Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-27
THE GAZETTE. roRT WORTH. TExAs, MONDAY July 27

EhWNuN art Hi2niy interesting IRON tnctr
historic associations, dating from the
time of Edward W., whose brother-in
law, Anthony Woodville, built the latter
and left his insignia carved in the stone.
The castle stands on chalky elevation,
and is covered with Ivy 1t Is not so
commanding In its appearance as many
others, hut the grounds are lovely, and
access Is obtained TO them by the same
door, signaled by pulling the handle OF
ihr same bell as that which admitted
Lord Woodyillc. But here all similiudc
csiscs. On the other side of the heavy
bars and bolts trim English girl sits
with her work-basket and lady's pictorial
TO receive your fourpence and Illusion
vanishes. once inside the gate, visitors
bend their steps directly towards
the window, from the lower middle
panel of which an iron hnr
has disappeared. This is the aperture
/ through which Charles L. tried TO force
himself In an endcavor to escape, and
back from which into his prison nc was
drawn with great difficulty, when
uFE WAS ALMOST EXTINCT.
! 4 long flight Of steps leads to the keep,
I but few ascend them; the majority OF
I visitors rush off 10 the wcl-rnom, where
Il donkey draws the water from mircu-
lousy clear spring, which possesses sur
priSmg virtues. Taken every morning
within an hour after sunrise Il maintains
health, preserves beauty, imparts fairness
! to the complexion and confers the gifts of
( long life and domestic happiness. These
/ qualities, whatever may be the ease now,
could not have existed In the time of
/ Princess Elizabeth, the unfortunate daugh-
I ter of Charles |, who died alone In her
youth In this Castle Carisbrookc, her
check resting ON the Bible which had
I been the last gift OF her murdered father 1t
was to this princess that Queen Victoria
dedicated the beautiful memorial stone
which is considered one of the finest eff
forts of Baron Marrochettl and the prin-
cipal ornament OF Carisbrookc church,
the finest church on the island, contain
+ ing also three memorial stained glass
windows 10 the memory al the fair and
unhappy young princess, one of which was
subscribed by the young women OF the
congregation and is called the "Maiden's
/ Window" the others being presented by
the queen and Prince Albert.
THE sIGANkIIN CHINE.
4 month would not suffice To take In all
that Is worth seeing and knowing in this
little enchanted and enchanting island (;
and of course the task is hopeless in the
space of three all too short days. But we
have managed Shnnklin; have walked
down through the chine, even stopped
and piCnickcd there have seen the crab
and lobster turn, walked on the esplanade,
and assembled the successive flights of
stone steps which break up the cliff upon
which Shanklin is built. The chine is Il
deep cut, or irregular assure, in the sea-
wall, from a quarter TO half n mile long,
which begins at the top and ends whore
the water touches the beach. Its
high walls and irregular path, broken
by steps ut the Stccpest inClineS,
are IL reminder of Watkins Glen,
but the Jagged masses Of cathcdrul-likc
rock are absent, the whole interior of the
chasm being tangle of grecnery, with Il
pretty waterfall and brooks caused by
rustic bridges.
Chimes are very numerous on the Isle OF
Wight. There is the Whale chine, the
Black-gang chine, Walpen chine, and
numerous others, but none 50 famous a
the Shankln chine Rev. Leigh Rich.
mond, in the "Young Cottager," writes d
detailed description of Shunklin chine,
which was not then so well prepared foi
visitors rs now that II is rented and mad,
part of the hotel property that stands IA
Its summit, Snanklm mas OatnnH INA
chimes and u fine beach, though not SC
good as Ryde, but it lacks the attractive
ness of West Gowes, possibly be
cause IL is more shut in and less varict
in its marine character. The old part %
the town is, however, very charming will
its Elizabcthan manor-house, its rows o
matched cottages and narrow, shady lanes
1t is AT the corner of such n lane leading
TO the chine that rustic fountain is
erected, for which Longfellow wrote tn,
inscription when on a visit TO Shanklin IN
1865:
q. traveller, stay thy weary feet,
Drink OF this fountain pure and sweet,
II flows for rich and poor the same.
Then 20 thy way remembering stin
Thc wuNsidc wen beneath the hill,
The cup of water in His name.
OLD non CHURCH.
Those who are familiar with the work
OF MIR. j. W. Cropsey, the well-knewm ar
fist, will remember his picture of the old
church at Bon Church In the Isle OF Wight
II was all the more remarkable in its gray
tones and general fidelity TO the natural
tint of It's age and environment, because
il formed so strong II contrast 10 tho
warm tints and sunny landscapes in
which his brush delights. The old Bon