The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-03
tBOJ ~ ON LONDON.
A io8s "a, She Zig city -Four Centuries
Ago.

ioos rs the Zig city -Four Centuries
Ago.
us.asa great event in the life Of a boy
l-..., w., ..n O. quiet English shire TO go
.,r. -t ety Of London Think what
r.r.uf.ra Massachusetts boy to visit
r .r 8r boy brought up on a little
.... r.r..r farm 100 go 20 New York city,
h r. F.. a 10 wonder and delight
..I d. meant great deal more in those
..l.r.. IH-f.r many reasons First or
.| r $3.50. Journey. aud somedmes an
adventurous or. to go from the country
tIurl.r-ali flhert Forsythe's mother
f.-I .. ... blessed him quite solemnly
r.t u.rIHc when AZ carly dawn he AMI
I'LL. rr Master ELISHA Sniveiy, mad
started H Choir journey They were go
I.. -I london 90 see "a great sieht-the
.u ln honor oi the battle of Agin-
count. lle famous victory OF Henry "
u ,uc French.
I-.r- WIS great deal more Of what
mrn lan street-hist0ry then than
im There was no important national
event nat was not celebrated by some
..r.t pageant or procession. The festi-
ts of the Church Had their beginning
1.f-of-doors in professions ana street cell
U-.ulus. as wen u.s. the more solemn
Ir m the great Clthcirals. so That
u.a-H "a man or boy might know very
.t.e " buoEe-a boy would have been
ur, Wel educated indeed who could have
Written bis own name thel-he had al
WAY. orcu before him The living book OF
u.r rare after page showing their bril-
. picture. before IFS eyes on highway
r th.roullf1re.
Young Gilbert had never seen london.
Ie lHl listened ln earer sil uce 10 his
iars orrtions of tho wrestlers and
-rl.rs cou,.rding for prizes before the
r or alderman. of the plays and
dances performed by men IN masks and
d.rI.sas. of that pretty luI kind
- 0l lu-.sh faast-the fetching in the
-Al u tle sWmgiime and surely this
you'd be- sooiIler sight for their own
a ld conquered fair France,
+s .a.y nearel The city st was about
DUSK aul they could see lights shining
E ana marked the blaze Of many
t Dung Gilbert heard for the first
Zine sound he never forsot-the tumul-
ts rueuishablc mIugling OF many
sounds H, oue-the inaruculate roar OF
-Hat e'y which never ceases day nor
Hnt is that?" ne asked. astonished.
eHs used to the stHl. dewy twiishts
h" country "Wtat SIS that ] see
l-. Doe Sky youder-liks "a haze. only
.."t-and What Is that sound. like
aummIng in Che air that does not
r.,
Iflt answered the tutor. and his
pale checks We're flashed with the
settlement OF their ueaucss TO so vast a
aI. THAT is London"
1 they entered the town, Inc boy
f9 POI. lllel with disgust the streets
W dirty, ana not one bad smell, but
E awaited him on every side. and
Dad mover heard such q noise or clam
III. lourht at nrst there must Oe q
.-ta l..rrels going on. and marvelled
ftt .Gy else noticed %. He vas be-
i t1 long for tbc quiet of his roun-
N .. and the sweet fresh smells Of
lanes and fields there. when, after
' mc1 10 him long time. they
'' fhe place 90 which they We're
.. house OF SIR John sutton. on
Ha'-'s edge.
+. nr Was % k.usman OF mis- mothers
'.- received them kindly seeming wei
with the various sorts of fresh
produce they had brought him as
, trom Madam Forsythe. Git
"s Tired and glad 10 go TO bed.
.N0ke next morning with renewed
and an eager curiosity about all
arl sounds of London.
breakfast was chiefly OF salt
fl and liquors. and there was
.- talking The floor OF the room
... clay, spread over with rush ,s
.., noticed however, that there were
- pieces of costly furniture in he
chest no this date was almost
i- seq of furniture TO the poo.er
i.' l1ny not only used Il for storing
'''''Df bat as q table. a bench. and
' FL led i'm Sir Johns house there
a.. chests of cypress. and Of ,e-
.. ''.' hmeIl0d most sWeetly. as well
,.. ". more common woods. oak and
f.' no chest that stood I'm the sleep
'''" az The foot OF the bed was heaD-
81 ''H TUGS and cushions and the xyeo
a.. ''"iiy boy thought ne could have
upon - rrhi comfortably. There
.e.s fi''1 dresser with much fine plate
80 'Nih'ards and cabinets OF different
,.,. nthnst The walls some plitterlng
- Hr.al-wrr6 The tables ana chairs
o.. '' much carved FOR comfort and
r, 1iins Gilbert dld, as ne stretched
Ma, I'ta under the breakfas.-table
w., DilNte his shin against the carved
f,o,t '' hfatn. Madam Forsythe his
a., was rather ga the habit of brag-
Dc rD'Ai her household furnishing but
DleFonshire home would have looked
ais Dare compared 10 this. lust as
-'N1e oi wealthy dtteenth century