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ViKEMANS WANDERINGS
The GREAT SEASIDE RESORTS or
ENGLAND.

tho "rusgsss," ne In tho Time ai
CAariss Dickens.
icopyrighi. lali. BY Edgar L. wakcfnanl
RAusoATu. England, Aug. ls.--The $50
Of Thanet-the Island Of the Fire neacous
.-opce completely disconnected from Kent.
but now wholly reclaimed. forms the
rsrthcastcrnmostu projection Of that historic
county Of England Il Is only nine miles
In length. and in most parts but five miles
IN breadth, but there il probably not In all
England. aud. for that matter. in the
whole world. Bit Of land 20 valuable for
it, agricultural possibilities. nor 40 com.
pletcly garden of delight for tho millions
10 which IL L. accessible Ia summer
Its situation Is very bleak aud open,
from It's extraordinary extent. through
counties. coves Of sen front on the north,
where IL /. washed 10y tho Thames estuary,
and on the east, where IL l. dashed by the
ever restless tides Of the Straits Of Dover
and the North sea; but every square rood
on which ancient ruin. historic fortress or
KAY resort does not stand, i under tho
highest known state Of cultivation. The
reasons for this aroi All Kent l. iond0n's
truck garden; Thanet isle IL every season
actually covered by coat Of nlga, or sca.
weed, obialnablc' by the farmers at only
the expense Of carriage, there aro no
hedges, which In some parts Of England
DESTROY 20 much produce, and the subsoil
4. chalk, which acts In wet weather A. a
sponge. aud IN drouRhts supplies tho land
with moisture. an extraordinary system VI
Inhalation aud eXhalatiou. which gave riso
10 the ancient ooupl,ti
When England wiring,
The island sings
erl 4
acre Of waste land In the island. The old
Rentlsh plow Il still used by the farmers
with stubborn pcrtinacity; and u IL an odd
laight to witness the pllwman stop. At the
icni VI every furrow 10 take out his coulter
land reverse Il, mn operation which takes
half his time and gives him ample leisure
fbr the contemplation aud enjoyment Of
good old conservative English ways. Halt
the farmers ap winter fishermen. aud al
tho lower classes Of the coastwisc villages
follow the same vocation during both the
summer and winter months.
The ancient timber and waffle cottage ia
ft.li a. commonly found a. among the Nor.
folk Breads and tho pcasantry. notwith.
standing their contact with hosts OF city
folk aud tourists Ia summer. retain an tx.
trnordnary number Of their ancient Gus.
toms and supcutitionL Were there no
lsle Of Thnnct. thcrc Is no place in Grrat
Britain where. In 80 compact an area, eau
b. found such odd Old World studies a. Ia
this tiny piece Of chalk land over against
tlt wild North sea-
y IN IT, dlminutiyo AREA, particularly on
~ coast line, are a score Of fhruus and
resorts AZ tho edge Of pcgwcll bay, be-
tw.sn Sandwich aud Rhmsgaic, il tho
ancient farmhouse. "Ebho's Fleet" the
sCcno oi tho landing OF ilcngist aud
ilor,a,H those heroic WORTHLESS " Saxon
MYRTLE warfare. ~ pcgwell itself the
ellis. with the blue Has intCrmlxed with
layers Of sAell, many thousands of yrar
Old. art celebrated haunt Of gcologIsts.
~ st0nar, Noftigen defeated the Jutrs,
N1rtimrr was slain md hurct, and Thur,
LiIl landed At the head OF the fcrocioui
Noucmcn
~ Minister. Eghcrt. king Of Kent. com.
nissioncd his fyorltc aud chief officer.
Thuuor. TO murder his two cousins who
hnd claims 90 the crown. They we're buried
IN EthClbctt'H hall of state. This spot wa.
revealed by supernatural llght which
ever lowered over IL, uutii the guilty kiug,
filled with rumorse, made confession aud
repentance TO tho dead prince sister,
Dompncya. paid blood money tworsyld
and gave her w. much land ag hind could
ruu over nt one course, on which 90 found
monastery. Thunor cndoayorcd 20 stor
tho aset creature by riding across ~
path. but the earth swallowed him aud
Hung him into the Internal shadows {,
keep the dead princes company
~ Oaongnll Downs there "a wonderful
old Saxon cemetery. nircnlngton hns th'
most beautiful grille Of clms Of any VII
llgc IN England, aud Is noted rs tho oldot
residence of one Henry Crlspc, commonly
called "B0niour" Crlspc, from having bcui
kept prisoner In France for many ycau
and never having learned more than thai
word. ~ Dauudelipn Hru the ruins u
,eFy ancient embattlcd mnnsion Of a.,
Dtnt-dc Lions one Of the family hnyinl
brought over the Flemish ball Of st. johns
II Margate. Ia his ship, tho bog. giyiui
t.ae to the ancient coupleti
John do paundclyon, with his great Dog.
Brought over this bell on - mill eos.
Broadstalrs has been made famous b!
Dickens In his sketch OF "our Watering
Place. In an early number Of Household
Words, and tho Broadstnlr fishermen
whp arc ~ quaint aud odd lot M may u
found on any coast, were during the earl!
part OF this century the most famous hnr
Nesters OF the North sea and Icelandlo fish
cries. Tho North Portland, Ptolcmyi
Cantium. Is the extreme northeastern
point Of Kent. II has a grand old llght
house, and commands one o. the mos
magnificent and sublime sea views of Eng
land. Tho great naval engagement be
tween the English and Dutch OF June. l0dt
ia which the English were defeated, wa
fought oil this point.
st. Wade, an ancient for
back to the kcntish mainland has one o
tue mest interesting and quaint oh
churches Of England. lts walls are bull
u seaworn hints, with much rough brick
believed 10 DO Roman, interpreted. TIL
eastern dripstones OF the tower window ~
incrusted with nests OF tho "templc haunt
Ing martlet."
" an these odd bits Of misty age relic,
dim old Receiver, ON tho widening Ah0r,
OF the Thames estuary, with It's grass
meads, winding river and nesting han
Jets for a awect perspective behind, Is pet
haps the most winsomc aud romantic
was here that King Ethelbert, after hl
conversion and baptism by St. Augustine
tool, up lil. abode and built himself n pa
ace out Of the Roman fortress. Tho anoieu
town has nearly all been literally cate
away aud ingulicd by the sea What
lvlt Of tho most Anticipated pieture-co
tages, inn, which bears the name Of Kin
fibelbegt, aud which peeps through Oh
Widest masses OF ivy, signal towers an
all-inslantly carries the mind back to Oh
time OF the saxon king, who held his glor