Daniel Webster in England; . Copies of it,are abundant about England. Fortunately for us,the Shakspeare pew was just undergoing repairs,and a small piece of the timber of the floor, was sofar preserved, as to allow Mr. Webster to remove it,and he has carefully laid aside the relic, to manu-facture a penhandle or two, for friends at home, whowill fully appreciate its value. From this conse-crated spot we returned to the Red Lion Inn, andsoon after were on our way to this place, Alcester,from which I am now writing the experiences ofthe day. Mr. Webster has been out to visit a needlemanufactory,
Daniel Webster in England; . Copies of it,are abundant about England. Fortunately for us,the Shakspeare pew was just undergoing repairs,and a small piece of the timber of the floor, was sofar preserved, as to allow Mr. Webster to remove it,and he has carefully laid aside the relic, to manu-facture a penhandle or two, for friends at home, whowill fully appreciate its value. From this conse-crated spot we returned to the Red Lion Inn, andsoon after were on our way to this place, Alcester,from which I am now writing the experiences ofthe day. Mr. Webster has been out to visit a needlemanufactory, and has brought us specimens of needlemaking, in all its various branches. August 8. Gloucester. We have just reached thisplace (7 oclock), having left Alcester at 8 oclockthis morning. We went first to Worcester which is quite a place, and in a state of unusual excite-ment and bustle, on account of the races. Our ob-ject was the spacious and beautiful cathedral 400feet in length, and 80 broad in the transepts. It [ 186 ]. WORCESTER TO GLOUCESTER contains several monuments, but a modern one ofCbantreys attracted me by its beautiful design andexecution. It was erected by a clergyman in mem-ory of a beloved wife, and consists of a single,female figure most gracefully reclining on the tomb,with the eyes upturned. It is touching, afterward went to the china manufactory, andwere initiated into all the mysteries of china mak-ing, from the grinding and preparing of the clay, tothe painting, and baking. From Worcester we pro-ceeded to Tewkesbury, where we dined; thence toCheltenham, a watering place, and beautiful town,and has the finest hotel we have yet seen. Glouces-ter was our next post 8 miles beyond, and here aftera drive of fifty miles, over a road perfectly smoothand level, through a most rich, and beautiful coun-try, we are passing the night. Mr. Webster andJulia, have gone out to see the Cathedral, whileI stay at home to write this. August 9. Aust, Old passage,
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