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 pigs, the head-quarters of all English hams and bacons; and the streets in York are old and pretty, with projecting gables and black rafters. I could say a great deal about the history of York, but I must go to Durham.

The cathedral at Durham is very ancient, and towers up from a high rock; inside, they are holding a service with sermon, song and sacristans; nevertheless, I saw the grave of the Venerable Bede, thick-set pillars and cloisters, and a detachment of pretty American girls; the pillars are covered with a deeply engraved fluting which produces a curious, almost polychromatic effect. Besides this, there is also the grave of St. Cuthbert, an old castle and old stone cottages, as well as