The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-03

Many ancient castles. having ben
adapted TO ,CIt the changes and - an
-Her the requirements ot improved
. states O! 30 iety. are TO - found IN gTs4t
cgInplr'enc-> and adm rahle Trv.rYa-
zion. Some. siaud NJ ntEc ~ e,Sacboly
conditions 81 decay. are m~old"rng IN
solitude. the green Tvs manic.ing the
+ ruasTus AMI weakness 90 tier ruin, ard
TIE owl alone breaking the spc ! If ;h-ir
stern silence. Others -czme the cuclsus
81 towns and cii.e-; what va. de- cue /
for a defense. b. amc = nab.ia;iou. ami
- ha5ita;ious S'Tr multiplied by those
who. protected v the strength oi the
caste. administered 10 the claims snd
re u~ircfnent, 0f necessity or interest,
the ton; ensemble became a walled town
or citadel. Of which tie original castle
constituted the key and fortress. OF
some Of these cities. the castles cont nue
10 lie. II the ~p-eseutday. the stronghold.
The imp0r:anc. o! such pia =. o..
strength and resourcc has been si-nallY
j.. s'raIcd ia ia struggles winch held n
g ual I~alanrc the d~e,tinics Ofthr Br ti>h
Empire. dUriny tlc civil embodiment,
that nave Jescl that mighty Kingdom
'FhsA at sf"t.a hsaaAfFH "a asH'
castle Of Edinburgh sill commands that
uagniticen; city. Ii rowns tie vast
PERCEPTIONS roe. that RE, ont 81 the
midst oi the Sco:tsh metropolis. ON the
confines Of TIE new and the I'D cty,
and IL Gle. atci ba~: OIs and batilcm"nis
that oycrhang the ellis ~ every side.
seem Ia be- fcariully suspended N mid
air. while IL turrr,-. Il min.shei hy their
exceed ~ altitude INTO mere outlines,
appear 10 touch the skies.
The dDu on or keep Of thi, fortress
wa lc"mci of strength >uilici"n. -
guarantee the security and preservation
Il the ancient rcCai.a OF : otlaut. Of
which it became the depository about
the time q! the IN Oh Of the oWu o.
England and ~.otland. in the person 81
james |. If the I aitet King ON. Is.
whom these prcc.ou, iusign 4 al royalty
were there Gcpos ted i not known; bat
there. concealed in an iCon-bouni oak
chest. throughout AL the con'c-tS and
yiris,itules that have marked that realm
since the c4innin- of lhe seventeenth
century. in"y lay in und.Sturbei obs ur-
itv. until discovered and restored to
light AMI admiration by tLc rcycrcnt
hands IF Sir Walter scott.
The broad an general features Of
human society are everywhere marked
~ strange rrScmhlances. The de
scendants o: Japhet .hib.,, under Va
r.ouS phases. the p]as,ional and moral
linramcn,s which Ec.pcak them o. kith
aud Kin To the descendants of Shcm.
Similar cir urn>tanccS elici, the tokens
OF svuTath cs al gcacric brotherhood.
This is illustrated " the opponents
0i the MARTA. and military spirit which
distinguished the contentious of the II
Valry or ambition that ut some tin e
engaged the iraScihle races OF Europe
and Asia. In the early states Of both
those quarters of the world the Sp rit Of
war actuatcd the policies Of despot SIN.
and the ruins and relics that remain 10
the present are, the wild and stern
magEiiCencc of the batilemcrtS that
crest the proud banks OF the Rhine.
and the S;upendouS ciiaIcls that guard
the Indictment tOrtrcSScs OF A!ghanIStan,
icSpcak I common race and I common
condition, however they may differ in
tLcir CHRONOLOGICAL histories.
But the conditions of people are
changing and progressive, and the tine
of castlc-huilding has long gone by.
The development and prevalence o. the
social clements have fused sections into
society. and consolidated clans into
community. The l~aw-dcryin@ towers
of petty potentateS al contentious bar
onicS have been converted To the pa
Ciiir uses OF harmonious and national
goyernmcnts.-GOLdtn DAYS.