Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-17
BARABOO PEOPLE
SEE S1RATF0aD
IN OLD ENGLAND
Poets DirthpI is Visited AnRu-
ally By Many Thousands An
Old Roman WALL Lake Dis
triCt Has Many Charms
for Tourists.

From London it was an express ride
Lexington, we'll towards the Shakes
peare country. In the journey of al
most three hours no stop was made and
the speed of the train at times could
not have been much faster. At three
cities where there were functions, cars
were detached from the train while
going at full speed. This enabled the
passengers left behind to make connec-
tions and those on board the express TO
reach their destination without delay
On its return trip to the metropolis the
express could not gather up the cars
with as much dexterity as they were
left behind.
From Lexington tourists make little
journeys to Kenilworth and Warwick
castles nearby. The former is a ruin
and the latter is preserved with all it's
ancient splendor, being now occupied
by an American millionaire while the
duke is away. Both castles were made
immortal by Sir Walter Scott and date
from the time when it was necessary
for the residents of the region to have
stone fortress to which to fly in case
an invading foe appeared. The old
walls of Kenilworth have fallen, fallen,
fallen, and it is not likely that it will
ever be restored. The whole place is
Al
and visitors wander among the massive
walls at the heels of guide who tells
of a dungeon here, banqueting hall
there and royal quarters yOnder. Cae-
sar's tower is one of the Oldest portions
and from another tower King Charles |
saw his army defeated, to be followed
by the destruction of greater portion
of the historic pile.
Not far away is Warwick castle with
its beautiful gardens, groves, gates and
other features without; its armor,
pictures, chests and other
relics within. These old castles
have enough war parapherna-
liza of ancient days to fit out museums
all over the world. The oldArmor, shields,
swords, spears and knives always fill
visitors with interest and wonder.
The Haunt OF Shakespeare
The place of greatest interest in all
Great Britain, aside from London,
is the place where Shakespeare was
born, wooed, wed, died and was buried.
Stratford is not large city, but is OF
much greater Importance than when
the then unknown poet walked mile in
to the country to court Anhe Hathaway
on long bench by the open fire place.
Shakespeare was born in rear room
on the second floor of double house
which is flush upon the sidewalk OF
street. Last year 45, 900 visitors paid
to see the old kitchen, the plain living
room, the rude furniture and to climb
and crawl up the narrow, dark stairway
to the apartments above. shakespeare
father kept store on one side of the
double house and all these rooms ara
now one museum. Here are old deeds,
autographs, pictures, furniture, books,
and other relics of the Shakespeare fam
ilv. From what remainsl they were not ac-
customed to the pleasures of the lap
of luxury and one gains a very good
idea of how the people lived when the
poet came on April %, 1864. The
thatched roof home of the parents or
Anne ia about the same in appearance
az that of the parents of William, but
from what one sees on the interior, the
country people evidently were in better
circumstances than those in the vii.
lage.
The guide, with wink in his eye,
tells you of some of the questionable
things done by the poets father and of
some of the pranks of the poet
himself. The story of his catching a
deer seems to pale in comparison
with his leaving his wife
and little children to run away to Lon
don and join theatrical troupe. The
wonder is that so much family gossip
has survived in these village homes for
$50 years. But to look upon the plays
printed when Shakespeare lived and to
see many of the things he once possess
ed, overshadows the gossiping tales
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