Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-23

were many wiullws, no two In range.
III little aud sp'ayrl iuwnrtly, the sides
VI each oi their stone Ipar'urr- us white
0. snow, aud the sash of each was hIlf
hidden by milk-whife muslin. Huge set
ues ut oak With fleece pr ChintZ-eucusei
overs were ranged along the low white
VOLS. In enc corner, It's face yellow
with age, solomuly licked au cpnt-dny
clock. its clumsy frame built into the two
nbutting walls. IN the center Of the room
was long, strong liable, with huge legs,
cross'pieces and braces, worn and POLISH
ed from use; and IFS great axe was plain
ly told IN onp-half its length being pro-
gidcl, as / have found entire tables IN
the peIsaut-hpmea OF Brittany. with
square, oval lnd circular dcprrssiDns In
which M" food Of the children and kinds
was served perhaps hundred ycRrs
ago. when even pottery was u luxury,
and only the peasant master, his wife
and the elder sons and daughters knew
the use Of the rulrst delft,
More curious than tll else was the en-
lirr side Of the "hrc-roDm' containing the
fireplace, in which, though our visit was
IN midsummer, there was chcery, com
turtiug blaze. huge arch sustained
The bowed cottage wall, This stone arch
WIS really the base of the chimney. Ia
its corner " us ihe omen fireplace hung
about with chains, hooks and cranes, aud
a. nnch side was "A narrow 4lldyai wis
dow, like those of a castle mrut--tiuy
outlooks from this peasant forlalicc uf Il
snlggery, and the dark mouth OF the
chimney above must have been nearly
SIX feet across. ! have found the sam-
udl arrangement in the cottages of old
ghchHns Ia The Hrhridrs, In HE Scottish
Highlands, end ia the ancient hnlf.,lt.
sorted weaNers village of Gatlunsi,lr.
near Mclr1S., beside the Tweed. rh,
States Of the floor In front of this fr,-
place were decorated with grotes,lio
tEl res and designs, one of Nnul's dive
ana scroll-Wurk in uchrp and ycrmillinu
chalk an universal humrsldp custom
among the lpke district pcls,n,ry.
The chairs were huge aud high aud Of
oak. The bureaus aud drpssrrs uunmtlv
decorated with shining pewter and
strange old bits OF chiuawarr. wera bi.h
narrow and sprnwlmg-leggyd. aud MI III
mahogany The brds-fur ono for tho
house muster occupied q corner of The
rnom.-wcrc high, huge and strong enough
for the repOse If giants and were NJ
strangely carved oak Ont from ais
ample hNlng.rOum extended inviting Wis
tas through low-crilingcd "leau-tos." carh
one doubtless bnit in different century.
ana each provided with many tiny win.
COWS with deep easements. through
Which could be caught a glut of blnssoIn,
a spray of foliage. ar thc lirhrneJ .,rHy
81 some ancient structure; the whole "A
dream pt sweet old age centurias-old
roofing To the very rocks of de hills.
ShdlerS content and uubrolen repose.
No wonder Is II that the heart Of the
WHHAsreI, When coming upon scenes like
TINS, Tor the moment thrills with longing
To ond his plgrmings. and biJr for nye
where the bitter struggle OF life may no
more come within such winspme, STORM
dpl'-iug walls,
This picture Of single peasant home
~ aheleut ',9wness'on'Solway, Is one Of
even t0mN with fhnuaup.l. - u.
Tie Scottish border down rbrourh tbs
mountain wales and PASSES of tha tronI
llkr district, across Cumberland nn1
Nestmorclnnd, past Mnre,amhr bay. nj.
most to the river Lame IN Lance sbiro
US peasant owner was q Statesman"
lna IN one WORT Is ne key TO his splendid
Selt-poise, his SIMPLE strong nature
aud the ample comfort and HNctnrss ~
ms environment. Ii is true of them oIi
These Statesmen are ppasnufs nt,sn.
lntely Possessing the soil which ihov tiil
There ~ no tuft pulling, head.dtiekiug
ho' ,khS,-erihHlhg among such as these
The ancient feudnl times lie harms y,ra
often IN sore stress To repel tho Srnt-
tish border ilcursions, or to mako ennnl.
" barinrous forays of their own ~
provide retainers who would fight Ia IN,
uenih Tor these hnrons as well as for
llvr own mountain-side, focl,-hnwn cab
sNNAafN y NANf lNlNk la lNrNNl
out the lands in Tiny hits To- birrlinyV.
aud these ylllenl retaincrs We're In linn
enfrnnchised. They wore only bounden
20 their liege lords for military service
~ defense. When frudalism pnssej nvas
tho yillein landowners rcnnmeI frs,ss
men and posscssors in Zoe of tbe lima
,'eslatesi' hence statesmen, Tho no.
blest. peasantry In all Europe and +,
wondrous though Singularly unhecdeSi
example to tue remainder Of Britain IN
It's endless peiplexiug agrarinn nrohln,ns
In no Other portion VI lsnglnnd, miles,
Y be In the luailt Old sione,bnlIt VII
lages among the Malvern ana CSlsvoia
hills has there been SO little chongc as
y this English alpine region Bnt two
iaint arlsres et travel thread through
nth IA. Workington on The Irisb s,.a M,
G,l Rr,, IS Tue most picturesque coach rad
the Shrine OF Soulhey h fnnol "n,s,
l ~ ~ llslyellyn he Observation-Disclosures
through Grasmere where DeOuiney lived
and Hartley Celeridgc and Wordsworth
~'""p so" oy side, on pas, Rydai Monnt