The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-12-08
Commercial Advertiser.
Curopeau correspondence.
MELRosr. scortAND, june, ls6i

I'll --I. Eliu5ur.h. Iau-t confess >te had quite
II Len nv Lelrt have been sIiacing myself
n t,v BIZ WANDERING. over the ancient, ivy-growu
\ ,s.n. Of Meirlss Abbey. Ny guide was a bonnie
S.,,eh E.-.ie with auburn eur!s. dark eyes ami
xo-,-ue Inien and. miF;.b.le dictu, was well read
u !, anesent lore. She lived IN elegant cottage
| bv thsI.bbey, and was the doOr-keeIer- In one
\ ,f the cool clOisteTs, over which the swallows.
II .ering- j,ckdIws and r,Iks were fitting eAirP-
A., aud c,.ving. -Le piuckei Tor me tuit oi
from the wall. . leaf Of which should b.
q. happy 20 send yJu- if it were IJ-sibie for
II u tI EXHIBIT il for the edifeatiJn o: your nu-
rl>.rou4 readers. She al-D presented me (!or a
q. .,n.flsrlti5u , with beautiful Photograph Of
y ~. .Lh.v. You will observe thai though | did
4 -. aesl,r,iius u rule zee MelrOse 10y moon
r,bt.'- or even starlight. / saw i 10y what wAs
f.r better-ths light Of interpreting eyes One
of the m1zt striking features Of these ancient
u,nkfsh structures. 70 one who has never before
II am them j. tbs, iuuuuer4ble multitude of hide
Gus and groteSque figures, the tiny gJrsOns, and
nj Svirls and chirnerus dire, the crOcOdiles mon
Esvs apes. fups. dwar:z and devils, which swarm
II On every possible part Of the building, dance on
II the rils. pole, race down the riisss, jump from
Il The butt.esses, grin from under the caves, seo"I
HON over Ehe Windows. AID make mJuscTous p
la,s from the watsr-sp0uts-
n I, /, said in explanation that the idea Of the
l1.ims artists was 70 represent that the holiness
N the temple drove ogt every evil and uncle.Gn
lain, and consequently we see them all on the
1s.tsri5r Of the building endeay0riug u make
tjheir escape. Ny private opinion i that this i
l,n entirely modern theory making vain attempt
H. apologize for false and suFerstitiJus arr In
lae first place, all these imTs Of darkness are
~ outside OF trying 10 get there Ia the second
Irhee. not half Of those tHat are outside are try
liz 70 make their escape but. On tie contrary.
ts majority Of them apps.lr 70 be enjoying theiF
lIyiish Vranks and gr.naces exceedingly In
Ice third place, they axe found On castl=s and
II har structures which have li-iOus PUrPose-
tTs simple truth i, that forms Of life are always
}ae E,-- interesting, and the artists found tLi-
,-;e most efectual way Of aitrgoIEy attention
Sscilly a. these curious sPri5es e1ntrtSted -
9l1nz-iy with the positions IN which they were
III For . further eiuciIariJn Of this inter
l-tng suhi-c, would refer my iuguiring iEieud
l. ggskin-
Mslr5-e l. 4 compact, neat, ancient little vii
Jz,e about the size Of HID. II Iie- ns=;llng in
I5elutIfuI valley with hills on either eide about
@Iss height Of RJund-top and Diamond Head, Of
I-silal descent and covered with meadows,
Iriard- and groves from summit u base. The
boy stands eio-e on the outskirts Of the village
lyzr by the Tweed rippi.- over isz stony bed. a;
!. y. point a shallow brook about fifteen yards
) Ebie The hotel ia which / am writing i not
tairty roJ- from the abbey Tie abbey i III
4 T., the principal stock in trade Of thi-
tzIe town. They have photographs Of II from
bsry los-ible position, poetry about II, books
bout It. songs about It aud printed pictures Of
+ hanging up in every room Of every house
lalh I hare seeH- In the hall of this hote!
lsre stands q bust Of SIR Walter Scott. and IN
= plrIJr a. in the pIr.Or Of almost every hotel
taieh have -een 10 Scotland. there pietur.=
,kestElJive Of passages from Burns and Scott,
En - Tam o. >hanter." - The Lady Of the
Ike,1 &c-, Ec. Ny Llndiady here was well
gaiuteI with - SIR Wal;er.-' she calls him
tays be used frequently u Sr0p at this hotel .
aI=o Asserts (quits contrary y fAct) that
a.
After had finished my survey Of the abbey. l
tlked over 70 Abbot-ford, five miles distant
l. Of the most delightful walks I ever took.
me and yet not alone, for / was surrounded
IT, life IN every side Here I =.lw and heard
II the first time one Of the sight for which /
come 70 England, and for which / had
1 s-hei early and Iats-a SKY lark -ri-e into the
r singing and sWaying up. up. up. almost o1t
~ sight. and then i5at slowly doxn again. It'll
tging Till she touched the ground sight and
iuni never 70 BE- forgot, should / live u b. ~
- Nethu=eIah, and worth coming u Eng
sstnd for if nothing else = b sen heard
tFery one has read >helley'- poem Commencing
Bird IA l-y-r s-r-.- SC
Ietry cannot easily oyersta;e the impression u
reality.
Knowing that SIR Walter Scott spent the Int
T. part Of hi- life IN an unsuccessful attenp;
retrieve his fortune. / was under the impre--
ia that / should find Abbot=fJrd IN some
tat di.apidated condition. judge oi my happy
t-Tri-e. then. IN finding I beautiful stately
fansiJn. with grounds, trees, lawns, gardens
fnd walks in perfect order, with everything in
surroundings u please I0et'- eye.
~Aa Ea-I.a aaus-zrsy twilight p94rsi
o. Day pt-.ars-, e--y q. -.
~ haunt = aael-lt I,sa---"
The manor or castle, hardly know which %
p II, stands on a beautiful slope which slowly
III asend- terrace By terrace % the TweaI. which
ID about five hundred yards distant.
Ny eicsE0us here was . lively and intelligent
''le Frenchman. who went through the whole
fnfy frOm room % room, in the In6st ediiying
fanner
The place i brim full Of the Inost interesting
'''sitie-- Sc1tt's library complete and IN
i anssd-just az be left 1.-THE chair IN which
J. e'npl-ei a large portion of BIZ writing, the
- eiDthe- be w0re-Vhich were very plain
painting, innumerabie rich and precious
t 9en'' made 70 Scott By king, queens, enT@-
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