Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-01
.WAKEMAN'S WANDERINGS'
THE GREAT SEASIDE RESORTS OF
ENGLAND.


The Kentish Isle OF ThHnet-its water
inc Places. Resorts aud shrines-Mar-
eat. and Ramsgate stin the Haunt OF
the "Tagg-es." a. In the Time OF
Charles Dickens.
Icopyright. 1871. by Edgar l. wakeman.l /
RAMsGArE. England, Aug. is.-The Isle
OF Thanet-the Island Of the Fire Beacons
once completely disconnected from Kent
but now wholly reclaimed, forms the
mort theasternmost projection ot that historic
county Of England II j. only nine miles
in length, and in most parts but hve miles
In breadth. but there il probably not IN All
England aud. for that matter IN the
whole world, bit Of land 70 valuable Tor
its agricultural possibilities nor 20 com
nletelv a garden Of delight for the millions
~ which h il accessible In summer.
IT. situation is very bleak and open,
from its extraordinary extent, through
countless coves Of ssa front on the north,
where il II washed by the Thames estuary
and on the east, where IL h lasbed oy the
ever restless tides Of the Straits OF Dover
and the North sea. but every square rood
ON which ancient ruin. historic fortress OF
cav resort does not stand, Il under the
hiahest known state OF cultivation Inc
reasons for this are; All Kent Il London's
trurk garden; Thanet isle Is every season
acfualiv covered by a coat Of aiga, or sea-
weed. obtainabls 5y the farmers at only
the expen-e Of carriage. there are no
hedges. which in some parts OF England
destroy 20 much produce, and the suosoii
a chalk, which acts In we' weather a. =
sponge, and 10 droughts supplies the lAno
with moisture, an extraordinary system Of
inhalation and exhalatiOn. which gave ris'
20 the ancient coupiets
When England wrings
The island sings-
There Is no commonAble land nor Al
acT1 Of waste land In the island The old
Rentish plow l. stlll used by the farmer
with stubborn pertinAcity; and it is an od'
sigbt 20 witness the plowman stop al IN
end Of every furrow 20 take out his ooulte
and reverse u. an operation which take
half his time and gives him ample leisur
for the contemplation aud en1oyment 2
good old conservative English ways Hal
The farmers are winter fishermen, and a.
the lower classes Of the coastwi-e village
follow the -ame vocrtion during both th
summer and winter mouths
The ancient timber and waffle cottage
stiT A. commonly found a. among the No
folk Broads aud the peasautry. notwl ltl
standlna their contact with hosts ~ CT
folk and tourists In summer, retain an e
tr.or,linary number Of their ancient Gu
toms and superstitious Were there
free-and easy Margate and Ranisgate ~ u
Isle OF Thanet, there is no place In Gre
britain where. Ga ~ compact an area, @
be found such odd Old World studies a.
this tiny piece o. chalk land over again
the wild North sea
In its dimiuutive area. particularly
ita coast line. are a score OF shrine- a.
resorts Al the edge Of Pcgwel bay.
tvreen Sandwich aud Ramsgate, u
ancient farmhouse, "Ebbe's Fleet :
soepe Of the Landing Of Hengist a
Uorsa " those heroic worthies OF sax
nvthie warfare. AT Pegwell itsclf !
cliffs. with the blue las intermixed W
lavers Of shell, many thousands OF ye'
y old ARE A celebrated haunt OF geologis
Al Stonar. Vortigen defeated the Ju'
Vortfmer was slain and buried, and IN
kiU landed at the head OF the feroci'
4 Norsemen-
Al Minister. Egbert, king Of Kent. q
,,is-ioned hi favOrite and chief oiii'
Thunor. 70 murder his two cousins
Y had claims % the crown They were oui
40 Fthelbert's hall Of state This spot
revealed by a supernatural light VI
To ever hovered over Il. until the guilty n
ell nlled with remorse. made confession
Tor repentance 20 the dead princes sls
N Dompneva paid blood money twerK
nd and gave her ~ much land a. hino 81
nd mn over Al one course. on which 20 10
= ,nonasterv. Thunor endeavored 70 |
lth the aeet creature by riding across
,,afh- but the earth swallowed him
aung him into the internal shadow
keen the dead princes company.
Al OsengaI Downs there Is a wonde
old saxon cemetery. Birchington has
most beautiful girdle Of elms OF any
laRe in England. and Is noted a. the o
roSidence OF one Henry Crispe, comm
called "BouiOur" Crispe, from having
keDt prisoner In France for many
and never having learned more than
word. At Daundelion are the ruins
- ancient embattled mansion OF
n-nt-de- ions. one Of the family be
hrouoht over the Flemish bell Of 81 10
az Nargate. In his ship, the Dog. q
rise 70 the ancient couplets
gohn de Daundelyon. with his great
Brought over this bell on mill cog
Broadstairs has been made famou
Dickens In his sketch of"Our Wat
Place" in an early NUMBER OF nous'
Words. and the Broadstairs fisher
who are as quaint and odd a lot a. m
found on any coast. were during the
part Of this century the most famous
vesters Of the North sea and Icelandi'
cries. The North Foreland. Ptoi'
Cantium, Is the extreme northea
point Of Kent Il has a grand old
house. and commands one Of the
magnificent and sublime sea views OF
Land. The great naval eneagemei
tween the English and Dutch Of June
IN which the English weru defeated
fought on this point.
, St Nicholns-at-W Wade, an ancieni
!, hack 10 the Kenfish mainland, has
the most interesting and qualn
churches Of England. Its walls Ar
az seaworn hlnts. with much rough
believed 70 b. Roman, intersperseai-
. eastern dripstones Of the tower vino.
incrusted with nests Of the ''tempie
. ing martlet'
~ fail these odd bits Of misty age
loI dim old Reculver. on the widening