Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-13
WAKEMANS WANDERINGS
some OLD CATHEDRAL TOWNSHIP

Pleasures OF the Road-An Eloquent
and Practical Plea for nsster Amer
lean Roads-rh. Ancient city Of Ezetor
Its 0lorious Environment, Sunny AZ
rect aud noble Cathedral
icopyrfhi, 1877. by Edgar H. wakomsn.l
ExgrsR, England, July Mature wcan
other aspects than those Of sunshine nno
gladness In these tight littlen British isl
hnds.
But you find sovereignty Of clntiot
and oxultation In wandering alone aiuunl
the historic and scenic glorica Of any land
A good staff or stick, stout pair OF legs,
receptive mind and above nll n oheory and
sympathetic heart. whatever your luck
are tho regal companions for such loiter
ingH.
And nature never fails to appear TO sin
gle devotce- at her myriad door, and win
dows with radiant welcomlngA How
wliohlng Is even this foggy morning, hall
disclosing the wundruus charms Of valley
mead and str-imi Al times scarcely car
your hand be seen before you for IA,
strange oddles. curlings and fantastic con
NAtAAANAH VI AAAh iNHH ANAN' ~ NNMA NNaAAA
hard ~ british conservatism" beneath
your feei-ono Of the best and surcst aud
most beautiful ways In all tho world,
bringing 90 the heart of tho American
wandcrcr upon u tho keen aud patriotic
pang that those " his grnndcr land are "
shnmod by honest comparison.
Drip. drip, drip from the leaves of the
hedges into water basins q: rock, the great
drops striking Ike silver pellets upon
swinging glass. until tho very chimes VI
the fairies are rung in your ears beside the
road. Not n rod away, but invisible. rly'
ulets Of the nights making wimplo from
rocks TO pools. Ia nil manner OF nrlodiC
runs. from the siaeoato OF tenor trllls 10
the baritone minors of stately psalms
Here and there, ~ tho heavy brcezcs
move trifle, come the hcsitant pipe OF
stlrring bird, the pattcr Of wild hnrcs' fcrt
upon the slippery leaves, tho shutting
scampcr ~ some skulking pheasant, the
complaining chatter u rocks and davis.
the hal caught, hoarso resonance Of hid
den waterfall. while faint aud fur aud
strangely mufllcd, from little hamuts In
the distance, the notes of school bells steal
family along the folds0f the clinging mist.
But In the ohecry old English inn. In the
presence of mullins white rs snow bacon
crisp and brown, an omclCt rs yellow ns a
frost painted beech leaf, a Jug OF olotted
cream as sweet ~ nut kernel and fra
grant brewing ~ ten In the delft pot under
the 'coscy,h you have reason to rejoice IN
the blood tinglo that comes from doing a
half dozen miles before breakfast over n
perfect road. through genuine British
log,
II was ON such morning that came
over the east De,unshira hills aud halted
NJ n wnysldc inn, still high mp among thell
wooded heights. ~ ncnrcd the old cnthe
dral town OF Exeter A. the fog lifted
could see from my inn window cart nftoi
cart jogging comfortably on TO the Satur
day market day sales In Exeter. From thu
bustling good wife Of tho inn l Inquire,
the distance they had come.
"From round about Bow, Copplcstoni
and North Tawton," she answered
"And how far IL tho farthcst OF .hosl
plncesW asked.
"North Tawton may DO likes ten o
twelve mile. sir. at least from Exeter"
told her thought that good distanc
for heavily laden cart drawn 10y only on
horse.
"Contrnrywse," she rctorted checrily
''many comes from far beyond Eggosior
and Chulmleigh, twenty-five mile, Airi ~
hill aud dip; aud many carts sir DO b
loaded ~ heavy ~ a ton and n half am
two tons, sir American bcastics 'aycu'
the might OF Devon cattle I'm told, SIR
she concluded half quiz1loally,
Quite right she was, told her. But
clipped the wings Of her honest Deyonshir
pride by also relating may the sain,s lol
give mel how we did not require that sor
OF cattle In America; AA wo had railway
between all Villages, all over our farms
could hayo truthfully said, railway mort
gages) did chores on roller skates. ar
went 10 the milking and visited ncighboi
in tram ears propelled by electricity. 70
ell Of which she made the pay handsomcl
at the reckoning.
That morning, all tho way TO Excite
alongside those hugo carts which bowie
along under their great loads Gs easily d
over n cathedral floor, and In a thou.an
other places on the highways NJ Bingham,
ireland aud Scotland, have inoXprcssibl
longed for the power to bodily transit,
some Of these grand old roads 10 our coui
try, to make American milllonnirrs, wi
may still have American pride LEFT
them, see their beauty, mRgnlccncc au
utility beyond those OF all things mono
aud patriotism can give TO communitIc
and TO compel American farmers 10 knu
what might be- the matohless independent,
OF their lives and living with these perfe'
dtfonses for their toll and homes an
grnnnrles against most OF the monop
lstio and corner" denominations Of OF
land.
In five years time have tTampcd alor
a,0OO miles Of British roads, Each tin
l step my feet upon their broad, ilrr
even surface every drop OF Amcricf
blood In me tingles with shame at Il
thought OF tho mud pixies and bottot
less rond sloughs u our own sptnd
oounty--rlch. great aud strong uuoul