Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-03
COBHAM OF DICKENS.
a dLLAcE lMMORTALlZED IN rkp
"plCKWiCN PAPERS"

Is 80. I.ilr of Mine Host of the "I.eath.
or r,,tc,p- an An,iou. Church and .ss
....,. ,.......,...
Less than an hour and half from
I .dOu is the uulet little station at
,t,to strre. ua,pad | spuunse J., honor
ri , pc,.au ....l .an1 trodde, nv trovol.
...,...,,, ,l,o n.,,i;ola clo-
'ii''i''' ~" iAel'iSi N"nH"ih' - one
Ci IN e places ID winch heht Is 20
.a' Favored alIie by nature ana art
Hrd historical association For what IS
calico l."lA scenery 10 las Few suleilols
!n .A'SleAn I"r chuich Las l.''moflals
~ ais i'Atc'n'h century lords as lf''h
IS Aeh lhey ielt the Last touch Of 'hs
"'tNl ma roo" WING jAe lhh ul'posip
iNt'colen' ~ 'ih '1' npmoll'- ui o-'''l''
J. N'hs' ahd ne rudy old Ut >abo 40
A'' a. uns Z inc Siat'h'st nome
land - real l'an.e' constantly "Veo
30"
rec J'l a0n - l'S glory enc u"E'
.l course F.s'' D. ID SUNNI e. Al IS nara
= idif z" 20 '1'Ie. - 'iu' 'h N''if
'-o autumn c"y' lho"Ih ID Was luli ~
'Aa.hl 60 1'5 o"h' III 'A' IrA' pi'ce' me
''-eoa lH"'Ia"'d my approaching Coo'
.'.'H 10 'he 'ithou"X WiF-'foW '..l
tatA 'i tho anr'rhl DdI iniliE' "A.oh
'.lh 'h' b'W 'oI-'se' Inc p"y wa" '''s
- '.'tr III '"e sia'ioh ana Ho' re. ~
1'a4 ,he short cur 1uI very wei Day
J, .-...' -ilIN N''u I'"N'H. 80 ''
" I-'~' ia uia ~ 'NN o'.'cA ana ""l''
'at 'o IN" leIt ana 'N'h " me i,1
''i'N ''' gran mansion N"eS''l''' NY
.lI hs q l"''nj 10 lhe 1l1h'' suoue W
ne 4...' d street. o. oman F'!!'se 'c
Woo" = Erl"'lVe td'l'f oo'l swings
u 4.'h' on 'ne nm '".'l' Dl'N'u9 III
ht4l"l.|'d an EickN''A. lie ledihci
o'.-,' Ni'-,"' iI"u''iy 4l"'i'" LeIe
i.tl ~ FN 'us over sIgh OF DICK
-s -if. fl'NW TX sl"NulllS On q. .'4t
"i'Hi ..H hailds uhncr my con- t'lIa' IT, a.
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''.r.'' no 4ls' IMAM AZ pouhUs' 'Le I'+'
'o'''' u'lHE ne ''u 'le 'pp O' INC V''''
=" '"V OAK l"i IoI' Z al '''u ~ an VI.
TN Nohlh| hVhLVE ana OK u u
shaped IKE lArreI' Wlth a coMDii.'i
~ Ee H'i' cu' ou' It'. uelo" 'Lc ua"'
az inc reason OF ,AIS u'lh2 '"at NHei
II was dH' on OF Il ieid n"'u ~
"tlSnea :" heaNy 'ia' NE Hnutr Aa'"ep
4 hoIe 70 see Whd' was III IT, ne was 10
| W'F"'d ny Hhuihg money WHICH "ds
| piubably exactly Whal nc Wah'eu 10 Hhu'
Inc 1nh claims 10 he as Ola as the
| '1dhcel OF the church opposite WhIcE
| Would make IL fourteenth century LNeL
tne aspect Oh the Much repaired exterior
does not make inns Impossible. ana lLt
tough worm eaten dark OAK oeans IL
| the low celnng OF the DICKENS r'oT
certainly look ola enough
| The Dickens room is the prlde OF hlnt
host and brings Cobham visits from
most OF theatrical people, VINO certainly
would never VISIT IL 1oE the sake OF lts
| lords, ancient or modern, anu tnelr haI!
and chuich ana coIIeee' III the VISITORS
DOCK read such names as W. . Fehley
and >. L. IooIe, the latter accompanied
by Mr.. Clement Scott, ana over the
mantelplece hung pretty theatrical
portrait OF Miss Mary Anderson, with
her hands tied together III some charac-
ter which did not recoenlze-her mo-
uento OF a visit here.
| The walls are hung with prints O.
various characters and scenes In DICKENS
books, Dickens programmes, sketches
and what not, among them pelh8 Inc
Graphlc's picture or the Empty
Chair, which made Luke flldes name
and Dickens last letter (ln autograph
dated june Z. 1870. IN rrp!y to Non
cont"rmrNt niin'Ster named Matcham,
'o't'r Z llri 'EG>in Drood' ana win
a pathetic and particular interest, be-
cause Dickens IN this last letter OF bls
| :.-c .to'.a thar re had always CHERISHED
| Christian 'y--eVen written a book to
| airing II htH" To us children. though ne
aad not Proclaimed IiS pellef FROM the
aoise top. jingle. sidney Carton, the
| devoted, a,iI. IecksLlU are among the
mere Ttonl rent characters On fne walls.
1 s ~ atgTfl.n fine there Il IL