Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-02-08
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Articles Of Interest II the Room which
ii the Pride II Mine Host 81 the s.Le&th-
II Botsea~--An Antique church and the
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Less than an honr and half from
London is the quiet little station at
Stole street, named. / suppose. il honor
eff ! Roman road and frassSa,, IL traval.
ars as thav a,,,,re..b a. ,aa,,f.,,.s -
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S''l'sail' 'i10 iAsl'sisai sloniisain, y osie
Y. Those places u Nnlcn hent ~ so
Iicn' iasorea alike Pr nature ana arr
anu nisaoricaf assoclatlon- for what Y
caLeu PARK scenery u mas lew superlors
IN Engiano. Inc cnurca mas memorials
q its fourteenth century lords as fresh
hs Wnen they feir the last touch OF the
"orkman toois. Whlie the Inn Opposite
ls Ieooient with the memories 81 Charles
Dckens, ARD the rudy Old hllzabefhan
nan y one OF the sfafellest homes IN
Engiand-a real home, constantly lived
IL.
10 see Connam IN It's glory one must
q course WISH u IN summer. II ls hard
~ IaIr 70 go there, as ! did, on a weep
ing autumn day, though II was full a a
charm OF Its own. IN the first place, the
season preciuded my approaching Cob
nam III the orthodox way-from the
back OF the ancient buildings which
FORM the new college. Inc boy who acts
as porter az the station did not recon-
mend the short cut Tor very wet day.
lf mad recently been ploWed. 90, pass
ing hrst an old hentlsh black and white
mouse 70 the ieft ana then me red
pIlck Georgian mansion tdescrloed by
MN as q 1afm1 60 the right, l strobe up
the MAN street OF CoDham village TO
where putaflve leather bottle swings
III 'front.' OF the INN when Dekens I'M
moftaiizeu IN FlcAWlck. Inc ieatner
pottie' which, proudly iaoeied Ecce
S1gnum, swings over a sign OF DICK
ems, Mr. FickWlcK standing on cnalr
Win ms hanas under ms coattalis' IS as
matter o. TACT, maze o. castiron ana g
weighs no less imam 4O poands, tne reai
pottle pelhg kept on tne TOP OF the CLOCK
~ tue par pdrior, guafuea ny an unceI-
tam looking monkey ana oog. ~ ls
SNAPPED hke narrei' win q combined
stopper ana hanoie on one sloe' ana mas
large noie cut cat Jus. neio" 'ne nan
uie. the reason Oh TINS nelng ina. "neh
~ was aug OUT VI neia naiu ~
WoisAeu 80 neasy Ina. .ne iiiiuei iis'sAcu
ho.e ~ see ssiaae was ~ H. no was 70
WaTaea ~ lloihg niohey' WHICH was
pIuDapiy eAaes ~ "hae NC +" ai'sou W nalu
Inc I'M Claims 10 20 as oiu as .le
cnancel cl the cnureh opposi'e' Mnici'
would MAKE ~ fourteenth century. Even
tne aspect u the MUCH Iepalreu eA.erior
aoes not make TINS lmposslole, ana tne
rough, worm eaten, uafh oak uealns IL
the low celnng u the DicAehs Iooni
certainty look ola enough
Inc Dlckehs room ~ the pilue u Inlne
most ana brings eopham visits from q
most OF tneatflcai people, VINO certalnly
Wouio never Visit " Tor the sake OF i.s
iords' ancient or modern, ana thelr nan
ana cnurch aho coileee. Id the Vlsitors
DOCK Iead sucn names as W. .. Fehiey
ana >. L. Ioele' the iattef accompanied
by Mr. Clement SCOTT, ana over me
manteipiece hung a pretty thea'rlcai
portrait OF MISS Mary ANDERSON, win
DER hands tleu togethef I'D some cnarac-
Ter Whlcn dld nos Tecosnlze--ner me-
mento OF q WISH mere.
Inc waits are nun8 Win prints Oh
various characters ana scenes IN DicKens
DOCKS Dlckehs programmes, skeecnes'
ana wnac not among shein oeing Inc
0Iaphic picture Oh tne Empty
onalr, Whlch mace Luxe rliues name'
ana DicKehs last leteer tan ausograpn)'
aatea June O. 1917, III reply 70 MOI
conlorinise minister naIhed Matcnahl'
ieeter ABOUT EDWIN DIoou, ana Win
pasnetic anu parsicuiar interest, Pc
cause DicKens IN TINS last letter u hls
NE aVo"s tnat ne hau always cherished
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WI1tttu Il DOUA.. u