The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-02
SMITH WON THE RUBBER.
Continued from Ninth Page.


picture, he would then shorten the radius
few feet and oscillate to the opposite side,
continuing this pendulum-like motion till he
reached the picture again. lie would then
come and sit down by my side aud discuss the
painting.
GA masterpiece, that" he would say; Zone
OF Reynolds earliest works. Expression
wonderful, divine; due, according to the best
critics, to an exaggerated width between the
eyes. Notice the mobile features and we'll
proportioned arms" l claimed her arms were
too skinny, her nose too short and that the
exaggerated width" between the eyes made
her look like wild-eyed lunatic. He said my
ideas Of art were crude, and that ] was
totally devoid Of taste. "Now look at
that Rubens over there" he would say. Ibid
you ever behold anything so divinely proper
toned, SO unutterably beautiful? She is a
dream transferred to canvas" and when j
diagnosed the case as mumps and exopthalmic
goitre, with complication OF elephantiasis,
he retorted: ''If you are going to talk shop
you would better remain outside" / saw it
was useless to try to hurry Smith, SO lounged
around patiently till the gallery closed, at
which time think we--or rather Smith-had
examined about six pictures. The next morn
ing we revisited the gallery, and after wasting
nearly all of the day there, we finally left It.
We did the London galleries little more
rapidly, gradually diminishing the time with
each successive gallery till by the end Of the
summer we never considered gallery in any
other light than as race track. Some of the
races we have had through them have been
very close and exciting. When we entered
we would look ''go'' at each other, get an
even start ana then the fun would begin. We
would rush wildly along the corridors, knock
ing down children and humping against stout
ladies', ascend stairs four and five steps at a
time, dodge among statuary and around cabi-
net cases, pell nell, helter skelter, neck and
neck to the finish. When we came to the
Louvre, our last gallery, we were tie, each
having won twenty-five races and this was to
be the "rubber" We got an even start and for
three-fourtbs Of the distance we did not vary
an inch But lost. AS we were nearing the
finish modern French picture caught my
eye and almost took away my BREATH and L
was fully six inches behind.
With few notes from my diary, will close:
''Princess street is Edinburg's most beautiful
thoroughfare.. Extending along the bank Of
the ravine which separates the city into two
parts-the old town and the new town-it is
lined on the one side by beautiful business
houses, while on the other 1t commands a
lovely view of the pretty gardens below. The
ravine is probably quarter of a mile in width
and is laid out in delightful walks and drives
that lead one through clumps Of shrubbery,
by crystal fountains and among multi-colored
beds of flowers arranged in designs most pic
turesque. On this bank between the street
and the ravine gardens, stands the famous
Scott Monument, probably one of the most
beautiful of its kind in the world. The
canopy, which terminates in a richly. carved
and highly. .ornamented spire, is supported by
winding stairway leads to balcony above,
from which point second series of steps
leads to a still higher platform The effect
Of this ornate memorial is very imposing and
is a fitting tribute to the memory Of the great
Scotch bard. A vast number of statuettes
representing characters in the celebrated
authors works fill the inches and angles and
surmount the spires and pinnacles. believe
it is said all of Scott's characters have repre-
sentarions on this monument.
son the other side of the ravine is the
frowning and impenetrabe old castle. Built
upon solid single rock that rises with per-
pendicular sides abruptly from the valley be-
low, it seems to defy the ravages of time and
the destruction of man. Like most of these
old castles it is now barracks and at present
John Bulls body-guards hold the fort. The
old fortress witnessed some stirring events
during the long and bloody struggle for Scot
lands Independence, and many souvenirs of
these times are on exhibition in the little mu-
scum. Royal Mary here gave birth to royal
James, and the little bedroom in which the
event occurred is never omitted by the local
guide. He will also take you to window
through which the royal James when he was
! in jeopardy of life and limb was lowered in
basket to a safe place below. The ceiling
OF this room is decorated with the Scottish
royal arms. While on this side of the ravine
we visited st. Giles Church, The Heart of
Midlothian the grave of Knox, and Iron
Church. The latter is socalled, as our guide
book explained, because public 'tron,' or
| weighing machine, stood in front of 1t, where
| citizens might test the accuracy of the weight
| OF articles purchased from the merchants. If
! the weight was found short the merchant
would be suspended by the tongue, ears, or
toes, scared with hot irons, given a public
lashing, or in some other equally impressive
manner be reminded of his little oversight. It
behooved the merchants of that day In 'Edin-
boro' town. to stand In with the 'tron.'
! Holyrood Palace is one of the sights of Edln-
burgh, and should be seen; not that 1t differs
from other palaces, but because the guide
I book says 1t should be seen. We never ques-
| tion our guide book, but follow its every direc-
ton. We have started through public build
ings and after nearly having finished them
found our guide book recommended entering
at another door and going through in another
direction, and did we dare oppose our book ?
No; it's our bible. We simply retraced our
steps and went over that ground again accord
ing to the suggestions In our guide book.
sin Holyrood Palace there is a gallery of
Scottish kings painted by Dutch artist from
imagination. In this palace also are shown
some dark spots on the floor which some of
the guides have the audacity to say are the
stains of Rizzio's blood. Some of these guides
have a wonderful Imagination. Visited the
Knox House; went to Cotton Hill; saw the
Burns monument; went to exposition at
night. Intend to leave for London to-mor-
row. Total expense for the day lis. 13d.
ALyA SIGEL RoUsn.
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