Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
BRO. BARNES ABROAD.
a Running Commentary on Happy
Day at Hampton Court.
The Evangelist Writes Racy letter
on Landscape and Legend,
History, Humanity and
Religion.
TCor. Stanford Ry.) journal. |


count it among not the least Of the dear
Lords "tender mercies" that He gave us this
| memorable pleasure trip together. 1t will
always be radiant memory with US.
Our dear John Tod's little S-year-old Jamie
had had the promise for some time of birth
day run among the park deer, under the
great horse-chestnuts, and as we had not been
to the famous palace we agreed to go on the
day already set and duly advised our friends
at the Royal hotel of the plan.
DAMP HOLIDAY.
The day opened with pouring rain, but
we five at Muswen hall agreed to trust the
Lord for pleasant trip, in spite of Satan's
attempt to break it up. Starting thus in
faith, we met at Highgate, John and his Ger
trude, our dear Edith Piper and the twoE little
boys, Jamie and Marcus, who also had agreed
touching this very point knowing well that
our heavenly Father did not begrudge us the
days enjoyment, and no one but the devil
could wish to spoil a child's holiday. So on
we went, picking up jolly addition at Fins
bury Park station IL the persons of George
and Charley Wood, also trusting the Lord for
good day against the author of bad weather.
Down poured the rain, and On we went as
happy party over the twenty miles of rail
toHampton court as ever journeyed thither.
A bus In waiting conveyed US up the IA
nous avenue Of horse chestnuts in Bushey
park, planted 200 years ago. The deer liter
ally swarmed here, there being on these lovely
grounds many hundreds of the pretty crea-
lures. The glorious avenue is one mile in
length, with a central water basin, circular,
OF proportionate dimensions, centre fountain
and filed with fish. Around this, in concen-
trio circles, five deep, stand the great trees
and the avenue has also five rows on each
side. never saw anything like it in the way
OF massed foliage, outside of our own God
planted American forests primevaln Pass
ing through this scene of beauty, all that
giant trees and green turf and nobly wandered
deer can make it, we entered the palace
grounds proper, where to our joy we found
our Kentucky friends, also trusting for a
pleasant day.
ON HISTORICAL GROUND.
Miss Coralie Walker, Miss Annie Cecil and
our dear Tut Burnam greeted US merrily
You know we had a good time. The rain
continued to fall, but we didn't mind it while
exploring the curiosities of the palace under
cover: and when we wished to walk about
the grounds it held up till we were safely
housed again. Not one of us had ANYTHING
but the very ''best of times,n and faith had
Its reward of 100-foldn down here, and !
doubt not, when settlement day. comes we
shall hear again of the Hampton court vic
tory over the ruler of the darkness of this
age" A triie this may seem to some, but
thus, in the little things of daily life eternal
history is made" One has queer feeling
stepping upon ground where historical feet
have trodden for centuries; and this grand
palace frontage, as l unused strolling about
1t, soon became panorama of imaginings
First, its builder, Woisey, the imperious
prelate, with the surroundings of a monarch
in his household. Then bluff King Hal"
its first first royal owner, whose character as
depicted in sentence by our own Peter ParIey
has stuck to my memory through all
after reading the English history: ''This
royal villain had six wives. One died
natural death; he beheaded two; divorced
two others and one outlived hlm-n Bloody
Mary was a fit successor and then Queen
Bess, OF wondrous fame, by retributive
stroke at last succeeding him, though daugh-
ter OF the very Anne Boleyn whom he had
slain to make way for a newer fancy Then
James vi, Ut Scotland, and FIRST Of Eng
land, vain and weak and obstinate, but ever
blessed in having his name linked with the
English Bible we have in all our hands
to-day. Then Charles l., martyr with
some, tyrant with Others, but rightly or
wrongly, slain by the stern anu valiant men
who would not submit to oppression, even
sanctioned by claim of jure divine. And
I Cromwell, the mighty Commoner, raised to
the throne; and Charles Il, handsome, dis
soIute, making harem of these palace walls;
and James IL, too bigoted and obstinate to
keep his crown; and William OF Orange,
with his gentle Mary, reigning jointly; and
simple Queen Anne; and the Georges, Il,
Ill How they all started up from their
graves and once more walked in the gardens
and tenanted the state apartments and gave
audiences and swept in cavaIcades out OF the
gates and gathered for feasts in the great
banqueting-hall and lived their little or great
day, as we all must do, and went away, to
await the great settlement, where It will lit
tie matter as to final awards what sort of
clothing -brocade or rags-covered the
outer man, or whether the head pressed a pill
low Of down or truss of straw.
| ROMANTIC HAMPTON COURT.
! But the visit to Hampton court was day
OF romantic memories, long to be remem-
bered. may not infinitely describe the pal
ace pile or the admirably-kept grounds.
Three noble vistas radiate from William
and Mary's front addition, with grand old
| yews to begin with, and stately hoFse-chest-
| nuts beyond. The Thames runs along one
| front of the palace, where the view is very
J fine. Of course we visited the famous grape
: vine, which this year has 1887 punches on
! it, not one of which we could touch, seeing
they are reserved for the queens table,
/ thocgh she lives elsewhere 1t is indeed
I wondrous vine-a1 under glass-and has
( borne 1900 punches in single season. I
/ think have seen one or two as large in our
/ own Kentucky forests, one notably in Green
! county, but it is pCodigious plant 1t is of
( the Black Hamburg variety and nursed with
Jealous care. The clusters hung ripe and
/ tempting above our heads. We saw it in its
| perfection.
! The pictures are wonderful-oyer a thou
/ sand in number and covering the walls of the
! various apartments. One room is devoted to
| the beauties" of Charles lis court. An
! other to the beauties of William and Mary's
/ reign. Wonderous faces they are-an by
| Lely of the former and and Kneller of the
latter. Think Of two great apartments, with
/ the four walls of each covered with master
pieces Of these masters of the pencil Such
glorious warmth OF coloring, and blending OF
I tints, and exquisite blending Of details, that