, 1875-01-25

law under tho toFerDment, ana III thehe prlsl-
leges shoy. are exceedingly Jealous. not sosay
proud What rites and ceremonies ara nowadsvH
required Of the man whose ambition Is 10 I'M !
cof,s FREQ Forester, cannot Hay, but it WAS
inrky bntcA to me that in olaen sir11es the tni.
tiatory functions rero somewhat OF tho sworh |
and rel-tlot poker order attributed by comic |
writer's to the Masonic performances Oh such oc-
castonH.
Seeing hugo pair Of wheels revolving At tre.
mcnlouB speed h'gh overhead above sinai. on
a hillside, clamlorrd mp about 2no feat OF al
moat perpendicular cliff, and watched the bank
men running cut the ''cowes" full OF red iron
orc. Then, nmttton with ambition to have good
look round. climbed on and on until tho top. OF
tho hill wAa reached. Then wandering R}ong in
terminablo mu1e paths, crossing EACH other in
all directions, continued to got
LOST IN THE WooDs. ..,
Not soul camo In sight, nnr cun}d identify
my locality by TIC use 81 my, map. Up hil
went, and down dale, cndeavoring to trace sotne
valley or lnli lins ~ which 10 recognize tho lay
OF the lanl But all In vain. The thick growth
ent'y. md whichever way I looked tho aspect
was tho Hame. In this dilemma, "Reminiscences
Of transatlantic experiences ca,ue to my aid.
Selecting tall, straight-grown tree with nnner-
ouB small branches, climbed to tile top and
there, with Wow extended over vide e1panse.
tried again to lind cut where had got to. At
every point OF tno compass there. wefe vlnl-
ble ranges Of liiis. rising ono beyond the
same same dirk greei. foliage of tic forest
oak. But BY tnkinH Nh obhoryatton with
the compass succeeded it defining my poBtion
sufficiently 10 decido upon ny courae. Boon
aftetward cano upon an open clearing. with
two small Btpne cnttaSea. Making my way to
ono Of these, with, The intention OF asking adrink
OF wator, discovered that it Was 'beer-sliop,"'
as taverDa are called here. The cottage consisted
Of but 4 single room, with clay floor, rough
deal table, and reed-seated chairs. A huge chunk
of what took to he rye bread, with mug Of
cider constituted my reffeahment, costing, II
memory aoryeh me right. two pence. II was the
first time in my life tllRt bad dinol for four
centa. Afterwards, iuyigosated by my meal, II
plunged through busLl and briar for d long DIS
tance going straight ACROSS country, for found
the mule tracks aud footpaths did not amount to
anything. Tie country becana less hllly, aud
by degrees the forest opened out into park Of
considerable size, in which MAS large Rtona
building. This was ..
THE SPEECH HOUSE,
tho contra of the forest, and tho eceno Of mnny
gathering Of it's Wild cansmen. Just around
here are number Of grand old cnks, ogosstad-
owing solyety turf. This is ia
vorite locality, for picnic PARTIES. Tue
| aud the sa1uo remark tnay amply without
| much modification to tic datllsei who waited on
mo III tbs har~room iOside; for regret to say
that tho Srcecl-ll House. once the farllament-
| lIoube, tile Capitol, 80 to speak. Of tue Forest
has IN these latter days detetioratel into tn%-
ern. Though ehorn 1T its ancient glofica, tho
speech House il still the raliyluxpolut Of the
toreaters in tmc Of electoral or other local e1-
cite,ueut. During tho troublous tImea that have
eliminated i'll this present strike, doubt not
tllat the ErccnHward III front Of tho old building
has been ttol by many Al uploafious crowd. and
that the fair mad inaldo haa douo good bust
neas in tue cider line. 1t might have been that
cider, or possibly tho ryo bread; any way felt
80 conplaccns aud vigorous after my twenty-ullle
lnoriiug'a walk. fur lad covered At least that
distance in my rauap!e. that tue nine or ten nl1ea
| wI,iuh lay between me and my friend's residence
| seetncl an insignificant trile. tfamped away
homewarls for couple Of hours, when suddenly
becaulo aware TINT 1t WIS turning duHk;. Look-
ing At my watch. TO my utter astonlshment
found it was hfter o'clock. More steady tramp
ing through the interminablo forest, and at last
i,et az it var becoming aarmingy dark, by good
fortune emetkud from the Woous At tie edge Of
cif which recognized as being just opposite
| my destination. Dut
| HUN TO GET DOWN
that steep hillside, with dozen old qnarfitt
open beneath lne, aud only narrow footpa'f
winch ha1 found difficult task 10 follow.-
Tint was the question. Sat down on rock fol
= monont to couaiaer tho POSITION. Ten to otis
would break my peck if sentured down there
, III tLa dark. To stay Bhiyerlng Oh that bleal
h1lI-top. eyon gu au august night Was not to bt
thought Of. There MAI one chance Of getting
guide, III | had noticed in tho morning two O.
