Telegram-herald., 1890-09-28

monastery or abbey was founded b.
the scottish King David |. tor Clstertla'
monks al the then hamlet OF Forde
now Meliose, the precise site OF u
Melrose Abbey OF TODAY. lt was conse
Grated In l46, and about two centullC
later, IN 1922. WAS nearly destroyed bN
Edward n. !. OF England. during one OF
MS last tOrayS north Of the Border
The restoration, or rather recon
structiOu, of the Melrose A Abbey founded
IN 1886 gave Scotland TINS surprising
ruin O. today. Its original completion
was the most ardent desire Of Scotland's
greatest herO-patrot, King Robert
Bruce. who, lI 1926. granted to lts Alb
bot "aii the feu9ai casualties and crown
Issues of Teviotdale,' and on the death
OF Bruce at Cardros. IN 1929, his heart,
which was emhalmed to bo carried by
81 James Douglas to Palestine, was res
cued from the MOors, who slaughtered
the chiyalrous Douglas, and brought To
and sepultured in, the noble abbey
which Bruce SO loved. 1t IS authent
Gated that while the structure itself,
covering the outlines of area existing
and traceao!e at the present time, was
completed in ten years afteritss spOllatlon
by Edward H., the Clsert;aa monss,
whose skill IN that age in architecture
and statuary Will remain the wonder OF
all time, and who regarded lavish orna-
ments ton Of eccleslastic edifices as one
OF the highest expressions OF religious
feeling, were zealOusly employed over
200 years upon It's decoration. OF all
the religious ediiices created during the
period of the Middle-POinted style.
which prevailed from the thirteenth
century TO about the middle Of the hi
tenth. or 20 the time of the RCfOTma-
ton IN Scotland, MClrose Abbey was ~
comparabIv the most magnificent and
stately, exquisteiy chaste and marvel
ousiv beautiful.
SURPRISING in its day and time OF mas
sive feudsl piles and vast religious
structures. IT still holds the same regal
prominence among al the countless
impressive ruins throughout Great
Britain. The immediate surroundings
Of the ABBEY are distressing to tn
stranger. On one side e = grazing
ground for sheep, On another drear.
! foriorn. modern graveyard. with thln
end mesger hesdsfOnes. e crowded
agsiDst il. Ou another. thatched novels
and cabins huddlc beneath is graceful
buttrosses. And OF another. that Ger.
berushorror. guarding oil that - sweet.
sacred and beautiful. IN Scotland.
combined inn and tOil-gste. avs In Wal
at the O1ly entrance. Scarcely a tree.
shrub or plant = there % kindly Hte
the squaioT ana svariCe. or soften tue
hurt.ui rsvsges of time. Ifyou lovs TO
contemplate the glorious in pure art.
heirose = a uever-sndiug fesst IT, in
vour liking. even marvellous runs must
ie SET in the tender framework wrought
by natures =, 1verBs and rensblliTat-
in9 hsnls. You VII Re bitterly dis
sproiuted. TIE church Itself sin the
form Of tee cross Of 50. John of Ieru-
salem its length from east % vest -
25S feet. the cross sis.e. i37 feet. while
TIE breadth u TIE rave = - feet BE-
tween tie Nsis From the crntsr IF
the Islu cross Tses s1usre tower a
feet q IN. Of when the vest sde 0niv
remains. Tbs tower rests on lofty
pointed srca. tas summit Of uhich
term rates 2 stone - ustrade wIth
qustrefoa raas, under when a bas-
re- el Tree cf rCses. The ucTta trsn.
sect roodess. The eastern part of
t1s nave = stil covered a0d Wss rssd
during tae first quarter Of thss century
IS rsrsa chercn. bit tre nesfrr7
psr& = rooftless ard the Qreat Vsst en-
trance IS gore in the soash ws1 ars
sizfit wsriows. lf feet hY una nre-
serves sud of Woadrons beauty. Ihe
roof steve ne essteFn psrt q TIE