Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-25

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so 10 speak. We first wen, TO the Ia
,hcdrai, part OF which is said to have
been bull, in the 9Th century. The
walls OF tids iar,s>. anil ancient bull.
ding are covered with old aud ,attered
battle flags. Some Of them are 80
old and shot SO badly ~ to require
a wire netting around them 10 Keep
them from falling TO pieces. There
are many brave officers and soldiers
hnricd within its walls. The many
stained glass windows in ihi. building
are perfectly beautiful. After leaving
this building, we went 10 the ceme.
terry lust east OF it. 1t ]. situated Oh
avery high hill, overlooking the cry,
where many q native Scot is buried.
After leaving here we made our way
to The West End park, whieh !. salf
10 be the tiGesi in Great Britain, and !
can assure you it i. magnificent, and
well suited by nature Tor a PARK. 10
one corner OF the grounds. = situated
the University building, which are
very large aud handsome. In another
part Of the park the muscum is siiua-
ted. One will find here q very pretty
collection, and after going through
tAi-. We went TO Georges Squire,
where VIC found Twelve or fifteen mon.
umcai- Of noted Scots. We tben went
through the business part Of the city
which We found TO contain several
hundred thousand inhabitants. besides
icing quite o commercial city. The
cnn.isui rain prevented W. from going
10 the ship building yards aud sail
Up ihe clyde
Not Jeiug able 10 sec anything rise
interesting, VIC dcsidcd Is come 10 Ed
inburzh, which has well been called
I Modern Athens" To say the least,
Ia +. the pretiiesi city that has ever
heeu my good fortune TO 500. On ap-
preaching :he city from Glasgow, the
frst thing that attracted ones eye. i
I lie fort and castle, which il situated
In tie centre Of the city, IA a rock 800
feet high almost perpendicular oil
| three sides, 80 there Is hui one way Of
sryroacling il. II il well fortified
with canpon, aud it would seem al.
most impossible to take il, but | lie.
| iicye history says il was taken several
/ times during the war between The In.
g.::h and Scotch.
a person will End many place. here
Of historical note. Tic bed chamber
of Queen MARY aud where James V |
wa. born. .Brucc's crown and sceptrc,
ana the sn ord Of 5Sthie- ~ 9fuks!e kent 1911
RSa1nai4batacc is very interesting, being
one Of the palaces OF Queen Mary,
Here one sees alary's bed aud bed.
room. drccsing aud supper room
where Rizzio was killed. Darnley's
bed and dressing room and one Of his
gloves wei! preserved with q wool hal,
worn BY James V iu a work box
owned by Mary. Also the altar where
MARY aud Darulcy were married.
The new part OF the palace, strangers
arc not allowed to enter, as it is kept
for the Queen aud her suite, on her
rare visits TO Edinburgh. Just beyond
ia the Queen park five miles in circuit,
in the centre of which is a large hill
900 feet high, on the top Of which j;
Arihuc's scat, q large rock, said to re-
semblc a lion conchant, aud | can as
sure you, TO walk to 1t 10 no joke, for
have tried it.. 10 passing down lligl
Street, which was once the most fash
ionable resident street of Edinbuig Oh
but now the worry poorest reside there
one passes By the house aud church o
John Knox, which are in perfect pres
ervation. You also pass by the, "Olt
White Horse Inn." famous for John
sons visit. In the west end of TIL
Queen park 10 situated JEANNE Dean
cottage, made famous by ScOtt's novel
"The Heart of Mid Lothian" In Par
lament building is a window o
stained glass, erected in honor 0
James V costing owe $4,000.
| could spend hours in describing
, the historical places in aud around Ed
inburgh, but have only time 10 tell yOI
OF our visit to Molrose and Abbotts
ford. The lovely home of Sir Waite
Scott is situated throc miles from Mel
! rose, on the bank of the river Frondt
: II is n beautiful three story house
> built of rongh stones. The first roor
you enter is a waiting room for visI
: tors, where you register and pay th
/ fee Of admission, which is % cts cacl
y In a few moments u guide appears I
/ ushur you intc the different room
the first of which was Scott's study
where we saw u chair given by Wal
: lace aud n few books then in the l.
! brary said 10 contain 10000, aud
large ebony writing desk, and l6 chair
presented by George Nv, a handsonl
a reading table; IN the bay window
: situated a large case containing man
u articles belonging 10 Scott. The neS
d room was the reception room, contain
ing principally, SCOTS portrait, wit
his two favOritc dogs. The next
the gun room, containing guns, phi
N tolls, swords ana knives. The next
d the armory, containing many suits I
% arms, and the last suit of clothes wor
by Scott.
-, On tho road between Abb0ttsfor
!, and Melrose, VIC passed by the min,
y ture of tho battle field OF Waterlo
where tho Duke of Wellington set OF
trees, representing tho position OH OF
side of the road of tho English arm
and the opposite. that of the Frenc
We made our way back to Metro
at Abbey. where arc buried the Dou
v lass's, David and his wife, Queen NJ
~ tIlda. aud Druce's heart. This IL
IL handsome old ruin and pays one w
&c to sec II.
u. Besides seeing all this. I nave DO,
G. working with DR.. Halliday Groom, Il
leading Gynaccologist Of Scotland, I
moro than two months In tho Roy
IL ln6rmry, a very handsome buildil
10 with over 700 beds, and In hia prlva
y, hospitals aud also In the Matcrni
hospitals.
cr We have had much kindness shov
!. us AMI will leave here next week wi
y rogrct. shall be IN the hospitals
/. !. Birmingham, Dublin. nhris aud Lo
don.
. hear tho political fields are full
I" candidates IN old Noxubec, many
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