Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-09-04
aOhl res. Oneen Flizabeth is burried

"Ohl yes, Queen Elizabeth is buried here, but not that other woman yOu just mentioned. Wonder is her sarcOphagus, and on the opposite side is that of Mary, 1 Queen of Scots.
 .PoJr Mary she deserveda better fate; but like all pretty women, when they come to select a husband they show . neither sense nor judgment-'
 "Ihere stands Chatham's monument, and on either side is that of Peel and Palmerst0n, three of as great statesmen as ever lived. That Is Lord Bacon's and that Lord Nansfeld's. That portrait in the niche above. you will recognize as that 0' Lord Macaulay, the brilliant his toran. lou appear, sir to take deep interest m the contemplation of these monuments
 "I, do indeedi The study of the lives ci these men. whose memory they per petuate, has been the study of my life. \ statesman myself. | am deeply inter- ested in everything that relates to state craft"
 ~I thought as much when I first saw you enter the Abbey"
 -1ou are a man of discernment, and as such should be rewarded. Accept thls trade dollar as a souvenir
 Thank y0u sir. Thank you sir.
 Now lead the way to the Poets Cor neg, for l long to gaze on the cold mar b-e that commentaries the immortal Shakespeare, for he was man, take hlm for all in all, we ne'er shall look upon his like again
 There's food for contemplation here, SIT; and an examination of these memOr- lals will bring tC yOur 8sthetic mind rec ouectlCns of pleasant hours spent in reading their classic works
 Right you aEe. If you ain't coEker I'm shad"
 ~ That's a medallion of Gray, whose elegy, written in the country church yard, you will agree with me. has never been ezcelled in the language"
 ~ Cio right on. You understand your biz"
 That bust surmomting the Tyre round which k twining a serpent, an aliusiOn tO Paradise Lost. is that of John Milton. On the left is Butler, and on the right rare Ben Johnson. Those un- derneath gre Dryden, Spenser and CLauccr7
 {" Well, 1 think have seen enough of these fellows Suppose you show me tse graves of Jack Cade and Metamora."
 "Wu5C"
 Wn7. Jack Cade and old Metamora?"
 ] have been vefEer here for five and twenty years, and l never heard of the names before"
 All right. II You can't find the fel- lows it's no matter, but you should hunt them up, for Ike Leach k coming over here next year, and | know he'll want to make pilgrimage tO their graves, for Ike has great admiration for them-par- ticulariy Jack Cade, who was a noble hearted fellow, always open for divide with those who owned more than hlm- self
 From your description of the man don't think you'll find his bones in the Abbey"
 What a gorgeous window and how gorgeous it looks m the sunshine
 - Yes, that is certainly very beautiful it is highly priZed here as being the gift of one oi your distinguished country men, Mr. Geo. W. Childs.'
 ~ Oh. George gave that dome? Well, ] want c. present a memorial win dow or two myself, and | wish you would i-st look around the old crib and find a good place to put them up. Will you? There is my card. I'm stopping at the Grand Hotel. I'd call on Dean Stanley myself and make the request, but ! hear lc is seriously ill.'
 |" I'll attend tl it, sir. Good day
 Good day. sam loScpbs in Phila- deirlia Times