The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-25

are buried in the vaults beneath, according
to his request. Within the grounds, on q
high bluff are the ruins of Castle of Cad
zow, the Original, ,seat,of the Hamiltons. =
1t was presented to chief of the Hamiltons
soon after the battle of Bannockburn. A.
D., 1914, having beehsa Royal residence
for two centuries previous to that time. Il
The park surroundings the -pAlace. is su-
perb, as can be imagined, and in it are
some of the old Scotch breed of wild cat
tie, which are milk white; except the
hOTns and hoofs which are black. Altho'
not much of an agrarian, I shouldllike tel
see about fourteen hundred acres taken
from the prohigate young Duke and as
many good lhomesteads given to the sturdy
deserving poor of that country, and bread. !.
stutfs and clothing made more eheapiand
abundant thereby. This hereditary right
to rule seems to me like a monstrous -ab.
surdity, and should think common sense
English and Scotch people would soon
have done with it. Here an abandoned
profigate, with no qualifications or train.
ing, by the simple accident of birth, takes
his place beside a Bright and Gladstone
in the councils Of the 6overnment-no to
aid them in legislation, because for that he
is unht-but by his vote to destroy theirs,
when some great measure comes up, that
curtails his ancient privileges or benefits,
the classes below him. I do not expect
to see the British constitution changed or
the British peerage ,QYerthroWn in conse-
quence of my observations, yet it relieves
me to express them. -lt l-'' ~ ~
We left Glasgow and came to Stirling,
visiting on our way. Loch KatEiue, Loeb
LomOpd, Ben Yorlich, Ben Ledi Beu Xenf
| nue. and Lonord-places cOnsecrated for
ever by the poetry and fiction Of Sir Wal:
ter Scott. To the readers and admirers of
this delightful author (fer all admire who
read him. can imagine nothing more
charming than to visit these scenes which
his inspired pen has described, Having
read and re-read ''The Lady of the Lake,
in years gone by, refreshed my memory
with recent perusal, and SO enjoyed in
ten fold greater degree the beauties that
here surrounded me. 'Sl '21- -
We took boats at Balloch (the southern
extremity of LOch EOmOnd. came np the
lake to Inversnaid, by coach to Loch Kat
the Froshacks to Calender, and thence by
train TO Stirling. sAsiwe came along We
saw, the place where RhOdericks Dhu and
Fitz James engaged in combat. lady of
the Lake, -canto Filthy Yesterday we
spent half a day at the castle of Stirling,
so renowned in history. During all the
wars between England and, Scotland, for
i've hundred years; this was an important
fortressAheld at one time by one party
at another by Lanother--now the residence
of some Scottish king and assembled
round, him the wealth, and fashion of bis
realm-now possessed by some rude. and
/ powerful chief In revolt, when. deeds II
violence and Fapine, were done-again the
refuge and hiding place of that king de-
| throned-the scenssqof that chiefs murder
i or betrayal-all the Yicissitudes of that
/ warfare and treachery which makes up the
history of England and Scotland between
| the Eleventh and the SIXTEENTH centuiy.-
| From the walls of the, castle, now in state
ly ruins, we looked into the, park below
i where Douglas won the prize and rpooI
Lupa was struck dead. We stood -upoE
the 'fLadies' Rock, - where, modem times
the Royal dancers were wont to sit SnG
watch the tournaments IN the castle parl
below. We. saw Roderick's dungeon (can
tos 8, 12, Lady of the Lake and stood il
the chamber where James the Second as
sassinated William, Earl Of Douglas; look
ed from the window out of which his bedJ
was thrown-saw the Franciscan steepll
where James the Sixth and his son Henri
were baptized, and the Chapel RoyalWhsr
Mary was crowned Queen of Scots.1eW
have also seen Highland regiment on ps
rade, and heard the Scotch bagpIpe. -
We go TO Edinburgh this afternoo
,, where we, spend several days We accom-
plish far more at sight seeing in, this hig
latitude than, we e0uld-belOwss Shut up
a room, at some distance from 9 window
one can read easily and distinctly as late {
10 and IL O'Clock atnight. In consequence
1--we are up early in the morning and late
atnight and I Hlay add, without feariC
contradiction, Il are more weary when "
retire to rest. than when in shorter day
and lower latitude. ii ii1s-fiE1 ii-F E5dt
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