Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-08-30

August lU, 1915.
My Dear Mother:
l came here for the sake of the name,
and the name is sacred to me, for your
sake, l suppose Chester may well
claim kinship to this place, and one
with Chester blood can wisely be at
home here. AT any rate am at home
in this hotel and from surroundings
conclude will eat well and sleep ditto.
Much of the day has been devoted to
travel, but the was of transportation
were so varied that am not worn out
this evening Is clock. At 1890 A.
M, leftthe lakes by steamer-a charm
ing ride over beautiful body of water.
High hills and grassy slopes ON all
sides as the steamer went in and out its
windings Lake Ullwater is so enclosed
and jutted into by its craigs, that all of
1t can not be seen at a glance. 1t
winds like river and is all the more
beautiful for that. from the lake | took
coach TO Penrith. The drive was
along beautifully hedged road, the
hedges for miles were covered with
blooming flowers, wild and tame roses.
Scottish blue bellies Ia beautiful flower
and poppies bring along the ground.
On top of a slage, in the land where
King Arthur and other knights had
their abode, near unto his own Round
Table Ia grassy mound still seen where
his brave men rode the jousts) with
mountains near and far, meadows of
waving grain, cattle and sheep brous-
ing upon the hillside and in vale, is the
ideal way of travelling. was awake
to all these things and rejoiced far
more in everlasting hills and the beau.
ties God so graceously grants US in these
places than in the palaces of Lords
round about and the crumbled down
castles which are seen wherever you go
in England. Here the houses are diff
fercnt from Scotland and the red brick
never seen north of the Tweed afford
a relief to the eye and set off the land.
scape, Everything is of stone in Scot
land. The sweeping cars gave me a
good view of Cumberland, Westmor-
land, Lancashire and Cheshire, as /
came through. The country is rolling
and very green with verdure. The
long stone, or the hedge fences extend
ing everywhere present strange ap,
pearance as one looks at them on the
hill and mountain side. The fields are
full of cattle and sheep. Here and
there reaper is seen, and women and
children raking hay. With whirl we
went through towns stopping long
enough to relieve ourselves, for we are
cOoped in box and have no conven
fences in these cars, find the people
sociable if l make the first move; so
many stand waiting either in pride, OF
whatnot, for me to speak. But the
moment speak they are talkative and
agreeable; much to my chagrin l pass
for an Englishman all the time hope
1t is not because of my boorishness in
my nature, for they are SO rough, at
first sight, at any rate, l let my Ameri
can blood manifest itself in being court,
eOus and kind and gentle. All the
time, SO that second sight persuades
them am an American cousin.
The first duty in visiting English
towns, if one desires to see, is to en-
quire if there is wall. This l learned
in York is great advantage When l
read that the wall of Chester is the
most complete as well as most ancient
in the kingdom, knew what to do the
moment l settled had something to eat
and was otherwise satisfied. Last night
walked round the walls, distance of
nearly two miles, they are unbroken.
Like the roman camp they are four
squared, each corner having, either at,
or near by town. They are so old I;
some place them as far back as A. D.
70 in the time of the Roman Marius,
others advance them nine hundred
years, and place them to the honor of
good Queen Ethelfelda A. d. 9OS. She
at any rate enlarged and rebuilt them
at that time. Whatever may be their
age, they are interesting. Contrary to
the advice of guide books l followed
the custom of the country in road
etiquette and turned to the left. On
top the walls are stores and shops-in
some parts they modern comparatively.
The river Dee, well filled Salmon
stream runs to the west wall. 1t skirts
the Roodee, a large play ground, and
race course, now in use and used by
the Romans in their races, cricket
players filed the varied spaces. In the
midst OF this Is an ancient cross, whose
date is lost in may centuries back.
While nearly, at the river edge, is Ed
gar's cave where statue to Menrva
attended by her owl, is in good preser
walton. 1t was in these fields tha,
Suetonius formed his camp against the
Deuids. 1t is almost like being in
Rome to be here, with the advantage
in favor of this city. Iwondered why
the large green moor was called the
Roodee, afterwards l learned that in
years gone by an image of the virgin
fell from it-Rood loft-upon the heat
of Lady Trawsk and killed her. Tn,
indignant Welsh found this image o.
Holy Rood guelly. Condemned it to b,
hanged, but afterwards changed tn,