Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-09
WlKEMAN'S WANDERINGS
4 VISIT TO srRATfoRo.oN.Ayoa.

The Region Round Abopt rife with MS.
torio ani Romantic fntctcst--Drs
Inspiring Association. Of the old city.
At shat'psare's Totnb.
Copyright. 1891. b. Edgsr L. watcmaaI
srnAIToHb oS-AyoN. Sept " II YOU
come 10 this shrine ~ railway aud IT, in.
tcrmlnnble chhngca, giving you glimp,ca
ofall sorts 81 midland towns, from ancient
Warwick with iig stately hattl,mcuts 20
bennington with it. mulsrn glitter, you
have reached = pleasing state Of confusion
not remote from the yayarics Of drrnna
II you have come 10 the place on the box
Of one Of those famous coaches which spin
60 various points OF Interest throughout
the shire, you will have seen 10 afaw hour.
q, couutless succession ~ The most beautiful
aud drcamful countryside pictures la Eng.
land. Aud u you should come on foot Tor
the eleven miles. ~ did, along tho hard.
white highway from Warwick. underneath
an almost unbrokeu nrchway NJ rIins,
through tho crisp yet dr1wsy atmosphere
oi an English midland autumunl morning.
there is still surrounding you tho glnmor
Of howitchiug unrealiiy you cannot ani
would not dispsl.
Tramping over this wliehing way. what
nood Of historic memories sweeps Ia With
the breath Of ths rosy mornlngl Hero
upon this noble tminencc. with historic
Clopton House TO the right and Hampton
Lucy 20 the left, beneath the Arching olma
Is caught the ilrat glimpse of the valley 81
the Avon. a hundred lesser gentle yer.
dure clad cuiinrnccs rise and fall, NJ u
with the thFobblns Of natures heart. IN iis
fair. far sweep. From away In the north.
east Winds a'thread Of silver. II bfoadens
a. Il disappear. and roappoars In IL coune
toward tue Severn, and l. tually lost com.
pletely. where, above mass OF elms and
lines aud red tiled roofs. rises slender
splrc. The silvofy thread l. tho Avon.
The mass Of elMs and lines and rcd tiled
roofs IL Etratiord. The slender spirc OF its
Holy Trinity Church marks the tomb aud
.hrlne Of the worlds Immortal bard.
A. you dsseond into the old town oyery.
thing ,is strangely still On the way you
see row blackbirds hopping sngcly among
the stubble, ploso 10 the shelterinR hedge.
Here and there wary pheasant that haa
escaped the annual aulumnal slaughter
whisks Into the road. trots along L. grassy
border forn Hale and then "a suddenly
aud silently ,diaapptars. The kline arc
sleoplly chewing their eud, against the
farmhouse byrva. y A low stocks" Of late
gathered grain arc huddled In tho llttls
Hrlds The smoke ascends family from
the chlmneJs VI cottage and hall They
are lats riseri. tlsae English folk. and tho
low sun y tar up 10 it, slender arc before
jewellers give align Of bolng astir Even
tho sablcruoks tliHt haunt the dead trees
aud high, wide ehimnoys Of aneieut do
mcsnes, rish aluggishly from their hiding.
wheel lastly about II aud settle down
quietly again. not yet ready to unloofo
their sauey, ehatserlng Tongues.
You know. a. every body knows, when
you have come 20 the little closely hedgud,
tiled HOUSES, where tho open highway has
merged into Tong, picturesque though
humble street, that we're you 10 remain
Ia stratford for n months time there
could be only Just the half dozen places
Immediately identified with Skasslci-a