The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-29
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Sheffield, Leeds, ete,, the pic
turesQne Yorkshire country, tho pur'
pie, heatherelad hills of "lionnie 500
tia," and tho Wayerly district, with
glimpaea OF Melroae Abbey and Alb
Hut reaching tbs Yorkshire
county near the border new scenes
began 10 unfold themselves, aud the
cOyea aud Wales, interaeoled with stone
fences and dotted with stone farm
houses (all with barns and outhOuaea
attached), we're likethe Colorado Parks,
or IN they will be when they are titled
for thousands Of years, And such vast
numbers OF grazing mountain sheep,
black noses and legs and black horns,
you have never dreamed OF, or ut least
| never had,
have been some days In Edinburg
which Baedeker, tho distinguished
traveller prOnouneea zone Of the most
FOmantically beautiful cities la Eu'
rope" aud what Baedeker does not
know OF travel 10 not worth tho know
ing. II Ia certainly combination OF
picturesque nature and classic art, such
aa / had no expectation Of seeing,
My trip from London through tho
maIYelOusly yerdant and beautiful
Engllbh ahlrea, the picturesque York
shire country and tho rugged scenes Of
tho border prepared me for the charma
of tho Wayerly country through which
We passed,
When we crossed the EAk river ana
saw Netherby Hall on our right, l was
not overcome, though II was q surprise.
Perhaps II was Just where the railroad
crosses that the "Young Lochinyar,'
with his bride cllnglng 10 his Tartan,
oswam the Esk river Tor bridge there was none"
Tlneu have changed since those days,
and tho Euk river 10 crossed several
times before we leave the WayeTly
country OF romance and beauty.
But II must be confessed that to the
one who has read the romance OF young
Lochiuyar with the Hudson, or the
Mississippi IN mind, the hero dwlndles
perceptibly after seeing the pobbly
brooks, known on this side 90 rivers
The NlmlOhlllen Is formidable beside
the Esk In August,
In way / was prepared for Edln.
burg, knowing Of It's Cotton lllll, where
the Observatory stands; It's Arthur's
Seat, the ParnaSsuS of Northern geni
us; ito Holyrood Palace, where Mary,
Queen Of Scots and the darling Darn.
10y" aggravated John Knox and the
Reformers 10 frenzy, by their friyolity
and extrayaganoe; for Edinburg Castle,
the ancient abode OF the Scottish kings,
with an authentic history of n thous.
and years, | was prepared for the
sOidIty and variety OF itH dwellings
aud caatles; It's academies and uniyersi
ties; It's monuments aud mausoleums;
ia imposing, many'splred churches; It's
cultivated parks and gardens; its
wealth of history; It's gay Gallo cos.
tunes and variety OF street scenes, es.
pecially as seen IN old Edl0boro Town.
But / was not prepared for the mar.
velOus and harmonious blending OF
nature and art, which makes EdinDurg
unique among the cities Of the modern
world. God made the lofty hill on
which the Castle stands, di3 feet above
the sen, two miles away; and God made
the architects of the rugged hill, whose
beauty 10 In its symmetry and strength.
10 Ia simply n continuation upward of
the rock ribbed mount, the foundations
being cemented into and around the
rocks, which on three sides Of the Cas-
tle oppose an almost perpendicular and
impregnable front. Around the Castle
the city, old aud new, iB built, on q sue.
cession of ravines, or terraces,
The old Castle moat, which Hugh
Miller, the prince of geologists, tells us
was formerly an arm Of the sea, reach
ing up 200 feet and sweeping down the
two channels 20 the right and left. was
long since drained and In the bed are
luxurlant gardens and plats of velvety
turf, adding greatly to the beauty OF
the city.
The history OF Edinburg Castle isthe
history Of Scotland. When Edwin of
took possession about
on, he found the summit In possession
of the Plcts, who kept their wives and
there for protection, while
they were Off on their raids. The chap.
el on the topmost pinnacle, was erected
by Malcolm Conmore for his wife, the
pIous Queen Margaret, 800 years ago
There David / lived, the founder of the
now ruined Holyrood. Wallace, the
hero OF Scotland, reto0k the fortress
from william the Lion, after his vlcto.
ry at Stirling, and there the Bruce had an
easy conquest over the English, who had
again entrenched themselves after Wal.
lace's death. There Mary Queen Of
SCOTS took refuge when the popular
ontcry was 80 great against her mar.
riage with Darnlay, and there her son,
James vi, was born, destined to unite
England and Scotland. There the Gov
enanters took possession In 1893 and
there, a few years later, DundaB, "the
Governor and Traitor" surrendered TO
Cromwell and the Roundheads.
The castle is now peaceful enough, In
charge of the Scottish veterans OF the
Soldiers and Sailors Home, which ad-
lolns the castle, on It's Sally port side,
going down the long street toward Holy
rood palace. The standing guard are
Cameronlans, In picturesque Highland
costume, with kits and tartans---A
modification of the uniform introduced
by the Roman, legions. Handsome,
broad chested, iron limbed laddles they
are; with Titan red hair, or "bonnie
black locks, like the raven" II Is need
less TO say they know 1t.
INTELLECT KING.
Another pleasing surprise is the
sobriety and order marking the govern
ment OF Edinburg. Before coming here
both in America and England, / waf
told that though austere in their relig'
ion and Sabbatharians, the Scotch were
Invariably hard drinkers and that az