The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-20
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Sunday, after fOur-just gotten
home from long ride. Started out q
little ,etter eleven. Went to ltosslyu
Chapcl-an old church eight miles
out Of Edinburg, built 10 1444. After
church, walked down to the Old Gas.
tie. 1t was built in tho eleventh cell
tury. Most uf i. was burned down. |
send you some aowors from there and
u piece Of pine from large .seo over
500 years old. Leaving there VIC
drove all arouul o drive called "Iho
Queens Drive" Passed 1lolyrOOd
Castle; house aud church John Knox
lived in aud attended. Saw cvor SO
many very old ruins. Tomorrow We
arc guiug to ALbOtsford, and Tuesday
to LondOa. Nearly 10 o'clock aud
not dark yet, but | must retire, as !
~. up at seven.
JUNE 18th.
Got up at seven, took breakfast and
shopped ill ten. Hurried to tho truiu
and went to Mclrosc-an hours ride.
Passed several old castles. AT the de-
pot took bus up to the Hotel. While
the driver fixed US q wagoncttc We
went in to look at the old abbey, Which
is tho church Sir Walter Scott attended.
IT'S all iu ruins now. The windows
and arches arc perfectly grand. Wo
saw whcrc tho heart Of Robcrt Bruce
was buried; sat in tho stone that Sir
Walter Scott sat on, his fayorito scat;
saw tho grave Of "rho Wizard" Al
czaulcr II aud Black Douglas. Lei.
here very mncA against our wishes but
lad not much timo to spend. Took
wagone,.c and rodc on. to .Abbotsford,
Sir Waller Scott's home, about four
miles from Mclrosc Abbey. Cannot
SEQ much Of tho house from tho outside,
It's SO surrounded by shrubbcry.
Walked into room, registered, rang u
bell aud waited soplc timc before any
ono came. At last We started through.
Went up stono steps, first to bis studio,
bis clair aud table in tho contro;
books all around the room in wire cas-.
ing shelves up high as one can convc-
uien,ly reach then there arc steps in
Que eorucr Of the room and q walk all
around aud books above. A bust Of
him, taken after death, is in q small
room opening into the studio. Next
ro,m is bis library, right large roOb.
More books, pictures, and largo
round table covered with glass, con-
tainiug old relics-port folio belonging
to Napoleon, taken ou tho battlefield,
aud oil SO many other things can't
mention. Other rooms were tho din
ing room and armory. Shields, guns,
spears, thamb.scrcEs and all things
you can Imagine it contained. sawa
i.keucss of Limself and wife 10 bridal
dress, his lathc. aad mother and other
ancestors, We saw Tue las. suit ho
wore-n pair Of black aud white
checked pants, black coat, ligh. felt
beaver, &c. There arc also several
very handsome desks in the different
rooms. In ono there arc eight small
paintings in water colOrs. by Turner.
From Abtotsforl We went to Dry
burg Abbey, whorc Walter Scott is
buried. The old Abbey is, Of course,
covered with ivy. In going to tho
grave wc walked across q viro bridge.
How it shook After going all around
the old ruins, We got memento aud
hurried to tue depot justin time for tho
train. Get back to Eliuburg about
six. Leave in tho morning at ten for
London. Just think! Three weeks
ago tonight l was at home, It seems
like 80 many months, we've been over
80 much ground and water. j.