Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-10-04
The crave Of ChaIes I.


St Georges Chapel cnn be seenseparatc-
ly aud quietly, aud after all said and done.
that is the most interesting thing within
the castle for there the Knights Of the Garter
have been installed ever since the fou1da-
ton of the order in 1349. The stalls have
never been touched, and it is curious to 90
up to them and read the inscriptions on the
plates of former knights-soroe of them so
old that time has almost obliterated the let
ters. In the idle Of the choir, passed
| unnoticcd by nine visitors out Of ten. is a
stone slab with this inscription upon it,
Jane Seymour. Henry VIII. Charles
], in three separate lines This is the
spot to which | take my American friends
whenever go with them to Windsor, for
there Henry VIII was laid after his long
series of butcheries, and Charles | was
carried through heavy snow-storm and
iald to rest without a prayer being said
over him, although the lips of the faithful
blshop Juxon were observed to move
silently"
After time it began to be doubted whether
the king had really been buried there or
whether the funeral was not mockery
devised by Cromwell and the doubt increas-
ed until III 1913 it was determined to open
the grave. Sir II Halford an eminent
surgeon, has described the appearance of
the remains-the complexion dark and dis
colored, the forehead and temples nearly
gone, ''but the left eye in the moment Of
first exposure, was open and full, though it
vanished almost Immediately. The shape
of the face was a long oval The hair was
thick at the back of the head, and nearly
black: that of his beard was of reddish
brown. On holding up the head the mus
cles ofthc neck had evidently contracted con-
siderably, and the fourth eervical vertebra
was cut through transversely leaving the
substance Of the divided portions smooth
and even, an appearance which could only
have been produced by heavy blow from
a very sharp instrument and which furnish
ed the last proof wanting to identify Charles
l." An interesting spot, surely, to every
visitor.
s.JOhn7s BrIck Esa7ace7' at saratoga.
The following sketch of ''life" in Sara
toga is from recent letter Y YOu ask who
goes there-who are the patrons p Well,
come well ring the bell and 90 in. We
are shown into the reception room and
thence into the main parlor where ''the
business" is transacted Let us introduce
you to the fine looking old gentleman who
has just dashed down g'hfry with that
young man in charge of the faur tabe--you
start as | mention the name. What, he
here Yes, let me onumerate them as VIC
pass Bankers and bank presidents, clerks,
merchants, men Of leisure, farmers, poor
mechanics and, don't start, women. What,
women come here to gamble? Yes-dia-
mond women, mostly those called pretty
and 'stunningly dressed, as the world
has it. Those who admire "the professions
ais" and "smile the sweetest" on the hotel
piazzas, as they whisk along with an i'm
nense baggage train of lace, silk and other
gear. But do they play? Look, see !!
One Of "tho sex" has just won twenty !;
now, alas, has lost hundred Growing
excited, down goes another and another,
until she leaves minus S223 in natural cur
rency. Well, say you, l Wouldn't have
believed it if [ had not seen it. But now
let us make you start still more. We state
fact The pastor of large and inHuen-
| tial church in staid New England went over
to 1.-The park the other day to see 1.-The
trot' no. the grounds-but saw "the
uot." A member of his parish was there,
and, meeting him, asked him: How i.
thlsY' He stammered, grew pale, and
pleaucd not to be exposed, The friend
promised the pastor no exposure (by name)
provided he would 90 with him to Johns
brick palace" and see the sights Oh,
no, he couldn't do that Then I'll expose
you says the friend, He went. He look
ed upon the enchanting scene-trc gorge.
Gus furnishings in which the rooms wer'
clothed-the excitement of games and hit
hand went down into his pocket until il
reached the packet-book-then the friend
taking the excited man by the shoulder anc
the hand, led him away, lest he Should
commit an act for which he would alway
be sorry.
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