The Washington herald., 1907-03-17
Part 4-In aMerrle England

Part FIN "Merrie England"
Old Mano5 Houses and Shady English Lanes Hoary
| Ems monaschs OF The time Of good Queen Bess.
/ a repast Of ''S0uihd0wn mutton. sole and prime
Cheshire chess" Arrival a. York Sixteenth
/ night Northeastern. Scawi or Black Swan
Hotel. Seventeenth dss-Sights IN two great
cathedral towns-YoTk and Peterborough on
to Cambridge Hoop or Prince Of Wales Hotel.
viewing the famous university. Eighteenth day-
4 Morning train 70 Dear on Lunnun." Bc-
ciestcn Eccitst0n Square Morton" Russell
Square ". C.. Peru House." Nos. 4. 5. and 5
Wobwn Place" Russell Square W. g.. or
Shagmons Temperance Hotel, Nos. 81 and &
Waterloo road tnear Waterloo Bridge and sd-
jacsnt to Waterloo Station Inexpensite and
unureIentious. bat satisfactory. Sights and
sounds IN the world city Eighteenth. niBeteenth.
and twenticth days-L0ndon continued
Night train twentieth day 20 oxford (King's
Arms. ROebuck. Golden Cross HOteli. Tgen-
ty-frst day-On the Wauxics ,CrUTn Iunl. War
wick Castle home Of Countess Of WarWick the
beautiful Lady Brook. Twcnty-second day
Stratford -0n-AEon the mecca Of all tourists
/ Memorial. Anne Hathaway's cottage; Shakes
peare House. tomb Of TIE Bard % Avon. The
ruins Of famous Kenilsorth Castle. ReJurs 70
Warwick lsame hotelj. Tweuty-thrd 6ay-AioIn-
ing train for Liverpool and steamer fer home.
with stop-over in Chester. the quaintest city IN
England Adisux to foreign shores.
Old English manor houses. with their
magnificent grounds well trimmed lawns.
grand 81 trees, luxuriant masses OF flow
ering shrubs. and stately walls guarded
by romantic looking lodges, are indeed a
revelation.
l confess that I vas foolishly a wee bit
prejudiced against the land Of my fore
fathers. but IN a few days the chip was
taken off my shoulder for all time. Not
only are the English universally courteous
and openly admirers Of America and
Americans-the snObs being at the swell
hOtels-but few Of us can resist the magic
spell Of the old English lanes, with their
long length unmarried by a rut or gulIey.
and eano9ied with noble old trees and
hedges Of bIossoming hawthorn. Our first
dinner we shall long recall, for we shall
order prime Southdown mutton and have
our first taste Of real English sole, cooked
as only it can be cooked here, and shall
finish up with a glass of stout and some
rare old cheese, for which Cheshire is IA
nous
There is a marked similarity between
not only the cathedral towns. but the
cathedraIs themselves. and consequently
a couple Of hours viii give a fair idea Of
them. as we cannot spare very much
time.
York Minister is not only one OF the
largest. but one Of the finest OF the Eng
lish cathedrals, and while the interior has
been profusely ornamented. stin the gen
eral effect is stately and effective.
One Of the first things to do, after see
ing the cathedral. is to take a walk on
the old city wall. which dates from about
the fourteenth century. and gives US a
good general idea of the city. besides good
views OF st. Marys, CIifford's Tower,
and Micklegate Bar. one OF the six gates.
In Peterborough we shall only stop over
a couple Of hours. to see the Norman
Cathedral, which is the third to stand
upon the spot; the first being destroyed
by the Danes IN SO. and the second being
/ burned down four centuries later The ex-
/ terror OF the cathedral is not very impres.
sive. but the central tower Is a fine ex-
ample Of Norman architecture. and the
painted wooden ceiling dates from the
twelfth century.
Having little else Of interest in Peter
/ borough We shall go on TO Cambridge.
only little more than a hours ride on
the train, and here We shall spend the
rest Of the day sightseeing, after resting
al the hotel (where We viii stay the
night.
Cambridge the great university town,
is full Of interest from the old Peter
house" its most ancient college. down to
Mil Pool. where we hire one OF the neat
/ little boats for row on the Cam. The
famous intercollegiate races are rowed
on the lower river the more picturesque
but narrower upper river being exclu-
I siveIy for pleasure craft The colleges
are too numerous to mention but
Downing, Emmanuel. Pembroke, Queens.
Corpus Christi. Kings. Caius. Trinity,
St Johns and Magdalene are among the
finest Jesus College is situated in beauu-
full grounds called Jesus Close, and be-
yond is Jesus Green stretching to the
River Cam.
/ Among the famous alumni Of Jesus Col
lege are Sterne. Coleridge, and the un-
fortunate martyr Cranmer.
In the morning We will arrive in Lon
don-the greatest city in the world. A
city so marvellous in size, in the number
and kinds Of its inhabitants, in its bridges
its churches. and CathedTals, its palaces.
its houses of Parliament, and its histori-
cal interest, that TO see London alone is
worth the cost of the entire trip
After four visits 70 the great English
city. find no better way to begin Seeing
London than from the top of one of
the omnipresent buses. There are nearly
two hundred buses which Will take you
to any part Of the city for the nominal
sum OF from "hay-penny" Q-2d-) TO I'd.
Is cents) for the longest ride. Remember
always that you can hail the bus any
where, that it goes on the left side Of the
street curb and as it only slows down.
get on quickly and hold fast TO the rail
Of the tiny steps that lead TO the top
of the bus.
There is Just one trouble with the IA
nous Baedeker-the Tourists Red Bible.
as IT has been joeularly ealled-and
that IS. II tells too much All guide books
to London and other places give so much
information we do not really assimilate
any Of it, getting confused in the maze of
details 1t is better to know a few his
torical facts about the great places Of
worldwide. fame and see them intelli-
gently, than rush around and DO Lon
l don" and really neither enjoy nor under
stand anything seen.
Let US decide upon our programme as
follows: Westminster Abbey and Houses
of Parliament, Tower of London. park
carriage ride along HYDE Park famous
drive, TO see the swell English turnOuts-
and their royalties. it may happen. for the
great people in town may be seen here
from TO Z, or riding horseback along
Rotten Row Wen see all the great
bridges. even that London Bridge
which we played as children was falling
down." and upon which to-day is a con-
slant stream of humanity from end to