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FULMER PLACE 
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The old brick wall, rounding in on each side the 
entry gate, is original ; and the noble “ Balm of 
Gilead Fir Tree” within the entrance was doubt- 
less planted by Richard Eskrigge. The two fish- 
ponds where he fed the carp are exactly as our 
poor father saw them when a very little boy. I 
fancied the old great-grandfather and the child de- 
scending the gentle slope of the lawn from the front 
door to the margin of the ponds. The views from 
the house are beautifully undulated and wooded, 
as charming a retreat as a philosopher could 
desire. Cooper and I had walked down a path- 
tvay by the side of the house to the ponds, where 
One of them extends beyond the garden, when 
tve saw Mr. Wanklyn coming down the opposite 
slope. He welcomed me most kindly, as the 
great-grandson of the founder of the house, which 
he has almost rebuilt and largely added to. He 
fully enjoys his place and property. . . . He is a 
'nan of taste, and has laid out the gardens and 
grounds so as to effect a very beautiful residence. 
• • . To-morrow I shall worship in the old church. 
The leaves enclosed I plucked from an old apple- 
'^'"ee in the orchard.’ 
During the latter part of i860 Owen was 
busily occupied in bringing to a conclusion his task 
°f editing two octavo volumes of Hunter’s MSS. 
hie himself attached considerable importance to 
this work, ‘ the preparation of which,’ as he says 
'n his dedication of the book, ‘ terminates the 
