. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . H7 n8 (Slamis the present Lord Strathmore (who has bestowed as much careon the old place as his ancestor, Earl Patrick, of whom mentionhas been made), deserve more than passing notice. The oldCastle, as it now is, enlivened by the cheerful surroundings ofa large family party, and ringing with the glad sounds of grand-childrens voices, is a truly pleasant place to live in ; whilst thegreat iron gate stands hospitably open to welcome the manyguests who pass that way, who, in spite of the Castles reputa-tion for ghosts, seem to pass their t
. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . H7 n8 (Slamis the present Lord Strathmore (who has bestowed as much careon the old place as his ancestor, Earl Patrick, of whom mentionhas been made), deserve more than passing notice. The oldCastle, as it now is, enlivened by the cheerful surroundings ofa large family party, and ringing with the glad sounds of grand-childrens voices, is a truly pleasant place to live in ; whilst thegreat iron gate stands hospitably open to welcome the manyguests who pass that way, who, in spite of the Castles reputa-tion for ghosts, seem to pass their time merrily enough. %evem Iball 119. LtVENS HALL, FRONT VIEW LEVENS HALL BY DOSIA BAGOT M Y fancy takes me to a spot where it is my delight tolinger on cool autumn days. It is a certain venerablebridge, overhung with ivy, and known to many dwell-ers in the North Country. A river flows beneath it : at onemoment a rushing, noisy river bounding and leaping over rockand stone, the next winding along so hushed and still that onemight gaze for ever in its depths, lazily dreaming away the hoursover the fairy-like possibilities hidden away down there in thatmysterious labyrinth of moss and weed. But above, men andwomen of every kind, absorbed and distracted by conflictinginterests, are constantly hurrying. Levens Bridge has stood for centuries, through those dayswhen packhorses only could cross, until the time when the ex-igencies of progress demanded, by the widening of the bridge, 12 2 Xcvcns Iball
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