The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
THE DEaDLEIGH SWEEP.

One of the most delightful of the old Essex towns in pcadlcigh, in the shal- low valley of the Stour It consists of one broad street of old houses, some plaster and timber, with acute gables toward the street, and odd bay windows, snuggeries to sit in, thrust out at the corners, ana of brick mansions, erected between the rcigns of Queen Anne and George lN.--none later; of d stone church with stately tower, dignitied, cn- crustcd with mural tablets telling of a past when Deadlrigh was place where family and fashion congregatcd; of an assemblv-room with Doric portico. now turned into turniture-dealer' lumber room; and of a red brick grammar school with moulded brick pcdimcnts and cornicrs and windows, most pictur- csque, and cricket ground behind shadowed by giant elms as ancient as the ancient school.
 \ little way outside of Deadleigh stands fine mansion of red brick POO years old; 1t has tiled roof the color ofroast coffee; brick and tile are stained, softencd in tone and mottled with vel low and gray lichens, and the house is large; Ii consists of a main body with two wings. The wings continue the same range of tall windows. and are in the same axis. The roofs are, however a little lower than that of the central block, which apparently contains the state apartments, This central block has one enormous stack of chimnevs, al- so of red brick and, capriciously, the gilly-tiowcr seed, blown by the winds from the garden, has taken root in the lnterstices between the bricks, and the old chimney-stack is garlanded with vel low and brown wall flowers, There are chimney ystacks, inferior in size to the wings, but no flowers wreath them The reason, no doubt, is that these latter chimneys are used, and get too hot for roots to live in them, whereas the cen tral block of chimney never gives forth smoke.
 The mansion stands well back from the road, with a lawn before it, and vew trees banking each side. On the side of the house away from the road are the gardens, that stretch down to the river Access to the place is obtained through d noble pair of hammcrcd-iron gates. or through side wicket
 The house had been unoccupied for a number of years except by n widow and her daughter-who tenanted one wing The proprietor lived in London--Dcad- leigh was too dull for his taste and Deadlcigh was also too dull to induce those gentlefolk seeking houses to settle there and rent the mansion
 The widow who lived in part of the house was a person highly respected in Deadleigh, Her husband had been a surgeon, in practice there. On his death she was left with so little means that a subscription was raised in the neighbor- hood, which reached q ,000, and this was invested for her. She lived on the interest very quietly, and rent free, for she was allowed by the owner of the mansion to occupy one wing on condi- ton that she kept the rest of the house in order, lighted fires in the winter, opened windows in summer, had the carpets shaken occasionally and the window-frames painted periodically.
 Mrs. White was we'll housed at no cost, and she and her daughter Mabel had not only the run of the mansion but al so the grapes from the winery and the vegetables from the garden, and the fruit from the orchard, as much as they needed; and all they did not want they sold. and from the receipts paid the gar dener, and accounted to the owner for the rest.