The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-16


do ZEE Eich enoughys, 70 chi 5g,tic- nd
purchase PARK for tn city He 400 sun
day evening after church. p4rer 7d cA.sirra,
and lad and lagsios 81 .eaa .a crowd -.,1
thoasands all well dressed Coz ;' SCRABBLE
aud ragged appcar to siay al hoEe. iae s1y
costumes Of tn ClaUlmeu hook quite p.ctu-
csq1e among ths Otherwise .niyersa, biaes.---
Tn Highland drc,4 . quito faturg IN the
streets and public places. The Scotch Rlschau-
ic is often a proud ofh5 Highland pedigree
Is ii h. were the son ola king lou mag know
hi, namc from the lgnre o. his tartan kli. Tie
blacksmith or butcher of Saturday may b. sen
10 church or Kelvin Grove on Sunday. dressed
up like the chief Of his clan in tie o,den llae,
with bonnet, Jacket, scarf. Kilt hose and bare
legs a great many lads wear tbs SAM dress.
The soldiers Of th' Highland regiment, Oh
tall, line looking men are frequent ~ the streets,
and display On their breasts. the medals won in
the Crimean war
You zee everywhere the pride o. bril- The
Highland Scotch and their descendants. Ia the
shops, snuii boxes, cigar csses, work bozsi, and
a great variety Of articles finely painted IN the
tartans Of the different claus ard in the dry
goods stores tic different tartah,, marked
" Clan Mct,regoT Maekintosh,' Stuart,
nc. &c. These arc styles that never change
There are clan societies herr 'Tha Clan
Grgor, for instance for the education Of al
worthy poor young men Of that uame--tbat 10
McGregor, for Mac means son. and McGrg.
or, the son OF Gregor.
There arc number OF chaf,tabi- Institutions
which | have not yet visited, but viii before
leaving the city. The most motel celebrity is
the cathedral, erected IN 1893. g esrr 81 .l.a.
linen Of the Gothic architecture Of the twcIilh
century. 1t is in remarkable state OF pres
ervstiou, and looks as II not more than half a
orntury old The material is sand stone re
scmbling that found by Mr.. SEwALL Engineer
OF st. Paul, near ksposia. The length OF Tie
building s 3l9 feet; height Of tho spirc 22j
feet, From the floor to the ceiling is about
so feet Visitors pay six pence admission and
a guide explains the objects OF interest.
In the central crypt, (the basement Of the
buiIding,) is the shrine Of 50 Mungo and St,
Mungo's Well. 1t is related that ST Mlngo
introduced Christianity into Scotland in the
sixth century. and founded this city
supposed that as this is q cathedral it
belongs to the Catholics, but seeing 10 paint,
ings, or Catholic symbols, impaired Of the
guide, who replied -
30, no it belongs TO the Presbyterian who
have service 10 here every Sabbath. The
catholics and their mummeres were cleared ont
long ago and decent people have owned itcvv
since
What branch OF the Presbytcrians worship
here,
Branch The Presbyterian hay, no
branches bat their own chnrch.
mean to inquire whether II 10 the Kirk 81
Scotland, the Congregationa'ist or The Inja.
pendent?
They d's NOT Presbyterian, tnerc g. only
one Presbyterian church, and that is the fsiao-
lShed ChuSA OF Scotland All The rest ere
dissenters
Cur guide then showed us the Dripping
Aisle, where it is supposed lie buried the frs,
Glasgow martyrs to the Reformation, upon
which is a tablet containing the following
unique inscription
Here hes the cotpes Of Robert Burton John Hart
Robert reoi, Mathew PAtour, John X hmond, james
JohAston, Archibsli Stewart, james WANING ard
John Main, who Suffered the cruss of Glasgow i,r
their testimony To the covenants sad worA Il Re
formation becsuse they dur.t not own The au'horty
81 the then Tyrsnts between 1888 and i0gS
Year siSt,-sx and eighty four
D,i send thsir ssuis home into g0fs
Whose bodies here Inferred "
Then sacrificed To Tyranny
To covenants and Reformation,
Cause they sahsf ed Ia their statiaH
These nine 18th Others to this yard
Who's head, and bodies were not sparB
Their testimonies foes TO bury,
Caused beat tAs trams thea ~ great l9lt
They u know ~ Resurrecti"a day
To muIdsr SAINTS Va. M sweet play.
This is the only catholic building IN Scot
land that escspe'i the destroying fury ~ the
Reiormers The Burgherq Of that period were
proud Of this noble cddcc. which they BOXED
upon as the finest in Scotland. and when the
Reiormers assembled to tear ~
down as il II were pagan idol the staiwart
craftsmen d Glasgow turned out in boly aai
saved thu building entire. e1cep, few orns
mental figures which fell sacrifice 70 IL" ,.a.
age breakers.
The cathedral of 81 Nunco loaLs sg At =