The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-17
A hush and then a groan,
And silence fell upon the thTOng;
Tina EHnrk Of daafh Ylaa dnna

The work Of death was done"
have forgotten much of this beauti-
| full poem. Indeed, never should have
thought Of it again, probably, if [ had
not come to Scotland, and seen the very
spot where "the work of death was
DONE" But get Aytoun's Lays on the
Scottish Cavaliers" and read it.
On the way up to Edinburgh Castle,
too, we looked in at the ancient Scottish
Parliament House, now used as Court
house for the Superior Courts of Scot
land. The lawyers must wear white
puffed wigs, and long, black gowns.
| One of them very cOurteOusly conducted
US to place, where we could peep for
moment in upon an important lawsuit.
81 wish to ask you very impertinent
question" said to the advocate. "Will
yOu, kindly tell me what your wig is
made Off"
He looked a little astOnished, then he
smiled-he was good looking man
and said:
Really, never inquired; am afraid
if we lawyers should begin to ask what
our wigs were made of, next thing
we should be asking what is the good of
wearing them at all, and that would
never do. We must not begin to ask
questions, if we would remain cOnserv-
ative."
to your complexion anyhow"
"The canny Scotch lawyer smiled very
slyly:
candidly.
"But should think they would make
you bald headed early" continued your
correspondent.
"They do have that tendency" he re-
piled.
Then the world drifted on; he caught
in one current, we in another.
At HOlyrOOd you will be shown piece
of ancient rubbish covered by horribly
dingy old rag. The Scotch guide-book
calls it every handsome bed" At Ed
inburgh Castle you will be shown the
closet in which this Every handsome
bed" stood. The royal and royalty lovely
head of Mary of Scotland tossed uneasi-
ly about upon the shabby old pillow.
You, go up and up, till you seem to
come to the clouds before you get to the
rock on which Edinburgh Castle stauds.
You think you have got above all crea-
ton when you have climbed up there,
and yet the head of this tremendous
great cliff is below the city of Cincin-
natl nearly hundred feet. Even Ar
thurs Seat, the highest peak hereabOuts,
is not as far above sea level as our Eden
Park Is.
The ancient crown and jewels of Scot
land are on exhibition at the Castle.
They were lost for years and years. An
old man had hidden them away in a
huge chest in one of the caYernOus
vaults of the Castle, swearing that no
English head should ever wear the
crown of Scotland. Sir Walter Scott,
the greatest curiosity-hunter of his
time, found them. The Castle is now
used as barracks for soldiers, the For
ty-second Highlanders. 1t is a famous
regiment, being the old "Black Watch"
which has existed as an organization
four hundred years, it is said. The For
ty-second fought at Tieonderoga-on the
other side. @
There was hurrying to and fro about
the barracks when we were there. The
regiment was expecting to receive
marching orders for Egypt at any mo-
ment. We saw posted in various parts
of the city advertisements for active
young men to join the "Black Watch"
stantly among these killed Highlanders.
The uniform Is most picturesque one,
with the killed skirt, cap and bare knees.
The pantalOOns are not picturesque.
Mingled among the brOnzed veterans
on the drill ground were pink-cheeked
Scotch lads, with the down on their lips,
and untanned knees, boys who had just
been recruited. 1t reminded US strange
ly of war times in our own land, and
somehow the heart went out to these
men who expected marching orders,
more than to all the ruined castles and
crown jewels in Scotland.
We drove around the Gray Friar's
Church, where the bones of eighteen
thousand Presbyterian gentlemen who
were put to death by the cavaliers are
said to be buried in one corher OF the
yard. 1t is a tough story, but the mon
ument says so. Tablets to the memory
Of this and that great Sc0tchman are
set in the walls Of the ancient houses
around the church-yard. The rear of
the houses opens into the graveyard.
From their windows here and there a
beggar's wash was hung out to dry,