The Argosy — page 155: what you’re looking at

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140 Among the Welsh. you will long to take refuge in some hospitable house on the slopes of the hill, until the tyranny of the storm is overpast. There was no such refuge to-day. Back into the town went Jehu, in the very teeth of the gale. It was almost impossible to get into the hotel, and once in, almost impossible to get out. There, close by, was the wrecked vessel; and mischievous boys, who are nothing if not jeopardizing their lives, were climbing the rigging like acrobats, and hanging from the mast head, and sliding down the ropes, and thinking amidst all their fun and frolic and danger that it was an iil- wind that blew no- body any good. It was much calmer “the, ““mext: morning, and a drive to Conway, to inspect the old Hl ee town and the castle, mihi 4i ~ was the best thing iii! We = } SS , Fy = i § if 1 at to be done. Itisa a very pretty drive of four miles, through a fertile country, with distant hills to. break the horizon.. Conway was once a much more im- portant town than now, but it is still one of the most == = characteristic places. SSS SSS in Wales, and one é that ought not to be neglected. It lies on the left bank of the river Conway, and, it has been already said, somewhat resembles in form a Welsh harp. Its ancient wall still exists, with towers and battlements and gateways; dark walls, twelve feet thick, moss and ivy grown and of Moorish aspect. In the town is one of the most interesting old houses in existence. It is called Plas Mawr, and bears the date of 1585. It is wonderfully picturesque, and you enter it and pass into a bygone age. Large rooms, carved panels, huge oaken fireplaces, beams supporting the ceilings, and mullioned windows that let in a daylight that seems quite grey with antiquity—all these signs and tokens of the Elizabethan age delight you at every turn. Inside and out, the house is in character with itself. Substantially built, it yet looks ready to crumble to ruin. It isan immense place, with separate entrances, and is occupied by many humble families; but it ought to be kept from all such use, and it should th Ae |: ore fe el eee ee | eee it eo TO TEN Tite Plyler Be | Lik Be ee Dee ee MT A ee | LP cea SOC Bp ee —— — \ t SSS As \ —}} 1 rt Try te ON > —— ©’, = af = ’ oe / ¥ A Westin PLAS MAWR, AN OLD HOUSE IN CONWAY. CORNICE LOOKS (eC)