Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-01
MERRIE ENGLAND.
THE CLOSE CORRESPONDENT IN
THE FIELDS OF LANCAsuIRE.
a Batch of Intere sting Gossip Relative 10
Manners AID Things-A Days sporS ON
Moors.
Especial Correspondence to tho Globe. |

the great manufacturing cities Of Eng
land. Liverpool is in the same county
Lancashire, Lancashire being the largest
county in population in England. In
olden times it twas named "Lancastershere''
from the duke of Lancaster, and its dukes
and its people have figured greatly in Eng
lish history for their bravery in arms.
The country people of Lascashire
are known for their singular broad
dialect of the "Bob Briefly" order,
hard working and generally honest, while
the business men in the cities appear we'll
educated and cosmopolitan in their speech
and manner, with broad minds and large
hearts. The Lancashire people in olden
times were very euperstitioUs and partiou-
larly in regard to witches AID Witchcraft.
Many supposed witches having been put
to death, and marvellous stories related of
the power OF the witches and the dreadful
things done under their influence; but of
late years while many believe etill in
witches, it is said that witchery has
turned from hate to love and the stranger
that now visits Lancashire is now be-
witched with kindness and hospitality. I
L
days shooting on the moors some forty
miles from Manchester, with Mr.. George
Comber, one of large firm doing bust
ness there, (Lyon, Lord & Co.. and re-
NAMED two weeks,a ''captivated captive"
My friend after a day OF two shooting
took me to his home at MIDDLETON hall,
near Warrington, most charming place
with every comfort and luxury that money
could purchase. He is bachelor, his
mother and sisters living with him.
Strange to say he was born in New York.
Besides the hall, the grounds were
so tastefully laid out and the grass kept in
such perfect order it felt and looked like q
rich green Turkish carpet, while the shrub
berry with most exquisite roses and flowers
and old trees, added to its loneliness. A
large billiard room added to the amuse-
ments inside the hall and on Sunday eve
before retiring for the night host of SER
wants came into the room where we all
were and "the Master" read from the bible,
and then all of us kneit in solemn prayer
to give thanks to the great Creator. And
sucn in part is the country home Of an Eng
lish gentleman with his fine carriage and
horses and liveried men servants, loved
and respected by all, A drive Of twenty
seven miles took Us to Warrington AMI
from there to Manchester, ION an express
train near thirty miles), took Us in shor.
time without making a stop.
After several days game shooting On the
moors at place called "Chapel en- lie
Frith," where We had capital sport, We
went to shoot cartridges, hares, rabbits,
&C., with q gentleman who crossed the
= oil nf
Manchester, land business whole
sale dry goods, who very singu-
larry happened to be e friend
of my friend. The place we went to was
called Ribcherter about forty mil. S from
Manchester in another direction from
Myddleton hall. My friend owned rent
ed the shooting and had his L. : US at
the railroad depot and take care of the
guns, dogs etc. and druve is several miles
to noted hotel situated near the river
Ribble one of the best salmon fishing riv-
ers in England. The hotel was called
ode Tably Arms hoter' and its great good
looking and cheerful landlord Rawcliffe,
and his good wife, are we'll known
in that part of the world for the good fare
and style, as we'll as delight in seeing to
the comforts Of the sinner man." The
pretty servant girls, Ruth and Maggie,
and the dinner with its seven or eight cour-
ses and its good wine, shall never forget.
It was country roadside inn, that to look
at its cleanliness and comforts and its
good natured landlord and landlady, made
one feel at home at once. It was large,
too, for beside US one day they entertained
$50 guests. They had the right of five
~ ohf s~hf
rest the game keepers and carriers and
heaters came the next merning to conduct
us to our shooting ground. There were
five gentlemen of our party and We bagged
81 head of game, being obliged to leave off
in the afternoon on account of the rain.
You must not thint that in shooting game
here, near houses and even churches, it is
any tanner than ours. The birds were very
wild, AIT do believe that the English
partridge and our quail are the ''gamiest"
bicis that fly, both being very similar in
their fight, except the English partridge
being about twice as large as our quail.
l need not tell you of our return home to
the hotel and the other good dinner await
ing Us after dressing and changing our
clothes, nor the good beds and sweet re-
pose, and the next day being Sunday, of
our attendance at the old Ribchestsr church
and Stydd chapel, where Saint Paul is said
to have preached on his visit to Britain
near eighteen hundred and fifty years ago,
nor the visit afterwards to Pendle Hill,
where the Lancashire witches it is said,
| used to meet, nor the % pound salmon that
Csmber caught,nor the rest of the good fare
and enjoyment back to Manchester. 1t is
| thing of the past ever to be remem-
bered. At Manchester again was lunched
and "dined and wined" at the Queens no.
| tel, and at the conservative" and Cellar
| endon" clubs, and at the latter invited to a
grouse dinner" so called, at which six
| teen of us sat down, gotten up in superb
style, bouquets and bill of fare in silver
letters for each guest. the 'sgrouse" being
only one of about ten courses, with wi
enough to float a small boat. All no
and good wishes to Manchester and
its generous hearted people
say 1! Before returning to this place I
visited the English lakes, Windermere ard
Ambleside,m most charming bodies of water,
with alpine scenery. I met lot of
Americans there, and amongst others Mr.
and Mrs. D. Rice Kemper, of Cincinnati,
who had besn travelling com panions with
Judge Wilson, his wife and daughter of
Winona, and Hon. Eugene Wilson, wife
and Gaug hter, of Minn8ap polls. It was
treat to hear of old friends, and ives sor-
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