The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-30
A WHEELING LADY ABROAD.
Her Trip from america to India
via England-She Meets with
DR.. Jepson in Edinburg.
srrAPuR, INDIA, March 10, 1873.
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FRoM AMERiCA 10 INDIA.

| hrMa % never before. Our ntst Gay ln
GIwpow, Wednesday, October 3lst, we
( were content 10 spend in absolute rest
/ The day following, through the kindnesu
Of a Scotch friend, We drove through the
city, and visited places OF interest OF
course we went 10 the famous old Cathe.
dral which bears the name Of It's founder,
ST. Mungo. ST. Mungo died in the year
COL, hence the original editiee must have
been built before that date. 1t Ia said
that Ia the lapse Of time this building
utterly disappeared, bu. its place was
marked by u cross, aud 10 the reign oi
OF Alexander |. this site was chosen
for the Cathedral OF the Vest"
1t was commenced during the reign
Of David J., and consecrated July
9Th, 1876. A FIRE destroyed Il 10
1892, but il was Immediately rebuilt.
The architecture is Gothic. As we en-.
tered the great western door, the grand
interior burst upon our view. There was
the long vista formed by the nave and
choir, with the great window at its ex.
tremity pouring 10 foods Of soft many
tinted rays subdueing the otherwise stern
grandeur; the lofty vault above; the many
clustered columns and beautiful windows;
the archer the monuments. Involun.
tRrily we lowered our voices 10 q whisper.
We wandered into the gloomy crypt and
saw the pillars behind which Rob Roy
was represented as hiding. Then we left
this dreary spot, when darkness like an
evil bird broods over the dwelling places
Of the dead, and went to the Metropolis,
another silent city to be sure, but one
made bright with warm sunshine and
sprinsing flowers. This cemetery is on
a steep terraced bluff, back Of the Cathe.
dral. The most striking monument Ia
that erected to the memory Of the
Reformer, John Knox, and i, a very tall
Doric column, surmounted by colossal
full.length statue Of him with Bible in
hand. From the Metropolis we drove to
the City Industrial Museum, and from
there to the University. This latter was
founded by VIM. Turnbull, Bishop Of
Glasgow in 1850. The present structure
Is Of recent date, and Ia not yet completed.
| Il has already cost eS5S, 900, and Il will
require the sum OF el20 900 more to fin.
ish It. Last year there were 1900 stu.
dents and SO professors. We saw the
famous black stone examination chair,
in which every pupil that ever
entered up TO the year 1860 was
examined. It 10 Of ebony richly
carved, aud has black stone
seat from which Il derives its name
Crowning the summit Of the high
back Is an hour glass enclosed by laurel
leaves. Doubtless many poor fellow
h., longed 10 shorten his examination by
hasiening the slow sands above hin, and
when the ordeal was at last over, has felt
that the laurel leaves were but cruel
reminder Of his own failure. This chair
| Is now used but once 4 year at the Greek
and Latin examinations. An engagement
prevented our spending any more time
10 the Universitg, and we repaired TO oui
hotel. The next day we bade our kind
Glasgow friends adieu, and took tue train
for Sterling. Upon our arrival, We drove
to the Castle
.'Thoss towersi within who circuit dread,
A DJuglrs BY rs sJyenisn bled."
We looked down from its battlementi
upon the lovely panorama beneath. Their
| Is the vale OF Menteith with its serpen
tine "Links OF FORTH" the pleasure gar
dens Of the kings. conspicuous in which Il
the "round liable" the bold rock on Whose
high summitWallace watched the Stirling
Bridge In the plain below; in the distance
the battle field OF Bannock burn; snd moi
many miles away are the mountains O.
whose base FitE James did single bsitli
with Roderick Dhu as described in "Tht
Lady Of the Lake" The pelting rain
compelled US to turn away from q scene
made 90 attractive both by its natural
loveliness and its historical memories
We sought refuge in the very room wher,
James III with his own hand,
slew the Earl Of Douglass, aud
entered the anti.room into which
the corpse was dragged. There we saw
small window, which the guide told US va
, the one out Of which the body was throw
into a pit beneath, but which 10 now b.
the order Of Her Majesty q memoria
window Of stained glass. The rain con.
tinued, and we were reluctantly com
PEELED to desist our sightseeing in "Grey
Stirling, with her towers and town." Th,
evening found US awaiting the coming o
the Edinburgh train, in the little station
room. Finally it came booming up.
long one aud brimtul Of passengers. W,
rushed out On the platform, into the rail-
and confusion, on the hunt Of an empt,
Compartment" but none could be found
Up the platform and down we went, will
our necks stretched, and heads turned
gaping into every car, aut
humping sgainst every individual VIII
was unfortunate enough to come in oul
way. The train was about starting, ye
s,ill no "guar,ln conductors, no "com.
ariment," no any thing We even fran
tically, and loudly denounced the Britisl
railway system, when suddenly on,
exclaimed soh there's q guard at last !
and we all, Rev. gentlemen, ladies anl
children rushed out in desperation
"There are nine Of Us here, and We can
find compartment. The poor man onl!
uttered the single monosyllable aNine ?
and started off with Us at bis heels 4
) order another carriage. II came, wa
coupled on, and when the last man, VIC
!. man, and boy was stored away in IT. b
left Us with q look Of relief, and we con
graduated ourselves thatthe train was nc
permitted 10 leave without Us. AT i
P. N. We were in Edinburgh. The nex
} morning we went out sightseeing. j
j the gardens near our hotel We saw Ii
, Sir Walter Scott monument, Gothi
/. tower 200 feet high, covering with II
. arch colossal statue Of Sir Walter. Th
!. weather was beautiful, and We conclude
!. TO walk 70 the castle. This Ia built on
. huge rock, accessible only on one sid'
D Burns said Of Il:
"There, watehinv high thA last alarms,
J, Thy rough, Iuae fortress gleims Aiasi
a Like some bold veteran, gray In arms,
And marked with many seAmy scar;
Thy pond'rous wall aud massey bar,
Ghm-Eldug o'es the rugged rOcE,
q have olt With. ID lssGilins var.