The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-10-29

az much aa VITA delighted with
all The places ! had Visited. must
COMICS lhN W. place On etrih
ever gave ine so muth pleasure as
Edinburgh ! arrived here carly
~ The morning without baggage.
consequently, WIS free to fonn nj
will, ! had long since learned
that The best way ~ do d place ~
TO 90 about Il systematically. but
feeling 40 irresistible impulse 10
see the Burns monument first, |
went directly to Il. | found here 4
fine collection Of interesting relies
Of the poet, and Highland Mary
and her father. ! fingered at this
place rejecting upon the life Of
Burns, who had nothing but the
light OF nature, and genius to guide
him, whose songs are admired
more than all others. From this
eminent point is obtained Il fine
yle% of Salisbury Crags, and the
lio'yrool Palace in the valley be
low. To the latter place a guide
conducted me, down an abrupt
precipice, and around crags which
required some effort to stand up
right. BY this route saved a
walk of n mile or more. After
entering the valley, a few minutes
walk took me TO the renowned
llolyrood. found, much to nv
regret, that il would not be opened
for an hour or more, so contented
myself with looking upon the cx-
terror of the Palace of Mary, the !
beautiful but frail and unfortunate
Queen Of Scots. was told that
her furniture remains as nearly as |
possible as she left it. Even the
damask bedspread remains on
her bed. The present generation
of Scots have but little love for
Mary, but they pity her as no
other people can pity. The street
leading from Holyrood to the
Castle is about a mile long, and is
called High street, suppose from
its elevated position-being on
ridge that runs through the centre
of the old town and is almost lao
feet above the valley. Walking
up this street | turned into res
taurant to get breakfast. 1t was a
place of modest pretensions, but
everything was scrupulously clean.
A Scotch maid came to serve me,
and she soon broughtme the incest
breakfast had seen in Europe. !
had often heard of the Scotch tea
and fresh herrings, but never re-
allied before what they were.
The breakfast cost me six pence
about twelve cents American
money. While eating breakfast a
regiment Of lIighlanders passed
with y band of pipers at its head.
The melodies played were beauti-
Iul but the dronc Of the pipes form
ing the common chord, was rather
monotonous. This regiment was
dressed in highland costume. The
kills reach to within four inches Of
the knee; the leggins do notreach
up to the knee by about four
inches, thus leaving bare the knees.
This is the finest uniformed and
equipped regiment | have ever seen.
1t is said TO be the Queens favor
ite. ] was told that these High
landers were once put upon a
forced march for three days with
out rations, TO reinforce a weak
point. When they arrived there.
the commanding General ordered
them in line the officer told him
Of the starved and fatigued con-
dition OF his. men. When the
Gcn'l. said, let them he placed at
once in front, and every band in
the army play
"Scots wha ha wi Wallace bled."
They charged the enemy at once |
and gained a great victory. They |
served in the Ashantee war, and /
many of their faces carry scars
that were made with cut lead, that |
was fired from the guns OF the
enemy.
AS YOU look abroad from the
heights, especially from High
street, nothing is more charming.
On the north YOU have the Gram
plan hills on the east Arihur's
seat. Salisbury crags and Gallon
lhill Braid and Pentland on the
south. and FAR away in the west is
Cors,orphine hill.
EDINBURGH CASTLE
I. is built on a rock 900 feet above
the plain. This fortress is sup
posed to have existed as far back
as the fifth century, and is assoeia-
ted with many stirring events IN
Scottish history. The Scottish
sovereigns formerly held their
courts here. The old Palace and
Parliament Hall, are still in agood
state Of preservation. The room
in which James VI and ! was born,
is not more than ten feet square.
1t is the upper room in the south
cast corner of the Castle. Some
old paintings still hang on its walls.
In Queen Mary's room Is port
-, ,-fi..,soif al tho ayc of nine