The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-24

Strictly speaking. there were only six Poor
Travellers: but, being a Traveller myself
though an Idle one, and bcin" withal as poor
rs hope 10 be, | brought the number to
seven. This word OF explanation is due at
once, for what says tlc incrrtion over TIE
quaint Old door:
RICHARD WATTS. ESQ.
BY lis VII, dated &: Eug. 1873,
founded tn, Charity
tor Siy Docc Travellers,
who not beirg 20GUES CT PRoCTGRs,
May receive gratis tor o9e Night,
Lodging, Entertainment,
and Four-pelcc each.
I; was i'll the anccn: little city oi Ho,hcs-
ter IN Kent. Of al The .ool ,lav, in the year
upon Christmas Eve. tha; stood reading
thi> over tie quaint old door in question |
had been wandering ahont The ncichhorinc
Cathedral. AMI ha,! seen the tomb Of Richard
Watts. with the ct;iuv OF worthy Master Eicil-
arl starting OH; Of it Ike ships ii-urc-hca,l:
and had tcl: that cou! DO no less, as
gave the Ncrgcr his fee, than inquire the
way to Watts Charity. The wav being very
short and very plain. hal come prosperous
" to The ;ncrip'ion and the quain. old door.
"Now. sad ! TO my,cli.. as looked at the
knockcr. Il know an not ? Proctor: Won
der whether | am a Rccrc,,"
pom the whole. though Conscience repro
1n"cd two or three pretty faces which might
have had smaller attraction for moral Coli
a:h than they had had for me. who am but
Ton Thumb. in that way came to Tie con
'lu>ion that | WAS rot Ro5rr s.. hrrin-
nlng TO record Tie c>tabii,hmcn: as in some
sort my rropcr'v. hceIuca,llcl TO N" and Ii
vcrs co-'"o&;ccs. ~iqrc ard Share al;lr. lv The
"or,hip'"l Master Richard Watts, stepped
backward in The rol! to >urycv NV Inherit
ancc.
| found i; TO !" lean white house of =
staid and venerable air. with the quaint old
'ioor already three Times mentioned ar arc,,
Ell ioor) )choicc l;ttc long low l,,t;cc-w;;,J,w<
and root with three ea'lcS. The silent
High Street q! Rochester i tull of erahIcS.
with od teams X tml>'rS carved INTO strange
faces. 1t is eddy carn>hcd will, a queer
oid clock that projects over the pavement out
4.
ricd on business there. ami hunr ont his >rn
Sooth TO say he did an active stroke OF work
in Rochester, in the oh lavs Of the Hon,ans
and the Saxon>. and Ike NormanS. and down
70 :hc times of Kin" John. Wien the RUGGED
castle will not undertake to saw how many
hundreds Of wears old thcn-was abandon
ed to The centuries of weather which
have 50 dctaccd the clark aperture in It's walls
that the ruin looks As if the rocks and ,awS
had picked is eyes ont
Twas very well l'lca~cd,bo,i with nv prop
crtv and its >itua,ion While was We. SIR.
vcying il with growing content. cSpicd at
one Of :he upper la.ticcs which stood opcn. =
decent body Of wholesome matron!v an
pcarancc, whose eyes caught nquirinrlv
addressed to mine They said 50 plainly,
'Do vou wish to see the hou>c:''thatI answer
Ell aloud, "Yc>. if Won please" And within
a moment the cld door opened. and bent my
head, ard went down two stcp% INTO the en-
try.
"ThiS, sad the matronlv presence. usher
in" me into a low room on the RIGHT, ':is where
the travellers sit b:- the fire, and cook wha.
bits of supper they buy with their fourpcn-
ccs."
ooh Then they have no entertainments"
sad |. For, the inscription over the outer
door was still running in my head, and was
mentally repeating in kind of tune, 'I.ola-
ing. entertainment, and lourpcncc each"
"Thcv have a fire provided for en-" re-
turned ;hc matron a mighty civil person.
not, as could make ut,ovcrpaid; "and these
cooking utensils. Ar,! this whats painted on
a board. is the rules for their behavior. They
have their fourpcnccs when they get their
tickets from the steward over the wav-for
don't admit EN- myself, they must Get their
tickets iir>t-and sometimes one buvs a rash
.r of bacon. and another herring, an! an
othcr pound Of potatoes, or what not
;wo or three Of them club their
ourpcnccs together, and make supper that
way. But, not much Of anything is to be cot
or tourpcncc. at present, when provisions
re so dear
True indeed" remarked I had been
,cking about the room. admirinr its snug r
reside at the upper end, its glimpse of the a
rect through the low mulIioncl window. and :,
S beams overhead. ut is very com.o:tabic," |
I'd |. II
"I!l-inconwcnicnt," observed the mat,only o
reScncc. b
liked to hear her say so for, it showed :
anxiety to execute in no mig re
'rlv spirit the intentions Of Master Richard fe
ats. But. the room was really 50 we'll a. til
ptcd to its purpose that protested, quite. tn
aeairSt her dsparasemcnt. lit
"Nav. ma am" sail |. IL am sure it is warm CO..
winter and cool in summer 1t has look ca
ho:nclv welcome and sootaiu. rest I: has bv
-ciuar!.,!il fn>t fr.~:tln. t,c very l'jil H..