-law. stood waichfuIly
and respectfully a liule on one side. e
Won if we had never seen the pictures IIol-
! helm painted Of his first patrons, we should
have known him by the bright bencyolrnce
! of his aspect, the singular purify Of his
compleXion, his penetrating yet gentle
eyes, and the incompatible grandeur with
which virtue and independence dignifed
even an indifferent figure. His smile
was so catching that the most broken.
hearted were won by it to forget their
sorrows; and his voice, low and sweet
though IT was, was so distinct. that we
iheard it above all the coarse Jest, loud
music, and trumpet calls of the vain and
idle crowd. And while we listened, we
awoke resolved next dav to make cur
pilgrimage, perfectly satisfied at the out
set. that though no fewer than four houses
in Chelsea contend for the honor of his
residence, Doctor Kings arguments in
favor of the site being the same as that of
Beaufort Housc--upon the greater part of
which now stands Beaufort-row--are the
most conclusive; those who are curious
in the matter can go and see his manu-
scripts in the British Museum. Passing
Bcaufort-row, we proceeded straight on
to the turn leading TO the Chelsea Clock
house.
1t is an old, patchedup, rickety dwell
ing, containing, perhaps, but few Of the
original stones, yet interesting as being
the lodge-entrance to the Offices Of Beau
fort, House remarkable also, as the dwell
ing Of family of the name of Howard,
who have occupied ii for more than hum
dred years, the first possessor being gar
dener to Sir Hans Sloane, into whose
possession, after lapse of years, and
many changes, portion of Sir Thomas
More's property had passed. This How
ard had skill in the distiIling of herbs and
perfumes, which his descendant carries
on 10 this day. We lifted the heavy brass
knocker, and were admitted into the 'oId
clock. house The interior shows evi-
dent marks Of extreme age, the flooring
being ridgy and scanned, bearing their
marks with discontented Creaking, like
the secret murmurS Of faded beauty
against her wrinkles On the counter
stood a few frost bitten geranlnnIs, and
drawers, containing various roofs and
seeds, were ranged round The walls, while
above them were placed good stout quart
and pint bottles of distil ed waters. The
man would have it that the 'cIock-house'
was the real original loGge-cntrance to
Beaufort House : and so we agreed II
might have been, but not, perhaps, built
during Sir Thomas More's lifetime. 10
this insinuation he tanned a deaf ear, as
suring MS that lis family, having llyId
there 50 lorg, must know all about it, and
that The brother Of Sir Hans Sloane gar
dener had made the great clock III OLD
Chelsea Church, ss the church books
could prove. You can, if YOU please,
he said, go under the archway al the side
of this house, leading into the NoraYian
chapel and burying-ground, where the
notice, that within are the Park-chapeI
Schools is put up And that is quite
true the Moravaus now only use the
chapel which was erected in their bury
ing ground TO perform an occasional in-
neral service in, and so thcy 'lel II 10 TIE
infant school. The burying-gronnd is
very pretty in the summer time. lis space
occupies only small portion Of tie chan
cellor's garden; part of lis walls are very
old, and the south one certainly belonged
10 Beaufort House. There have bee"
some who trace ont Tudor arch and one
or TWO Gothic windows as havmg been
filed up with more modern mason-W"rk:
bat that may be fancy. There seems II"
doubt that the Morayian charei siahds on
The si,e of the old stables.
Then we said, the clock-house could
only have been at the entrance TO '"e ON
ces.' The man locked for moment
little hurt at this observation, as oer"gd'
lorv to the dignity of his dweIlI. g o"'
he smiled, and said, Perhaps so; anu
verv good-naturedly showed US Tie Gene
t,ery Of this interesting people. Indeed
their original settlement in Chelsea Is
quite romance. The chapel stands 10
! ,he left of tie buryng-ground, winch Is
entered BY primitive wicket gate
forms square Of thick grass, crossed oy
broad gravel walks, kept with the Creates
!ne.lnCss, The tomb$tones are Hat, ana
lhe graves not raised above the level oil
The sward. They are of two sizes only? ;
the larger for grown persons, the sn"'ier
tor children. The Inscriptions on 'he
prave-stones, in general, seldom record
n.ore ,han the names and ages OF The per
sons inferred. The men are bniied III
one division, the women in another. we