The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29
NUMBER 2.
From our own London Correspondent;


Stratford -on- Avon and Kenllworth.
We had most delightful ramble
around these places. AT Oxford we
visited all the colleges so celebrated.
and saw i'm the famous old church OF
St. Mary's the tomb of Mary Robsart,
the Earl of Leicester's lovely but
unfortunate bride. Scott's story or
KeniIworth is so well known that
ones feelings when viewing the his
.oric Castle Of Keniiworth, where the
gorgeous entertainment was given TO
Qaeen Elizabeth, is easily understood.
The Castle is all in ruins, and one OF
the most picturesque spots to be seen
in England. One can well imagine
how magnificent the place must once
nave been. for what remains Is noble
in spite OF its desjlatiJn AMI decay.
At Standardization, the birth
place of tire IMMORTAL Shakespeare,
,ye saw the house he was born in
even the very rooi.i; sat IN the Vefl-
table chimney coraer where he must
often lave sat when boy, and saw
cut on one Of the olL-fasliioned win.
low panes, the n.iDa ut water scott
cut hy the poets owa hand. We saw
also, the fonndati3n Of the house III
which Shakespeare died, and th.. spot
where grew his famous ninl5erry
tree. The church where he i. bur
led is II fitting place for so great u
man; it is situated il a lnlryeliously
beautiful spot iii the middle oI al cid
graveyard. Shaa espcara was buried
there over two hundred and seventy
years ago, ana his remains have never
been disturbed, although it WAS pro-
posed that they shouid be taken To
! Westminster Abbey. Washington
{ Irving was right - ''wiiat indeed
! would a corner in " eSt.nlnSter
Abbey have been, compared with tbs
revered pile which seems to stand HI
beautiful Loneliness as his sole mat
soleum." TIE tomb is in the el.!uc'
of the Church, and fiat stone ina, KS
! where he lies. These four lines are
inscribed on it, SAID to have heen
written by the poet himself. and aft+
extremely solemn
| "Good friend for Jesas' AXE forbeare,
Te dig the dust lneioesd here,
! Blessed be he that 5 tsarcS these -to1"s,
I And curst be he tiIat moves ilF o}IiesS-
Il is no wonder that this lis rip on
prevented the reno III! Of lils remains
to Westminster Abbey. The fol-
where he was 5aptised is still TO be
seen and is an object of mueh Interest
to visitors. After lingering around
the quiet. peaceful charchyari we
slowly wended our way bacH to the
old Inn where Washington Irving
stopped when lie visited the place.
i The little paTlor he occupied Is still
open to visitors, and the very chair
in which he rested. and of which he
makes mention in his notes of the
place, is still preserved. and always
pointed out to Americans. The Inn
is called the Red Horse. and has been
famous since that visit of Iryings. To
one who has not visited the place
Irving's charming account of STRAIT
ford would give some idea of the
exquisite pleasure felt while at the
place. where the very air seems filled
with Shakespeare. Ann Hathaway )
cottage where the bard wooed and
won his wife is in a fine state of
preservation. much the same, indeed,
as it was at that tina. There is y
descendant of the Hathaway f2m!iy
now in charge. quite an old woman
who told us many interesting tales of
the family. y chair and settee
still remain there, and an old oaken
, dresser and bedstead, with spinet aud
chest of drawers TO match. The
sight of several familiar names on the
5 visitors books fro across the Atlantic
was not among the least of the inter
esting objects that Stratfort contains.
Windsor, Eton and Stoke PogiS az
ford much that is delightful and in.
teresting to visitors. At Lton we
were admitted to the oldest part OF
: the school, and learned from the
usher that many of the old customs
are still in vogue: for Instance, the
: ''fags," or younger boys, cook break
fast and supper for the older ones.
Every inch of the old walls is cover
!, ed with names. Since being carved
there, how many have become IA.
= nous! The Duke of Wellington 5
name, Arthur Wellesly, is on one OF
!, the oakcn columns where lie cut ii
with his knife more than hundred
years ago.
AT Stoke Pcgis we visited the ton
: where lie the remains of Gray the
poet. The beautiful little church
yard is said to have been the scene OF
his elegy. an one can well fancy i;
it is as quiet and quaint as it was IL
his time, and scarcely any change has
taken place. To one who has visited
: Minnesota and your own lovely coun
ty of Stevens. the contrast. this an
cient church yard with its tombstone
. and titanic trees that bear the marks
!, of ages, is very great. when one re-
: calls the little churchyard near your
v;Il,ra of Morris tha Growth of hu;
yesterday. Ills here the rude fore
!, fathers of the hamlet sleep" and
: although we did not hear 1.-THE cur
. few toll the knell of parting day. mol
4 see ssthe lowing herd wind slowly o'ei
q the lea" we were there just at the