New-York tribune., 1901-11-10

upon it from her windows Beyond. High west
Street extends the left, and High Last street
On the other hand. -, ,
Taking the former and passing by the house
} which Judge Jeffreys lodged-one Of the Few
FId houses still left-those fanlar Wlth the
Poems will recognize the view Whlch mus d.eo
The BurgherS.' At the top OF the S'fe4l di
the Barracks where Troy was statloneo' ana
either hand are two more vi + liIe "a 90 49,
That on the left just beyond a fragment Oh tLt
old Roman wall is called the West Walk anu
Is perhaps the most beautiful of all the poule u+
tards surrounding the town. here II WAS tiIa'
Earfrae with the aid of Henchard tarpa uil1s'
constructed that out of doors ballroom "hlcii "i
proved successful rival 10 ms mas ilastsl ~ 80
in POundbury. In one of the houses mere eioo
Mrs Newson lived prior to her second ma ti"s
with the Mayor. The avenue on tne ielt u
High West street is rapidly deserted py ine oaJ
which slopes Steeply down on Its way 10 oi ilsl, 80,
until the wayfarer, who has followed the p''t..
between the trees, finds himself at the aIisi +, m
the walls standing at some height apoNe ,t ~
binb1yav itself 1t was at this point that
Henchard in an evil hour for himself, lfa1iS NY
overcame Farfrae's scruples ana lnuune n an.sar
Scotchman to return to Casterbrldge as hiiiiasei
of his business , -o11,inp
Returning to the main street ana WaIha.s t,
down the left side. a narrow passage Hisuepfi'ii
street should next be followed Before MANY
Yards have been traversed an afchWay' nov NO"
bricked whose keystone IS a a. aua,mr assauIts Of
mask much worn by time ana the dsSduits W
bovs viii be seen on the left 1t belongs 10 d
buiIdins known as Colyton House. ana II "1o
frorn il that the idea of LuCetta's back uoor MeS
taken Those who see II VIII d. G,,o u; +he no1eI:
The accuracy of the description IN the iloeeI-
..Tba keystone of the arch was d oi's
inallv the mask had exhibited a comic leei, do
corId still be discerned but generations vi 10
-arbridge bows had thrown stones at the iiidah.
aiming at its open mouth, and the po"s thei iea, 80
had chipped off the lips and Jaws as IL my - i
been eaten away by disease The mousse " Viz ~.
mis- adornment belongs was or1slnaly tiie loNn ~
dwelling of a family of Churchills. belieVeo 10
ba cnnnected with that from which the MARI
borough family originated
The author of this book has been accompanied
on his rambles by Mr.. Edmund H. New. the
clever draughtsman to whose work IN liuSIid-
tfon of the pages of Gilbert White we nave had
occasion fayoraby to refer. He has maze
great number of full page ILLUSTRATIONS anu
yignettes for the present volume, dellShtlul NIUE
pen drawings which show a genuine syhPa'hS
for Hardy's country, and have style oI 'Ieli
own In one respect, however, they are dlSap-
nointing The Wessex of the novels is crehcHeo
in atmosphere. and atmosphere is the one thihs
which Mr. News designs c0nspicuousy lach-
But we must not exaggerate this point Despite
the limitations of the illustrator this remains
a valuable publication perfect in its text very
tactfullv supplied with quotations from the nov
eIist interestingly if not fiawlessly Illustrated
and merely beautiful in everything that con-
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