Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-09
ROYAL KEW GARDENS
The Poet Traveller Visits the
Beautiful Spot.
WAKEMAE'S WANDERlNGS,


Copyright, Is 2, by Edgar L. WaSomau,l
LoSpoS, Sept %, 1892.
"Hus il downtrod, the Lord knows,
but hus 'as our regular houtings, cheap
enough to get to, and wariouser than
can DO named In n ji1y,n
Thus spoke hearty London stokcr,
who sat beside me on top Of u fourpenuy
Hammersmith bus. Along with him
were his huNom wife and four red
checked children. IL was early of q
Saturday afternoon, and there was not
a happier family "downtrodn or other
wise In all London.
"Niy missus ore" proudly clapping
his huge hand on his wife's abundant
knees, IAN Hi and the young uns be
goin DER to Kew. Mssus loilIes Were
She can PUNK 'crsel FIAT t grass tho
Hi allus says, Pol, grass an rheumatic
grows tgethcr,' and the young uns
romps an gallops like mad. Hi says,
Pol, them young unsll waste theirsels
to bono from oppin and steaning round
Kew But Pol says back to me, Scat,
Handrew hit makes 'em sleep like
haldormen aud heat like paupers, an 50
Kcw hit is II IL takes my last bob for
hour houting, Been to Kew, siryn
No, had not, but should be glad
to see the gardens, told him,
IVY, Lord bless husl come right
Tong wi hus. Hitll do 80 good, sir!
Aud 50 1t did, for | kept In the de-
ligh,tul company OF the "downtrodn
all the way out on the pleasant Jour
noy, returned 10 the city with them,
| and never lost sight OF thom until tho
blazing evening lights Of the winding
Strand shOnu ON the tired family safely
cnsoouscd ON the deck Of Whitechan-
81 bus which whlrled them away 10
their lowly home in that worlds foulest
slave pen-the east end OF mighty
| London,
II Is an interesting little journey by
| underground railway, by river or By
road TO Royal Kew. Interesting below
ground for the glimpses Of the folk who
! live down there in the bowels OF the
| earth station masters, purters, news
| olorksa hariuaids out OF whose faces.
| like tho Cornish miners, the light and
sOlor have gone, and who move about
| In q desOlate, discouraged way, rs
though hopeless prisoners there. You
read pathos and hear,achcs all along
under these foul underground ways;
breathe prayer that our cities shall
never know thcm; and wish you could
whisk all those white faced tuilers with
"Ilandrvwn and the young unsn for n
rom9 about the lovely gardens OF
Kew.
A thousand historic places aud lnrdly
structures are passed should YOU go by
boat upon the Thames II II not only
these and the vast throng OF craft you
see from your steamers side, but you
recall the royal professions Of boat and
barge Of other days passing and repas-
sing from London TO wondrous Hamp
ton Court, and these bear YOU wrath.
full company. Tho whole stream is
soundtul with music. GgIluau bands.
Italian bands, Swiss bands, Hungarian
hand, Gipsy bands crowd these boats and
give good music too, Swift are tho
steamers, and mighty wash Ia left
behind them, while all tho tiny boats
odoat seem 10 dance and ourvet IN
your wake to the endless music OF the
Thames.
From the roof OF your bus YOU see
miles upon miles OF tho woalthiest part
OF West London, Here Is picadilly,
with Us aristooratic cmbland on tho
rights Green Parl, and lordly Bucleing.
nam Palace are on the left; Hyde Park
Corner Knlghhbrldge, Albert Memo.
rial, konsington Gardens, Kensiugton,
Holland Park, olympia and Hummer.
smith follow, and then yon como To-
whore tho hedges, avenues and villas
hint Of the rcstiul country scenes Of
England, Bright indeed Is this
! road Ia Kew through busy Hammer.