Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-07
A Bit of English Life.
From a Former GaysviIle Resident,)

. | dlGNs 1t liz iAlOhANAiAE HtNlfI
it to refer to quaint old Chester, Eng
9 land, so beautifully situated on the
| river Dee, and one OF the ancient ana
interesting cities in England. On clos
er inspection, however, ! found the
Tales to be delightful bits Of Chester
New England, by one of our much-read
! authors, Margaret Deland.
But the first Chester that mad come
to mind still remained, with all the
interest and pleasant memories
which a recent trip there inspired.
To miss seeing Chester would be
like possessing a beautiful stone with
out a setting.
We LETT West Kirby, a seaside resort,
one lovely morning last December.
The air was balmy and free from the
mist that so often prevails in England
during winter At the station we
waited as usual for the train. One
never misses a train here, quite
the reverse, they are so kind as to walt
for you. They are advertised to start
at a given time, but generous enough
to state that they are not responsible
for delays. On seating ourselves in a
seeond-class compartment the banging
of doors toeach coach by the porters
announced our departure. As we
rushed along ut only a moderate speed
fine patches of gorse, bright yellow
against vivid green, heath, broom,
etc, met our view.
On arriving at the station we were
met by friends, who treated us with
generous hospitality. We were thus
privileged to see q typical English
home, which was situated on an eleva-
ton overlooking the Dee, and called
Dee Bank. Every home, however
humble, has a name in England. The
interior was spotless. from polished /
floors to kitchen brasses. Fires were /
burning brightly in the tireplaces, for |
this is the customary way of heating /
houses. which i'm the coolest weather /
is rather chilling, to say the least. | /
often pity the poor clerks in the shops
who are so often seen wringing their
purple hands TO a little warmth, tor
there seems to be no method Of heat
ing shops, but the ott-repeated answer
to a sympathetic inquiry is-"We don't
mind it, we are used to it, To return
% Dee Bank. Outside were profu-
sion of rose.bushes, trailing vines, an
summerhouse, all of which
n summer must be very charming \
fhe usual soups, joints, sweets and
vines graced the table; water is a
rink very seldom depended on.
Later, we strolled down downward
nd walked on the old walls extending /
we miles around the city and from six
0 nine feet wide, taking in various 2
oints of interest, including tower !
there King Charles | is said to have !
cen his troops defeated on Rowton I
Ioor. There is hardly a street In 9
hitch quaint old houses, curiously cary
4, are not to be found. The bess :
pecimens are in Wintergate ST., =
mong them one built by Bishop Lloyd, 5
no was appointed to the See Of |
hester in 1905. 1t has very fine cary !
y. Near by, another house dated ]
ij2 bears the inscription-"God's h
rovidenee House. said to be the only 5
1use that escaped the plague. In o
.veral parts OF the city are the Rows, 6
e like of which Is not to be seen in !,
] England. Imagine yourself shop 3.
NC in mid-air, walking through r,
lique avenues laid with flag stones, q
nd covered roofs, communicating at in A
rivals with the street BY steps. while ;,
lderneath are people doing the same il
ING. 81
A visit should be made to the Castle v
Id the Roods, the latter being a race y
,urse.
Four o'clock p. m. having ar I
we'd, we entered the Rows aud sought "
well-known restaurant, which is b
metimes patronized by the Queen. y
I'd ordered the usual tea with thin :,
ices OF buttered bread. This is GUS n
mary all over England, even by n
erks and working people, who would y
ink Of going without the ordinary y
cal quite as soon as their four or five !.
clock tea. We then went to remain q
Westminster hotel over SUNDAY. ST
us enabling us to attend service at 81
e noted cathedral. which, being my Y
ST glimpse OF one duly impressed me. -
deed, the exterior view charmed me III
lite as much as the interior. The at
chitecture is considered fine. Each %
pect is delightful with its various q
inarets. The choir and altar are ~
ry beautiful and there is some wou- v,
rful old carving. The service Is in a
ned in all the cathedrals. it being nee tn
sary on account OF the echo. Bish- 20
james gave an excellent sermon.
ter service we were permitted TO
mble among the old cloisters, worn lis
monks formerly and now very chill Or
and gloomy, past suspicious looking ~
Us where no light penetrated. The "a
DIR boys are now drilled in what was Ga
-merly the refractory. We next Wis -
q an old Norman church dating
OK to William the Conquerors time.
Is partly in ruins and very interest
Z. The Earl OF Derby's house Is
a dilapidated condition, but has still
interest. One room. very W.
all, i pointed out where the Earl ~
: hid for fifteen months. supplied
tn food by a servant, who finally be-
yed him, and be was taken by an
foreground passage to an adjoining =
ice and executed. There are MANY 49,