The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-15
SEEING OLD ENGLAND.
John Copley Visits the Home of His Birth.
No. s CoNEY ST., YORK, ENGLAND,
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No. CoNEY ST., YORK, ENGLAND,
Sept. l. 1905.
After seven weeks of rambling through
Scotland's famous locks, glens and fertile
valleys, with good health and appetites
sharpened by her bracing air, our out of
door life and enjoyment of the many
beauties of city and country that we Wis
tied there, we are back to the old city of
York, my boyhood home.
think the clippings from some of my
letters published in The Reporter some
weeks ago may have given one-sided
view of it's attractions; so, wishing to
correct that impression, I ought to tell
also of its improvements, fol | find that
in AZ years since left it for the United
States great changes for the better have
been made. New streets of fine homes
have grown up, reaching out into the
country in most every direction, forming
quite good sized towns. The fields we
boys played in have fine churches and
schools that we in Wisconsin would be
proud Of Some of her old streets
are 100 feet wide, but find the quaint
old streets that you can shake hands
across from the upper stories which pro-
ject one over another in the fashion of
hundreds of years ago when the city
walls of York were built. of which all
Yorkites are so proud today, but room
within these walls was limited and had
to be made much of, for inside was safe
ty and outside danger. Though York
has stood many sleges and few cap
lures, the old walls remain complete and
an ornament to the city they have
guarded so long, and one of the most
pleasant walks possible to view the city
from, being 25 to 80 feet high, to feet
wide on top and stone parapet with
embrasures on the outside to protect
you and give you choice views of the
city. We had the pleasure last Sunday
after church of taking Rev. and Mrs.
Parr for tour around part of them and
viewing some of the bars las they are
called, being the entrance gates, four of
which were originally, one on each side
and about a mile apart across the city,
but other opening arches in the walls
have been made since. | enclose you
view of one Of the old ones.
But the place of most interest in York
is the cathedral, allowed to be one of the
finest in England, and the chief attrac-
ton to hosts of American tourists who
come to visit it. [ meet them every time
| go out. The great east window, IS feet
high and 25 feet wide, filled with it's
beautiful stained glass, is notable win
dow and said to be the largest in Eng
land. Rev. Parr registered his name one
day in the visitors book among 100
others for the week.
This is the August races, three days,
and we were surprised at the mass of
humanity gathered on Knavesmire to
see the races-not our trotting. 1t is the
racer that fourishes in England.
| find that riding bicycle on these
perfectly smooth roads is great treat
indeed and then the cool days make ex-
ercise pleasure. [ have only seen the
thermometer at 70 few times this sum-
mer; mostly 60 or 65 but the people
complain of heat at 70. [ do not, but
am beginning to feel warmer, so con
clude it is my fault, n ot the weather.
We expect to sail for home on Sept.
18th. It will soon be at hand for the
days fly swiftly by when there is so
much to see and enjoy.
J. CoPLEY.