Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-11

Greet Doea But there appears TO n
needless waaAs Of space. The Briton
is elaborate, If anything. He believes
in big things Though satisfied with z
per cent on his loans). 1t is .ot much
Of hotsi that does not take up from
half 70 Q whels block. and the best ones
sometirnse etrsteh tve % three blocks 4.
with sseAc1 svsnses fer raseses where
| the streets penstsete. Within, half
the block 10 taksa up fce sosrt yard,
or garden. whore fouaeains play. bands
give forth susie and towers bloom 40
lunsherc and drinkers while the time
away. Every lobby is something stu
pendous. and the sun parlor, other
parlors and writing and reading rooms
take up elaborate space. Ths Euro
peen spreads out; he does not believe
in tall buildings for residence. hotel, of
hcs or store. Sky scrspers are forbid
den by law. A hotel Of FIVE stories is
something tall here. yet their monu-
ments. publis buildings and churches
overtop ours.
Daya weeks and months may be prof
itably spent In London. visiting the
abbeys. palaces. castles. museums, the
Tower and Westministeri and books
upon books have been written OF them,
all falling short In efforts 20 portray
them 20 readers who have not seen.
The points Of greatest interest to us
were Westminster Abbey and the Tow
er Of London. We also stood on ''ths
Bridge" at midnight, as ven ~ day,
and thought Of the thousands Of care
ensumbered men who had crossed since
the touching poem was given TO the
world The central portion of The Tow
er, built bv William the Conquersr, fas-
cinated ss, for here the two little princes
suffered and died. Here also the eyes Of
many others IN history. recalled by our
Intelligent guide. had been closed to
the light Of this world forever. and its
interior bore inscriptions and names
by the hundred chisled N the stone of
unfortunate victims. Outside, and
within the massive walls Of the court
are marks Of the guilIotins that pat out
the light Of Anae Bo,ys sn. JsAs Seymour.
Lady Jane Grey and many others.
Here Buskiagham. Raleigh and Mary
Of Scots gave up the ghost. Through
gate epsaing est 81 the river Thames
walked all Of these and many other mo-
tables fsrrisd 10 thsts doom. and It 10
well named the gate Of the Bloody
Tower. Anoag the thousands
spoa thsssands 0f relies We find
sseh - he arnor ef william
the Norman. Richard Of the Lioa Heart.
He.ry VIII. Charles Lard - face the
personal sruaor and effects Of an end
less kne 81 EAglish kings, kniGAts and
nobles ssd much parapAer.aha be-
longing 70 vomes memorable n history.
Buckingham and St. James Palaces,
Cromwelfs hang ouA" Parliament,
the house and block whore was behead-
ed Charles L sad nsnerous other
places Of Interest took our time. West
minister Abbey called for three visits,
one which kwas during worship, and
here We saw the great dead. some in
sepulchrc. many in bronze and stone
and others in wax images and fabulous
sarments made % ordered by them
selves. Mary looks oot In living image
upoa her bloody eousia Elisabeth, while
Edward The Confsssof spd ths BLACK
Prince seem ss though they would step
down and speak. The British museum
holds the most priced Of an researches,
and here We saw mummies ana bodies
of men and women who died Ave thous
and years before our Savior's day.
| Bot we are tarrying too long on Ou
journey, ss there are other countries {.
ses. - We ssnbask for Holland across
the North Sea.