The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21
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s,slHo1xRooD. "A. .tey Hays ago, the tels.
graph alnounoed Mat the members of
the Scottish paef3ge had assembled at
Holyrooa, for thA purpose Of chooaing
II. the Bfftish H0HRe Of Lords. Itisao
palace bns any oonhsotion with political
history may not ha altogether uninte,l
te1 'Aeoeidins dt to thsl ,thse lsaend4of d y which the Il
reader ia at liberty to believe as much or
aS little as he pleases-}E King David T, of
Scotland, was one .iday. earlyIip the
twslfth 'cehtusy, hunting with 5his court
through the wide forget which them ex.
tented to the very gates OF old Edin-
bprgh. "A deer sprang from q thicket,
ond the kings in the esgerness of the
chase, ontrode all hA followers, and
drove the animal with thorn and hound
to the foot of what iSi known as Sails
bury Crags. There .it1turned at bay,
rushed at the monartk, overthrew his
horse, and was on the pPint Of finishing
the rider, when suddenly a cross slid
from betweenits antlery into the royal
hand, at sight Of whiGh tho infuriated
deer incontinently He'd. Whether the
cross remained in Detid's clutch, or
vanished into thin aSF. the veracious
chronicle does not statsS but we are in
formed that the king bon after had o
dream advising him to build monastery
in honor Of the Holy Rlod, on or near
the spot whore he had such narrow
and miraculous escape from violent
death. At any ratio. King David did, in
the year 1928, build an abbey Of canons
regular OF the order ofaSt. Augustine,
which he solemnly dedicated to the Holy
Rood or Gross. This abbey was burned
by the English in 1885, in 1914, and
again in 1547; and before it could be
entirely rebuilt after the two last conf1a-
grations, the Reformation diverted it
from its original use, and the remains of
the choir and transepts were employed
to repair the nave. Thiaportion Of the
edifice was used as parA church from
1860 to 1879, wheu It btoame chapel
royal. When, in 1857, JAnes VII built
another parish church for ihe Oanongate
district of the city, he at apart the
nave of the abbey for Catholic service,
and fitted it up with STILLS for the
knights of the Thistle. During the
revolution Of 1858, the mob plundered
and burnt it, and it remained in q ruin
ons condition until 1858, when it under
went considerable repairs. The new
roof put on at this time proved too
heavy for the walls, and in 1853 it fell,
crushing the pillars OF the Month side.
and seriously injuringi other pobtions of
the building. Since then, restarations
have been made, and the Venerable
structure is now in a posture TO ddfy the
assaults OF time for reasonable period
at least.
Soon after its erection, the Abb ey of
Holyrood became the occasional resort
OF Scottish monarcha John Balliol
held q parliament there in 1895; JaIm mes
II was born, crowned, married and bu-
ried in it; and James " commenced. the
foundations Of the palace portion of the
building about 1903. The unfortunate
Mary, Queen of Scds, took mp her
abode there in 1866. and it was tho
scene OF many of the most eventfuI epit
SOC q in her strang{ life. Her SON,
James vi. resided there previous to his,
elevation to the EngliA throne; and in
1850. after the battle pf Dunbar, it was
occupied by Cromwel's. soldiers, who,
when they departed, burned the greater
part OF it. During tlA reign of Charles
uit'was again restored, and since then
mas sheitereu many IlustrlOus person
ages who figure extensively in English
and Scottish annals. Until quito re-
Gently, Queen Victoria was accustomed.
TO spend several weeks each year in this
historic spot; but sht now prefers the
more modern accom- nodatious of Bal
moral. 2 o.
Holyrood is visited by thousands of
tourists annually, all of whom are ex-
pocted to believe that certain dark
stain upon the floor WIS caused by Riz-
zio's blood, and that many articles OF
furniture there exhibited opco belonged
to unhappy Mary. Nor is it hardly
worth while to disturb 80 amiable q fic.
tion. 81. o, u
How WOMEN WELCOME Tax Coz.
LEoron IN MIcHIaAt.-At Lexington,
Michigan, week q two since, Mr..
Wideman. the township treasurer. visited