The New York herald., 1864-05-16
Special Report Of the Tore entsnary
Festival Of His Birth at STRAIT
fsrd-sn-Avsn 20 lhs
New York Horal6.
The APPEARANCE OF THE OLD TOWN
Justice Shallow Refuses Z Saddle Of yenisoa
for tho Birthday Of tho "Imnortal
WILL" Because 10 "Insulted
One Of HiS ARcsstorS."

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Tho Banquet Hall, Banquet and
Speeches.
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Tho Fancy Dress Bali, Characten and
Sea-, Fancy Dresses.
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Oar strsefsrd-on-Avsn Osrrsspondenos.
sr.AncaD on. Avon, wAawsoKnzns. April -, 1854.
II high carnival q ths posteal metropolis It ~
world. Evsa The psassns oousidsrs hnassf mere sAaa
bali poet. Bright skies. bal.y bssssss. ~ nas,
ehArmns spring wsathsr hodge,. erohars asA gardsas
loaded With The perfume Of epsa blosssnS. vim shs
songs Of birds and hunminS q bess aks We suiiss
little vIlassoe WsrwsksAits q sAs msst
places BY nature a. the prsssas time that ss b fesaA m
Chrstsndsm. ~ geds spilsA on ths birth, iafAacy
and growth Of young shapsrs, The dsis sAas preside
over thS ssnsqts hss besa equally propislsss n Tho
eslsbration Il his three hnalrsAth birthday.
Fortunately fof she popscal apd reflective, srsforl.
os.Avon can Asves b .. busslng, noisy. sqsAid or
ovsrgrown manufacturing town. Il psesta.s ssw or no
Temptations 70 capitalists mes oe business me tall
eliminates ef she brewery that makes undoubtedly the
bess beer in the kingdom built and owned BY the local
prince mayor and gentleman Of the placs-Edward r.
Tow@ Esq-furn.sh shout the ooly Indications OF any
manufactures IN Srasford wsse the spirit Of washing
ton Irving 70 revisit Sratford after the lspss Of atty
years. he would scarcely nnd ssons altered Or could
the gentle Will himself revisit tho earth hs would rs
qure local guide 70 show him tho way through his 10.
tive town.
Many Of the very houses are standing that were
erected before the poet left shs And the three
four places and sites that most intimately associated
with the bard in existence now almsst the exact
state that they wore IN Shakspere's time
The house where he born, the church
where he lies buried. tho cottage Of Ann Hatha
way, bis wife, and Charlecots Hall, the ances.
tra seat Of the Lucys who had the young poet up
poachDg among the deer standing tho they
were three hundred years ago.
Making due allowance for human weakness no doubt
but there has been antagonsm between the Lucy
family and tho poe bis works. his fame and hh adm
rers ever since the baronct Of Eizabeths time was
mmoriaizod - Justice Shallow. Not many years since
the Mayor Of Sraord gave Corporation dinner on the
poets birthday and he sent polite request baro.
net representative Of the Lucy family-as almost
the only county family that owns . deer paYk-to
know II be would send them . saddle or two
Of venissn - grace their feast. Hs received
in reply . point blank refusal, with . most indignant
message. He Sir Lucy was q" astonshsd thatths
Mayor sauord should send him assist in oeeora.
ting tho birthday Of that bad nsulted ono Of hs
sncsstors" There's anger Tor you, With the antique
flavor Of centuries resting upon it But the feuds OF
families cannot endure forever, and tho present Lucy
has very wisely and humaaely forgiven young
Shakspsrs for iampoonins . great. great, great (as
many you like) grsnddad Charlsoots Park and Hall
have been Hospitality and generously thrown open 70 all
the visitors that atsnA The tsrceatsnary Of Shakspsre
Iu present proprietor. though, = . woman, not
bsro1es.
Before proceeding 70 nocs ne tsrcspteuasy eslebra
ton that has brought a the world and his wife 70 STRAIT
ford IL may b. iaserssng 70 posos bog The spirit OF the
poet has gradually ovspread the town even more than
had when Irving visited skatord. There v
shakspsrs stress hsrs, branching or from Henley
street, in which shs poets birth place. Thsn there
hosssry named The Falsta6 Tavern besides the
noted Shakspers Inn, and the Red Lion, that Irving
patroaissd.
Ono day afsss Mr. Flower had completed the largest
building forming his brewery, and gos hts immense
casks erected for cooling working and refining bis bear.
be had some literary company at his house, and among
oshsrs Douglas Jerroid thea attached Ps~eA In
going the brewery mine host said hs would IKE
some Shsksperian names for his large beer casks-some
OF them not quite spacious the famed Heidelberg
tun used ~ wine cooler but large enough to bold ave
hundred 10 . thousand barrels After ssveraI-more or
less appropriasehsd been suggested Jerrold said'g
have II" and, SELLING piece OF chalk wrote one in
large letters 'Comedy Of Errors" Az IL all beer brew
Ing and all beer drinking be called drama OF blum
dcrs Very ike bis witty They finally called
the largest cask Measure for Measure another Gas
You Like , and one, wherein the beer works most vio
lenty, "The Tempest" One was called "a Midsummer
NghVs Dream. another "Twclfth Night" and one The
MERRY Wives Of Windsor" hope the drsughts from
Hecon thai the poet gets in Eysum equal 10 the
beer that 10 brewsd Ia his native 8ratford.
shakspero having brought name fame, celebrity and
countless VISITORS with their good will and long purses
70 srauord. the six thousand resident people,
represented by the Mayor and Corporation thought at
the three hundredh birthday OF the poet they would do
something 70 honor him. They wished TO give
Praise 10 the bard. whose words are driven
Like flower seeds by the far winds sown
Whereer beneath the shy or Heaven
The birds Of lame have flown.
Though visited BY people OF all ranks and conditions Of
life from svery part Of the world the saord psopls
wished 70 show tha, they were worthy oustodans Of the
cradle and grave Of tho greatest genius The world has
ever ssen.
Such graves bis are pilgrim shrinss-
shrines 70 no code or creed confined
The DslPbiss wales the Psestinss
Tho Meccss OF the mind.
sagss with wisdom's garland vrestbsd
Crowned kings aud mitrsd priests Of power,
And warriors, With their bright swords shsath'd,
1he mightiest q the hour.
And lowlier names whose humble home
Is lu By fortunes DINNER star
Are thers-oer wave and mountain come
From countries near and fer.
Pilgrims w0oee vand'ring feet have prese'd
Tue swtsss's snev, the Arabs sand
Or Eod ~, pied leaves of She wess
ny own green forest land.
Al no modern Rngiishman ever said anything half %
appropriate 0 Snakspere, may be orousel for further
quoting VIA. living American bard said Of another sm
meat Brish posi-.
may seem bypercritcA question or crisiciss any
q the designs or purposes Of the ssrssosd shakspers
oomatee. ~ all praise 10 due 70 them for The ensrgy,
talents aod ssal shsy have dhpaysd bss their ohscss