New-York daily tribune., 1843-09-28
Letters from Dir. Nfed -. Nc, XII.
co,s.ponseae. Of IN Al.any Evening Journal.

The George Inn,' Melrose. The distance is 80
miles, over smooth Madam road, and through
diligently TILED, but not fertile soil.
at half past IL we left for ABBoTsFoRD, three
mi!es from tho village of Melrosc. AbootstoFd Is
concealed from view by young, but dense forest
until YOU approach within ten rods OF Ii, beautl-
iyinc a seouestered valley at the foot OF graceful
declivitv. and within one hundred yards OF the
rver Tweed The MANSION and grounds SO lar
as ,he!. architecture and picturesque beauties
are concerned. owe their existence TO the lasle sc
industry of their late iilustrious proprietor SIR
NN-ep Sco7r who found health, relaxation ana
inspiration in TIC agricultural, aI6oncullesei anp
aora employment OF d considerable portion OF his
enc Most of the trees wh;eh are ncw httord!ng
rr,teful shade to tie mansion. and give such
tnn,, effect 10 the landscape. were set Out D.
u. yTs,er himself Z" He has done things" Say
NJ l,ocYRARr, since he came into possession
If ahbots!ofd, which would have been reckoaed
yondrous, even hal they occupied the whole Oh
clever mans attention tor still greater nuIn5eH
cf years" There are fine paths anc rlotne ways
uii.dr tirouq! the forest, with poetic waterfalls
III the ray:nes, and benches enc bowers III wincn
thepcct used TO indulge his Imagination.
The Roof-Tree of 1loi.kbarns,' as The house
has been stvleI coanccis itselfon three SIDES with
The beautiful gardens. Though thing q silrGts
and patches II desal ITS genera effect IS IS '7J
imposing as ]. is chasie and elegant teboTnls
700, in lislorica! interest, oF much o INC rllGte
rial of 1tiich !. wRs constructed was oo~-ined rom
The various ancient Castles, Abteys and ho2as-
teres tia; cons,i!u.e the 'hemes and were ,ao IT,,
aires Of his Poetry and Romance The gateway
IS II part constructed from materials belonging to
,hganclent C .stle oft,e Do4 4glasses A 2ort!on OF
The walls cane from the old abbey OF DunliermiIne
The hall IL 1oored with black and white marble
from, the Hebrides, and rs hung with Arms ana
.rnor as ancient al... alou7 as thai TO De iound
IN the Tower at London. In an adjoining afcaeo
room YOU and 81 endless collection OF swo-ds tire
locks. arrows, darts, daggers, b.oadswprds. clay
ro.es each Wit its sanguaary history
selo.,g these g.. iob Roys gun, dl1nhlng-can,
lea-'. och. Here, too, is the Paddock
1.sr#oi tc iolsooth OF Edinboro.' These re-
o. o.t,r a..d darker ages remain precisely rs
s. y, ate. Opposed them. La the d!nlng-roo!n
a. ousts ot SIlAKsPEaRg and Scorr. There u
olso :. glorious portrait Of Sir Nst,r and his 10
voric DR. Mazda, by kae5urn, with portraits oi
ntary. Queen Of Scots, the Earl of Essex, the
Dccacss Of Baccleugh, &c &c. Near the draw
inr room window is u water Fountain in green
house, which, {" in days ot yore graced the cross
of Edinborough, and used 10 flow with -4slaret az
the Coronation of the Stuars." The splendid
furniture of the drawing room is OF ebony wood,
and was presented to the Poet by George the
Fourth The Library is oblong some thirty
feet by forty, with roof of carved oak. 1t con-
tains over twenty thousand volumes, classlted
and arranged by him whose mind was nbued
with their contents. There are two large cases
of MSS, one of which relates to the Revolutions
of IT'S, aud l745, and the other 10 Magic and
pemonologv, Sc There are in the library, CO
pics of the Works Of all the Authors of the pre-
sent century, from those Authors, with their Au- +
tographs.
We were shown into the WAyERLY SANG
rus, snug, quiet apartment, to which there was
but one privileged visitor. This was MAZDA, the /
Poets iavoritc and faithful Dog, OF whom there
are two portraits. one of which IS SAID to be SO /
hfe.like that the Gsmckecper used TO insist upon
wh;sthng him into the fields. There are books
on three sides OF this study and light stair-case
by means of which Sir Walter went to and T
rom his sleeping apartment without passing
through the other rooms. There is portrait OF
Claverhouso and q small, ful-length painting OF
Roy Roy in this room. The Table, by which,
and the Chair in which, ne sat, while writing as
man will never write again, (for there can be but
one ScorT as there is but one SHAgsPEARE,) stand
as they did when bis lamp of life was put out !,
Adjoining the sanctum is small press or closet
in which he used to hang his over-coat, gun, I'M
plernents of husbandry, &C., IN which the clothes
last worn are now deposited. He was dressed
when he was out last with Lockhart, IN mixed
pantaloons. drab coat, plaid vest and white hat
These all but sepplchral vestmcnts were viewed
with melancholy interest.
Next 10 the pleasure Of seeing Sir Walter
hims.l' wi HE great fot hond," as Christopher
Moth described striking Portrait of him, was
,ha, enjoyed ain meditation high about the
roorn in which the grea, intellectual engine ofthe
18th century wrought so many oi Its prodlgeS.
IN the wide world there IS no spot so hallowed by
genius Here rose the sun whose rays were re-
Aected Us far as letters are known. This is the
literary storehouse from which the richest treas
ores were drawn. This the crucibIe tina: gave
out the purest gold. Here the nobest creations
OF the imagination were conceived, naturcd,
perfected. This was the birthplace of a race
that will not die; for here Waverly and Manner
ing and Monkbarns and Ochtrce and Meg Nicr-
ri.ies aud Pleydeil and Bailie Nicol Jarsie and
Dugatd Dalge,ty and Diana Vernon and Clayeg-
house ard Lord Eyandae and Mansc fieadrlm
anu Jcanie Deans and Saddetree and Madgc
NTiiddre and Caleb Ealderstonc and Iyanhoc and
Rebecca sndAnNo; Lyle and TrcsSiIlen and Amy
Robssrt and Nike s.t,nbournc and Wildrake and
Ravenswood and SIR piefsie Shaf.on and Red
gauntlet and Aunc Of GisrStcin and Norma and
me ltai!cr Niti many offers equally liuStl!oaS,
we're born
Sir Waiter Scott cosamenccd his literary laboya
IN 1895, by iho translation, from The German
language, Of The worhs OF Bursc-. IN l799 he
translated q German Tragedy and wrote several
Ballads thus trying his = prentice hand" In
500 his (" aiinstrelsy of 'he Scottish Border"
IN two Volumes was published. He wrote Re
views OF several new works that year. 81.
Tristyam, nvlrhomas tlle Ehymer, appeared IN
1867. In 1905 cal,c The Ley OF the Last
Nlns,rel,n with numerous Reviews. In lS06
Ballads ald Lyrical Poems" With additional
Reviews, in ls0S, :. alarmlon,, with = Life