Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-05-29

1t now, and may rest pretty Wei assn
red that succeeding generations vii
contemplate his photograph suspended
side by side on the identical "sour ap
pie tree,D with that of JEFF Davis.
--S-S-
Letter from Scotland.
EDNBURGH, SCOTLAND, May 6, '67.
Me. RITEzEL When reading you
paper at home, 1 have sometimes read
with considerable interest letters from
your corresponding at BGzetta, Hartford
BrookAeld, and other parts of the county,
and I thought perhaps q letter from s
town at a somewhat longer distance, might
be acceptable. l viii try to describe whaI
have seen in two days, of Edinburgh and
its enYirons. Looking from the window
of the ROYAL Hotel, Princes Street, just
after my arrival, the view was very i'm
posing. Just across the street, a little &c
The LEFT, in the Deautiful 'eEast Gardens
stands the magnificent monument to Sir
Walter Scott, rearing Its delicate traeery
go feet aloft, with its inches filed with
statuarv representing different characters
in b novels Of the s.Wizard ofthe North, y
and q beautiful statue Of himself in a sit
ting posture, under the arches. To the
RIGHT are the National Art Gallery and
Edinburgh Institution, both noble speoi-
mems of architecture; beyond the gardens
stretches the deep ravine which divides
the old city from the new, and beyond
that, on the steep slope, rise tier above tier,
the tail houses of the old town, with mar
row streets eurTing in all directions be-
tween them; above these rise the roof and
splres of the Church Of St.GiIes, so often
mentioned by Scott, and TO the right, still
higher. stands the castle rock covered by
the green castle Of Edinburgh, It's thick
walls with moat and drawbridge all IN
touched by time, seeming to transport US
back two centuries TO the time when Queen
Mary was a prisoner there. Beyond and
above the old city lowered aloft "Salis-
bury Crags." and higher still loomed up
"Arthur's Seat" Looking down the street
to the left, is "Caliden Hill," with its tall
monument to Lord Nelsoa, and a smaller
but. more beautiful one to Dugald Stuart.
at the foot of the hill, OF rather on It's
slope, is Burns monument, and to the
right of this are seen the towers of Holy
rood Abbey, nee the home of Scotland's
kings and queens, still filed with memen-
toes of the past.
The next morning, with sSeetch coach
man who knew every nook and Granny Of
the CITY, and took great pleasure in point
ING ont objects of historical interest, we
rode through CanoRgate Street, past Col
Iepe WIND where Sir Walter Scott was
horn. mast the places where once stood the
Tolbooth where Enie Deans was confined,
through Grass Market where Porteus was
hung by the mob,u to the Castle, saw the
crown Jewels of Scotland, the crown,
sword, and sceptre, all valued at n mil
lion mounds sterling, the window from
which Queen Mary let down her infant
son, King James, in . basket, two hun
dred feet, to her friends beloY, when he
was only eight days Old. The Queens
Drive, is q road built by government,
around the Royal Park, and gradually as
cends- up the SIDE Of the hill, winds around
Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat. and
affords magnificent views Of the city, II
many fine public buildings, numerous
marks. and more numerous monuments
The drive passes BY st Leonards, once the
home of sDouce David Deans, y and 'Jen'
ME and Efie,' past the lands of Dumbe'
dikes. all so charmingiy described in the
HHeart of Mid Lothian, . and as it Gseepd'
higher, furnishes views of Craigmillen
Castle, (one of the royal residences, some
two miles from the ciIy), of the Pentland
Hills, of the village Of Preston, where was
fought the battle Of Preston Pan, Cullo-
denis field, of the Firth of FoFth-siretch
ing away toward the sea, of plains and
streams and distant mountains. In the
afternoon we visited Hollywood Palace
Therooms once occupied blythe unfortunate
Mary are Just as she left them. Her audi
enee chamber is hung with tapestry who's
faded colors show tie effect of time, but
still retains traces OF great beauty. Hei
bed chamber is unique, the ceiling i
divided inro paueiled compartments o.
diamond o. hexagonsl forms, adorned
with emblems of Scottish sovereigns, end
the tapestry on the walls IS illustrative o.
the neurological tale of Phaeton, who ac
1cordingt to the poeticsl belief of the Greeks,
lost his life in Fashly attempting to drive
the chariot of his father. Here stands
the bed of Queen Mary, the decayed hang
ines .of which are Of crimson danask,
with green fringes and t~assells. Here are
portraits Of Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth
and Henry sth. Adjoining this is hei
dressing room hung with faded tapestry,
said to have been the work of her own
fair hands. Her sgppipg room is a small
apartment, but made famous in Scottish
history as the scene Of the murder Of the
unfortunate Italian Riceio, by the feree
Ruthven and his fellow conspirators, whIle
Dsrl.ev, her husband, retained the Queen
by force. Through the o he wa;
dragged, the conspiEetors stabbing him ss
be vent, until he fell dead st the door Of
the audience chamber. In. the picture
gallery. $50 feet by "a, are hung 100 por-
traits OF kings of Scotland, the authentiei-
ty of the Likeness of which, are somewhat
doubtlul.l There are many other apart.
mepts. ali of which contain objects of his
toricai interest, to describe which would
weary both your readers and myself
The s5Cbapel Royal, , is itself fast erumb
ling into ruis, IS fhe sole remaining por
ton of the great church Ct the Monastery
OF Holvrood. But the remains are NOBLE
and beautiful still, and though mutilateC
by FIRE and invaders, and stripped Of il
statuary by ruthless mobs, still 1t IS an N
teresting relic, crowded with historical as.
sociations. and still exhibiting great Grchi
t~ectural magnifcehee. Here were married
James ID TO Mary Of Gueldres, James Sd
to Margaret Of Denmark. Here were de
posted the remains Of many Of Scotland
kings, and queenE, and mobiles, but tn
tombs of kings which Knglish invader
and even FIRE bad spared, the senseiess mol
at the outbreak OF the Revolution of 1865
desecrated, destroying tombs and monu
ment,, and scattering even the bones o
tho dead.
We babe adieu to Edinburgh with it
splendid public, and solid private bindings
lis beautiful works Of art and more beauti
full natural surrounding, and its wealth Q
Historical and romantic associations. witt
regret. p.A al