The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-13

haDlted house In England, past brOtner
water, a somber tarn, black with the
shadows Of over-hanging mountains in
which two brothers lost their lives, to
Ullswater, returning, after sail on this
pretty lake, by way of the Troutbeck
valley.
When we left Ambleside for Keswick,
on the shore Of Derwentwater, it was by
coach, climbing Dunmail Raise pass, and
skirting Thirlmere lake, with fine views
Of Helyellyn, Blencathra, and Skiddaw,
the three highest mountains in England,
as we descended on the other side. Near
er Keswick the rich vale Of st. Johns
opens in charming yistas, and at its head
we obtained a glimse Of Castle rock, the
fairy castle of Sir Walter Scott's Bridal
of Triermain."
Keswick abounds in lovely walks and
drives. Half a mile distant in the
Crasthwaite church where SOuthey is
buried, and on the way from the bridge
crossing the Greta river, we have a fine
view Of Greta hall, for forty years the
poets home.
We greatly enjoyed rowing on the Der
wentwater which has several pretty is
lands, the largest Of which is occupied
by a handsome villa. This island was
formerly the seat of the earls of Der
wentwater and from it Lady Derwent-
water once fled, with the family jewels,
in order to procure the release Of the
earl who had been lodged in the tower of
London for conspiracy in the rebellion
of 1715.
Our finest walk was an all days
tramp Of six miles to the Druidical circle
one and a half miles from Keswick,
thence across the hills and mOOrs to the
little church in the vale of st. Johns,
the smallest church in England, and
perfect little gem, and back to Keswick
by the Ambleside road.
| The Druids' stones are thirty-eight in
number, most of which have fallen to
the ground, and the largest is over seven
feet in height. A vacant space on one
side Of the circle seems to indicate an
entrance to this temple, If such it were,
while a small ellipse of ten stones with
in it may have been the sacrifcial altar,
but if, indeed, as is generally supposed,
these mute survivors Of bygone ages once
served for the purpose of human sacri-
fees, their secret is safe.
At the little church Of St. Johns we
were overtaken by q shower which had
been chasing us across the moor, ant
took refuge in the parish school adjoin
ing, the busiest place, believe, in al
England. In one corner little tot, per
haps seven years old, was teaching {?
six others, smaller than herself, from
printed charts. "a" "a; ;" 3d." SD :
SC" "c;" ''b-a b-a," 'b-a b-a," etc.
piped the little ones. '0ne three il
three" .'two threes are Six" "thre
threes are nine," chimed in some y0un;
! mathematicians who were being drille'
in the multiplication table by a sedat
lad Of dozen years, while the teache
herself was hearing the first class II
: reading. Such Of the youngsters a
were not engaged in recitation in one 0
the three classes contributed their par
Q to the general din by the shutting Q
' restless feet, and mischievOus whisper
a ing, as they waited with what patienc
/; they might for the close of the session.
r 1t came at last, the classes were dl'
n missed, books put away, and all mad
9 ready for the closing devotional exel
y cises. The teacher from her desk, ope
c prayer-book in hand, gave orders wit
|. military precision and promptnes
IS 'Stand !" Every child rose to his fee
= Turn !' All turned halfway rOun
II and stood like statues. cover !" Thi
a ty-eight pairs of little heels twinkled
l. the air, and all stood sedately in IL
u broader space behind their desk
g "Kneel 70 Most of them knelt, viii
IS the rest stood with bowed heads and re
g erently fold hands. The teacher the
!; read the evening prayer Of the Episcop
g Church, the children making the T
II sponses in concert, after which all 7
III peated the Lords prayer. The teach
', then pronounced the benedictiOn, Il
n pupils responding with "Amen
le "(iood night scholars" from the teachf
ID and 'Good afternoon teacher" from ea
TO pupil as they marched out in single FL
" the boys bashfully bowling and pullil
ST their foretOps to the unexpected visitc
G. as they passed us and the girls curtS
., ing.
III "Some Of these children come thI
le miles to school," the teacher told us
Is ter the little ones had departed, u
ct opening closet she showed us the shC
as provided by the town for the purpose
supplying dry ones to each child W
We should arrive with wet feet on storl
II day.
't- One more days drive ended our coat
ny ing experiences in England; a f
nj drive it was, too, through the BOrrC
IT'S dale valley, considered one of the fin
oil in Great Britain, and Honister pa
"a the deepest, narrowest, widest gorge
ci- the kingdom, past the falls Of Ladort
va Buttermere lake, and returning by NJ
W lands valley.
DC llIIn,.r hnnn tho ,rnfnr nnmn dnUn