The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-05
FAME,s CAMPING GROUND,

John Paul's Visit to Westminster Abbey.
s:John Paul'' has been visiting
Westminster Abbey, and sends the re-
suit of his observations there to the
New York Tribune:
A chill and not very fragrant air
greets us as we enter. Because of de-
fective drainage, some say, but inso-
much AS London has drainage and bad
water on the brain just now, the state
ment must be taken with many grains
of salt. Is it not rather the SAVIOR of
mortality which is in the air? Kings
smell no better than other people when
once they have given their exchequers
into the hands OF a successor, (Which
is rather neat way, take it, of ex-
pressing the handing in of their royal
checks); and here are thirteen SOY
ereigns, many of whom did not
weigh twenty shillings to the pound,
to say nothing of fourteen queens
(some of whom were held in bad odor
even when iving), and the Lord only
knows how many lord dukes and lesser
lords. With so much that was es-
teemed crank here, the wonder is
that the place doesn't smell more
Ills a church, though, and one may
not wear even a skull-cap, damp
though the air is and subject though
he be to cold in the head. And now a
use for an umbrella indoors. which
never before occurred to you, becomes
apparent. Planting the handle in an
Ulster pocket, one can erect his hat on
the tip and so bear it triumphantly
aloft and out of harms way over his
shoulder, having the while both hands
free for notebook and pencil.
Let us chasse first round the great
part of the church which is free, re-
serving the chapels flor admission to
which a fee of sixpence is charged) till
our last. So shall we save the interest
on our money, at least!
Statesmen and naval and army he
roes, to whom kings and parliament
have erected monuments-we read
their names (many for the first time)
on every side. This thing was found
to pay in the long run, probably. The
possibility of winning a place in the
Abbey could not make the statesman
less jealous and loyal when he took his
seat, and the soldier less true and
steady when he went into battle. Even
with men in private life, to so live
that some one might feel inclined to
''put up for him when he died, was a
sort of rowel to the spur.
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF NEWCASTLE.
Here in the north transept is state
ly sort of stone bedstead, and on it
carven couple lie, side by side, their
sculptured toes turned up to SUPPOSE
tious daisies. Both are clad in robes
of state, embroidered in the fashion Of
the time; he wears a full flowing peri
wig, and in his hand grasps something
which looks like a penny-roll: she
holds an open book, and near her are
pen and inkstand-a terrible bas bleu
was she in life, and must have writing
material convenient even in death.
On marble mats they lie, their heads
on which are stuck ducal coronets like
diminutive candlesticks or full-grown
candles-by most uncomfortable mar
bic pillows propped. The Inscription
tells:
HERE LIES THE LOYALL DUKE OF NEWCASTLE
AND HIS DUCHESS.
Ellis second wife by whome he had
noe issue. Her name was Margaret
Lucas, youngest Sister of Lord Lucas
l.
the Brothers were valient, and all the
Sisters virtlous: This Duchess was a
wise. wittie and learned Layde which
her many Bookes do well testitie; she
was a most Virtuous Loveing and care
full wife and was with her Lord all the
time of his Punishment and histories.
So much for the second wife whom
our Loyal Duke raises to the place of
honor in death and tells us about in
English. The first wife s:by whom he
had two sons and three daughters, - is
mentioned incidentally below in Latin
"a family remembered language.
MONUMENTAL ART.
The above monument is of 1876.
we note some changes in the habits of
effigies as the dates become later. At
first they lie flat on their backs, as de.
cent dead people should; next they
turn their faces to you; anon they rise
up on their elbow; later on they are
we'll enough and bold enough to sit up,
and the first one knows they are stand
ing bolt upright. This comes Of not
keeping them down when we had them
there. Etigies of early date, too, wear
the costumes Of age-the abbot his
gown, the earl his robes, the knight
his armor land, if he be a crusader his
legs are crossed), but step by step
fresh liberties are taken with fact
some put on one thing, others another,
while others still do not think it worth
while to put on anything at all, but
posture round us as heather deities.
TO illustrate anchronism I will show
you, in one of the chapels, an Irish
admiral wearing a Roman habit and
leaning against breeding cannon