The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

ground close upon the offending house
purposcly 10 erect there what may justly
be called a SPITE Wall AZ close view 70
was mean erection Of lathes ana poles
stuffed and covered with heather. an eye
sore to the newcomers From the Tyndall
windows n was almost Invisible melting
into the color OF the hcathory hillside as
II a part Of itself PROT Tyndall died
while yet his wall VAS new 10 came down
soon after his dea h
Traditions Of the Region.
This region OF Hasemcrc has It's ira
ditions like almost every inch OF bcauu-
ful England How many times the Ola
coaching road between London and Ports
mouth passing here has entered into Eng
lish romnrcc' Barring Gould in hts
Broom Squire" has Land the tragedy o;
his novel just here where three men
hung on Giboet HIN on the very $40;
whore they waylaid and murdered "a
sailor on his way from Portsmouth 10
London. Nicholas Nickleby ana poor
smike rested on this spot as they trav-
cied tho Portsmouth road. They walked
unon the rim Of the Devils Punch Bowl.
aud Smikc listened with greedy interest
a. Nichoias read the inscription upon the
stone reared upon that wild spot to toll
OF the tMNhNfE ANftiAtiAAffi Nflf.lf NA NAhiAt
The grass on which shcy stool had once
been dyed with gore and the blood Of
the murdered man had run down deeply.
drop By drop into the hollow which gives
u ita name 1.-The Devils Punch Bowl
thought Nicholas as he looked down into
the void never held inter liquor than
that" toll cross marks the spot. and
a stranger must ask for the Cross u he
wishes 10 ind II, not for Gibhet HI.
a
sometimes supcTstitlous and easily fright
ened at names Besides Gibbei Hal has
net patricinn sound and Hiudhead sum
mer h0ardcrs desplse all Things low and
common even eighteenth century tragedy
How much more elegant IS Gross than
"Gibbct"
Conan DoyIe's work and Amusement
while the present day names are not as
great as those OF the past. Identified with
Haslemere. there are sun enough Of them
TO give 81 riFhtful claim as q literary cfn-
ter. stuart Glennle nnd Miss Lucy Gar
nett the writers on folk lore. have their
homes and do much OF their work here.
Nearby Is the one-tlme home OF GEORGE
/ Macdonald. now occupied 10y his son.
Conan Doyle pitches his tent among thc
hucke.berry bushes AZ Undcrshaw next
| door 90 tie Tyudall place Readers OF hits
/ Sherlock Holm s" stores VIII Identify
more than one OF them with the Surrey
country. Ills place ls of modern STYLE.
having been buIit but % few years Be
! side 10 BE- a tennis court. well worn. for the
athletic doctor BE devotcc OF the lively
game. Around the house aUd stables.
I where the author Keeps his hunters. are
/ scattered guns. fishing tackle. cricket
bats. ana other implements OF sport In
/ the cricket season Or noNle Gots litt e.
I literary work. lie ls more likely 70 be on
I the htld FOR hc pays on one of the host
I teams 90 England. The hunting season
finds him securing tho hills for rabbits
and other game. u IS in the depth OF
winter thnf be buckles down 90 bis pen
ana does most Of his work There are no
habtnuts Of Hasiemere more enthusiastic
I over the country than be. one reason Tor
f. his moving thither was the hfariug cf-
I feet Of 40, fine air upon Mrs. DOYLE.
whose lungs are uot strong
/ OF the lesser writer's thtre are many.
/ The Saturday Review. Athcuaeum. Acai-
. envy ana iho halfcrown magazines ali
send representative az times 20 thc ccn-
ter. Al times cuc may imagine bat tae
{ Athenacum club nud the Savilo have come
down on excursion tickets.
I SUNDAY excursions are she hane OF the
. place. its nearucss Co London brings the
eXcursouists down upon So Tar zoo fire.
I uuently FOR the peace Of the literary coll
ory Tho day after thr iucutsion OF an
excursion che place looks as II PLAGUE
OF locusts nad laid waste the land Fields
and wayslics are denudcd 81 flowers. the
grass everywhere trampicd. trees strip
ped OF leaves. the whole face o. the re-
gion strewn with rags. torn nucry and
greasy lunch papers Bui the hurts stiil
hang black upou bushes London AIRY
| ana 'Arriet considering them not m to
I eat Should they ever discover their
{ edibiNty Hasiemere would probably Do
I overrun ara the authors driven out.