Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-11
The Tower Of London.

ped but her imagination had picture
and inhabited from years of reading
I must have lent sympathetic ear, for
remember how sometimes my bloo'
curdled as she pictured the state barge
in midst Of night and storm, manne'
with soldiers in medieval costume
guarding prisoner of state, rowed dow
the Thames and stopping at the strait
or's Gate; the knight in charge thund
ering with his swordhilt on the shielt
hanging there; the hurried assemblin,
Of the watch; the governor of the cas-
tie" with his ponderous keys and brow
and so on, until she left the prisone
headless on the paved court, and me il
delightful cold perspiration. There
fore will describe visit to this eve
memorable spot, that fairly comes up t,
the ideal Of even boyish imagination
The stream of commerce washes On,
eide of the old pile of buildings as close
ly as does the Thames the other; anl
from the hill, crowded with traffic" yor
look over q matter of-fact iron railine
down on scurvy enclosure, and stand
ing about on the level of the roofs o.
some Of the Tower buildings. There il
no attempt to keep up" the outward
appearance Of things; cigar stumps
rags, and I think q dead cat, adorned
this railing. Being surrounded by stor.
age warehouses, the populace are as fal
from the idea of the 18th and 18th CEN
turtles as can well be imagined; and il
speaks strongly of the whole, that the
very mean and commonplace surround
ings do not weaken your interest. A
Gro wd Of q hundred or more struggle
with each other for entrance from the
moment the gates open 10 q. m. till 2.
An average OF Is, 600 visitors daily show
how deep an interest the world takes in
this historic spot. Four policeman keep
the "queue" in order; each visitor re-
ceives q ticket, to be almost Immediately
given up, and you can imagine what an
crowd 60 over stones that
would tale unfold if they could speak.
stepped aside and let them pass when
came to the TRAITORS Gate;" and again
when, up the winding turret, we come to
The notice, "Here it is supposed the
murdered princes were buried" and
again, in that common looking room, not
20 feet acrose, where the unhappy pris-
oners met for few minutes breathing
space each day. How can man be 90
blunted by ignorance as to walk un-
moved in such sad place?
thought the ll-cut initials in the
common wood panels or scratched on
he window panes as touching as any
hing I ever looked at. But the haf
,our Isat in that badly paved triangular
,ourt yard, where the il-fated Lady
lane Grey and others were beheaded,
moved lne more than like to admit.
not particleof change can have taken
,lace either under foot or In those grim
valls whose latticed windows were then
He'd by hushed spectators. Did they hear
ler beg the executioner make no botch,
{ was $50 small q neck" and see her
troke it while lifting her hair All mel
That wretches some kings have beenl
In the tower, the large hall il filed
nth museum Of amor worth seeing,
Or here are the very suits Charles wore
9th as boy and man, Henry ~, Henry
I'LL, and ] know not who else; perfect |
lacks Of spears, swords and whatnot,
Illustrative Of the devihsh 'age Of nhival-
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