Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-12
INNOCENT EUGENE ABROAD.
Dol. Field Visits Banhill Fields and Writes
To the Folks at Home About It,,

WI ctu sit sbunntti = ufu W
To the Folks at Home About It,,
Just before leaving England for Ger.
many ! went down TO Bunhin Fields to
see the graves Of four very great men
Bunyan. De Foe, Watts and Ritson.
The cemetery is a curious spot. rs full
of interest ~ il is full of bones-the
name originally was Bone hill. One
hundred and twenty-five persons have
been buried here. Ritson's grave can.
not be identified; the antiquary re-
quested that no mound or slab should
be raised above him, and that wish has
been complied with. He was buried
somewhere in this co~rner"-that is all
the information the guide has TO give.
De Foes grave is marked by "A stanch
obelisk. for which his youthful readers
have paid. Acomparatively new inonu.
ment stands over Bunyan's grave; the
old slab was fairly hacked to bits and
carried away 10y relic hunters,
Il fancy" said | 10 the guide. that
many of my countrymen visit this saint.
ly spotf
'Oh. yes, sir," said he; they come
here in droves during the season"
Can il be possible" | asked. that
this cemetery has a season. the same MS
seaside and water cures hayeE'
"oh. no." he answered; Il mean
that they come here in summer, for in
the summer mostly Americans come to
England"
Il am proud" said l. Ito know
that my countrymen are disposed To
pay the tribute Of their reverence and
affection To the memories Of these saint
ly dead. Could you tell me which Of
these hallowed spot, they seem To seek
out more particularly: Either Bunyan
or Watts would Ire likely Ia appeal to
the average American. | suspect"
No, sir" replied the guide: how
they find ont about /: | cant say, but
nearly all Of EN- come to see the tomb
of that lady ofe r there, and they al
ways make a copy of the epitaph."
| proceeded 10 the spot designated.
II vas the grave Of a worthy but not
noted lad. no lin s~iNty-eight months
was tapped yty-seven times" and had
2G6 sallons If water taken from her"
all Of which she endured without re-
pining at g dispensation of an inscrut'
able Prov fence"
Across t,Ie street from Runhill Fields
is the chapel behind which John Wesley
lies buried. over his grave stands "A
simple shaft erected in 1870. | think,
upon which i Inscribed rs touching. as
eloquent and as dignified an epitaph as
] ever read. This whole locality has
an inexprJSSible charm: here. ia the
heart of "A populous city and girt about
with vice. is a quiet little tract where,
in the presence of the master minds Of
our faith. we may Inmu with the
sweetest Of memories.
The unpleasant feature Of il all il
that as you leave the spot you are
swooped down upon by "A hawk nosed
female who inveigles you into a sort o.
lodge and worries you until you pay
her two shiilings for a series Of twenty.
four pictures ~pnrporting TO illustrate
the life of Wesley,
You'll come down tomorrow and
attend service. won't YOU asked this
old griffin
''lnasmuch as ! live about five miles
due west of here, said |. lit is likely
that II attend service at all | shall at.
tend service where "A cab fare Of two
and six is not involved"
But aren't you IA Noncomfornist
divine she asked.
Madame. " said |, seriously, Il have
been mistaken nj different times for Sol
Smith Russell. Nat Goodwin. Harry
Dixey and Bill Nye. but never yet have
: been told that ] looked like Il preach.
CT No, my good sister IN Adam. | am
not a clergyman-l am by predestina.
ton, preordination, p~rcpossession, pre-.
objection and profession an ungodly
newspaper man"
''Lor' me-" she exclaimed. and a
shade Of disappointment crept into her
voice; ''thinkin' you vas a divine ]
knocked off sispence on them pictures"
Eugene Field in Chicago News.
A Modern David and Jonathan.