Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1855-10-18


difference and so far succeeded as scarce-.
y 10 notice or know sught Of my subss-
quent ride toeChesfer- As.wy astentioll
was particulafly called % 4 Bresion Castle,
I deigned d give Il . passing look. 81
stands on The summit Of q bold PrsciPics.
NOT unlike 7. East Rock, near New Ia
ven) in its appearance. Al one Of 'ne
stations. also, saw nine young men chain-
cd together. sitting on bench ~ ~. porcn-s
As the sight was strange one % me, !
ventured to make an enquiry concerning
them, and learned that they were deserters
from recruiting rendezvous in the neigh-
borhood. Poor fellows! They doubtless
preferred to take the consequences OF dssers
tion, 10 being starved, or frozrn. or shot n
the trenches before SevastoPol. s.f
At Chester, (where spent the night
/ took the Holyhead raii.oad and made
tour into North Wales. u is an extremely
rough and picturesque country Indeed,
some of its a,ounsain scenery rivals 10 bold-s
ness and magni icence anything have seen
10 New EngIand-though mist acknosw-
ledge myself gratifed in the 6ellsf that The
White Mountains Of New Hampshire are
altogether ahead Of aught withinthe WeIcI
borders. passed in sight of ',SnoWdon"
the ..Great Ofnshead," and the highlands
on the Isle of AnyIesea. Bat my journey
was hurried one, and l tear my descfip-
.tion OF country SO much like. Connecticut
cannot be particularly interesting to the
readers oil the Enquirer. A ramb.e over
the mining districts in the vicinity Of Holy
well, and visit TO the famous ruins Of
Flint Castle, will long be treasured as d
."pleasant "Reminiscences" The latter is one
OF the noblest relics Of the past 10 be found
in the Principally. With its soutw erks il
.ori, sinaly covered about two acres. After
having served as the banqueting hall Of
Kings. and as an impregnable fortress in
many fierce assault, 10 was completely
dislnantled by Cromwell during ahe civil
wars. Its high, thick watts still give indi-
cations Of its exteut and strength, Covered
with mantle Of ivy, which has climbed up
its sides for an hundred feet and hangs in
'fes,oons over its magnificent arches, il pre-
SCENTS very impressive and soiibre appear
.ance to stranger, especially when visited
in the dim twilight. A shap-keeper near BY
Of whom made some enqu;ries, on learn
ing that was from America, expressed him
self mnch surprised thatI should ...speak
such good English" 4x So.
Spending a night at Chester, on my re-
turn from Wales, arose at day dawn for
for the purpose OF thoroughly exploring the
antiquities Of that wonderful place. Its
walls, and towers, and buildings--indced,
its carts, donkeys and people--seenea to
bear the impress Of some forgotten age
The gable ends Of nearly all the dwellings,
and shops are turned coward the street, and
are often ornamented with strange devices.
The dates on some Of them are. A. ID, 1000,
1910, l0l2, g., Along the second story Is
arranged aterrace,with a broad foos:walL---
shus forming two rows of stores OF, shops
on each side Of street, through its entire
length. AS this terra % is covered by the
projecting Of the ends Of the buildings, it
affords very convenient ihorone iiiare for
foot passengers during rain storm. The
city was founded by the Romans, and their
peculiar style Of architecture is sill in
good degree preserved. All modern .'sln-r
D., provements' are as carefully excluded as
they could be from museum oil antiquities
The dress and habits of the residents are in
periec. keeping with the place, knce-hnck-
les aud shoe'back es are worn, aud the hats
and coats of King Charles time meet you
at every turn. Here, a woman with her
milk cans Suspended across The back Of a
donkey, was peddliag goats milk from
door 70 door. La another place, women
might be seen Carrying enormous baskets
OF potatoes or other vegetables on their
heads. Rickety mule.car,s, wooden sad.
des, and harnesses apparently made Of lea
'her straps and tow strings, We're the fitting
accomplishments OF the doughty jockies aud
fair eques,rians OF Chester! lsa Y
II lis imposed tina, the Romans abandon
ed Chester in the sh century. About the
year COZ, the Briions were defeated under
ITS wallis by E,heifrid. the Saxon King Of
Northumberland. The walls having suifer-
ed much injury from the Danes during the,
ninth century, they werereraired. enlarged,
and adorned and s.reng,hcn ned BY towers
and turre,s. by Etl,elred, about A d. GOT.
AZ the 1Nortnan Conquest, William The.
Coaqueror gave he whole county of Ches-
Ter TO Hagh Lupus, which hewas to ..hold
$ as freely by the sword as he hinst II held
England by the crown" rfhe Enls OF
Chester became apowerfal tace, aud main.
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