The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-10-24

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On u small stone in the form OF
four horse shoes fastened together,
is the inscription, "Pray for tho soul
of brother Potor, tho treasurer. ="
Whether "brothcr Peter had dis-
covered tho modern process of
"hypothecating' tho funds OF tho
treasury aud was afterward smitton
with deathted rcpentance,wo do not
know,as this is all tho record he has
loft us.
The cemetery attached to tho Alb.
hey, which is now part of u sheep
pasture, contains many half buried,
half worn out monuments, aud
among them ono tomb stone Of AZ
late date as 1853. Ga ono Of those
ancient stones is this curious in
scription
The earth goes on the earth
Clustering like gold
The earth goes to earth
Sooner than IL would:
The earth builds On the earth
Castless and towers.
The earth says to the earth
All shall he ours.
Probably there is not ono trav.
olor in q thousand who IL able to
tako Sir Walter SCOTS advico to
visit Mclroso "hy the palo moonlight,
and indeed it is stated that ho never
malo such visit himself, but it can
bo readily seen that under tho favor
ing light Of q mid-sumner moon tho
ruins would have peculiar beauty.
and call forth all the romantic and
poetcal in a mans nature. Melroso
Abboy is ono of those places where
ono would like TO spend days instead
of few hours, and drink tho inspir-
alton which comos from its contem-
plation. Examine it as often as you
please or return TO il aftor an abb
senco OF years and you will always
find some new beauty in it.
IL do lore these ancient ruins
We never Tread upon them but wo set
Our foot upon some reverend history
Ana qhesuVh'os7' "o'o'" '"Vo0 VPo"
courts.
Which now lie naked to the injuries
or stormy weather, somc men lie inferred
Who loved the Church so we'll, aud gave
80 largely TO IT.
That they thought II should havy canopicd
their bones
Forever bu, all things have M end.
Churches and cities, that have diseases
like TO men.
Must have like death that we have"
II is customary for us to look up
on tho time from the 9Th to tho 18th
century as the "dark agos," aud wo
think Of tho people of that time as
but half civilized and engaged only
in war aud plunder, but when wo SEQ
the ruins OF tho grand cathedrals
and castles scattered all over
Europe, we can but respect the rudo
energy Of those ages, which spont
itself partly in building and deco
rating these wonderful monuments
Of their industry. The moro we 500
Of the world and what has boon
done by those who have lived before
rs, the less conceit We have for our
time and tho more respect for those
who have lived hundreds of years
before us.
From Melroso a drive OF threo or
four miles along n pleasant English
road bordered with hedges, brings
rs TO Abbotsford, the homo Of Sir
Walter Scott. Its castle~like towers
10 not como in sight until we are
close to il as the building is situated
On low ground. The structure is q
curious compound OF castle, and res
dence and was built, or at least
rebuilt to its owners wishes. There
,re four or five rooms to which the
public are admitted at twenty-five
,ents per person. Indeed it is as
,ad in Europe as at Niagara Falls
you cannot got sight OF any thing
worth seeing without first paying
,ome ono a fec. We were first
shows the library, room at least
fifty feet long, which contains books
IN all sides from floor to ceiling,
,ome 10000 volumes in all. Here
8 the largo leather covered arm
,hsir ia which Sir Walter sat aud
he plain table at which he wrote.
Joining this is Q littlo study, with
,ne small window, just large enough
% comfortably hold chair and
able. In this room the great novel
st did much Of his hardest work
Connected with the library 10 the re.
,eption room which contains many
portraits aud ouriosities presented
aim. Next to this 10 room used
. an armory which contains Ane
,ollsction Of weapons. Among the i