The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-09-06
I'M. Basssl's Tour Of England
AvMd Description Of the Mother
Country and Pleasures There.

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aUmbrian for Liverpool on July 10th
at a. M, and reached Liverpool on
July 9th at D. M, and, on the same
evening, went out to the oil city Of
Chester by train and staid until
Monday following, at 2p. m. Chester
is one Of the most interesting of the
old cities Of England. The old Roman
wall, built many centuries ago, en-
closing about 100 acres OF the city, is
still standing and in good state Of
preservation. 1t was constructed for
the defence OF the city, and in some
places is II or Is feet high on the outer
side: has a regular shoulder or walk
way on the inside about 4 feet In
width. and for a considerable part Of
the distance is pierced with port
holes. Many Of the'old houses of the
city are exceedingly quaint, having an
outside stoop or walk way over which
the second floor or roof OF the house
projects and the public can step up
from the brick pavement and travel
along the floor way Of the first story as
a pavement. The cathedral is a very
fine old building, contains many OBJ
iects Of interest, and among Others
that interested me were two OF the
banners or flags carried by the British
army at the battle Of Bunker Hill.
From Chester went 10 Manchester,
the seat of the great cotton manufac-
turing Industry OF England, and from
there l went to Bradford, Halifax AMI
Huddersfeld, which are the great
seats Of the wooden manufacturing in
dustry Of England. ,All four Of the
cities are simply great hives Of manu-
featuring industries, and one can travel
for fifty miles in almost any direction
around Halifax and not be out OF the
sight of smoke stacks.
"From Halifax / went to York, ore
of the Oldest cities in England, pass
ing through one of the finest countries
l ever saw between Leeds and York.
| had the good luck to attend the
Yorkshire county fair at Bradford,
where saw a representative crowd
OF the English people, more es-
pecially OF the farming and
manufacturing classes. The live
stock exhibit was one Of the finest l
have ever seen, especially in horses,
cattle and sheep. / saw year old
Lincolnshire sheep that weighed $50
pounds with very short wool that added
very little to the weight. and Durham
COWS that weighed 1900 and 2OOO
pounds. / saw some of the best
blooded horses of Great Britain, and
saw them jump hurdles that thought
no rider would venture to try.
From York, where staid three
days, looking at a great many objects
of interest found there, especially at
the cathedral, which is one Of the
finest in England. | went to Lincoln,
Ely, then Cambridge, and then Lon
don. AT Cambridge l was greatly
entertained by its universities, es-
pecially some OF the colleges, notably,
Trinity, Emanuel and Christ. Trinity
has perhaps upon its rolls list Of the
most eminent graduates of any univer-
sity Of the world. Lord Bacon, Lord
Coke, Sir Isaac Newton, Thackery, Ma
csulay and Tennyson being some Of
them. l was shown the rooms or
chambers in the college dormitory
which were occupied by Newton,
Thackery and MacaulaY, and at
Emanuel College a student showed me
the rooms occupied by John Harvard,
the founder OF Harvard College, and
in the back OF Christ College saw the
now large Mulberry tree which was
planted by John MiltSn in 1864. To
any one wishinga summer residence
in England, there are no places OF
equalintereSt to Oxford OF Cambridge.
Ny stay in London was short, being
only four days, but in that time ! saw
many places of great interest to AM
orleans. From London l went to
Windsor, where had but limited
view OF the castle, owing to the fact
that the Dowager Empress Of Ger
many had Just died aud the palace
was virtually closed on that account.
The most interesting object To me ut
windsor was Elton College, one Of the
great schools for boys in England,
which has -ue OF the finest play
grounds in the Kingdom. l Went
from Windsor IA Oxford, where
stald, about. a day and a half
looking NJ the university build
ings and the numerous objects Of in
terest they contain. In the library Of
Christ Church College l was shown
the chair and the hat OF Cardinal
Wolsey, the latter being Of a deep scar
let and about the breadth Of the brim
of the hat Of the western cowboy. The
gallery Of the Bodleian Library, one
Of the great libraries Of the world,
contains one Of the finest galleries Of
portraits in oil in England.
From Oxford went to Stratford
on Avon, the birthplace and home Of
Shakespeare, the point that most
Americans try to visit in making
tour Of England. 1t is a quaint old