Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-05-14
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Dey. Nearing IL tne StfeetS are
wide. The Houses of Parlia-
ment, in splendid magmicence,
stand in sight. By one approach
we, walked over, a pavement of
horizontal tombstones, marking
the resting places of the less dis
tinguished dead and covering the
whole yard, /, By another ap-
proach the building narrow the
way until the entrance. Here
we gained admission and stood
within the halls Of the renowned
cathedral. We felt the bewild-
-erment which is produced by the
first sight of innumerable sculp-
turings, tracing, colors, columns
and arches, in lofty and vast
building. Succeeding the be-
wilderment came an oyerwhelm-
ing feeling Of grandeur, caused
both by the sight of the high,
bracketed walls and over-arch-
ing roof, and by the imagined
presence Of The great dead. As
we distinguish about us monu-
ments to men like Milton and
Wordsworth, Newton and Watts,
and Pitt and Palmersten ;;and as
we saw the records of old bards
and statesmen, life seemed no
more the present but suddenly
extended over past centuries !;
and the, time ofSpencer, Dryden,
Coieridge and all their kin, was
now and was then. 1t was not the
feeling of past centuries looking
upon us, but the feeling that
there was no past century. The
foundation of time with all con
Meeting conditions seemed taken
away. And how must such a
view and feeling of the future
have wrapped and tranced the
prophets and our Lord. as the
after appeared to them an imme-
diate and presents
Our thought sped swiftly. Pre-
vious ideas OF the Abbey were
dispelled. We had not supposed
so many monuments were placed
under one root imagined the Alb
hey a great enclosure. uncovered,
and with vaults and chaplets
over the tombs. The exterior is
not beautiful or graceful, but the
interior contains treasures of fbeau
ty and richness from many hands
and minds. The part in which
services are held is cross sharp
ed, with the arms at the head.
Forming abow.from these arms,
a passage leads through The 9TH
er end of the building among the
chapels and. vaults of .England's
royal and gifted dead. The nave,
with its colonnades supporting
great side arches, which look like
triumphal archways; with its
walls rising high upon and above
these colonnades, and hid under
knobs, crotchets and corbels /;
with its stained windows set in
these walls, and traced with Or
iginal designs and with its roof
ofintersecting arches full an hum
dred feet above, is the most i'm
pressive hall we found in Lon
don. 1t is the last and best
chapter in the history of English
literature to visit Westminster
and hold reveries at the tombs
of her authors from Spencer to
Dickens. 1t is the crowning
chapter in English history to sit
at the monumets of her kings,
from Henry I'LL, and study their
reigns and their dispositions at
the armor or insignia which deck
their tombs. 1t is the best Sec
ton in England's scientific works
to stand at Newton's grave, and
better than all written preroga-
tives, to catch willing thought
from the monuments of Britian'st
orators and statesmen. When
we left the Abbey we SEEM
ed to come from another world,
into this of stir and carts and
people. There is one place we
shall ever recollect as the finest
chapel in Westminster, and The
scene of comforting knighthood
in the middle ages. 1t is the
chapelsof Henry VIII ! Albeit,
there was one fellow whom we
shall never forget, and that was
a man eager TO see and to hear,
and who, to every explanation
the guide gave to the crowd,
smiled and nodded assent as
thongh the Information was
meant for him alone AAS~ Az
1t fails me TO write OF Ollr Wis
its TO the famous Tower of Lon
don, Crystal Palace and the Mus
Gums. Tor We have before us a
long journey 10 the Indies. The
great strike among the colliers
and iron men was atheme in Lon
don when We lett. Our landlady
complained of the price of Goals
and of taxes. The Alabama
claims were provided for in the
budget. Mr.. Mails disestablish-
ing resolution was calling forth
meetings for and against over the
island. The Coram street mur-
der was taxing every detectives
vigilance Z and swe felt that all
London was moved, and that
there was more Outcry and pub
lie Indignation than a murder in
America calls forth. A higher
value seemed set on life than at
home, and the, brutal homicide
ola theater girl by her paramour
occupied public attention and
interest for weeks. Every day
brought us news concerning the
critical condition of the Emperor,
Napoleon Ill, while over the
way the "crops legislatif' and
President Theirs were i'm sea of
difficulties.