The Newtown bee., 1906-02-23

when I was there before. In the meantime the walls have been built and the roof put on. Work is now being done on the interior, but many years
 must elapse before the work is com pleted. It is vast and commanding
 structure, worthy to be the cathedral of the chief See of the growing Catholic church of the British Empire One delightful experience was afforded
 me on this visit that ! missed the last time was here. This was aluncheon at the ''Cheshire Cheese Inn." This
 Is thu ancient and quaint hostelry where Dr Johnson and his friends used to sup and spend the evening. It is on the ancient Fleet street, we'll back from that crowded thoroughfare; and
 is with difficulty found even when pur. pOsely sought out. l had become ac.
 quainted with young Episcopal cler. gyman at my hotel and l invited him and his wife to be my guests. By the
 way, they were from Omaha, Neb. One evening he came up to me and asked me if were an American. l
 pleaded guilty to the charge, and the common tie of nationality soon made
 us friendly. It was his first visit to
 London, and like myself on my first
 visit, he had not thought of the Inn. W V VAVVAOu O4O PA0NO NA44OuSh O OAuHJ alley. The building is small and sev- eral guests were seated at the different tables. The head waiter told me if would wait a few minutes, we could have Dr Johnson's favorite corner and 1 could sit on the old oaken bench where the Doctor used to sit. We gladly consented. In the meantime a waiter led us up narrow, winding stairway to the smoking room. Here Johnson, Boswell, Goldsmith, Garrick, Sheridan, Reynolds and others used to spend their evenings. Here were ut tered many of those conversations of the seer which have been preserved by Boswell. From the smoking room we entered small chamber, always kept locked, for fear of vandalS in the shape of souvenir hunters, in which are pre- served in an old-fashioned dresser, the blue chinaware in use in Johnson's day. The arm chair of Johnson is there, wi.n a wire from arm to arm to keep it from being used. We, how ever, were permitted to sit on the edge. So we can say we sat in Dr Johnson's chair. Then we descended to luncheon, which was plentiful and substantial as in the days of "Merrie old England" The atmosphere and everything were so quaint that we fingered there until we'll towards even- ing. was to leave London that night, my acquaintances the next day. Our last impressions of London were pleas ant, and think none of us will look back to our sojourn there without thinking of the Cheshire Cheese Inn" and of each other. I left London at 8.45 p. m. for Dublin via Holyhead. This was on January g. I arrived at Holyhead at ? 30 a. m. and immediate ]y went aboard the boat and to bed. l awOke about 8 o'clock in the morning at Kingstown, near Dublin. imme- diately proceeded to the latter city. l had been here before also, and had seen the principal objects interesting to a tourist-the Parliament build ings, Glasnevin cemetery, where O'COnnell and Parnell and John Phil pot Curran are buried, the Phenix Park, Trinity College buildings, etc. One sthing 1 had not seen which I wished most to see, namely,
 THE FAMOUS ''BOOK OF KELLs.'
 This is one of the most remarkable