, 1873-08-24
ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.
Some Notable sights---Blen~
helm and Chatsworth.
The Abbey Of tho Fountains---The
English Lakes.
The Highlands -.-Lochs Lomond and Ka-
trine---Scott and Burns.
Sterling Observation-Disclosures
rose Abbey---AbbOtBFOrd.

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LONDON, july q, 1873,
4 shall W1ito you to-day worry desu]tory lettor,
about know not what. I have takon a month'e
rapid journey to tho English lakes, to tlio 8cocl,
lakcp, tho country Of ullot.noy. n of the uT,alv
Of tho Lake," returning by Edinburah: j: thauco
to MelrpBe Abbey and Abbotsford: thence by
Durham, York, and Lincoln Cathedral: paugine
at Ripon to aoo tho far-fs,uod Abbey Of tho
Fountains, and 70 back to London. Whateyer
may occur to mo In looking back over ttta pano-
ratna Of beauty and sconos Of hiasorio assoola-
1ions, will lot down, without any attompt nt
anything but the rougftoet akotch.
In looking back md RECALLING the palacoa and
balls, and magnificent country-uoata which nre
found ali over England, two stand out clearly
defined in memory as the most imposing:
DIrsHzM AND onATswonru.
For description Of tho former, any ono who
oFer heard Edward Eyerotte pration or lecture
upon Washington will recall one Of the finest
,.pioceg Of word-painting in tho language,-that
III whish, ho describes Blonheino, and contrasts
itw1shMt. Vernon. believe the objoot Of tho
lecture naa to raise money to enablo tho Mt,
Vcrnon Association to purchase and restore
hit. Vernon, and tho orator waa contrasting tho
munideonce With which monarchioal goyeru-
ments reward tholr herocs and etatosmon with
the neglect (shall not say tho ingratitudo y Of
Republics. At all events, thero Ia to be found 4.
wondozfully lne and graphic description Of
Blenhoim,-- tho finest private residence In
England.
1T was certainly the
moBH MAGNIFICENT OFT
nyor made to q soldier or statesmnn for
services to his country. It Ia q PRINCE
~ eatate, with grand old park,
stocked with hundreds Of door with avenuos Of
oaks, and e1ms, and beochos, whose vigorous life
can be traced back far earlier than the great
battle which thoy commemorate, There ia QUO
part Of tho park, however, which WAS planted to
represent BY treoa tho position OF tho Dukes
batta1ions at tho great battle. Tho pa1ace Is i'm
mcnse in sizo; rich in pictures by tho old
masters, and in statusry; and it's library con-
tainH many thousands Of volumes.
THE MONUMENT
to tho Duke Of Marlborough stands Just
one inch from tho centre OF lie
main ontranca IN tha na1oco and r;a;,o rnoIos.
tIca1lv h;ch ohovo tbo ar.nd III trans :; th rar',
.1eauy !'sn nposo tno s.nno o'a stoes Ill she parA
IN "h1ch u ls s'taaee tt ia aocnaptcuoua obteot,
% W, os ao'a osn4s p"s1 ~ lno oo.1a'o pus 10.
ial4es AROUND. ~ 10 c1o"ned VAIN COLOSSAL
Btatuo to the Duke, and on its column nre ro-
counted tho history of his lifo and soryIoos
A stream rms through thu mark, which sun-
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p''ea 'ne "a'ee 1of al ar1nlc'a' !a6e' ana tne
banks Of this Htroa, rising untohills, enabled the
landscape gardener to produce, with grass and
tyops, and shrubs, effects unoaualed in beauty and
r,r,,tv What Ia cs1.oa tla A1na-;c.-, ony,aa.,
,.sao,y n,.r.o., ,sith a1sn,s ehoao1ar.1.e,'
,aleoty phnseo WIN a@alae, inoaoaen.Iona ana
honoyauckles, Was marvel OF bloom and
beauty.
Speaking of the
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noSlf4ohNoh of ENGLAND
70 ner solaefa' every traveller must 20 impressed
With the wealth and honor she hae laviehod upon
MARLBOROUGH and wellington, and acarcetv iass
,non Tord Na1son Ans1ov uo,,o ord p,o,,-
~; ~. ~. ,sa., o4as t.pe.os ..ouhe anu n.on-
nelm arc AZ honoranle 70 England IS TO tic Iron
Duke and Churchill and you can scarcely find q
square 0. g park in auv oty of England
hut vo rv,1 In nrot+z onra n sao +o;n ~, o,,ra
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