San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-26
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
Uncle Jesse at Queen Vio's House
Windsor Caste and its Beau
ties - Firearms and
Swords.

NINbSOky ILIIS.i CepI' o'
Daily LIGHT:
have just returned from visit to
Windsor Castle, and have to tell you
it was one of the pleasantest expert
ences of my life up to this writing.
My American timepiece had stopped
during the night and so when my
toilet was finished l found myself
with only 20 minutes TO get to Pad
dingtOn depot from Charing Cross.
L explained this to the cabby and
winked that winl, cost an extra
shilling) but he fairly flew. L got
there all the same on time and found
my friend, upon whose invitation L
have had the special privilege OF see
ing the whole of Windsor inside and
out, from dale and hill, but also to
witness the interior of an English
home and to ret a much better and
clearer idea of English character at
it's best. We arrived at IL o'clock in
the morning and found the good peo-
pie at home and expecting US. Cake,
wine and fruit was at once placed be-
fore US, and after some hesitancy
from inherent diffidence) we in
dulged. after RECALLING the inner
uncle we started leaving the Ia
dies (disliked this last mOve) to talk
about such matters as ladies left
alone who have not met for some time
will. The near view of the castle
from the outside Is immense and you
naturally think the builders must
have anticipated number of extra
queens, as no one queen could occupy
so much space. l did not ascertain
how many people reside within the
walls mot penitentiaryj L mean castle
walls, but a great number. They are
people who are entitled to cOnsidera-
ton for having done or said some
thing in favor OF John Bull. Many
superanuated army officers and their
families are quartered here and re-
ceive an income from the crown Of
el0O TO $3.50, and this perhaps with
small income of their own enables
them to live out their days in quiet
ness and peace. There is something
pleasant to contemplate in try
that like fond parent takes care of
her children, and the sequence Is
quite natural, the children love and
stick to her and no matter where an
may go he always speaks
of old England as home. Space will
not allow me to go into details as to
the contents of this famous castle and
must ask you to draw on your imag-
inatiOn.
Everything in the past in the way
of firearms, from the matchbox gun
70 he FIJI hrnnal,-
but with all the won derful assortment
of firearms, they could not compare
with the variety and shapes of
swords. I judge from this that
swords must be the oldest | saw
the original sword OF Christopher
Columbus, an immense one, to be
used with both hands, but | should
have thought the other chap might
have injured Christopher before he
could have commenced operations.
This was very plain sword, no
diamonds or rubies in the hilt,as were
incrusted in many of those around it.
I thought Christopher must have
been hard up and given his order for
this historic neW-world fame-carver to
some crossroads blacksmith. | saw
swords and emblematic articles that
estimated (yOu know l have an
uncle in the diamond business in
Texas to be worth about $40, 900, this
would be about S2OO,0OO could not
help thinking what pile of dead cap
ital, but there is a deal of the latter
in England, and consequently two
classes, one who don't know what to
do for the want OF money, and the
other what to do with it. l
have advised several to send
it to Texas and loan it to
the newspapers and crosstown rail
road companies. saw the identical
bullet that killed Nelson, encased
carefully in glass. By looking close
ly you can see piece of the gild
braid from his uniform which the
bullet carried into his body. The
paintings and statuary were marvel
Gus, and gave one an idea about the
past kings and queens Of England.
Saw the present queens father and
mother. The latter looked good
woman, but the old gentleman-but
out of respect to his excellency I stop
here, hoping the painter was not in
mood when he put the peculiar ex-
preston in the geDtleman's left eye.
He should have left that out for the
sake of the family and his faithful
subjects. L noticed other portraits of
titled people, and many of the gents
looked as though they had lately re-
turned from the club and others ap-
peared quite sober. L dare not 90
into details of furniture, too deep,
stunning! All gilt and carved and
trimmed with real satin green, red,
etc.; ceilings and walls gorgeous
with characterization and gliding. In
some rooms it was really oppr9s-