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Show Loncl n, and was the center of a wilderness of blooming hawthorne, pink and white. Thurg arten wa the Station where we left the train and from which we proceeded by foot, until we met a good English gentleman, who offered to ta ke us in bis buggy to the ford near the vill age. 'v\'e reached the Ford and were ta ken across the Trent River by th e ferryman. \\ 'c th en proceed ed up the hill to the desired destinati on, f(n eeton. Here we found a quiet !itt le 1·il lage and most delightful peop le. The \ 'icar of the church was kind a1HI generous in his effort. to assist us in finding out some genealogical information. Samuel llarvey, the father of .\1 rs. 1\' ewell Deem an, was horn here in 1 R05, and in thi, loca lity spent his hoyhoocl clays. The pathway up the hill, the rin~ r \\'C crossed. the Elm T ree Tavern, where we had our evening's meal, were all well known places to young ."amucl J lan·cy. ( )ur \'i..;it In the 'iii;Jg"t church and earch 1n the gra, l') arc] were intl·rc..;t ing to us. and satisfactory tn :\Irs. lkeman, hccau..;c we found the gran·s of her grandfather and grandmother, Tlwm;1s llan·cy and \nn I [arvey. TI1e gra,·c oi her uncle, ;\[attl~t·\\ I !an c_,, who ""'as a brother nf her father, \\as also located. Tl1e return frnm 1\neeton to London \\'as j11st as delightiul and restiu! a-; \\as t lie journey there in the morning, and the c.;atisfaction of ha\'ing accomplish ·d our mis ·ion \\as r1uite satisJ\ing. \\'c reached our hotel in l.ondon about cig·ht o'clocl, that C\'cning, l'n.io: cd a most excellent dinner, :md \\ere "oon thereaf ter in our beds and aslel'p. ,\mong· other place.; ,·isitcd in London was Old Curiosit.'· ~hop. f la,·ing looked into most of thl' must: roon1s and at the stil l mustier a rti dc<; ior sale, I went outside tt> enjoy the su n- !'age ( lnl' I I undrcd Fifty fi1·c |