Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-05-05

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT.
LONDON. April 18th, 1882.-A wet
holiday is worse than none at all;
out | am at loss how to qualify a
line holiday, and such a fine holiday
as yesterday was. 1t has been a
perfect Easter, but yesterday, Easter
Ionday, was the finest day of the
spring. A trifie misty in the morn
ng and a trifie raw as well, but not
enough so in any way to dampen
The ardor of the people, who in holt
day dress poured through London
,treets, and through London outlets,
Ieluging the country for miles
around. The sun grew warm and
strong before noon and away went
nists, lea ing an almost cloudless
ky. No fear Of rain, and no fear
# anything but the catching Of a
,ad cold should the east wind be
rified with.
Rickmansworth had long been in
my minds eye as the starting point
for quiet holiday tramp. Through
ovely Buckinghamshire to the
rave of William Penn | was in
tending to walk, and if time and
egs permitted | was also intending
D travel on to Stoke Pogis, once
nore to feel the charm Of the scene
i Gray's immortal Elegy. Alas!
he missing of train at Euston,
md my pet plans were tumbled
Town, and Rickmansworth, lonely
Iordans, Stoke Pogis church-yari
md my pictured view of distant
Windsor as far off as ever.
But | could not lose moment OF
he precious day, and with church
ards still i'll my mind hurried q
4ondon Bridge, there to elbow my
way through the masses of holiday
ok, there to get in crowded train
# innumerable carriages, and IN a
ew minutes to leave London, to iiS
Trough Ethan, Crawford AMI
hartford, to pick up and drop peo-
lie, and on reaching Gravesend to
cave nearly all my travelling COM
,anions bound for Rosherville Gard
MS, the place to spend q happy
lay" On again, and at dismal
title station, seemingly ut the bot
.om of a chalk pit, got out ann
vas ut Hlgham.
50 this was Higham, few dusty
louses, on the outskirts Of the chalk
it. There seemed no life and ne
appearance of holiday time. A
irowsy old man summing himself IL
chalky corner | found, and IN q
long and rambling dialogue with
aim found that in order to get t.
Cooling | must keep straight on and
IN and on and | would reach
Cooling | did keep straight on and
IN, winding in and out, for never
vas there such mockery as in TIT
word straight when applied te
5hat road to Cooling. passed
pretty matched houses and blooming
richards; was now between shady
hedges spangled with primroses, and
now climbing a chalky hill. Dusty
md binding in the bright sunlight
Of everyone passed | asked the
way to Cooling and everyone had to
top and think and talk and advise
his and ponder over that. Every
ne had different opinion as to The
road and us to the distance. | mus
urn to the right, or cross the fields
1t 1.-THE next stile come two" 1t wa
1" good fowr mile or it was shor
t.vn .. i..lfn Rnf waa there anl
place along the road where | coulo
get something to eat2 No, | ough
20 have stopped " back along a
The Checkers" Yes, there wa
Y The Three Merry Boys, about ;
nile on.
The road became crookeder, thu
country more hilly, and soon Ih'
rhree Merry Boys" came III sight
. dismal little public house, at thu
Meeting Of some crossroads, ane
licensed to Eunice Porter to sci
,eer, etc, to be drank on the prem
SEES My spirits fell at the sight 9
/ and fell still more on entering t
ind the bar full of half-drunker
sailors, one Of whom. called incl,
Billy Bardle, objected to my pres
,nce in what might be called =" bac
langwidge," ! was only too glad t.
turn away after having q glass q
ale and laying i'll stock Of biscuits
hich Eunice produced from thu
bottom of what looked like hel
work box, and which looked about
as tempting as pin-cushions.
Cooling church was in the distance
before me. 1t seemed very neal
and ut times | felt rs if | could
almost put my finger on It; ther
up hill and down, corner here. Z
cross-road there, and Cooling Church
would be miles away to the right
and | would be making toward Lon
Ion. Another turn and my spirits
rose, again anot ler and | had missed
tile church. An old man picking
up stones in the road was a welcome
object. Take the next turnin' tc
the right, do zee ear, and then dc
ZEE cater across they fields to the
church" | took the turning, and
was iii i cherry orchard, each tree .
mass Of understanding blossoms
at one side were rs pretty pond, as
velvety stretch of turf, and rs quaint
i gabled cross-timbered house rs love
II Kent could show. Thanks to thC
ia man, | was now set right
catered across green fields, and
climbed rustic hedges, and in anoth
.r mile had reached Cooling Castle
| could then afford to rest, for lik,
Mariana, was aweary."
The castle moat was dry, and hae
long been SO to judge from the large
trees growing i'll it. The castle itsel
was picturesque ruin, inside whoS'
walls stood pretty cottage, sur
rounded BY beautiful grounds anc
strawberries, reminding one of /
lovely flower growing and blooming
in the jagged stump OF a once
mighty oak. In the time Of IN,
mighty barons was the castle built
and by Sir Thomas Wyatt in th'
sixteenth century, when all tn,
women aud children Of the surround
80 ,,~,,,tr,. v.ara inSida ~ E,r 90 fAf 4.