Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

carnival around them. We climbed to
the top and end of the rocks. 1t was a
grand sight at that height to look out
over the wide blue sea with not thing
to obstruct your view. AT the top of
the highest points stone, said to weigh
sixty-fve tons-so evenly balanced that
the least touch win rock it, men and
boys sat upon it while the guide rocked
it. He also informed us that it only
moved at the touch of the virtuous, none
others need apply. In 1928 a young
Lieutenant-who was there with some
friends knocked it off, probably bit of
fun; but the government compelled him
to replace it, exactly as he found it.
Which he did at tremendous labor and
cost, running him financially. After a
dreafy drive over five miles of wood
land we came to the Lands End"
The road was fearfully rough as you
would imagine in a land of rocks. The
shore like
CONTINUED RAGGED CLIFF.
We spent several hours climbing heights
peeping through arches, sitting and
watching the lovely white surf against
the blue waters as it tumbles over the
rocks mountain high. The shore is in
dented with caves, and has long Sits
like windows, worn by the continued
washing of the water AS we neared
the coast, it being the most southern as
well as the western part of England, we
saw OH one side of bow window in a
small building "The last Hotel in Eng
land, on the other side 1.-The first Hotel
in England" We stood upon small
stone, where John Wesley held forth to
congregation. We were very tired
with our twenty mile ride, including the
weather and climbing. Sunday we at
tended church and afterwards sat on the
single to watch the tide come in, and
| look for
| tORNlSt DIAMONDS
among the stones on the shore. We
failed to find one. Monday at eight a.
m. we left Penzance, retmn ming through
Plymouth, Torquay, Tottness and Sid
mouth, the garden of England. We
staid over night at Bristol. There are
many endowed schools here. one called
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where 200
boys are educated and clothed free.
''Redmaid's school,, for 100 girls, free
A girls reformatory school, the first es-
tablished under the act, owes its origin
to Miss Mary Carpenter who is still
lady superintendent. Up to the end OF
1874 there have been Az girls, of whom
sixty-six are still there. During the
last four years eighty-seven have left, OF
whom sixty-four were earning credit
able living.
"MULLERS ORPHAN HOUSE."
comprises five buildings, which have
cost f1l5,000. The average number OF
children are 1000 with 120 officials
The cost for each child is Els year
Nearly 100000 has been given for fur.
therancc of the work since it was begun
in 1886. was told that they had never
asked aid, having perfect faith in prayer
which was offered morning and evening
and upon special occasions, when the
larder was empty. Could we have left
our party, we would have enjoyed q sal
up the Wye to Chcpstow, where the
scenery is noted for its beauty, the banl
high and the river being narrow ithe tide
rises fifty feet and often seventy, feet thu:
allowing the shipping to come near thu
town. Still we were glad TO see til,
spires of Shrewsbury and the Wreck
in" after one weary but pleasant ex
cursion.