Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-24

of .'little Ncll's" grandfather M,
perched In dark, piatformed corners on
carved old chairs Of state a daughter,
nearly n. old, appears with rush from
the living rooms, NJ though long aud
varied skirmishcs with acknowledged
but ingenious youths had made her
alert for device or rcprisnl. a still
younger malron, perhaps widow, "
pothcring among the boxes aud
shelves: and pr.ui, penchy and prudent.
young miss, conscious OF her value
A. a traie.magnet where there are q
thousand lads to know n pretty face
when they see II, comes out u the half
light, a radiant, wheeling presence.
| In every ono Of these by-strust shops
the shillings aud pence Of the Rugby
lads are the entire quarry; aud every
thing dear 10 boys heart from
crlcket.bats 10 leaden "pasties" com
prise the stock.in.tradc. Queer old
shop.keepers NIL, arc they; quaint NJ
from tho last century picture books;
aud they still keep the coiu Of the
realm In Ieathcrn bags, aud teet
suspicious Hlx.pcnces and thtcponny
bits with their teeth here In Rugby.
Near the market square, along thos.
by-strccts, are many curious old nests
Of homes; little stone pens with tiny
windows, heavy overhanging gables,
chimncys n fourth ~ large ~ the
houses, strange carved easements, low
aud narrow doors strong enough 10
Withstand siege, all covered by
mas-cs Of Ivy 80 packed aud dense
that they sesm like habitations
cut out III verluTc matted rock. Every
where are giant old sycamorcs aud
elms; and you irrrsistibly follow one Of
these sweet old streets out on H. Lor-
downward way, 10 catch with "rom
Brown'en eyes the gllmpscs which
thrilled his boyish heart when he camc
that autumn mornings On that memor.
able Journey from Ellington with old
"Blow.Hard, the guard, for com.
panlon, aud drank In with innocent in
tOXication the desperate and lAwlcss
tales Of the brave Rugby lads and their
destructive pca.shooters. "WorTy out
o'.the.way, Gir," observed elbow
Hard" 10 Tom, Ia his brief hat accurate
description OF Rugby. "N0 PAWN 30
streets, nor no lighting. 'MBkin' big
horse and cattle fair Ia nutumn-last- 4
woeL-Just over now. Takes town n
week 10 get clean after IT,"
Old "BlOw-Hard" might have hon.
cstly told Tom TINT Rugby never got
clean after her fairs. Nobody ever
cDmes to Rugby when there u not
hone fair, cattle fiir, huttcr and
poultry fair, or one hns not Just been,
or il not Just going 10 be-. That IL why
the little markct-plncc T. always n
busy spot full of iong.co1lcd, heavy
Jowlcd buycn, frocked yc0men, red
faced, snappy.eyed farmcrs' wives,
shocked louis from the near hamluls.
aud bcvius II the most radiant iacrI
English countryside lnssss eyes ever
beheld. Pushing through this medley
NJ folk, YOU VIII enter a narrow street,
~ punched that Il IL little better than a
shadowy lane, and, not n stones throw
from the market place, you come sud.
denly upon Rugby School itself.
WHAT "a Hue old structure II is--with |
IL ponderous doors, Arched and
mullluncd windows, great me.
mortal windows, bsttlcmcnt,d wAll-, !
hnd pinnacled towers, Just % bit |
gloomy. Tut brave and stout and fnc;
aud il,slilng Into the fancy many a |
picture ofih grim old llilabtthan
timrsl Its facade stretches n grand |
distance along High Street; nnd |
around TO the east, where IL inipoaing
DMfis tbpk unAu over tftt famous |
School Close, the sccne " innumrra.
bic mimic battles, how the Ivy hw
climbed those lony walls around, lie.
tween and above, the doo.s aud win.
dows OF the Mastef's house, and lrapUd |
tbs very battlements above In wild mi |
riotous luxuriancc! Then, sttolllng |
along the Close wall, tho eye follows |
the gray OLD clumps aud projection Of |
the quadrangle; lingen gently upon |
tho lovely chapel beyonk aud 1T. |
Tie by little becomes familiar with |
this scene and that OF boy-slrugglc, de. |
feat, anticipation or Victory; sworps /
with an old time longing over this tic |
gfaniest playground In the world;
around every one Of those nagni. |
llcont old oaks some tragedy of bow.
hood, achievement Of youthtldc daring,
or tondercr romano. of carly manhood; |
aud your mans heart grows young.
~ Times cleaning shuttle die /
through the warp and wool OF your
own hali'held memories, until the
eyes dim with mist which. 10 brush
away or hide, you turn with n thrill of
wondrous re-awakening away from be.
meath the shadows OF Rugby.
EDGAR l.. WAKHMAN,