Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-07

tho train as you 70 down Will ovcrload
your mental digcgtiCn with historical
II, ts. and you will then have leisure to
loaf through your sight-gccing rest
fully.
Kenilwortb Castle. rs ! remarked. liz
In three sections. The second section
IL the gatchousc. which dates from 1879
or 80, but looks younger. 1t might be
a casteIlatcd mansion built last year
fer a South African-millionaire. go well
preserved Is il, and 50 comfortable to
look at II is prosaically Inhabited by
a tenant who pays rent for It. and has
tie tax-colIcctor call. Visitors see only
the outside of IL, but II has probably
electric bells and bathroom Ihot and
ccld) and other suburban comforts.
TIE third section Of the castle is vari-
ously distributed about the village in
cottages and farmyard fences, owing to
the convenient practice which OBJ
tanned for many years among the local
pcasantry of using chunks Of the ruin
FOR building materials.
Before leaving KeniiwOrth II Is worth
while to cross the road to an ancient
hosiery. where the walls OF an upper
chamber are adorned with weirQk 6Sd
paintings Illustrative Of Queen Eliza
beth's visit.
Then the toll Of ruin climbing gi04
place to a glorious drive OF six mii11
to warwick-a drive through fields 4f
freshest green. through the cool darie
ness of roads overhung with great
trees. with glimpses of silver river and
yistas Of woodland rides. Half way to
LIT. In,
cludcs a castle. park and mill. The
castle is beautiful. the park pic2I-
esque. but the mill is simply delicio0B-2
The central fact in Warwick is the
castle, which differs from that In kell<
ilworth in being in good repair. am
the family residence of the Earl ~
Warwick 1t has all the usual fitmenSx
OF castles, except that its assortmeB
of ruins is limited. Being occupied an
furnished visitors have TO be shows
over it by guide. II Is rather az
pressing process, the participants
speaking In awcd whispers and listen
ing with open mouths. while the guide
tells them what TO admire and puts
categorical values on the tables and
chairs. He does ii so well that IL
domain by repeating any of the details
here. Do not fail to get by little dip
Iomacy a view Of the rose garden.
which is the countess favorite retreat,
and IL really bower Of perfumed de-
light worthy OF Shakespeare country.
IL is well. while in Warwick. to lunch
at the Woolpack, where everything is
come hundreds of years old including
a delightful old waiter. who is believed
to have come over with the Conqueror
You will have no difficulty in believing
this ftcr seeing through two castles
and getting n vague Idea that you are
Il contemporary of Guy. the kingmak-
or. or of the Lady Ethelfieda. daughter
Of Alfred. who built the first Warwick
castle in ai5.
tnd So to Stratford on Avon with
more environment Of park and river
and forest. passing the ground of that
Sir Thomas Lucy whose deer Shakes
pcarc did not kill. and finally dashinG
with bIarc of coach-horn and rattle
Of EallopinG horses to the cottage
whore the poet was born.
For two hours or so you assimiate
Sha kcspearc. Remorseless guides will
itaS YOU To tsl. EltlIib.tdl ~
the church where is Shakespeare
tomb. to Ann Hathaway's cottage. to
thc curio shops. and so on. You may
dodge them in the churchyard, and
get 4 peaceful five minutes sitting on
the wall. dangling your legs over the
placid Avon. Eut il is difficult TO get
AWAY from Shakespeare. Rusts of him
front YOU at the corner Of every street.
view s. stare at you out Of every shop.
Little boys stop you and recite Shak-
spcare by tn" yard in the hope of PEN
mics. ! conciliated one OF these tender
victims with a siNpence, and asked
him his private opinion of the poet.
"Wot do ! think of 'im?" he whis-
pcrcd ho4rScly. why. we 'atcS i'm
worse'n the school board Inspector
There is distinguished lady novelist
who shares local popularity with the
,'oct. and is held in high estimation by
thr townsfolk. one Of them. asked to
indicate her residence. pointed it out
with pride. and added the information
that the lady was very rich and very
pretty. hut had made up her mind
never To marry. Why?
Moi. its like this, sir" he said.
You see. Shakspcare-he's dead. and
there's no one else as is quite suitable"
From Stratford one comes back to |
London by train, reaching Euston |
about 1899. The jaunt is the best val
ue for money in the way OF excursions |
have struck for a long time. Ii
would be an ideal trip for fine sum-
mer's day if one could eliminate the |
castles and Shakespeare.