The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-11-13

| 20 the left, into Clinton Green, o walk OF .
few rods brings yon to the entrance gate,
where my lords janitor shuts one hand up-
on the sixpenoe, paid for admittanee, and.
with his Other. opens the little wicket gate
oy which You enter This entrance Is on
the north side OF the castle and close to the
ancient gateway; which unique structure
WI nrst aAract attention by ffs great
beauty. II has been converted Into a
dwei'ing house Tor some Of the Esrfs re-
tainers This gate-house 10 described by
scott as beiug equal in extent, and suPe.
rior In srch'tectnre, to the bsronisi castle
OF many Northern chief" las exterior
beauty VIII provoke desire to see the In
side. which you may do by paying an ,ad.
ditlonai sixpence TO theSoid jauitress. The
on'y special Object OF interest to be seen
within' 10 the Leicester Chimney Piece,
wnich n cariou''y carved and adorned
WIZ" many devices, the chief OF which h
'ne Dear ana ragged stah, The e"gni'
-Anoe o' 'ne i,"o'ey Earle o. Leicester
wiz. = many ZINES !ePeateo around the
oa'"s. on saon s'oe Oh tns m"ntei'
p''ce' are .hs ie''o'' ~ Il, sna between
'he'''' Ahu ''reo'y over tue hre'P'see' the
~'r''
DNoiA Ell 10y Ab.
.h's ancient gem OF art was moved from
'"e i'eioes'er ou'i'ihgs 70 i's present s''as'
''on'
Leaving the old gate house, ashoFt walk,
IN sou'neriy direction. across the outer
court lTh,ch, at tins season, Is covered
with the Iiveliest grsen.) will bring TO
We" ears rover, a'ready described
rs the older part oil The castle, and Keep
OF immense strength. In come parts, its
walls are IL feet thick; and (which is said
has no dungeon under.it. There Is q COW.
cred well in the southeast corner, which
was examined not many. years ago, but
nothing Of Importance found therein. The
tewer was originally square. but the north
side 10 now q compiete ruin. West from
Cessr,s Tower were the Kitchen, n ub;,h
buildipps the m.r.st vss,;,. no. r.m.;,.
A Io,tv s,.bnd ns...,o 49,. =. n;,-,.
=, .n5 Co.. r. :, :. ~,
mr.. .c,-d.,..,,-L;.r ar -,
-. :, "
'Se"' "
q ~ - so"'.''o"' ""oh III"
'ne S"een"-"no na' eneoun-
s" n"S, :" 'n' ero'''' ano hau extorteo
from her' os eommand, part OF her So.
ere'-oragged her. with indignant stride,
before the sstonisted nob'eman, eonfound-
Ing him with the words. /" Stand forth.
my Lord Of Leicester. Knowest thou this
womanf") .....#
, Strong Tower, or as Sir Walter calls Il. the
Mervyn Tower, forms tho north ,rcst. corner o,
the great square. II has throo stories. tho
floors of which are all arched and of incr.di.
ble thickness. Undor this tower Is n gloomy
dungeon, In which tradition has Il that King
Edward III, languished in confinement while
his captor, the proud Earl of March. revelled
in the castle. After exploring tb;, subt.rr..
mean prison, I ciambered. n. bo,t m;vbt n,
the narrow winding stairs, the bupe stone
steps Of which woro, nnapy of their. WON co,,.
ploteiy through, by tho foot. stems OF pnny
generations. The novcl;st t.,Is ma IN, q, AZ.
upper room of this tovor the fugitive Conn.
bss, Amy Robsart, found n brief refuge. and
dictated thence n short lettsr IN b.r husband
The Ear, f.,tan;no n v;tb . brs,a ~ hor On
beau,;fnl hair. tied In a trpe lover, tno,
on,v .hs aoor and ona x;nao,v of mi, roo,,
rem,;ns From ,h;, loftx ho;oht IN. noor
Amx, NTH ,;cten;ne bs.rt, hsh.,d . nor,;on
NJ tho naoe.nt. nren.rsd n bonor h., o,o,n,x
,,vs, Ths gr..t b.no,.,,n, h,,, .h;.h
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