2ist January, A. D. 1897. 



ESSAY 



BY 



WILLIAM H. SAWYER, Worcester. 

 Theme: — Incidents of Travel in JEurope. 



Chester is the only walled city now in England, and many of its 

 buildings are at least 1000 years old. The Duke of Westminster, 

 living only a few miles out of Chester, has the most beautiful resi- 

 dence in all England, and is the most wealthy duke in the land. It 

 is worth a trip to Europe to see the Duke of Westminster's gardens. 

 I have seen pinks and roses there that were as large as saucers, and 

 much larger than any I have ever seen in this country. He has the 

 finest herd of horses in all England; his stables are like palaces, and 

 fit for any millionaire to live in. The drive from Chester to his estate 

 is about five miles, and one of the most charming in England. A great 

 deal of the ground houses for his own homestead, and the rest he rents 

 to outside parties for farms. He has a lot of deer in charge of wardens, 

 and raises his own pheasants and grouse. These are hatched under 

 hens, and after being brought up are turned loose in his domains ; thus 

 his own private hunting-ground is always well stocked with game. We 

 were fortunate enough to be accorded permission, not only to go 

 through the grounds and gardens, but the palace as well. 



Victoria Park is kept well mown by a flock of Southdown sheep 

 that are perfectly tame and never are molested by either children or 

 dogs. We have no such grass as you see in England. The grass is 

 always green and looks well. The trees in P^ugland are scattered 

 promiscuously over the fields. They grow as large at the butts as 

 ours, but they do not reach so high. The grass is just as green under 

 the trees as anywhere else. 



Coventry is the only city in all England that has electric cars. It 



