, 1874-03-29
AN ENGLISH WATERISG-PLACE.

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An ENGLISH WATERlSG-PLACE.
TIE Lnnd OF Misrepresentation and
mineral wnters--<A Tho Maids Of
Merry, Merry England"
Correspondents Of The Chicago Tribune.
LEAs11scroa. England, March 9, 1874.
am stoppipg at this celebrated watering
place, known to most American tourists as their
he.douartars when paying pilgrimage to the
birthplace, home, and grave Of Shakespeare. It
takes its name from the Lean, which flows
lazily through the town, 2 mlea further On, to
Join tho Avon, aud, gliding unuer the walls OF
Warwick Castle, by world-faued stratfo1d aud
battie~piain OF Tewkesbury, mingie it's waters
with tho greatest Of English rivers, the Gevarn,
and so On to the sea. On one side Of tho river,
tue ground rieea genly On the ether. it is level,
and the open country stretches before the eye
for miles, country Of magnificent mansions,
standing in splendid parks studded with great
.roes- 4 country Of fertile fields; Of trim
fang -houses, surrounded By fat Ticka OF wheat
and barley; Of SHADY lanes aud wellkept roads.
In the distance can be seen the blue line Of the
Edge Hills, underneath which the famous battle
was fought when the Ironsdcs os Cromwell put
to flight all the chivalry OF England led By fierce
Prince Rupert :
Que hundred years ago there Was on1y one
farmhouse on the bank Of the river, although
the mineral springs are mentioned By historians
Of tho sixteenth century, Bat, some seventy
yeara since, the virtue Of the waters Of Lea1ning-
ton became known. and their celebrity has
caused it to rise to q popuious. well-buit, and
thriving Spa. second to none IN En2lanl~ Its
watere, both saline and sulphur, are still Aela in
tho very highest repute. and, externally aud In
terually, arc used ~ q cure for many diseases,
and a6 general tonic. But it is not only "a q
Watering place that Leamington iB famous !; ait
uated as it ia In the heart OF the luest fox-hunt-
ing district in England, it s yearly tha resort Of
crowds OF aristocratic British sportsmen who
make it their Headquarters during the hunting
Season. Its many attractions have also mada it
the permanent rcsidencs OF many OF the fash
iopnble and wealthy.
Leamipgton is par excellence. historic ground.
World famed St1attord -ou-Avon il the Mecca Of
many cultured PEOPLE of the Anglo-Saxcn race
Norwich is renowned, not only for Its castle. bat
for its ancient churches aud Institutions. Aog-
ilwoth Castle, stately IN runs, brings to the
how men could build in tue days Of old. Stone
leigh Abbey, where once the Clstercan9 praved
land fed,. now the seat Of Lord Leigh; Guys
Ciiffe; Otfchwot,, the buria1-placa OF the Saxon
Godiva took that celebrated ride Compton
Vcrney; the Edge Hills.-all those. md many
other places famous in English hls:ory and song,
are within every walking and driving distance
from L-atn:uston. {.
bennington owes great deal 10 tbs public
spirit OF it's inhabitants. Like our Spat OF Sara
tosa, it is but village; for, althongh:contatu-
ing more than II. 0JQ inhabitants. 1t has not yet
claimed municipal rights. But the local author
ities and private citizens have done everything
possible to mako tue place attractive and It il
now about the cleanest, driast. and bostrkept
town in England. It has miles of splendid
streeta and roads trees lico tia Sidewalks "a
rarity in this c,untry), giving a pleasant shade;
everywhere there are to be seen magnificent
villas, each Standing in its own spacious
grounds, In the very midst of the town there
are splendid groves OF trees; the public gardens,
too, are most beautiful, and. in these, dlf1esco
amusemenss ara continually provided. On a
summers evening. the golden-haired daughters
of England appear In the gardens in 81 the
glory Of the latest fashious,-Nature
assisted to the utmost BY Art. Eo1e they skill
fully draw the bow, and one recognizes what an
pursuit archery is to tao loo4er-on,
who often receives Cupid's s}:aft as hla reward
Or else zbese maidens coquet with croquet +: who
PLAYS with them at such is lost~ Or they sit pen
slsoly llstening to the strains Of the baud. which.
from the Chinese Pacoda discourses tho choice