The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-11-05
THE HOME OF CHARLOTTE BRONZE.

On arriving at Bradford, one of the most
popu!ous and smoky of the many populous and
smoky manufacturing towns of Yorkshire, /
was told that 'Haworth was but ten miles dis
tsnt, and, preferring to make the Journey on
foot, soon found myself beyond the suburbs of
the town, and out Of the sufocating influence of
its smoke. The FIRST thing to be done was to
find which was the Haworth road, and to this
end made inquiries of native respecting the
locality of the Mecca OF my pilgrimage
asworth, the home of Charlotte Bront,,.
II know nowt Of it," he replied, ard then,
reckoning to some Of his comp anions, Informed
them that "a young man wanted to End ont
more than he could tell of himself" Sol again
asked which was the road to Haworth.
"Haworth ?-Haworth?" said native No. 2,
P'raps you mean Otley?"
No, / assured him did not mean Obey. but
Haworth, a village about ten miles from Brad
ford. At this they all shook their heads, and
a third native suggested Skipton but the sug.
gestion was not received with favor Fearing
that my pronunciation of the name might not
be correct, asked if they knew of Hagworth /;
but they did not know Hayworth.
Perhaps they knew Hyworth No, they
were equally ignorant of Hyworth2 t might
be Heeworth, / suggested but they had not
the remotest idea of Heeworth. / thsn tried
Howorth without effect, and even went so far
in the list of vowel sounds at to feebly ,fcuate
Huworth. Here one of the natives, tho had
been for some time in deep brown ct, sdy, said
that p'raps the gentleman meant q prth.
said it was very probable, and the spea ter add
ing something about Horth on the noors,
assured him that it was the place, and Received
directions to 60 two miles or more to the Bar.
M har TINS oh 10 fha La Ia.
sententious native made q general OBJ srvation
to the effect, that if body wanted 10 20 to
Horth, Why didn't body say he want I'd to 60
to Horth at once't, and be done wit it-sb-
parently quite oblivious of the fact that the
body had been trying very hard to 9, 80 for
some time.
This part of Yorkshire consists of j, success.
sion of rolling hills, highly cultivated but des.
titute OF foliage, and unpleasantly jare and
naked. The different farms are d. tided by
fences of dark stone, that stretch aloni. the hill
sides in dismal black lines, cutting tn m ND in.
to little squares, and giving quite a mbre as
pect TO landscape already suficisatly dull
and dreary. The houses slso add t. the Pc
culisr effect Of the scene, being built q sulieu
brown stone, and standing, or rather eyouching,
in low clusters of half dozen each. IS though
they feared being left singly and aloe,e on the
exposed hills. But while this mutual propin.
guilty destroys al the idea of rural RETIREMENT,
the houses are at the same time not cuff Gent
ly numerous in any one place to forms village,
as each row Is o mile or more distapt from its
next neighbor. Yet with all these unprepos-
sessing features, there is something strangely
attractive in the scenery, the numerous hills
and dales constantly assuming new aspects as
you walk along the tortuous road. Nov you
catch glmpses Of long narrow valley, and the
next moment you find yourself quite surround
ed by rising slopes of cultivated gro, nd. Now
you spy church perched in some kJnely posi-.
ton on q distant hillside, or one of ste rows OF
little cottages, before alluded to, fsnd then,
glancing before you, q broad br,ewn space
among the green fields in the distant . tells you
that you are approaching the famous moors Of