The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10

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Prom 6ur own feelings dying, ''N
The one deep wish OF either heart
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Oh. Love! what anguish dosl tiou bring.
When, stern and lmeompying
ON Transports vense thou foldest wing
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For Hone and Haves allaying!
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We have ourselves 10 plead guilty "a
the charge Of perbetnting, sihifr
niece of involuntary folly. Ona beauti-
fuI April evening not long ago we paused
I'M n foot-path leading through q vale in
BncSimghaiushire, to enjoy the prospect
---one Of ftheprettiestw we over saw. Hills
rose gently ON all Sides there were long
strips of meadow and bread stretches OF
woodland; there were hedgerOws and
title groups In plenty; there was a riv-
lilet. shadowed by rows of willows, steal
ing along at our feet; and there was the
tower of church, not less than SIX hun
dred years old, rising over a clunip OF
beeches, some furlongs to the left.
Nor is the scene without its stirring
reminiscenses. To begin with, the
ground we trOd once formed portion OF
the possessions of the truculent brother
of the ConquerOr, Bishop Odo. The
vaults Of the quaint old church contain
the remains of medieval abbot and cru
ader and of modern statesman, admi-
ril and bishop. o'NOt far off, on one side
moulders the body Of William Penn, up
der the shadow of the oldest Quaker
injecting house in England. At an equal
lldistantye, on another side, stands the oak
which the poet Waller turned into a
Study. ami in theimmediate vicinity ex-
! ists the cottage in Which Milton 1com-
llnletea aaPatadise LOST Were We TO
| climlpone ofithe hills In front, WI should
lcomeupon d monument erected In meIh-
ory of the navigator Cook; from thence
w6 might behold, on the deClivity Ofa
neighboring hill, the spot where resided
the tough old knight who boxed the
bears of Sir Francis Drake for presumlng
10 apbropriate his crest; and u snort
walk to the southward would bring us to
the mansion erected by the infamous
Jeffries. Widening the circle by few
miles. we have the haunts of Hampden,
the Black Prince, the poets Shelley and
Cray. the historian GibbOn, the dema-
eOeIIe Wilkes and his wild cOnfreres OF
Medenham, and hundred other celeb
rites. AT every stride, too, may be de-
tected souvenirs of Norman, Saxon,
Dane, and Roman; in short, the whole
history-political, literary, warlike, and
ecclcsiastical-Of the grand old island Is
concentrated in the atmosphere that
wraps the place, though it (Chaltont St.
| Gilesl IL hardly ever mentioned else
where; and vet no spotin England better
merits visit, were it only for its exceed
ING quiet and seclusion. There is not Il
railway station within six miles, not Il
chimney stack, not one cOntrivance for
money-spinning II is deliciolsly rustic
"a quiet country hamlet, one OF the
very few patches of the lazy dreamy
past whose seclusion has not yet been
invaded by the far too busy and utilita-
rian present. =,
The beauties of the scene mingled
most exquisitely for us with its memo
ries; and while we paused to feast there
on. a little incident occurred which
added the only thing wanting to COM
plete our enjoyment. From the brow OF
a hill in front came q mellow burst OF
song, and then, winding down the in
cline, appeared the singers-a group OF
peasants returning from their labor, with
their Jackets slung picturesquely over
their shoulders. The ditty was primi-
tive thing descriptive of rustic court
shin; but distance, echo, and surround
inqs eliminated all that was rude, leay-
ing sweetness only behind.
The scene haunted US all the evening,
and was reproduced by our dreams, In
the latter etherealized into something
far too beautiful to be fixed by descrip-
ton. A sunset sky so glorious earth
never saw; the trees put on more than
tropical luxuriance, the brook broadened
into magnificent river, the bills raised
themselves to mountains, and the church
expanded into q marvel of ecclesiastical
architecture; still the objects all main
tanned their relative positions as in real
ity. While we contemplated the gorge
Gus vision with wonder and delight
down the mountain side before VI
streamed long array Of figlres-denli-
gods In limb, peasants in garb, and poets
every one in countenance. ROremosi
caine Milton, leading tht.mareh, and in
his track followed all the lords Of Eng
lish song Miles off behind the river
Vet were they az clearly visible as though
Just ut hand, They sang, to an air thai
came sounding over the water with be
wftching effect, the following song, eve
ry word Of which sank deep into ouI
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