Vacant London Laughter Baits A Holiday in Cappstone
In this reminiscence two aristocrats flee London for a quiet village life. Vincent, Lord Wilfred Vincent, eager artist and golfer, and his companion Archibald Terhune seek six weeks of nature and art away from debutantes, dinners, and the social glare. They pause near Cappstone to scout a hoped for farming retreat with a promising golf course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Lord Wilfred Vincent
Duke
Totten
Freddy
Wilfred
London
Foreign Office
Edmund
Oxford
Terhune
Archibald Terhune
Kingsbridge
Cappstone
Cuppstone
Daner
Graham
Private Golf Links In Castle Wyckhoff Estate
A narrator and companion Vincent tour the private golf course at Castle Wyckhoff owned by the Honorable Agatha Wyckhoff. They meet Agatha and her dog, misdirected trains, a dramatic station scramble, and a surprising revelation about Brancepeth and Agatha as they return to the castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Cappstone
Graham
Tam
Castle
Baron Wyckhoff
Darter
Baroness Wyckhoff
Agatha
Rudolph
Agatha Wyckhoff
Cuppstone
Wye
London
Wilfred
Archibald
Miss Agatha
Angel
Christopher
Murray Brancepeth
Murray
Brancepeth
Bess
Charles I
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Germain
Paris
Queen Anne
Jemmy Diver
Gay
Washington
South Carolina
Congress
News and Courier
Legare
Charleston
Naval Station
Fort Moultrie
Sullivan's Island
Patterson
Port Royal
Aiken
Edgefield
Columbia
Newberry
Abbeville
Anderson
Laurens
Senate
Johnson
Ellerbe
Federal
Darlington
Finley
Uncle Sam
United States
Representative Finley
Birds as Earth's police keep balance in nature
Henry W. Henshaw notes in National Geographic that birds control insect life across land, air, and water. Increased agriculture and irrigation will boost insect pests, making birds essential allies. a drastic bird decline would threaten crops and vegetation. The article also recounts The Guides of the Indian mutiny, praising their courage and notable feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Henshaw
National Geographic Magazine
United States
India
Lawrence
Campbell
Sir Henry Lawrence
Welington
Martinets
Col. G. J. Younghusband
C. B
Macmillan
Henry Lumsden
Aberdeenshire
John Lawrence
Lumsden
Sahib
Peshawar
Delhi
Col. Younghusband
Gorindgar
Cavagnari
Kabul
Jemadar Jewand Singh
Guides
Sirkar
Marden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chapter
Wes
Walters
RE Wilson
Ment
National Gallery
Vance
Vance Used To Sing A Once Popular Song Called “the Chickaleary Cove
London Globe
Mr. Patterson
Mr. Ellerbe
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Committee On Post Offices and Post Roads
Republican Party
Gaffney
Mr. Lever
Lever
House Committee On Agriculture
Wilson
Scott
Sumter
House
Orangeburg
National Capital
Aerial Police
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