Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-20

81 a million pounds, by purchase oi
/. immortal rights and other procedures, r.
covering several thousand arces' "lneh
had been enclosed.
G0O0 ncrcs, which stretches away 10 the
| northeast Of London on the western Dor
, | der Of Essex, from Wansie1d TO the town
| OF EppIng, , distance Of about Twelve
miles. was publicly declared forever free
| ID the people" BY the queen. who mp
| pearcd At the forest In person. before
| n cpncourse Of fully 2OOO,OOO I0ndOuefs
on NAV q. 1881 Since that time por-
r | tions or the tract have been measurahy
beautined and improved, but the chief
glory az Epplng forest Is In Its actual
nrinieya character. Scarcely an acre Of
| H. surface has ever been touched by
| shade or plow. Old Roman camps ARE
| within II shaded by the selfsaIne trees
. which clustered about them nearly 300
| vears AGO. and the turf upon the earth
| work where Boadicea, queen Of the lceni,
was defeated by Suetonius, with $500
| Rrit0ns slain. since u received that nigh
~ feast Of blood. save for the prodding
Of antiquarians, has never been disturb
At Chingford. on the western slope Of
! the forest. We gave Bolivar as famous
, stablinr ~ could be found; left Sprntt
/ TO bring on the hampers al seasonahlr
/ hour 10 the woods between Queen Ellza-
| beth's lodge and Connaught lake and
| set out for genuine costers enjoyment
| OF the Forest. Back toward London for
several miles We had only seen patches
| Of woods aud coppices to our right.
Here NJ Chingford the real forest be
gins.
Jcm and Becky. already within its
accustomed spell, pressed forward 10 is
heights with increasing speed, outstretch-
ed hands aud radiant faces. and a. / saw
them far IN advance, ] could not hut
think OF the old prints Of Pilgrim when
his burden fell.
We were al once in the thickest Of 4,
not Of the forest. but Of the mighty
tlr0ng. Avenues upon ayeques Of East
Endegs stretched In every d..sfon. II
was now after noon, the Saturday half
holiday, a joyous. glorious day withal,
and u seemed thar from all ways Lead
ing from London and near outlying towns
great crowds Of humanity came sweep
lrg on, each one greater than the one
before H. aud all finally merging at the
edge Of the woods and over the open
spaces in secthing masses ~ motion and
cuiOr. II was Ike the action Of incoming
sea.tides breaking upon shallow, shng-
" beach. No one can understand the
compleIity, the irresponsbiiity. the vast.
ness OF London holiday crowd until
the greater portion Of these lOpODO
souls can be seen here at a glance NOV
ing upon and almost stormiag this an,
rient lsppiug forest On masse. Far back
- the eye can reach hundreds upon hum
drcds OF outlandish Essex Shandrydnns, |
as many traps and ggs, Whltechapel !
om1ibuses, millers' and butchers carts !
brewers vans and costcrs' carts are NOV. |
Ing toward you, around and between |
which countless thousands of folk af0ot, |
concentrating from highways, from lanes |
and from fOotpaths across the fields are |
mlssel In seemingly ineytricable confu- |
sion. For an instant there is something |
"a HHh H..NN
why, but in IL and through It. l again !
saw what I looked upon. an but thirty
years ago, when Shcrmau's cruel cdict !
emptied Atlanta Of all its people, aud |
left their homes ia flames.
But those were faces set and white: |
these. bright aud rubicund and broad |
with endless smiles. And Ia this respect /
your London outer differs from an /
other tolk On earth. No matter whether 1
he be great or humble. the moment his |
race is turned toward the fields or sea 1
he Is a bundle Of quiyering sympatliirs. |
responsive ia kind to every form Of |
mirth. 10 the yuearous incident or ac. /
cident uf situation or condition. md /
gives back hundred fold every kindly /
look that nature can bestnw. lie may |
DC rough and uucouth In what be SAYS /
and does. but he has left all care he |
hind, and make II every moment Of his /
holiday hours, even In untoward exigcn- |
mirih aud hearty cheer.
What are the anusemnts Of this vast
army Of men and women and lads and
lassesf Chiefly In wallOwiug. and use
lhe expression literally Ia the sun aud
sliadr Of Epping forest Thousands upon
thousands have brought their hampers
or baskets Us we have done Then. m
great splatclcs OF color, they group and
heap themselves IN wriggliug punches OF
enjoyment over field. upon hrnc, IN rool
recess ~ shady avenue, upou grusav /
meadow, IN deep wood glade. aud ac-
iuaily walluw in the ancient forest turf
ana SOL they wander aud strcll, aud leap
an1 race qua shout aud sing and dnce
ana turn hald.springs aud somCrsuuits,
ana eavort aud pirouette and act like
hai-mad folk. just as they do al Hmm.
stead heath, while the bands roar. and
the crowds Ia "a. aud mounted police
nnd forest veuiercrs look on with be-
hlgn smiles nc the uurestrniued and M
rrstrainahle enjoyment. Turn where Won
may, from Chingf0rd SIX miles moth
TO Eppiug. or from Benk hill three miles
east TO LOufhtou. the same wild s0enes
OF physical und mental abandonment !
ana olaton are repeaIed Ten thousand
chlldrea are chasing butterflies like ex-
utant naturnlists. More than ten thou.
sii1 'lIs are swinging from hawthorne
limbs, shouting from the dumped tons
OF pollard oaks, or routing the birds
RON loltiest hombcam branches; while
Tue surface of every lake aud pond *
SHUT from sight 10y thousands moro wnd-
ING among lilies and reeds, or floating
10 boats upon their surface
IN great open spaces every manner OF
game ana diversion known TO English
helhs or streets. or holiday resorts. IA
proceeding M perfect bedlam of roar
ing nom TIE touters aud managers of A
vast collection Of Vanity fairs. You will
ste sAlttlc, Football. cricket, wrestling
Ahu pulting'the-Stone. Eyer-glorious
Punch aud Judy are omniprcsent, and
screnlningly witty and hilarious D0nkeys
" the thousand and screws by the hum
nFrus, are mere for uproarious riding
lhu racing The threc-card-mOnte game
Is every where. Knock em-dOwns bv tbe
hundreds, with their crashing and hawl- |
ing aud shouts OF defeat and victory, are
~ the way from Wanstead 10 Filming
american shooting saloons are auite M
frequent, and wen patrunize,l The nril.
iciai pigeon whirls and flies from scores
u booths, aud the defamation Of the shoot
ng Is incessant. There are more than a
.honsand Of my old Gypsy friends. in nh
manner OF picturesque apparel, plying
her lukkering among the rooi.un-
nred Arrys and 'Arrets. Mingled with
nus and these are the shouts and cries
u every manner Of faklr from every
anu beneath the sun; the hrnvinr az
lunurels OF opcn-air speakers. Who. MS
u hyde park. envcgh against the worry
liberty TINT gives them opportnuitv ~
iennciation; ard, louder aud more dis.
'ordnnt than all else, the wailngs ma
'Shertaiions Of the Salyaticnists: ihe