Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-12-18
l1onla 81 AZ Waltar soott.


"Gmce Greenwood discourSes, in u Letter toI
the National Bra, about the celebrated home OF
| Sir Walter Sc1tt:
ADBOTsEoRp.-Ye stopped at:tbe Mearose sta
ford, some three miles The county though ex-
ceedingly pleasant die not strike ns as remarkably
picturesque, and before We dreamed Of such hing
we were at Abbot aEord, which lies now OF lhe
banks of the Tweed hidden nom tne Ioeo ~
thick plantation. The grounds are very beautiful,
and lave, need say, d peculiar mourniul charm
in all their lively lights and shades OF greenery and
Ieafy Insurance from the recollection that he, the
| immortal master, planned aud plantedl. ana louho
riches pleasure IN them:
/ Tb, bonse itselfis superb mansions bqronial-
Hoax M residEnce strikngly pictiresque IN effect,
/ and TopisEfully keeping smndgnnd
/ taste of the noble builder. IL one OF the most
natIIraI tpr6dhdtionsof his geniuSl Hon could ale
most Ianeyin all its varied forms of antique beau
tyIquaint andsstrange1 yetever grncetnl and lmpo-
| sing-his light enchanting Ipoerhand his glonous
romance resolved into stone. ltls a eunons pie,
-an odd, vel not inharmonIous assemblage OF
architectural IDEAS halt hal teuda. slm,
pie yet stately-the Chanting iconceits and bold
fancies fpoetry and the spirit OF olden romance
revealed in towers and lures afches ana WINDOWS
gables and chimney tops. ., ~. ~ lg, 2.
The entrance hall at Abbotsord IS notYery large
but is exceedingly beautiful, and tastetulty hung
with amor. antlers, weapons and interesting Iehcs
| from many lalds.a But after lhegpiae pointed 10
glass case, whch contained The sutol clolhes tasI
worn by slfl WAITER II saw
apartment. These brought the pictured the grand
| old man, worn. down and broken before his nneP
| with wondrous vividness before me.ae1 could see
him as he tottered about his grounds, or sat in the
shade of some favorte tree, with his faithful lille
Laidlaw-the great soul=lght in his eye. dimmed
with deepening miSts; and his gigantic genius
shrunken into babes bounded and, bewildered
capacity-I could see on his worn, brow the, trou-
| bled Struggle of memory and thonght IN his eyes
the faint momentary cleaning oil the old insPira-
tion--but, by the sweet mouTntu smile q his wan
lips, could see, OH. nothing more, for the real
tears which raned from my eyes seemed to hide the
unreal picture ofmy fancy. 'ls4- - ~. o.
| In the beautiful little study in which the great
novelist wrote manyof his works, the air seemed
surcharged with the living magnetism OF his genius
So near he seemed SC strangely recent his presence,
so inevitable his speedy return, my mind grew be-
wldered and my heart beat huniedly and half ex-
pectantly. My very senses obeyed The strong illu-
sion Of my excited imagination. looked toward
the door by which he used 10 enter, i listened,
and s1oke low. dared not approach his writing
table, and sit in his chair for fear he might surprise
/ me when he should come in. But oh! how soon
passed over my heart the chill returning wave Of
recollection, Of renson-gone, gone forever! dust,
dust these twenty yearSl 'a - % ~ ~.
Il The library, drawing and dining rooms very
4 elegant apartments, Commanding some charming
4 views There are SeVlIal fine pictures, by foreign
artists collected by Sir Walter; but of more inter
TO me were the fami portraits. of these, there
are two Of the poet, taken in his early boyhoOd.
II wonderfully like those paihtedin his manhood and
A old age. There is handsome fulI-length likeness
ofthe last SirWalter, and several portraits of his
sister, Mrs. Loekhar, whose son is thepTesent mas
II ter of Abbotsford. of5allthe weapons, curious
and memorable in the armory, OF all the valuable
4 relics, was most moved BY tho sight of the pistols
4 of Napoleon Rob Roy gnl, and the sword of Mon
i troSe. i' s - = l-fliies4t $50,
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