The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-10

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stalls. with endless teuptings 10 'no '''
lege lads palate and purse.
Gain the ancient city is given color ana
interest to the stranger by the presence AZ
ali times. as In all English provincial towns
or sIeepy old cathedral cities, OF sturdy
country folk from roundsoo"',
though a fair or market nad just oeen
held or was about 20 open. Heavy )o"ieo
stock buyers are here. Frocked yeonan
look wonderingly into little shop wlndows
! "a though they held the marvels OF hegeh'
street or the Strand. Shocked louis from
near hamlets dawdle about the streets
.nannv eyed farmers wives have come,
and best Of all there are bevies OF country
aide lasses with all the radiance Of English
roses IN their flaming, peachy cheeks
In and out OF this motley crowd glide the
cIooked masters, gently pas.' ieans and
descops dart the bright faced Wykeham
hovs or prsnoe the military; for Wnches-
ter is not only a cathedral town, college
town and the London Of Wiltshire for all
its thriving county folk and farmers, but
Il is one of the important military centers
Of England being about equidistant from
Aldershot, it's greatest military station.
and Portsmouth, its greatest naval sta
ton 1t is especially station for recruits,
A depot for ten regiments -Four are OF
rifles. called the Kings Royal Rifles, four
from the Rife Brigade. called the Prince
Consort's Own, while two are the Thirty
seventh and Sixty-seyenth Territorial
Troops
The building now used as barracks at
Winchester was originally intended for
palace by Charles II, who built 1t for Nell
Gwynne, with whom be lived at Winches-
ter but Charles died before the palace was
finished. When the King brought pretty
NeIPi to Winchester he begged Ken, then
a dignitary in the cathedral and afterward
known as Bishop Ken, to accept the lair
orange girl as his guest at his house in the
cathedral close, but he peremptorily re-
fused. So the King was obliged to take
lodgings for Nell in St. Peter street.
Charles, however showed no resentment
to Ken, bnt afterward promoted him to be
Bishopof Wells.
The gray old mass Of college buildings is
reached through the close alongside the
cathedral. thence passing into College
street under the archway OF st. Swithin's
church. The outer gate opens directly INTO
a quadrangle, on the east side OF which Is
the warden's residence. From this, through
another gateway, called middle gate"
above which is election chamber" the
great quadrangle is entered. Here tho
whole Of the principal Offices form one
length Of about 100 feet. The southern
side is formed by the chapel and hall, and
the western side chiefly by the kitchen.
Beneath the hall, adjoining the great hall
staircase, il a passage called seventh
chamber passage" This leads into lesser
quadrangle known as School Court"
On the south side Of this is the school,
and the chapel cloisters extend along the
eastern side. At the western side are the
buildings of the "commoners." These are
scholars, not foundation or free scholars.
A passage between the school and the
closter walls leads TO 1.-THE meads." These
are the Fairgrounds Of the college. To the
west Of the meads and divided from it 10y
an ancient wall is the ''sickhouse" or hos
pita, and about this are pleasant grounds
locally known as 'slckhouse meads." The
school can in no degree have the same in
terest from a modern standpoint rs ample
Harrow, huge and venerable Eaton orthat
most beautiful and perfect OF all English
public schools (the term public" schools
having an entirely different application
here from that in our country the Rugby
OF Hughes delicious TON Brown" and
one instinctiyely seeks the odd, Anticipated
and curious within these ancient walls.
In the college bursary is an ancient vel
luDl pedigree tracing the descent Of King
Henry VI from Adam, and the old college
plate contains a very fine specimen Of
glowing cup" and curious and very large
antique salt cellar, while IN the college
library are some Saxon charters, and Char
tiers from the Conquest to the reign Of
Charles II. One Of the curiosities OF the
library is Raleigh's "Briefe Description Of
the Newe Founde Iande Of Virginia"
Above the sacristy, at the northeast Of the
chapel, is rs quaint a imminent room as
that made famous by ChattertOn at Bris
toll. The original window shutters are In
cased in irOn, and the oaken iron bound
chests still contain the ancient deeds and
charters Of the college Here also are the
travelling cases for the inter Of William Of
Wykeham, the worm eaten lockers for the
copes and the curious draws in which the
title deeds and bulls were placed, all TO
naming as they were in the Fourteenth
OShtlI
Perhaps the most grotesque carvings are
to be found In the Inner or great quad
rangle above the windows. They refer 10
the asses Of the several apartments. On the
ball and kitchen entrance are the bagpipe
and psaltry. Over the kitchen window
Excess is represented by q head Vomiting
Opposite, as Frugality, is a bursar with
his iron bound money chest. And over The
masters windows are the Pedagogue and
The Listless Scholar. Some of the hugest
ilreplaces 10 be found in England are still
ia use in the rooms OF "collagers" aud
"cOmmoners. The great hail Is ~ odd an
old tumble Of stone, carved oak and col
Ored glass AZ the ancient guild hall Of
Coventry; the cryptiike beer cellar is still
devoted TO it's olden inspiring uses, aud
Tagging" that relic of medieval college
day barbaris4n. still lourishes in this ven
cradle school.
There are nearly 500 boys at Winchester
College. have seen them lin hall" At
chapel, in clOisters, at "a hotn in football
and IN nearly all their various moods and
duties OF everyday college life, but the
time when tLsir forms, faces and voices
most thrill NY own old boys heart is wnen.
the years work all done, they gather ia
the pleasant meads and pour forth their
home longings in that sweetest Of al! songs
OF home gong aud college parting "Dulce
Domum," whose tender strains will remain
long after these old walls are mingled with
Tie dust OF their builder;
sing sweet melodious MEASURE,
Wan 0nfAAnflng Lave A.