The Republican journal., 1902-01-09


ner, Landseer, Reynolds, and other !
famous artists. In fact, the crypt OF z
this building, which is called the most !
prominent feature of London, is the !
resting place of the mortal remains OF :
men famous in every walk In life.
After resting here some time we walk
ed short distance through st. Pauls
Church Yard, now wilderness Vi
shops, yet still retaining its name ana
took bus for the Holborn, where we :
lunched. We passed on the way small
shop bearing large sign, "Amerlcan
Iced Drinks
As we were all pretty well tired out,
it was voted to return to the hotel ana
rest until dinner time. Deploring the
waste of time, yet feeling the necessity
for a little quiet, we hailed bus ana
alighted at the door of the Russell, con-
graduating ourselves on our WISDOM.
We retired to our respective rooms
and emerged at dinner time feeling
like different people. 1t had been de-
} cided to visit the Alhambra Theatre,
one of the largest variety theatres IN
London, and accordingly after dinner
r we secured seats on bus and set out.
: The two ballets, ''The Gay City and" In
S spiration, were remarkably pretty and
y the orchestral selections specially me.
3 The troup of trained fox terriers won
e the loud applause of the audience, put
d the last number on the program par /
d ticularly appealed to our sense OF the
n ridiculous. 1t was supposed to repre-
" sent bicycling in the Wild West.
It We are quite sure that if our cowboys
l. could see themselves as presented on
g the English stage arrayed in flowing
r, red sashes, and fawn- colored broadcloth,
+ they would be ready to ''go die.
IT Westminster was our objective point
ID the next morning and riding to the
e entrance to st. James park on one OF
Il the inevitable omnibusses we alighted
., there and walked through the park and
~ past the prominent club buildings to
n the entrance of Westminster Abbey.
If We made our way directly to the Poets
Chaucer. the father of English I.itera-
We tllre: also that of Spencer; statue OF
ed Shakespeare, and various memorials to
p Ben .Jonson, Milton, Dryden, Addison,
es Goldsmith, DR.. Johnson. Southey,
1t, Thackerav, Dickens and Robert Brown
lily ing 1t was with a strange sensation
he that we paused before the bust of our
al own poet Longfellow, Erected by the
nd English admirers of an American poet.
ny From this, perhaps the most interesting
I'd part of the famous Abbey, we sauntered
by on and into the various chapels, Whert
in ROYALTY of every age lies entombed
nd Our first hating place was the chape
re- of Henry WI, described by Edward
ays Lowe Temple, who says: at is lottlly
m hung with the rich banners OF TIN
the Knights of the Order of Bath, TO
of whose installation it was completed
I'm and having broad central nave with
ETC. superbly carved stall beneath each ban
lor, ner, for each knight and for his esquir
in befogsight make 'haisles and chapel
az l You to fad life OF use2'a2a''S t. Or
lst service him, with ITO save the sir
'sN around the whole, and, Wv. Get 20
Wy describly beautiful fantr;, NJ "oa Ask KI f.
o. o. winch here attained its great,ple in th
;na SION OF loneliness, and whicd befoI
of seen outside of England, anG 1V g ~ !
I'd be unique of its kind even witbois da
no ASSOCIATION of the royal dust tia unb
wo below. Here is inferred all thal yo
bo MORTAL OF the monarchs in the Allie
No, VINO DO not repose in the Confasso Ii
ny chapel e
i, Here we sat for some time admirinS
or ehe exquisite stone and wood carving.
Inc next chapel visited was that of
EDWARD the Confessor, in which stand
TWO great oaken Coronation Chairs.
We 1hey are alike in appearance, but not in
usage or dignity. The newer one was
he made for Mary, when crowned with
william I'LL. In the elder, sovereipns
y nave sat since Edward |. embedded be-
- heath us seat the stone of Scone
y which he brought of I'm conouered
ocotland as part of the ancient seat
! OF the Scottish kings in Scone; identi-
. 1ed to the imagination by tradition with
:, jacobs stone at Bethel, brought hither
- AFTER long wanderings" After reading
e the inscriptions on the various tombs
> etc.;we returned to the place of entrance.
= >, stopping on the way to inspect some of
the smaller chapels, in one of which we
:, Sd" 1fe-slze statue of Isaac Watts
= FINALLY, with last glance at the in
terror OF the famous Abbey, we stepped
out into the open air. glad to be greeted
again by the sunlight after our stay in
Ihat solemn, dim, but intensely inter
esting place. NJ mp
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