Connecticut western news., 1872-09-13
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 FRIEND PEAsE-The journey from Pari to London of 250 miles, is a somewhat teGi ous one, including the passage of the chan nel, and the changes incident to that pas sage, together with the railway ride con stunned twelve hours. The first hundred miles out of Paris presented US with the grandest purely agricultural landscape thai l ever saw. Tine country is rich, rolling and cultivated to perfection. On the 29tt of July there were thousands and thou sands of acres of wheat, rye, oats, barley, root crops, etc., seen on both sides of the railway. and often the eye embraces an ex tent of five or six miles on both sides ot tue train, presenting every hue of straw color and green that can prpbably be i'm agined. The land being cultivated in mar. row strips, or in small squares from half an acre to four or five acres, there being no fences, and the crops varying in hue ac-
 
 lection to which they have attained, caused this beautiful variety in the landscape, the new mown meadows being not the least picturesque feature. We witness no such picturesque views in our country, as our fences and forests interfere The draw back to all this beauty, was, in seeing hun dreds and hundreds of acres of 0oer-ripe wheat ready for the sickle, white, indeed, cover not man or woman at work to se- cure it, from fifty to one hundred acres on an average. The cause of this dearth of labor l could not ascertain, but it was re- marked by all observing travellers. How delighted should have been to see good pair of horses with Buckeye or McCor- mick walking through these hundreds of acres Of fine wheat, where were to be seen only occasionally and old man or woman with tiny sickle. The tyranny of labor, or the excess of population eschews the machine. London was entered on bright CT day than any we experienced there last Autumn, and wore very cheerful aspect. Coming directly from Paris, could not avoid drawing contrast between the two cities. Paris, gay and beautiful, London, pondrous and substantial. The Paris ians light-hearted, versatile, and frivolous !; the Londoners cool, stolid, and persistent, moving slowly, sensibly and effectively. Yet, both have accomplished great public works. The net work of railways In and about London is perfectly astonishing. Under ground, on the ground, and a6ove ground; they penetrate the city like the veins of living body. The ways under ground and the carriages, SO far ss wewer on them, are as neat and comfortable as those above. But the passing and repass- ing, over, under and around, everywhere, together with the. whistling, bell ringing, etc., in the suburbs, is perfectly bewilder- ing Yet, thanks to their military precs- ion, order reigns among them. Visits to the Crystal Palace at Sydonham, to Wind sor Castle, to Westminster Abbey; rides in the city and sails upon the Thames, were enjoyed with keen relish. notwithstanding our familiarity with castles, parks, and gar dens, on many parts of the continent of Europe. But London must be left, or the rest of England ignored. Hence, on the 10th of August, we took our departure from the great city by rail to the pleasant Watering-place, Lennigton, where we spent as quiet Sabbath as we could have done ln Salisbury. On the following day, which proved brilliant one for England, we vis- ited Warwick Wentworth castles, and Stratford-upon-Avon. Warwick castle is still place ot deep interest, notwith- standing the fire which laid part of it in ashes some months ago. All the State apartments that, have usually been exhibit ed to visitors are still to be seen, except one which was destroyed with the family apart ments. Arms, armor, statues, pictures, elegant furniture, costly vases and articles of Vesture, constitute the objects of interest here, as in all the inhabited castles and pal aces of Europe. An old grain mill on the the Avon, and immediately under the walls of the castle, (for the use of the estate), with its quaint old water wheels, rolling without any covering, opened quite TO- mantle aspect in our eyes, accustomed to the action of highly wrought machinery. The parks and lawns are beautiful and ex- tensive. Over them are scattered famous English oaks, from three to six feet in di- ameter, offering grateful shade enough to cover small army. The celebrated War WICK Vase occupies small ornamented building erected for it's reception in flow CT garden outside of the castle walls, which IS redolent of perfume. The Grey Tower and the Cesar's Tower, still stand, and the great curtain wall between them holds the pondrous gates, and huge porteulli which oarrlcade the access to the inner temple. Other gates still more remote from the cas- tle, open uF,on outer lawns, one of which gates, and the principal entrance, opens Into a carrl age way cut out of solid rock for some hirtY or forty rods, at the end of which, the; towers appear in view. Alto gether 1t is grand old establishment. Ken llWorth, on the contrary, is in ruins. It must have covered far the larger area, and walls are still standing that are from 75 to 100 feet high. No vestiage of roof exists however, oyer the whole waste of walls. Seated on the beautiful lawn overlooking the most imp osing portion of the ruins, we made the acquaintance of an agreeable and cultivated American family, with whom we all travelled and appreciated for some days afterward, whom we shall not soon forget.
 ITO be Continued
 Some unscientifc thief recently robbed Journalist of his valise in Baltimore train.