The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-07


green lloldH aud tho venerable walls O
l.lnn College lnOmod mp among ihe OlmH
Another turn in tho lhnmca Hnd We wcr
ln front Of Windsor Castle,
My emotions upnn viewing tie Hploudi
! realization of all ! had over dreamed @
In Cnstollnlcd architecture cuin0t ho do
forlhod, II was liko being brought mud
denly face "a face with a mountain %
vivid prccn, aurmountcd hytuwcrnR cllIl
aud rocky spires,
By tho way Windsor n from tho AuPl,
| Saxon, WludlcshOre, winding rIycw,
numo given by Edward lhe toulcHior tl
The place whore he established the mon.u
! ni Woatmnstcr, The grant read that the
| King "lor the hope Of ctornnl reward, th,
| remission of nll his sins, the sins Of hi'
| father mother and all liIa ancestors, tC
the praise Of Almighty God, grants Win
dlcahore, with all itA nppurlcnnnCoa, 40
an endowment and perpetual inheritance
90 the monks there that served God,n
but the perpetual inheritance was OF
short duration, II was not long before
the NOrmnuR nct COyCiOuA CyCn on tho
grOm vnlca Of Britain aud William the
COnqucror In 1906 pouncod down upon tho
monks, Ike nm eagle upon u dOyc.cutc,
and gohhlcd up monks, grant, Windlo-
shore and all,
William the Conquoror mndo this the
chief OF hla atrongholda, llc was pleas,
ure seeding cltlcL nH well OR u rodOuhtuhlc
warrior, and the lofty ridges, commanding
a sweep OF Ha lovely lands no the world
can produce, was q llt place Ia plant tho
conGucrIng cnmgna Of now dynasty.
From that time 10 this Windsor Cas-.
tlo has been u iayorltO residence OF the
British m0nurChH, II stands ON an emil.
noncc rising sharply hundred feet above
the narrow winding Thames, in tho heart
Of Berkshire county ana from the lofty
round tower IN thc center twelve countCl
may bO seen,
The history Of Windsor Cngtlo 10 tho
history Of England, There King John
had his contest with the EnglIrh hnrour,
until they wrCHlcd from him The Mnguu
ChnrtN, or great charter OF popular rirhta.
There Queen Mary brought, IN gront
state, her royal comort, PHILIP II OF Spain.
There Charles was alternately q royal
hnnquotor aud ps royal prisoner There
tho Edwards and the llcdriCa fought their
for sins done IN the ilcshi and there the
royal g0rgCr, George /, ate hla hig dinners
on the public grOCn, 10 let Il gapmg multi
tudc test tho capacity Of a ldngu stomach
for meat and drink
Windsor Castle 10 an AGGREGATION of
towers aud huttlCmCnts, In tho Lower
Ward, hCaldO thC original WluChogtpr
Tower, are Horny tho lllR, Salisbury,
Gortor aud Julius CWscr'g, supposed 10
date back 10 thc Roman period. Tho ON.
trance 20 the uppur Ward IL aundcra port
Cullircd nrChwHy nonr the Round Tower,
llaukcd by two towers with hnulcmcnta,
called Che Norman Gateway Tho Round
Tower rlaCa from u sugar lonlCd Om.
ncnoc, or CNrlhworks, In the coutcr Of the
enclosure, On the upper side, around nn
OhlOng court, are the royal palaces. In
one corner is Victoria 1owcr, whore are
the Quorn'a private apartments, facing
the park and gardens, and Ia another the
state Apartments, only used on fcstal oc-
cNaiona,
Windsor Castle was fuyorIlo residence
Of the Queen when the Prince Consort
was alive aud his taste h pcrccptihlo In
the many splendid improvements added
In the carly part of her rOlgu. Since hig
death the Albert Memorial Chanel has
been llttod up aud ut Frogmorc, tho
Queens iWoritc place Of worship, there
lro other magnificent memorials of him.
These associations have kept the Queen
pTsoncg within the historic
walls, much 20 tho dissatisfaction Of her
people,
LOCKING OUT TIM PRINCE CoNsoRr.
"Yca, tho Queen was dcyotcdly attached
10 hor husband y said the wife OF ono of
Ihc Quecn's bNrrlstors, an oclogcnarlnn
with u mind Htill alert for court gossip,
'hnt she was very jealous OF him aud be-
never wont 10 call on lHdy unless Uc.
10y gentlemen Of Che court
.f he went out TO dnuor hc always had
10 return ut u certain hour, or the Queen
would be- fcnriully angry
40 ho,h said ono of our artists, who had
iccn grmbling tlut he wag not born n
prince, "thcn II was not such u bonanza
or Albert after nlln
mo, indeed paid ono courily inform !
mt, "for, would you believe Il, the Queen |
ockcd him out one might, llo had boon |
% a club dinner I'm London and did not |
fot homo at the hour promised. Tho |
queen was 80 angry that she ordered all |
he gntos locked. So whom the poor |
,rincc came homo, after a twenty mile |
ldo, he could not get IN, So he went |
,nck 10 London. Tho Queen could not |
locp that night, and the next morning |
he wtm In grcat distress, az the Prince |
lid not return TO secure the roynl pardon,
10 gho sent for the Duke of Wellington.
When .sho had told her atory and asked
ihnt she should do, he said.
"Put on your bonnet and 40 10 London |
nd ask his pnrdon'
So aho did 90 and brough him homc.n
VI am glad am not u Prince said our
rtlst.
BEAUTIES or THE CASTLE.
Victoria has converted Windsor Cnatlo
ito dream of beauty. Tho ontiro
rounds arc surrounded by u massive tur-
otod wall and within the courts aud with.
nj, are stationed the Roynl Guards, In
ill British uniform, with thor towering
hats and brass buttoncd rod
oats.
We entered tho Castle from tho rcar,
scending the long, winding, intricate
lono stairway, extending from the street,
n the river level, TO the abrupt height OF
10 older pnrt OF the cNstlo. Passing
library, founded by Edward III, The orig
lntor OF the Order OF the Carter We on-
red the old court OF Henry VIII and
ienco TO 81. Georges Chapel, sacred to
10 Order OF the Garter. Tho antique
aimed glass windowe, stone lloors and
lnssiyo pillars gave the outer court,
ghted from the roof, u venerable appear
nee. In the surrounding inches and
inpcls are groups OF memorial Htatuay,
popes, Kinga and departed
atoamcn, Tho tomb OF the young Prince
apolcon, killed In Zulu land, bears u
'ctmbent marble figure OF the Prince,
n the pedestal ia u French inscription, OF
hich the following is translation. "l
10 with sentiment ofprofound gratitude
" hor Majesty the Queen OF England Tor
1 tho Royal Family and FOR the country
here have remained, during eight years
cordial hospitalitAn
Tho beautiful youth lies ns II asleep, his
md on "A pillow, hla hands plnspinu his
young, and yet what treglmcnts Of noble {
ronch boys thp death of The young Napo-
on may have saved, how much of blood !
nd teurs.
Entering the chapel, whore the Quoen {
~ u stall to the right and where she