Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-01

fios'ties Ilis room opens into the dining room y blch
i"oss "a ii II were constructed for no attended
|" Keep open-house all lis lite. /, contains many
Pan"sS, ad among them pcte!e OF the head OF ibs
unfortunate diary Queen of Scots ever whose history
80 m'hg lear mas been she'd taken the day after tia
oecaP'ia''on The picture rot 10 PRUSSIA somebo, or
oer, ana remained There Tor two centuries until an
oicer III tie ARMY OF that country presented IL 10 Si
waller scott Next to tins room the breakfast
apartment also studded with pictures and looking upoo
The waters OF the Tweed The drawing room comes
next IN ORDER and this is finished and furnished IN II
'ghy ornamehted style. The chars and much OF the
furniture, are made of ebony, and were the o,n Of
george Tie Fourth But the largest room in the house
Is the library, which Contains 90 600 Volumes arranged
according to their subjects. great portion OF the
wofhs were the gall of authors and some were presents
rom hihgs adlonlng the library s 4 small ROOM
"hch was lie poets own study, where he penned the
greater part oi hts works. 1t contains magnificent
Ml'hg oeSR Two chars, and few books of r, erenca
mere Is but one window, and ;ha; Is double both ~
view TO keep out noise, and TO prevent the enhance
" cold One door leads The IIal and To make
'he apartment still more convenient there IS narrow
way and gallery, winding around the wall TO Sir
"aiter Ded room, or dressing Thus, like MIR.
Jefferson at Monticello, he had TO make but ste
'''" MS couch To he books which were his nourish
uleh'' lhe SUIT Of clothes last by him were also
sno~h-a very plain suit, with white hat
having been through the various rooms and seen
'"s curiostes ard ornaments mere faint outline of
winch nave glyea you, vas again ushered ITO the
entrance Hall Here they kept book for the names
oil visitors, which opened for me 10 reos,er Th.
oo"" increases last 4; thus season, is The time Sc
'ec'ea Tor visiting Scotland To show how MANY Anne
means alone here at The present., time | will tell
you What was stated In bg 4 gentleman in h lso
""o'ad mace the voyage from London to Edinburgh,
III steam plcSe, the week before lie SAID that
twenty hee "i the passengers, during his voyage were
Americans aud The steamer, which sailed few DAYS
before that had half OF her complement Of passengers
composed OF Americans.
"ihe situation of Abbotsford is very superior AL
most enss.ouded IN woods one side, il commands n
range OF country, spreading several miles before the
eye on the other HE ground varied BY plains nd
NUS and wales and deIls The crystal Tweed with
It's hrantiul plac:d surface, periecis the coup Doll
SIR Walter Scott had iondness for agriculture and
Tor The rearing OF trees. lie did therefore neglect
his grounds, when he reared his stately fabric Tine
land has been hmed and rendered productive. The
walks, lounges arbors, &c., are almost enchan,inr-
Indeed, take the place all aud all, such home
as should beiit the worthiest and most gted-in re-
mus, IN taste, in cultivation, in weal,h-of man kind
WI not stop to inquire whether SIR Walter Scott was
worthy oi such delightful abode; he was worlhier
thousand lines Than numbers IN Grea: Britain who
live IN loler palaces. Blu, did il become hin-a
book~rIgh depending upon his pen and public TASTE,
and success IN specula;oDs for lving-to build IN
such mansion? Courted and fst:ared as he was IN
his MD day OF fame, by Royal pcrsonaces and Dukes
and Lords-nshered into their presence, and made Il
guest al their seats-he must have forgotten in his de-
sire 10 own palace like theirs TO become pa
lriarch oil his own border land that lie did not come
INTO the world with perennial income 10 supply the
increasing wants, which luxury daily beces Ia erect
ing such nh establishment, and ttcn falling in resources
from The load OF membranes which. entailed upon
hm, ne afforded splendid instance Of The truth that
authors are p'crerba!iy lmprovideut. Had he
INDUCED IN sEeculatons With the BaIcrtvnes to which
his faiure is attributed, il would not have been at all
surprising II the same result had happened But the
house now eniains rs monument Of the man, and
so II VIII continue, and ne visited loag lis towers
'"d ig9!y 1l re III 1fss Dpcome any way acquainted
with Sir Walters character, must have kind feeling
for him personally. All who have read any portion oil
his novels and poems, must respect the who wrote
them, and by doing afforded them much pleasure.
Their tendency is to good nature, 10 make men think
better OF each other, and To morality But in all, there
turks fondness for the PRIDE and pnmp Of those
power Tor and kings, and their and equip
ages The AFstocracy are ever painted in the bright
est coors, aud decked IN The gaycst p!umes. Virtue
and bravery are commended IN The poor but they hold
n second place 80 the qualities Of iahulness and OBJ
sequiousness 10 the great. A considerable portion o
Sir Walters life devoted TO resistance Of the
progress OF liberal sentiments III England, and 10 the
ur;odinr OF institutions which originated in bignry.
Much Of his success, much oi his income, much o his
fame derived from the patronage OF the Tory
party who played INTO his hand IN return for the sup
port they gathered from his vigorous pen. Still, with
all his faults of doctrine and principle, and noiwlth
standing he may be accused of entaiIng mischief upon
the readers of the English language, by rendering the
practice OF navel reading 10" general, we admire me
man for the genius he displayed, and the vast held ct
musc;nsnt and instruction wnich he opened having
seen his home, and many OF the scenes which were
dearest TO his heart, am tha; whatever OF bis
fall upon hereafter shall read with deeper insight
and greater personal interest IN Inc author
"From the house at Abbo;stord, | followed n walk
through the trees npoa the l"ced sde Tor about
m'le which brought me 10 lery, al The end oi the
plantation crossed the ferry and took for q vas
about to write 1t as hey pronounced IT, Col sh'eles)
ling, but hoped to get TO the town before 1t COM
menced pouring down ~ torrents In Inc morning.
II PROMISED 10 De in'r an Gay, na' now as ci'uu attF
cloud thicRened aao ut'hehra Tue Hoftz'h, tHougt
of (by no means me h'st tine since have been III
BRITAIN what Shakespeare has written:
'inll many a 9i9o!s nlon,ns have seen
J K.sin. with sn!i@m flcs .ilr mei.l.ous scn
Gliding pal streams vitl 'e."eny a!enymy
M. r,m ,. is 81, plI h.: q G, rue
And from The forrorn world hi, vsage hide,
Stealing unseen To rest
Soon the ram began down in torrents. Louder
thunder never heard no. more lightning Tor as the
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