Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-01

las Niekleby" had been read, public
feeling, which In many portions Of the
country barely escaped expression in
riot, had annihilated every Child-hell
Of the Dotheboys Hall variety in Eng
land.
II you came from London to Bowes
over the same coach.road as did
Nicholas Nickleby, when, nearing
the end Of his drcaty journey, "at
about o'clock that night he aud
Mr.. Suueers and the little boys and
their united luggage were put down at
| the George and New luu' YOU would
| have come by the old coach road from
London to Edinburgh and Glasgow.
/ On leaving the ancient city of York
| YOU would have struck into q highway
1000 years old. Masses Of Roman
! lerions have swept, tide ON tide. back
and forth over the same stone road
Stern Agricola, the courily Tacitus aud
Emperor Servius himself have ridden
/ towards the unuonquerablc North upon
/ il. The latter LETT 5000 Of his army
/ dead among the Scotch mi5ts and noun.
/ tains, and with his lace SET towards
| Rome and home only reached York to
die of his wounds and chagun.
II is the great Roman road OF Eng.
| land Waiting, or Waithlug, Street 1t
| Is called. Away In the north OF York
| shire, a few miles above ca t1tlck
/ Bridge. one stem Of this highway goes
/ ON through Durham and Nbrthumbcr.
| land, and thence to Edinburgh. The
other swings around TO the westward.
| traycrsing Wcstmorelaud aud Cumbet-
/ land through Carlisle 10 the great Ro.
/ man wall. which once protected
Bri ain from the CalgdouIin hordcs,
/ aud thence, n "A more modern coach
+. road, winds through thc u.ien lovers
haven, Grelna Green 90 Glasgow. On
this western stem, between the rivers
| Tees aud Grcla, at the eastern edge of
Sianemoor nearly surrounded by desc.
late muors, aud IN the northwest corner
OF Yorkshire, lies what ls lclt Of Bowes.
Il inicult not TO wander away from
! a description OF the old Unicorn Inn, al
Bowes, among the literary and antiquar'
| ian things OF interest in iis neighDur'
| hood The inn its 10 must not be
conloundcd, even under is old name
OF the George, with the George Inn ol
Greta Bridge, SIN miles nearer York,
now used as corn mill 70 disguise
the exact location OF Du'hcboys Hall
Dickens made Squccs Shaw travel
] WIN NNNUk tHlAhlNAN NNN'. NliiNH NNil
the George lnn at Grcta Bi ge to the
suppositiuous "Hall,' ioI'UAcl by the
"cart.load uf infant misery" Nhal
they really did do was 10 dsmouut al
together from the York aud Carlisle
coach within the innyard Of this yer,
Unicorn, and then SILVER along the
crooked, cobbled single street Of Doves
until they arrived at the long, cold
looking house" a little way beyond t.
the west, aud "a tall, lean boy poo
Smkcll with lantern in his hand issuct
forth"
The Unicorn, which seems to have
completely escaped the attention o
English antiquarians and travellers, Z
not only remarkable from rs associa
tons, In having been the most importan
inn near the border, between York an,
Glasgow and Edinburgh In olden times
but IN also being the largest OF thosu
ancient English roadside hostelries sill
cxtnnt which were called into exislcnc,
by the necessities Of travel in the oil,
coaching days.
At is very door the Royal Mail begai
the ascent over the Great North Roa.
Of weird, drcary aud vast Stancmoor
peopled only by witch and warlock
silent ever save from bowling tcmpests
and with no sembancc Of humans upOl
IL. save al is desohte top, wher
!. William the Cunquercr and Malcolm q