The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-27

the famous Chelsea hospital for British
pensioners. The magnificent Thames en-
bankmeDt forms the shore edge here, and
near the Botanic gardens becomes Cheyne
walk, which continues a mile or so to Bat
tersea bridge. In this two or three miles
distance. about the center Of which is the
Carlyle neighborhood, and extending back
from the river to the depth of a mile or
more. there are wondrously quaint
old structures, clumps of ancient
cottages covered with vines and embedded
In greeDery, Elizabethan mansions by the
score with monstrous chimneys and gray
old gables, winding lanes leading from the
Thames, where once were fine water-stairs
and picturesque hs Ter huts, bits of veneer
able park and moldy gardens overshado v ed
by prime modern rows, where the aristo-
haunts of literature and art, and cobwebbed
inns innumerable.
Chelsea hospital itself is a world of mem
cries not only of British history afield, but
of the time of Charles H., Of old King
James College, of Sir Stephen Fox, and of
hayward though kind-hearted Nell
GwVnne. And as to the pensioners them
selves, Chelsea would hardly be Chelsea
without them. Struggling along its shady
thoroughfares. sitting bent and silent on
sunny benches, leaning against whipping
fountains or vases and statues, resting as
composedly as house owners on steps and in
vestibules. or stumping gravely along with
orders to this or that servant, as
if long habit had given them
supervisory rights over the daily affairs of
residents, they irresistibly suggest bevies Of
croaking cockatoos turned loose In park and
gardens each one querously harping upon
some fancied grievance or delight.
At the western side OF the hospital still
stands Sir Robert Walpole's house, almost
precisely as 1t stood when he all bus ruled
England through the two Georges, first
and second. 1t Is now a portion of the
hospital infirmary. IL was to this old red
brick mansion that Walpole's ri
val Bolingbroke came to dine and half
choked for his choler; where Swift aud
Gay ca ne to get material for satire; and
where Pope came with scandal OF his past
amours and, probably, to beg for assistance
in others.
Not far from the hospital, over in the
northeast corner Of Chelsea ia a little green
oval like pretty emerald lozenge, saround
which crowd some very ancient 2-story
brick houses Tue windows are little, the
steps, scrapers and knockers are little, but
always bright and clean, and it seems that
every face you see at the tiny panes is
little and snappy and old, like all else In
this venerable Hans place. At one of these
bits of babitations, precisely like all the
rest, was born the poetess, L. +. l.. But
two doors away, in another box Of house.
she went to school. Her school fellows were
the East Indian writer, Miss Roberts, and
Lady Caroline Lamb. Years after here
were also educated other famous women !:
Lady Bulwer, Miss Milford, and that best
and tendereSt Of all Irish writer's upon Ire
land, Ms. s. G. Hall.
The one time famous Cremorne gardens at
the western edge Of Chelsea, has special
interest 70 Americans. A granddaughter Of
" lillian Penn, named Philadelphia from
the city OF her birth, became the second
wife OF Viscount Cremorne. Quill wing her
husband she Inherited the beautiful grounds
once known as Chelsea Farm Granville
Penn, once lord of the Stoke Poges manor.