Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-18


scuursterrd yiilnac of Horton. in this, nt
Berkyn Manor House. lived Milton, with
his father and mother, and hero were
written his "Cumua,n "Aroades,n "Iyci
das,n "L'Allegro" and I'll Penscrcro"
AZ old Windsor, two miles down the river,
a one Of the most impressive old ye,y aud
cypress shaded ciuschya-fr IN England.
Ita Moat Farm was the hunting seat Of
Saxon kings.
Bray is but 1.-Two miles distant, mp tn,
Thames. Tho "Nicar uf Bray one Sym
onds, was TINT spiritually vivacious clcrit
who changed his religion four times. IN
successive rcirna, that ne might live and
die in his 'iivlnr." At Bcaconsdcld. e
tho north near Wilton Park, was the hom,
Of Waller, the poet, and Burke, tho states
man. Here at Slough, two miles to th,
north, Is the house. occupied ~ long bJ
Sir William .llcrschcl; while two mile
further, beyond meadows green, neHtllne
In clumpa Of yow aud onk, 70 the older
home OF the Pcnns, near which Is The
NOISY old parish church u Stoke poZe'
whore was written the purcst and swess
est olcgy In the English tongue
But coming closer TO royal Windsor
f. Windsor town itsclf. Scarcely NOR
than n village, Il struggles up 10 tho oastl,
walls like q mass Of dependent relation
fawningly creeping closo 20 the source Of
favor and bounty. | may alone fancy II
but tho folk, tho houses. tho streets, al
sights and seemiugs, posseas n cringlng
scfvilo air. IL Is drowsy and ancient
enough surely. You Gnu find many old
half timbcrod houses here; almost every
home, aud they nrc chiefly humble ones
has its little square grass plat OF tho an
-. L. 1T nvI
names OF It's fow and odd old inns, such "a
Adam and Eve. Hand and Glove, and
Merry Wives OF Windsor, arc redolcnt OF
the swords. rufus and wigs Of Ellzabothan
days.
1t seems to mo that after ono has grown
n little familiar with this most famous OF
all royal residences, Windsor Cattle itself
It's inmates and oil its present spiendoi
take less and less hold upon the visitor,
md that tho wraiths Of historic nsaocla
tions md memories, oonJurcd up by what
one cannot but SEQ and feel, grow more and
more imperative Of recognition.
What aiwondrous host thcy arrl King
Arthur beneath his dragon crested helmet
fits silently By. Lancclot, Guinovcrc.
hugo Tristram and .pensiyc pcroiynlo nrc
following. Yes, and there N Merlin grave
and bis fatal cnohantrcss. The Conqucroi
and his knights rise up before you ghost.
fly. Falgtan and his RAGGED crew arc Just
~ real and quito "a near. Here are lords
bishop Respondent lg armor and NANTES.
coming TO Dhrive, 20 bless or 20 curse. One
king walls, as he passes, over tho curse Of
ingrntitudc. Another brutnliy smiles NJ q
living tomb 81 built for u helpless woman
and her child. So, on and on, the IN.
iquitnus and the good who have ruled and
cursed. or-ruled and blessed, until tho pig
faced head Of n canting demon comes. lie
praises God and orders slaughter In the
same unctuoua breath. and his iron hand
crashing to atoms the priceless gatherings
OF halt u thouhand years wakes you from
your dreaming fancy 10 thank tba God
there arc no more Cromwells.
To many visitors most interest ia found
In the state apartments, the Huccarelli
room, the Vandyok room, the Rubcns
room, the guhrdroom. the audience and
presence chambers, 81. Georges hall, the
crimson, green and white drawing rooms
over the east terrace md tho Waterloo
chamber Tho stern simplicity Of the
guardroom, tho great hall onblazoncd
with the armoFial bearings Of the Garter
Knights and lined with portraits of Brit
ish noyefeigna from the time Of Charles II
10 the present, and the historic Waterloo
chamber, whero the heroes Of the battle
assembled annually on It's anniversary, are
by far the most striking and impressive.
More kecIly attractive TO me have al
ways been the two ehnpels OF Albert and
81. George; and as the former was the
place OF chance meeting with momor
able pcrnnagc. II cannot but possess foi
myself tho strongest hold upon feeling
and remembrance. Both ohapcla urc doubt
less, for their size, thelnoat famous trcns
ure houAes OF royal maugolcum and me
mortal In the whole world. Their enrich
ment by every known form Qf mcmoria
art n sumptuous and magnificent bcyonl
description.
In front Of tho chnncel OF tho ALDER
Chapel Is the conot0ph to the late primo
consort. II il an altar tomb by tho lat
Daron Henry de Triquotl Its base n O
black and gold Tuscan marble. At enc
angle OF the tomb IS the figure Of n
angel, those NJ the front bearing shieldi
one with the arms Of tho queen and "a
other with those Of tho prince conso-
Around the tomb IN inches arr Btatuottei
three on tho south side representa-
Charity. Pietyand Hope, and the three O
the north Justice, Honor and Truth.
the east end is mournfully intorestin
statuotte Of the queen In her younger day
aud opposite Is atRtuettc OF Science wecl
log An inscription runs around n
grand antique marble Of It's cap. Upo
the latter lies the recumbcnt figure
"Albcrt the Good" magnihocntly soull
turcd, wearing the armor of n knight
the Middle Ages, and clothed In the mant
OF the order Of tho Garter.
On recent occasion while standing y
fore this memorial, my attendant haviu
excused himself for u moment aud dish
pcarod through tho private door leading
the dcnnory, two ladles-one An elderly "
man and her companion q fair faced womt
} OF thirty-quietly catered and walk,
, straight to the cenotaph. They were bot
dressed plainly, but richly, and were wit
out bunnots, md at the time thougl
I them visitors staying at some gentleman
sent or near hotel
, My own great interest IN the magnlflce
/ Beulptured elisy attracted the attention
{ the old lady, and seemingly from some II
, pulse OF great self interest IN tho figure
, ! could not then understand shc acoost
!. mo ns friendlily az though had not be-
a stranger, and almost eagerly, with q
( simple inquiry,
a "Does the work please you as mn Am,
2 icnnp
Q "rhanls you. madam" l roionod wi
1 some hesitation, ut does, but not 70 mu
4 a. tho heroic equestrian statue OF Albc
Il in front OF ST. Georges Hall, In ldvcrpo,
l. which, in my Judgment, IS the most sple
J.. did memorial have ever seen. Tho prin