The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-08-12
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM PARKWAY FRANCE
TO THE SENTINEL.
Mr.. VIM. F. Roberts Writes of Many Attractions to
Be Seen In the Old World--"Thank God
For America and Sweet Liberty!'

a friend, Haat fools we mortals be. ,
looked on the implements of torture,
the block on which human heads had
been choppei from human bodies.
ana there was the horrid old axe that
did the bloo.lg business, and there
were the haassled cuts on the face of
the block saS like those on those
butchers cop block-the hospit-
able board at which scheming royalty
had entertaisid its too popular rival
guests. Out a the back court stood
on the spot where the guillotine did
its thriving, tshostly business; where
the fair neck af Lady Jane Grey was
0ared before lnonStrous regal author
lty and where SO many of the brave
and fair were victims. | turned and
walked over the cobblestone paving
whereunder SO many victims were
buried, and entered the chapel where
the condemneG were taken for their
last service before execution. Out
side, turned my face to the bright
heavens and said, Thank God for
America and for Sweet Liberty and
Equality" passed out by the grim
old Traitor Gate" where the bril-
liant Princes Elizabeth was brought
into the toNsg as royal rival and
prisoner bef she became Queen of
England, anCtiad her own full share
In the miSera g business Of suppress
ing rivals az cutting off rebellion. !
Then L paSse out under the arch of |
the Bloody z awer," looked up to the
room where the young princess was
murdered and took my leave of the
entrancingly hsrrible Tower.
l attended a Service in West Min
ster, then spelt some hours in that
old sausty, spookey reposi-
tory Of Englsnd's greatness. The
tombs of kin4k and generals, poets
and scientists, orators and statesmen
all forms OF l,iman greatness meet
md mingle there. | can't tell you
lbout it further than to say that in
and in history the old
)lace is wonderfully interesting
to ran s greatness and to
he vanity Of ,-szl human ambitions
When directed TO self-aggrandizement.
found my own name inscribed upon
monument to distinguished prede-
eSSor, and yet we Of his own name
nd Kin do not know Of his career :
heSe few centuries after he lived !
)ne thing touched the oYerflowing l
ender deep of my heart more than +
he t0mbS OF kings, and monuments to 2
he generals and lawyers who served 7
he kings. 1t was in the Poets .
orner," among England'S great, .
Ound a beautiful marble bust Of our y
wn beloved household poet, Longfel- !
wv, and in the carved fold of the coat r.
lpel bloomed fresh, fragrant rose. 4
# course it had been the gift of some y
weet-Spirited American woman, who 4
ad gone along before me. Longfel-
'w's sweet soul striving after the
rue, the good and the helpful for all
is fellows came afresh upon me and
said, thank God for true nobility v
soul and manhood that wins the y
ord by its true worth; thank heaven
%, for the sweet-spirited women who n
re ready TO crown US as victors when o
e uplift and help our kind " G.
Oh, yes, there are a lot of interest q
'g things to be found in the great n
etropoliS of the world, but | guess h
d best to spare you further enumer- s
ion OF them now, else II have little
TT to tell my good people in pulpit
I'd around the firesideS when | return.
Remember me most kindly to my a
ear friends at home. | am now n
'ending few days in Paris, then | 8
} to visit places in Switzerland and
ally, sailing from Naples on August >,
). | hope to be home about the i'
st of September. y
Yours most truly,
WM. +. ROBERTS.