St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-03-03
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The Country Inns of Merry England.
BY MRS. c. l.. GOODELL.

Won know. and these inns are the tray
clcr'S cheer. Go where Nou will, and
they art. dotted in. here and there like
birds nests. with a look of welcome for
every paSScr by. | do not refer now to
the large imposing hotels of the great
cities. but the ancient country inns. IN
pretending and modest as the ivy that
twiueS about the walls, or the honey
Sucklcs that look in at their windows.
Some of them have matched roofs in
which the little SparrowS nest. going
in and ont, paying for their lodging by
their singing. Their little bills were
not presented 10y the Landlord. Chill
dren You can pay your way by Il cheer
ful face and happy words Make sun
shine every day.
As You enter. You are generally
greeted by the landlady herself. who
appears in her neat little cap and tidy
dress. with Il smile of welcome and cor
dial word. lou somehow feel at once
that she is your friend, and you are at
home. You are taken to an attractive
parlor, hung around with pictures, fam
lily portraits perhaps, an open piano,
books, windows filled with flowers and
everything having an air of rest and
ticipated as long us YOU stay-but you
are only Il traveller and you pass on.
We are doing our life work for God -
have little time to linger at the pleas
ATTEST places.
! will tell you some Of the names OF
these inns, sometimes placed on the
house, and sometimes swinging on the
$ignboard in front. Every kingdom is
represented animal, vegetable and
mineral, to say nothing of the spiritual,
which. am sorry to say, comes in for
too large II share. There is the Old
Red Lion Inn, The Golden Lion, White
Lion. and even The Blue Lion; The
Elephant and Castle. The Brown Bear,
White Bear, Bulls Head Inn, The Uni
corn Inn, Slack HoISe Inn, Horse and
Jockey, Roehuck Inn. Grey Hound Inn.
Fox and Hounds, Stag Inn, White
Heart, Bears Head. Quite il melIag-
erie. isn't it Their very names suggest
good cheer.
Then, under the head of birds, is The
| Peasant Inn. Falcon Inn. Sparrow
Hawk. Swan Inn, and Birmingham has
/ Hen and Chicken Inn, where | spent II
comfortable night under the protection
OF her feathers. We had fresh eggs for
breakfast.
Then. us for the fish, there is The
Dolphin Inn, Whale Inn. Crab and Lob
Stcr. Sea Shell. and Mermaid Inn.
Among the vegetables. You find The
| Wheat Shrat, Ivy Vine. Rolale Oak.
Holly Tree. Mulberry Tree. Grape
Vine. Rose lnn, Thistle Inn. and oh
John Barley Corn brings up the rear
with his jolly greeting.
The trades find Il place: The Brick
layers Arms, Mill Wrights' Arms.
Brewers Arms, Windmill Inn. Wood
mans Inn.
Then historical characters have civ
en- their nilmt.> to some of the inns.
Nelson Inn, Gairick Inn. Granville
Arms. Manchester Inn. Noah's Ark.
Noah. Iou will remember was the ti<t
inn-kcrpcl. and he took safe care of
his guests during Il great storm of forty
days and forty nights.
The Shakespeare Inn is one oil the
| plc;i>itntc>t attractions III StratfOrd- on
Avon. the birthplace of the great SIIak-
Spearr. Every room in the house bears
the name of some of his plays. Over one
door You will see Merchant of Venice.
over another. Macbeth: over the bar
room. As You Like 1t : over the ladies'
dressing room, Much Ado about Moth
ing. Oar room WAS Hamlet. and the
bridal chamber is Midsummer Nights
Dream.
One good man has made this town
immortal; You may make yours So, aud
leave behind Nou Il record of usefulness
that shall help others, if YOU are good
aud true. ID" one good deed every
day. "Thcy that turn many to right
rouSncSS shall shine as the StalS forever
and ever"
There is II sign before an inn in War
rick with Il picture of two donkeys,
hay ing these words underneath it: We
Three, D"nkrys BE. Iou are left to
guess who the third one is 1t certainly
Is not any of my Young readers.
Other names are less happy. Is The
: Punch Bowl Inn, Hop Pole. Wine Cup
Inn, Malt Shovel
Tins suggests Il feature of these hos
tclrieS which is not good. With all
their cheer and pleasant memories OF
long ago. there * skeleton in every
one OF them. Many Il sad and blightcd
life dates back to these inns where the
.. first = lass waS tasted. Many Il father
has looked upon the wine when it wa,
red. in these inns. and gone home t.,
, beat his wife and children. Many u
son. once the joy and pride of his home
has been borne along in the deadly
tide. till he has broken his mother.
heart, and persisted in Il drunkard'>
t grave.
There Is poison i'll the wine cup: al
adder coils in the punch bowl. and 1
serpent is concealed under the malt
shovel. My son. beware of the first
cup. Don't drink with ii friend. 1t
/, isn't smart to do it, as foolish youu.
men will tell you. 1t will not max,
Ieu Il man, but Il beast. Go not in theS,
evil ways. Avoid bad beginnings
. there is your danger and if YOU ha,,
begun wrong. stop short and start righ
at the beginning of this new wear.
| might mention other names still, IA.
The Rising sun Inn, The Shining Star
:. The New Moon, Salutation Inn. Han,
and Sceptre, Welsh Harp. Crown Inn
and the Pilgrim 5 Rest. This last hap
ply suggests the Christians home in
t heaven. Archbishop Leighton wished
1 that he might die in AN inn. so that h.
|. might go quickly home with few ties t,
sunder. But this world itself is IN inn
We supp loI IL SHoTI time DnlN
t We ale passing through to the end %
= our life journey.
2 g III pilgrim, and IN a stranger
can tarrN but night"
The morning finds us on our WAY again
| soon the last night will come. the nigh
of death, and if we are Gods faithful
, ohedient children. we NAV enter int,
u, the trne Pilgrim Rest above. where al
our j"nrmeyimg finds an end.
) Dear children. these earthly restiu,
. places are rood for "A NIGHT and r.f, . !