Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-01-21
For the Lew1sburS Chronicle.
NOTES OF A TRAVELLER.
Tic Icpsr Of Lcnacn.


teress that | entered that series of build.
ings which goes under the general name
of the Tower of London, and whose origin
dates so far back that it is still contested
poiut among an,iquarians whether its foun.
dations were laid by the Roman or the
Norman conqueror.
We passed round paved way and arri-
ved FIRST at the Traitors Gate, a passage
opening to the Thames, by which many 4
criminal, and many true hearted patriot,
has entered, to die within these walls BY
the headsmau's axe. Immediately oppo-
site to it is round, dingy, dirty looking
mass Of stoue, known by the name Of
the Blooly Tower. They used to say
that here the very wicked King Richard
Ill was so cruel as to smother the Young
princes, his ncphews. From this VIC passed
on to the White Tower, large square
white building, which rises high above all
the rest, and is pre-eminently the Tower
of London, The Armory within it inter
ested Inc very much. The long train of
warriors OF different ages, each seated on
his mail clad stccd, and looking out grimly
from his iron helmet is an exceedingly i'm
posing sight. Probably, however, when
each suit of armonr was tenanted By its
living owner, far more solemn feelings
were excited in the minds of their contcm.
poraries than are now raised in ours Placed
over the head Of each Of thess equestrian
figures, twenty or thirty in number, is a
banner bearing the name, rank, and date
Of the parsonage represented. Some of
the suits Of armour are known to have
been actually worn by the parsonage to
whom they are attrbutcd-such as the ar
mour Of Henry VIII, of Dudley, Earl of
Leicester, Of Charles l. and others but
the generality of the suits merely serve
! to indicate the kind Of armour used at the
date affixed. l looked at the array with
interest, bu. FASTENED forward for was
anxious TO escape from the chattering Of
the wArier, in low bcllcrown hat with
tri-colored ribbons, and red frock coat be-
dzened with crowns and gincracks Of like
kind, in gold lace. These warders seem
to be a kind OF hybrid between the parro,
and the gold-fuch-chattering as the one,
and gaudy as the other. vote them a
nuisance, as l do all guides at public places
here. 1t is annoying to me to listen to
the sins-song, parrot-likc repetition Of =
story go, BY hea,t.
The Armory up stairs was not so inter
estipg to me as that below. 1t contains
specimens of foreign arms, chiefly Spanish
and French and Of these had already
seen very mahy in Paris.
The Cell Of Raleigh aud the old Behead
ing Block are sad relics of ty-gone age
May such an age never return! The last
time the Block was used was in the reigl
Of George, when the Lords Balmerino
Kilmarnock and Lovat we're beheaded OF
Tower Hill in 1746.
l entered the little dark closet which
was the sleeping room Of Sir Walter Ra
leigh. 1t is about eight feet square, ant
light is admitted only by the opening o
, the door. On the walls I perceived me
MORALS of some Of its unfortunate occu
pants. These may serve as a specimen:
"HE THAT INDvRETH TO THE END
, SHALL BE sAvID. NJ. 10. r. RvI son
KENT. ANo 1858"
"BE FAITFvL vNTO TIE DErH AM
, VIII GIVE Tue A CRowNE OF LIFE. I
, FAME, 1854"
, Twas glad to leave this dismal bole Blu
on emerging from itiustrumcnss oftortur
met my eyes, the fearful monuments of
: savage, prosecuting age. The tbumbscrew'
Q the Scavenger's daughter, and the iro
;, collar Of Torment seem to vie with Gao
. other in torsurins power. The Collar