Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-07-27

tegrity and fair dealing, James and John,
the two brothers, remind one Of those Of
old, and also "Israelites indeed, In whom ia
no guile" though my good host s,outly re-
pudiates the Anglo.Israel theory, his wife
only advocating Il, my single ally on this
7 children, 4 sons and daughters, and all
married but the youngest son, who alone
lives with the parents. John and James
are in business in London our frat ac-
quaintances at IIighgs,e this happy
family; Alexander and wife Keep house in
Dalkeitb; Willie, the young missionary, Of
"Bennett's Close" resides at home with the
old folk. The daughters, one married to a
minister and two TO merchants and live in
Edinburgh, Glasgow aud Manchester, res
pectively. The homestead at DAlkeith is
the centre Of gathering and seldom with
out child visitant, and once and again
crowded with simultaneous arrivals. Love
rules this exceptionally beautiful family
circle. The sons-in-law and daughters-in-
Law are like the children born; all, an they
come and 10, fall into the unchanging
rules Of the well.ordered household, yet all
are as free as birds on the ing. E-kbank
House might be appropriately named
Liberty Hall" a. we'll. Ever since com.
ing to England we have been impressed
with the beautiful respect shown by chill.
dren to parents and the well.ordered house.
holds we have visited; and this house is ex.
ceptionally attractive, even in this land Of
Israel" Ii is wholesome atmosphere in
which to live. Ii touches and softens
ones own life at every turn to walk in IL.
trust that ia speaking Of these dear
friends out Of the fulness Of a loving heart,
| am not violating the courtesies Of life,
nor giving undue publicity to anything
that ought TO be left unwritten. The sim
pie fact is that want my friends in Amer
lea to know my friends in Britain; and
feel sure il the dear LORD continues TO use
us shall have occasion often TO mention
these kind friends, whose whole heIrts are
in the blessed work am engaged in. And
feel sure the Tods will stick TO US. A
Scotchman moves cautiously, but when he
moves he means it.
Saturday morning we saw the little chil-
dren of our Brother John, who had been
hours tucked away in their little beds when
we reached Eskbank House the night be-
fore; and also Miss Edith Piper, another
dear London friend, the youngest daughter
Of Mr.. VIM. Piper, Of Higbgate. She had
retired early TO make up for loss Of sleep
in their railway ride the night before.
Breakfast over, and knowing there was
much to he seen, we put ourselves into the
hands Of our kind friends and il was not
long before we we're Of TO visit Dalkeith
House, one Of the country seats Of the
Duke Of Buccleuch. The grounds around
il extend over many hundreds Of acres, be-
ing about miles square; with, it is said,
so miles Of carriage drives. first and last.
The estate il surrounded by heavy stone
wall, much Of il very ancient. The pre-
serves abound in game-chiefy pheasants
and hares, that are bred with great care,
but 20 tame that il is simply murder 10
shoot them; not sport. The variety Of for
est, glade, lawn aud river scenery flor the
Esk flows through the estate, first in two
branches, N. and s., and then in a single
stream formed by their conhuence) is in
describably beautiful. We saw only
small portion Immediately around the
mansion, which Of course is the handsom-
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is a great, heavy, square, stone structure Of
three stories and projecting wings, rather
more like great college building than any
thing else. But the inside is grand indeed.
The Dukes income is reported a. 81, 600
($5. 000) day, he being one Of the richest
noblemen in the British Isles. lie has
many estates here and in England and on
ly comes to Dalkeith few weeks in the
year. The Queen honoied him with Wis
it Of a week, while the Prince Consort liv-
ed, and we had the pleasure Of seeing the
very room she occupied and the bed Of
white satin throughout las TO the covering
OF mattress, pillows and bolster) ON which
royalty rested at night. The bedstead was
Of gOrgeousness TO match, with wonders
of gliding, carving and upholstery. The
pictures that hang over the whole house,
IN every room, are Oi tue IiCIcst anu COst-
Hest kind. Their value can hardly be
reckoned in c. 3. d. The walls Of nearly
all the rooms are old oak in PANELS. The
floors ditto, in small squares. The views
from the upper windows back and front
are exquisite. The grounds on both banks
of the Esk lie in position 10 bring out any
landscape effect that taste backed by mon
ey can desire. The family name Of this
line of proud peers is Scott. The present
Duke sits in Parliament, not in virtue OF
his Scotch Dukedom, for that alone would
not put him there; but in virtue Of an En-
glish barony that does sntitle him 10 a
seat. Scotch peers only sit representative
ly in the House Of LordP; that ia, they are
entitled 10 certain number OF seats there,
and that number ia filled by elections
among themselves. They are tories to a
man, because a majority Of the Scotch
peers are that, and therefore none others
are returned to Parliament. The liberal
Scotch peers in the Upper House, like the
Duke OF Argyle and others, are all there
in virtue Of English baronies, otherwise
they would not be there at all
One touching thing | will mention be-
fore leaving the Dukes grounds, TO which
we may not return in these letters. The
unfortunate Duke Of Monmouth, who at
tempted 10 get the throne Of bis father,
Charles ii, but failed and was behesded,
married a Countess Of Buccleuch. When
his head was taken of, his unhappy wild
ow ordered an avenue OF y Dung lime trees
to be Topped of, every tree six or eight
feet from the ground. To-day, one Of the |
moat beauliful avenuas IN the Orounda ia |