!. threo cottages just uu1or the hilA.de. 80
uhoutcd, and shouted until the bills rang again
, Aud then yelled until got so hoarse that ths
, veil hecame \ mere grawl. At last q light ap
, peared far down in the valley. ! kept up tl'
vocal exercise uutil an old wolnan With lAntert
,, l,oso III sight. could have embraced hcr, bu
} she held out no encouragement; On tho con
trarY ahe remarked: 'tWhoy. 'eo mus bo
baru foul to rot stock cop thcre this time q
, nUlglt." Tn our way down We met several farm
rcnrle turning out with thcir lanterns to ant
cut what was tho matter. My guide 1iatteringi
: explained to them TINT it was "ouly that dratte
!. night l slept tic s1eop, Of the Just
!. afterwards devoted wlolo day to exploring
% TIE ROMAN nOAD
, | Which trarereea the Forest from East to Nest
q 1t wns surprising to Hee the htoue paving just a
. it was laid down by the Roman soldier workman
:. the curb.stouos in many placoH squaFs an
I ,umb az ever. but oyergrown with thick GOV
. oring Of moss. Throughout. tug Forest thcr
!, | arc humorous remains of this singular people
. III une place Bav huge piles Of Hcoria from th
), | irUn-oro they lad s1na!led, which wcre beip
i | again passed through the furnaces by noder
. ands In order to extract tho remaining metal
! / Occasionally slabs OF pig-iron made By tho he
man iton-workcTs gro found. IsartnG Latin III
soriptons Of the makcr's name, etc. ] onca ell
!. teavoted to make my way into Aome eubterEane
!, | oua passages Whorn lhey lad dolyed for lrun-or
= fAllou in 10 such an extout as to rendcr it yer
: hazardous, besides whlch there was feaffl
y stencil which almost knocked NE down. ! thin
;. 1t must layo bcon tla haunt OF some wild an
I p}alA that still survive in the region OF the Fol
. eyt but. il all the birds OF tho air and tic beast
: Of tlo fold had nlads that tho receptacle Il
:. .lcir odds and cnds Of cold meats aud fixing
ever sjnce tile time OF tho Romans, don't thin
- the scent thel ofton would hayo been moro ut
+ ssyory than TINT which drove mo away.
a SUNDAY IN TIE FOREST
!, was as quiet day au one could wish aftor hal
a | week's work. 1Iut in the morning managed
a reach little church which had been newly opes
i. cd, on tho very top Of ~ outlying ridge 1tws
4 pleasant sight to Hea the crowded congregatio
a ol laborers from tho cohl-pit and the quar-
Il n,any OF them in their working -clothea. It VT
II, of tk,ntS{ hal Il hfoT
:. coat on thought march up to ths roading-des
}, and road the lsssons III :. full, sono5oug 'olc
;. rentd, features ~ hs Afterwards took his pta.
% in tue pulpit and, inatead Of preaching a pr
teltlous sorlnan Just read oyor ono Of the le
sons and explained 10 meaning, ycrse By vefs
!, III tho simplest possible manner. Aud ttlou$l
y It : genuine display Of simplicity, too, when y
,. gvtion, from tho pulpit, for having said QUO
i tha prayers In tho wrong part Of tho servic
II taking occasion thereby to found little homi
Il upon tho Christian duty Of doing all thiugs d
il | equity and in order. Altogether was in vel