The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-20

Edrar. and YOU will find these identical
measures in the Winchester Museum at
tho GuildhalL
loyal RESIDENCES.
Over there in that turreted structure
which now frowns above the western
gate Of High street, or rather in the
great hall Of its Oldest portion, lived
William the Conqueror and oil the
| Aneeyin kings. From it Rufus set
forth one August day in 1,l00 on that
famous hunting expedition to New
Forest from which his body was
drought back in peasant Purkiss' cart
to be buried within the cathedral
where it now lies. The great tower
fell upon the spot in 1,107, and that
was the judgment, SO the times sad,
for burying the royal ruthan Wlthln
consecrated ground.
Henry l., Of Scotland, and Matilda
we're married here. CGur de Lion was
royalty received here after his sore cap
tivity. Henry III. was born IN the cas-
tie and all the Edwards held court here.
Henry v. received the French embas-
sailors here here and in Winchester
Henry vi. planned Eaton college after
Wykeham's school which, still one OF
the most interesting OF British colleges,
stands here to-day Just as It then stood
against the southern edge OF the yelvety
cathedral close. Here Mary received
Philip and their unfortunate nuptials
were concluded; while the great struc.
ture now standing beside the castle and
used as the royal barracks, was built by
Charles H., though he never lived to
soc it completed, as sumptuous resi-;
dence for himself and pretty Nell
Gwynne.
And 80 on and on the grim old story
runs. But by and by the dark masses
OF verdure, the square Norman tower
and the ridge OF tho mighty nave rising
ABOVE the banks ofleafy lines and the
peninsula formed by tho yagrant 1tchen
covered with sward and flowers. tempts
you down by winding paths from St
Giles Hill, and you are soon standing
beside the ancient city cross. It was
built over 500 years ago, in the reign OF
Henry vi, lust before his murder by
Glostor, aud has, besides its fine old
grouping Of saints In the upper inches,
the carved figures of William OF Wyke-
ham, the famous founder OF Winchester
school, OF Florence de Lunn, Winches-
ter's first mayor, 70S years ago, the
martyr st. Lawrence and King Alfred
the Great. -
You are now in the center Of Win
chester in High street. You suddenly
recall the curious fact that in all but
one of these old cathedral towns you
have found High street. It mattered
not whether it were high or low. High
street it had been ever since there had
been an English tongue. Every place
of interest to be seen is only a few mo-
ments' walk of or on this old familiar
street. So, in all other English cathed-
raj towns as here, beneath the city
cross, however cramped its surround
ings, is the ancient "mercat-square"' or
market place, and jagged, zigzag thor
oughfares lead to the cross from outly-
ing picturesque spots and quarters.
All about are half-timbered houses,
projecting story over story into the
market place; and you wonder how long
before from sheer age they will tumble,
red roofs first, over into the clean, cool
space below. Quaint shops arepinched
IN between staid old mansions. Band.
boxes Of inns speck the gray facades
with gilt and color. Worn steps,
scrubbed mercilessly and washed with
white lead into tiny vesibules gay with
cleaning brass knockers and rare old
colored glass.
SWEET SIGHT.
Just there to the right is a wynd, or
close. grayer, more a medley OF gables,
overhanging roofs and protruding
windows than thenarrow street whore
YOU are standing. Its messy old Min
ster street. You saunter into its
shadows. At its southern end is an in
yiting vista OF foliage and light. You
will find more gray heads here than in
any other equal distance in England.
Gray old men and gray old women si-
lently sit musing over gray old wares
in their gray old shops.
1t is all SO startlingly suggestive OF
age and decay, that you hasten on, Sud.
denly one side Of the shadowy passage
way stops short, and there before you is
one OF the sweetest sights in England.
1t is the great cathedral close, sur
rounded by ivy.hung 14th century
houses, its area threaded and silyered
by the vagrant 1tchen stream, masses
OF lines rising here and there above,
and the cathedral Of royal Winchester,
showing its patches andsbits, Just hint
ing OF Its grand proporti ions, through
the riffs OF luxuriant lime tree leaves.
From where you stand storing the
scene in your memory an avenue OF
lines, revealing the famous walk in
Trinity Gardens, Cambridge leads dag
onally across theclose to the cathedraPs
entrance beneath its great west window.
To the left across the wide reach OF
sward are a few struggling graves. To
the right, fewer still rise white against
tho green. The foliage Of the overhang-
ing lines is so dense that you cannot
see the sky. Among the leaves. at this
time Of the year, is wealth OF sweet
smelling, yellow green flowers. 1t is
wonderfully still here. Now and again
withered blossom Tutoring TO the
stone walk, or robin or blackbird hop
ping sobcrly in and out amongthe olden
graves, almost startles you.
AS you proceed down tho tagged ave-
nue. tho gray bteakl through the green.
Tho north transopt is first partially un-
yelled. Then tho wide, low tower, the
entire vast west front, the long range Of
pinnacled buttresses to the north Of the
nave, and the roofs Of the bishop palace
and deanery to the south, are gradually
disclosed, and at the right Is o most an
cient wall, penetrated by a low arched
entrace, which in former times gave
subterranean passage to theroyal palace.
Study II all go little Or long as you may