, 1872-11-17

IN, in the moonlight! 4 flight Of stone steps
leads down to this terrace from private door,
| which is called
DOROTHY vEnSox's DOOR;
and thereby hangs tale, which am goingto
history OF Haddon Hall:
Dorothy Vernon was the daughter OF Sir
| George Vernon Of Haddon Hall, and, as her
| father had no sons. abe was the heir of his es-
tates. Nov, Sir George vas proud man, and
rich and distinguished nobleman, whose alliance
| would bring honor and strength to his house.
But the maiden had tender heart, which was
/ not proof against the power of lore, and she
| gave it away to John Manners, who Was young
| er son of noble house. Manners dared not
| come and WOO the fair Dorothy in her fathers
| halls. He could not hope to be an acceptable
| sultor in the eyes of one who had such h1gh am-
bition for his daughter as had Sir George Yer
! non. But love is never without resources. DIS
| guised IS forester, Manners 1urked in the for
ests about Haddon, and thither would Dorothy
come to meet him, when she could steal awey
from the castle. There, beneath the
ds's der, Securely sheltered % Dy and ''e concesied
from the proud fathers jealous eyes. But there
was always the fear that Dorothy might at any
time be commanded to give her hand to some
! suitor OF her fathers choice, and to hom she
could never giyo her heart. The thought be-
| came unsu.. ~able; SO, one day, Manners per-
suaded his lady-love to consent to an e1opement
| with him. That night, there was to be q great
feast at Haddon; and. as evening drew on, the
noble ballroom was all brilliantly lighted, and
strains Of joyous music began to resound
| through the hall, as the noble guests assembled
! and joined in the dance. Lords and ladies, all
! ghttering with bright attire, now fill the room;
| lady step forth and dance minuet The ball is
at its height, and ''All goes merry as marriage
bell" But there Is one among the gay throng
whose heart is far away. The soft music de-
lights not her ear, can all the brilliant
| dor please her eye. Like al imprisoned bird,
| she longs to fly out from this, her gilded cage.
There she stands, the fair Dorothy,
joining not in the dance, but ever
in that retired corner OF the room. Her band ID
on the hitch. just now breaks forth louder
burst Of music, as the lord Of the castle himself
steps out with lovely dame to join the minuet.
ali eyes are turned toward him. Quick as
| thought does Dorothy press down the latch. The
door is opened and shut, and, all unperceived,
she stands without in the dark passage. few
swift steps, and she has reached the outer door
Softly she unfastens it, and now she is outside.
| in the clear moonlight. Rushing down the stone
steps that lead to the terrace she speeds, like 3
white dove, under the low, arching branches Of
| the yews, through which the moonlight strng~
giles, and sheds faint, uncertain Light upon the
! path. She has pasBed the terrace, and now as
cends flight Of steps that leads to 8 garden
above it: She gains the top and there falls
! fainting in her lovers arms. He lifts her from
the ground, and with swift, strong step, rushes
| through the garden, leaps the low wall at the
| where his trusty steed, and also pal
! frey for his lady, stand waiting. An instant
| more, and both are in the saddle and galloping
away through the moonit meadows, and along
| the banks ot the Wye, far away to the castle Of
| John Manners' father. AL pursuit IVES vain.
! Tie fugitives were too quick, and long before
Dorothy WAS missed from the gay ball room, she
was miles away with her lover, nor could any one
| tell in which direction they had gone And 30,
! next morning. this loving pair we're married, and
| it is eaid they lived most happy and contented
! lives. And 80, too, did Haddon Hall pass from
| the Vernon to the Manners family, and the
| deaeendante Of this happy couple stu possess it.
This romantic legend gives an additional inter-
est to place
N ITSELF MOST CHARMING;
| and the door by which Dorothy escaped, and the
steps which lead from it down to the terrace, are
always pointed out with great care by the guide,
| and looked at with much interest by every
visitor Who cares anything for romance Or
eio't Of Tie sMysteries Of gao,pho," and maes
poetry and prose have been written about it,
/ aud about the history Of Dorothy Vernon. Con-
! sidering all it's various attractions, there are
! few places in England better worth seeing than
Haddon, and no trip through England would be
| complete without visit to it.
! 1heto 10 ono pl4ei Paee9 aooos mtaaeo nons
say 1e" WORDS oetore leaving England, ana
that Is
=, uu RUGBY. qax .o., :. n,ouo p-on II,
ot course, every one pas read Tom BfoHn,
and Is, on that account, interested 10 seeing thus
old school. II 1s net . very attractlye-!9oklng
building. IT ls palls OF ge1iow oricE' Wmch pa nas
| grown fathei olfty ana aasR win lime: Inc
archltecture Is veIy Plaln ana elmple, ana mere
IL not the shghtest attempt At ofnament & N the
oid par q the puilaing. 1ney have nunt new
cnapel, "n!cn1 Is 1aroy yet4u,re nnlsneo, anu tals
Is very rieh ana ornamental struc1uie; out re
| scnoo4, az II vas Ii LON bro"ns tlue, co1u9
BOAST very little oeauty: On entering, We STANG i!
m quadrangle, ABOUT "nlch me senoo! IS
oa11t. a tower I1ses from one sac, ana n u Is
a huge CLOCK, me very CLOCK 10 ~hich adVentl-
nous ION and East cnm9eo ap, @ ana as whose .as aas
nihed motion was stopped Wh1le they "rote tne'r
names upon Its hands: From tins quadrangle
we got into the various halls and rooms. Among
them is the ffth-form hall, where Tom was
roasted, and the crate before which be VAS tor.
| red is pointed out by the guide.
THE FAMOUS SIXTH -Fonu