Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-22
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~T be his only opportu-
nifty. IL vas this that felt on the occasion Of
NV first visi: to England, now quite long time
ago. The advice OF that excellent little guide
book. the ''Satchol Guide Book 20 Europe"
Joined To the feeling have described, led me to
make my trip then on what might be called n
continuous plan of route All this was very
vel and do not regret IT. But q second
and third visit have felt a distas:e for long
and repeated railway journeys carried out on a
systematic plan IL has seemed 10 me TO be
better TO 90 10 the great centers and thence 10
make excursions. especially II one has very
little time az his disposal. De Quincy speaks
OF the World Of London" II 10 a world al
most in stseli Why not explore It? There are
i've TO six millions % people spread over an
area Of twenty miles long by rs many
broad. and this huge capital is grow
some two or three hundred thousand people.
In a word. the yearly increase OF London would,
II added. nearly double tho population OF Wash
ington. which Ne al know Is big place as
some Of Us are able TO appreciate. am modes.
enough IN . great city 10 feel at first utterly IN
equal to deal with it.
II one becomes tired % running about
London there are many excursions which are
both easy and delightful / need nOtenumerate
them. for am not penniug guide book.
Cook n Gage have prepared shesp rateH for
some Of these ex.ursions. the railroads reduc-
ing their fares For others, little inquiry at
ones hotel or Of friend Is AL that Is ueces-
sAiy 20 earn nov 20 90 IL nut tnere Is one
sAsursioh mat lhd IL IN my ihiud 70 max pc
fore ieit America and nov having made 1t,
wish 90 say a word about it. not that | have
either the industry the capacity To describe
u aseuIAiey' DIV merely 20 give a staring
point " tAo-e hhieilSaht. H.4d heIeNe tHefe
are mani. who wouiG Ike 10 go over tne same
ground and see The thii'gS thIt have seen
wHKKE vAsHISGroS's ANCESTORS LIVED.
n 81. 4
vhirb ara s-,,.r,,ll,- ide,.;gs1 a. ,b, b,,,,,. =,
VI 'N' w s''i O'O'helS
tihlmlsrah's 10 Virginia. rom whom Cen
ueorge "A.hinei Ton vas directly descended The
uiP ~ Yer! easy one II Won once Know now 10
maze ~ put though there mas Deen good deal
OF sun. good ana ohd- written about these
ioedites Ia the American papers and magazine.
have not had tAe fortune 10 eEcour'er ~ any
or theri an instrucuOu how To make the Jour
heN- hai 10 sr"pe my vay and while. after
making some mistakes. nnaiiy accomplished
al That intended. did not DO II a. easily ~
eApedtiously a. 4 could II ! had !; ." do over
again, or was a guide tGod Forbid 10 per-
sonally conducted party OF Cooks tourists.
thus Following the suggestion OF IA vcll-rneaI.-
fng Kindly friend. he wac FAR too busy man
10 study NJ or know much about the matter
went 90 WelIngboro thriving and very in
tere-tiEg town IN NorihGmptonshire. I'm: which.
with AL due reverence. L. not specialy gifted in
~ '-.i.N 80
~ Ut 9oJeI. VI III! quest; 4 hao k'he 70
nothing So drowned yeIIjrs;boro,
without a sgh and much doubt If shall ever
90 there again. n allowed l wen. 10 ''the
hind and fell behind Ny next point
Northampton. place. | believe. Of some so 600
people, SOLID. rrOsI erous. with good inn the
teorgeJ, where i lived Ike lord at an ex-
tremely moderate figure, slept in bed large
enough tOaccommOdate moderate sized family
Wa rdDu "A sci of n Cory a1f-
not yet suppla nted By the German and Italian
invaders-an inn such a. Washington Irving
loved 20 enjoy and 10 describe. There at
Northampton performed the primary duty Of
q traveler-sT nv lunch and hired a vehicle 20
drive me to Little and Great Brington The
country was lovely. the trees a study. nv driver
chatty and not a bal comraniOu. Reaching
Little BringtOn I sav the very small house in
which Laurence the British ancestor OF George
Washington lived AZ a time when fortune
smiled on him. ~ an English sun does on what
A. politely called over here dull dav" MANY
Americans would be a biz mortified to look on
this very small house in which lived one so
near 20 the father Of his other country. but I do
not care for this circumstance when L rernenl-
Der the little cottage in which Burns WAS born
shaped the destinie- Of the human race. and I
remember, too. that some very good men in
the I nited States for four years rarely saw the
inside of any kind of n house
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in'eIeSeHs o'd ehuich' WIN the Drasses OF soine
OF the Washington, the Washington pews in
which they sat- object, Of deep interest TO all
Americans. and a most remarkable collection
Of tofnbs and uernorials OF the great SDencer
family Than. As now. the Spencers were the
great family 81 the COUNTY or AZ least ~ this
neighborhnosi. Ihev dominated bv force ~
wealth character and I sy1rrO.e also OF .al,n.
The family seat is Althorp iiouse HAD bea-I
much Of H. and as II Wa- not YER, far I con
eluded 10 visit IL A short drive throroh a
beautiful es.ate led me 10 the great hor-e II
A. IN tnafv respects the most ifnposi,e urtvafe
manstop have eve vi.i..d m -. ,IcL,lI,,
near a hundred apartments grand halls anJ
rooms f,,r recsptious book. and the like Fa-I
Spencer and LADY Spencer were aS..,,.. but I
wac shown freely and without solicitation all the
apartment. which 7 had the slightest cl-iosi,v
90 -.e bv one Of those intelligent servants the
houSekeeper in this casej who are to me a posi-
tive wonder She showed me a rerfect wealth
81 mo.t interesting uaintirrs 10 which -.arlv
all III, go naa.tsrs bsJ c,,triLI,,eJ O,s
III &c pi-tures. have seen most Of the great
galleries of the world. but I would freely
S emp ""i..s o. The privilege of an ocea-
c..f.s..,,or ~ -. ~ Iiee,4t
~ $50 s'lfl'ei AiIhtN. tbc