Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-02

old folk. who seem TO have been lcit ovtf
from Rufus time. doze over dusty cathc
dral views, and any number Of 'swoeis'
stalls, with endless tomptings to the col
legc lads palate md purse.
Again the ancient city IL given color and
interest 10 the stranger by the presence NJ
all times, A. Ia all English provincial towns
or sleepy old cathedral cities, Of sturdy
country folk from roundabout. It Is Ne
though fair or n market had just been
held or was about to open. Heavy iowleh
stock buyers are heie. Trocked yeoman
look wonderingiy Into little shop windows
~ though they held the mnrvels Of Regent
street or tho Strand. Smoked louis from
near hamlets dawdlo about the streets.
snappy eyed fathers wives have come,
and best of nll thorc are h,yies Of country
side lnsses with all the radiance u English
roses IN their flaming, penchy checks,
In and out Of this motley crowd glide the
cloakcd masters, gently pass deans and
dcncons, dart the bright faced Wykehnm
boys, or prnnce the military; for Winches
ter Ia NOT only cathedral town. n college
town, and the London n Wiltshire for all
it, thriving county folk and farmers, but
II il one Of the Important military contcrs
OF England, bciug about equidlstant from
Aldcrshot. It's greatest military station
and Portsmouth, IT, greatest naval sta
ton. II Is especially u station for recruits.
depot for ten regiments. Four are Of
rifles, called the Kings Royal Rife. four
from the Rife Brigade, called the Prince
Consorts Own, while two arc the Thirty
seventh and Slxty.seyenth Territorial
Troops.
The building now used ~ barracks Mt
Winchester was originally intended Tor u
palace by Charles III, who built II for Nell
Gwynnc, with whom he lived at Winohcs-
ter. but Charles died before the palace was
finished. When the King brought pretty
Nell" TO Winchester no begged Ken, then
dignltary In the cathedral and aficrward
known rs Bishop Ken, 90 accept the fair
orange girl ~ his guest No his house In the
cathedral close, but he poromptorily re-
fused. SO the King was obliged to take
lodgings for Nell In 81. Peter street
Charles, however, showed no resentment
to Ken. but ofterward promoted him to be
Bishop of Wells.
The gray old mass Of college buildings IN
reached through the close alongside the
cathedral. thence passing into College
street under the archway Of st. Swithln's
church. The outer gate opens directly into
n quadrangle, on the east side Of which IL
tho wardcn's residence. From this, through
another gateway, called "middlc gate"
above which - election chamber" the
great quadrangle IL entered. Here tho
whole OF the principal Offices form one
length of about 100 feet. The southern
aide IL formed by the chapel and hall, aud
tho western side chiefly by the kitchen.
Beneath the hall. adjoining the great hall
staircase, Is - passage called seventh
chamber passage" This leads into lesser
quadrangle known M School Court"
On the south side Of this Is the school,
and the chapel cloisters extend along the
eastern side. At the western side are the
buildings Of tho "commoncrs.n These are
scholars, not foundation or free scholars.
/ A passage between the school aud the
ololstor walls leads TO the meads." These
are the Fairgrounds Of the college 10 til,
west Of the meads and divided from It by
an ancient wall IL the ''sickbousc" or hos
| pital, and about this are pleasant ground,
locally known as "sickhouso meads." Tn,
school can In no degree have the same In
tcrest from modern standpoint as ampl,
| Harrow. huge and venerable Eaton or thai
most beautiful and perfect Of all Enplisl
| public schools (thc term bubble" school
having an entirely different application
here from that Ia our country, the Rugb.
OF Hughes delicious TON Brown" an,
one instlnotlvely seeks the odd, antlquate,
and curious within these ancient walls.
/ In the college burshry Is an ancient vel
lum pedigree tracing the descent OF KIM
Henry vi from Adam, and the old colleg
| plate contains u very line specimen Of
slowing cup" and n curious and very larg
antique salt cellar. while In the colleg
|
ters from tho Conquest TO the reign q
Charles IL, one Of the ourlosities Of III
library Is R1lelgh's "Bfiefe Description q
the Ncwe foundc Lande Of Virginia.
Above the sacrlsty. at the northeast Of th
chapel, IL rs quaint n imminent room n
that made famous by Chattertun Mt Bri,
toll. The original window shutters are II
cascd In Iron, and the oakon iron boun
chests still contain the ancient deeds an
charters Of the college. Here also nro tl
travelling cases for the inter Of William ,
Wykcham. the worm eaten lockers for III
copcs and the curious draws In which III
title deeds and bulls were placed, all =,
naming as they were In the fourteent
century.
Perhaps the most grotesquo carvings NJ
to be found la the Inner or great quai
rnngle above the windows. They rofor /
the uses OF the several apartments. On II
hall and kitchen entrance are the bngpiI
and psaltry. over the kitchen windO
Excess II represented by head vomiting
Opposite, as Frugality, Is a hursar wit
his iron bound money chest. And over q
masters windows are the Pedagogue a.
the listloss Scholar. Some Of the huge
lreplaoes TO be found in England are III
In use Ia the rooms of "collagers" at
"conmnners, The great hall s. rs odd q
old jumbo Of stone carved OAK and CO
orrd glass NJ the ancient guild hall
Coventry, the cryptlikc beer cellar is stl
devoted 10 les uldcn inspiring uses, AZ
tagging" that relic u MEDIEVAL collcl
day hgrbmism, SIN ilourishus In this We
cradle school.
There are nearly 800 boys at Winchest
College. | have seen them "in hail.
chapel, In oiuisteIs, NJ "a hot" In fuotba
and In nearly AN their various moods M
duties OF everyday college life, but d
I time when their forms, faces aud volc
most thrill nay own old boy = heart Is whU
. tue years work all done, they gather
tho pleasant neads aud pour forth the
hOnu luugings in that sweetest NJ all som
u home going aud college parting, "Dul
Domum," whose tender strains viii rcnR
long after IL q old walls are mingled Wi
The dust OF their builder
Sing swset meloeious measure.
Wait enchanting lays around;
, Home, a tllvmc rgplVto with pleNsurel
. Homo, a grateful theme retuundl
! Home, sweet home, an ample treasured
? Hone, IN ey'rl blessing orowndl