The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-25

their own settlements in Massachusetts. and
the place which Bacon represented In Parlia-
ment. and where Nelson once lived. On the
banks Of the river were fine country seats
Yachts We're to "i Be- seen emu lasily swimming
at anchor; The receding waters disclosed s q
OF, fourteen feet. The banks were low. but
attractive. Leaving Ipswich, the rails carry
color. toward Bury st. Edmunds. Between
this and Cambridge the chalk often comes to
il In places The The Country Is gently indicating
ut first, but becomes level as we proceed. The
land Is uniformly devoted to roots and grains.
The first part OF the way there Is much wood,
but for the most part there is but little. and the
hedges are thin and broken. We soon come
bridge. which lies on a vast plain and tho
approaches to which are tame and uninterest-
Ing. The ilrst impression is that i is q town
There are no less than seventeen OF the latter;
many OF them possessing much architectural
great parks ornamented with British oaks OF
BOO years standing The whole body OF col
so' hot sss hsn eo With
Among her pupils Cambridge boasts the
names Of Newton and Erasmus.
originated in. the Efforts Of three devoted
monks, who; about the year lloo' gave their
From, Cambridge. we, proceeded to Peter
borough. This part OF England is known by
aIiuviaI plain. covered with a. black iriable
soil Of wonderful fertility. growing grain and
Eoot crops Of sprpIsng luxurisncs It mo Is;
steam and wind mills. Notwithstanding its
ter. it is part OF tho country which is the de.
light Of the farmer There isa proyerb which
=, .syst Better b hung in the Fens than live in
The old historic town OF Ely. with it's cathe-
dra, where Cromwell lived 70 passed SEQ, on our
dral this now fertile plain was but an unro-
Peterboroark was enlivened by the presence
OF country fair. twas ruder than the Cont,
mental fairs in its shoutsand amnsements ana
general aspect. favorite pastime, was sell,
them. by thin BILE riggers. Sometimes the
players taited the hook with shilling.
and T ss.
enough, except that 1t holds the bones OF the
daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella We've
BY Grantham. over q beautiful country;
The Dukes celebrated show estate Is every
way regal In Its st Tasits on
ian dneaU Of unsurpassed beauty Its old
nss habit sS5F@fS ~ an
terror is paata The entrance hal Is full Of
muskets swords pisfo aS ana small g rt
busts. paintings. portraits by Sir Joshua Rey-
maids and Sir Peter Lely. and pictures oy ku-
latter in the chapel is said to be insured Tor
$4,000.
dotted all over with trees and cultivated lands,
with silver thread Of water lying before the
castle at the foot Of the slope on the east. The
iianked on the lett by terraces Of lawn.
The Duke is "a ,S 81 MY sna sss mere se
ginning the middle OF November. His income
Is immense. and the estate is kept In 1aultless
ever. to the occupation of the owner whose
chief active occupation Is chasing foxes. and
killing birds raised in coveys and kept tame
i0 w tse arR"vaed across the country through
Nottinghamshire TO lerbyShire. passing
then nes% we -" went over to that other famous
show place Of the Engish nobiIisy Chats hats
worth. the seat OF the DUKE Of Dexonsh tans
country. with noble patches Of forest, and ex-
hibiting fertility and picturesque beauty
This castle is ornamented. but low. and with
out turrets. and wears the appearance OF an
and the Visitor
The whole place is eminently Frenchy.
of the mother and sister Of Napoleon Bona
parte and a colossal bust OF Napoleon. and in
the library are unnumbered volumes OF the
The remarkable landscape gardening Of Sir
Joseph Paxton Is the most celebrased feature
dener are very great no doubt. but. in his elab-
crate attempts to initiate the ruder forms OF
must pass as a very SUCCESSFUL place OF land
scape gardening in the French style.
The castle stands pear the foot OF an extern
sive variegated. and irregular slope. and you
IN ise is aD Gobons park with
sheets q water. with fountains after the pat
The sculpture gallery is a siingular r,I rich
collection: Various objects cts, OF art abound
The old Duke possessed q character which
does not challenge admiration. He dotted on
life. AS amberlain he became possessed
OF the coronation chairs Of William ~. and
ana OF
relics of the castle. Thus ignoble were his
From Uhatsworth wo pursued our way to
scenes OF a very, different description, We
took the cars for the so0ty town OF Sheffield;
Which We snnd ~ OF Srd and
presided, but old age had evidently laid its
inrxorable grasp upon his totterlnG frame.
always affords good Galloping ground to
SPEAKERS OF useful turn OF mind.
nsi speech from i've Hindoo. I an English
and Intellect, and SPOKE English luently. He
himself for many years to overcoming the
prejudice OF his countrymen to educating
females.
His wife was on the platform. clad in Indian
shaWls and was worse looking than our In
dian squaws, her face being horribly rattooed.
The Hindoo Judge said that Europeans COM
plained OF Hindoo practices and customs. and
while he was not there to excuse them. lie
peans which might be reformed. OF which lac
would instance long street dresses and crino-
lines. The tllndoo Is q man who accOrds
20 the modern European In moth
ing. save the gross element oil physica! force;
He holds that the great problems Of moral
philosophy have received no calculation from
European thought. He contends that the San
scrit writings contain the germs Of all religion
ali science and all philosophy, They, antedate
all European investigation and writing an in
definite length OF time. just how long 1t Ia I'M
possible to tell, and the Hindoo Is careless to
Inquire since he has no taste. for chronology
which Us a purely European idea in which no
has no interest He claims to be a more COM
petent Judge OF Christianity than its professors.
because his own religious system embraces its
ideas. Even the. idea that the
Trinity Is the essence OF all religion is not an
one.
The manufacturers OF the town seized the oc-
casiOn to throw open their works to visitors.
We thus soon found ourselves In one OF the |
great electroplating establishments OF Shelf
Held. whore we were initiated at length into
all the mysteries Of gold and silver plating In
the modern style.
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