Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-05-13
ENGLISH NOTES.
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on' ' 70 give one good timer My days
Wy been very full during the last two
p' ..Ls III have not been cycling and
"e 'Sa, here. there and everywhere,
boen amending hours at my type
pa .;,.r or have been trying to make
vi, pleasant to the numerous visitors
n.y. cali. Ny son demands whole lot of
and. | must confess, his daddy is
w., ali backward in acceding.
NJ Nv last letters told you that the weather
IA b,eu pretty poor, but since l wrote
80 nave not had single drop OF rain.
IN. 6svs have been almost cloudiess and
not to say hot. 1t is real summer
~a.tber we are enjoying, and hope it
m continue so for the remainder OF
Il mv visit, though the farmers wish they
Md have a shower, things are so dry.
x,,rre seems to have conspired TO falsify
.ho ancient couplet Il quote from MEM
|Gyl:
I, the oak leaves come before the ash
We can expect to have dash,
-, the oak put out its leaves first, and
M rain has fallen. All the trees are in the
tuu glory OF delicate green and the roses
are ont in full bloom.
That hardy perennial, the lilac, has been
AN, for week, and when one sees the
|up.c in bloom one knows that summer is
rot far away. The air is fragrant with the
smell OF blossom, and the bees are busy.
Il receiyed a letter from your editor yester-
dsy. written on April IS, and he tells me
| he was seghing the day before. What a
contrast to the weather we were enjoying
| at the same time!
At the beginning of last week attended
Dswlsh "market". Only sheep and cattle
vsre sold-iat stock for the butchers.
Bat was not so much interested in the
iou,-too creatures as in the bipeds
uresent. There were farmers from every
where. Great, big, joviai fellows most of
| them, typical Englishmen, with a keen
eve to the weight and shape OF a sheep or
steer,
One old gentleman turned out in tai,
| hst and black stock of half century ago
obviously his everyday garb, but most of
| them there wore the gaIb OF the country
|nsn-riding breeehes and leggins, OF
course, white collars and black ties and
| loose fitting tweed jackets. In the case of
+ the younger men this jacket is closely
wasted and full-skirted, looking very
I'sportyn.
After the sale we all adjourned to
|neighboring inn where checks were paid
across and much ale was drunk. This inn
i; deserving Of word. 1t was very old,
and much Of the original furniture was
still in it, Ancient settles flanked the fire.
place lin which the fire was burning
though the day was very hot-a kettle
simmered on it, but not for tea; some pre-
ier to have hot water in something strong
ef, With dash OF lemon and a lump OF
sugar therefore the kettle.) Old brass
eandlesticks and shutters stood on the
mantlepiece and sideboard, with Drowned
and clipped china. Everything was spot
lessy clean, and one could see to shave in
the old brass bed-warmer.
The rooms are not more than seven or
eght feet high, and the passage winds in
and out with steps at odd intervals. 1t
vas easier to build the house on the
ground and have steps than to put all the
Rooms on an even foundation.
returned from Taunton, Somersetshire,
Yesterday, from a preaching visit to the
Little land old chapel there. The chapel
cals' back to l120, and everything in it
pulpit, reading desk, pews, gallery and
Two magnificent pillars-are solid black
pax The effect is magnificent. The town
Iannton IS rich in history, though it
ppsaFs to have suffered much from the
my OF mobs and political factions, for
'si! lew Of the old historical sites are left
sanding. Only small part of the anci-
tal castle is left.
ms castle was built by bishop-Henry
Sols, Bishop of Winchester, brother to
Ang stephen-about 1913, and for centu-
'ss 1t was an Episcopal palace, the scene
many ieasts and much merry making,
n0 also the court of justice for the sur
0u'uing countryside.
Ou1 the history OF Taunton as a town
sslns with the stirring times OF the Civil
"' ~hen Colonial Blake took the town
Inc parliament (Roundhesds). He
s'"afds defended it calamity against
ps Hoyalists during long and hard
ss until they were finally relieved by
u'u FAIRFAX. This caused Taunton to be
'Asa upon with grave suspicion by the
go uouse after the restoration, and it
onarles II who caused the larger part
'Hs castle to be torn down.
men The Duke of Monmouth raised his
n, 1NA'u IN Taunton, and the sons of the
'"e's OF Blake, a peasant horde, ILL
s4ppea to meet trained troops, hocked
W.. .sDa MIN and fought pitched battle
- '4'' the royal troops Just outside the
', ana were badly defeated. Then, to
asung shame of the times, the in
4Ous Judge Jeifreys held what will al
~ Ue known in history as the "bloody
When he was sent down to try
PEASANTS. The trials were a farce,
.ue peasants were brow beaten, tor
and condemned to shameful death.
ma nineant that the town only Sc
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