The Washington herald., 1913-10-24

the terms Of their duel were arranged by
their seconds But there are other. pleas
anter things associated with the Rose
Inn. which was a comfortable and IA
nous fesort IN its day. attracting the
wags OF the period. Swift. in his poem
on his own death. says:
Suppose me dead and then appos
A club assembled at the Rose.
Nhere. from disn0uae Of this and that.
] grow the subject of their ehatl
The highest inn in England is "The
Tan" perched at the summit OF the
PENNIES. at an altitude OF l727 feet.
Next is The Cat and Fiddle" In Derby
shire, There was sign on ''The Trsy-
elers' Rest at the summit OF Kirkstone
Pass. with the inscription that IL, was
the highest inhabited house in England,
but 1t fells short OF The Tan" Inn by
80 feet. The ''Trayelers' Rest is but
the fifth as to altitude among English
inns. but it is by far the best known
The nomenclature of the thirteenth
century manor is preserved in every
detail Of the modern Eiglish inn. The
"hosteller" remains as the ostler who
now confines his attention solely to four
footed visitors. The Chamberlain has
changed his sex and has become the
chambermaid. In most old manor houses
ale and wine were served from a special
department close to the porch and called
the bower" from the horse buer, mean
ing battery. Frequenters of the modern
inn for the same purpose resort TO the
bar" Mine host in every hotel or
tavern. elegant or humble, invariably
Is referred TO as the landlord" The
very word "inn," like the French
hotel" in ancient times implied the resi-
dence OF nobleman.
But preferentiaIly the English knew
their inns by a more democratic name,
which carries the mind back centuries
before there were any manorial lords. to
the tribal chief and even beyond that
to the dwelling of our bryan forefathers.
Generally they refer TO It now as "the
public house"
No English inn that is in existence to-
day has an authentic history of more
than 800 to 1000 years. and few of the
hostelries can trace an Independent
existence to a period earlier than the
friendly gibes. such as for instance. "The
Fighting Cocks" in st. AIbans, adver-
tised as the oldest inhabited house in
England" whose signboard until very
recently recorded the fact that It had
been ''rebuilt after the flood"
Somewhat more serious is the dec
laration that the Fountain" at Can
terDury was built by the German Am
bassador to enable him and his retinue
to have adequate quarters when he
went thither to attend the nuptial
ceremonies OF King Edward I (I29s).
Authentic is the record of still an
other ''Saracen's Head" that at New
ark, the title deeds of which-they
may be seen any day-are dated in
1871. The Seven Stars at Manches-
ter is proved by local antiquaries to
have existed in that city before 1856.
The Grown Inn" at Rochester was
built by Symond Potin, the philan-
thropist, who, in 1916, founded st.
GATHERINGS Hospital for Poor Pilgrims
in the same town.
For the most part, the old inns of
London, Westminster. and Southwark
consisted, of building around a court
yard, entered from the street by q
wide and covered passage. The ground
floor contained the stables, kitchens,
and Offices, with a large reception
room. Above were the lesser apart
ments and bedrooms. all opening upon
hanging wooden galleries, when the
inmates could look down upon the
busy scene OF arrivals and departures
in the courtyard below. This arrange
ment of Construction was derived from
ancient Roman villas in England.
FLANEUR.