Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-07-14

once almost royal castle. BUT, stretching
across the Tweed, the Old Bridge, built
nearly 800 years ago, stin remains, a monu-
ment to the spirit Of those troublous times,
and is simply chain Of tremendous battle
mented forts on piers. Musing upon its
mossy old spans. wandering about the lofty
bell tower where the alarms were rung In
time Of olden war or foray. looking from
Halidon bill, where the eye sweeps from a
I FAR sea horizon 70 the very peaks Of the
mist swathed CheSiots, or listening 70 the
soft notes Of the curfew bell at evenLide. Q
vondrous and stirring past is blended with
the brightness OF today in this oOe old
border town
What a host OF mighty Incp and women
have played some act Of their historic lives
in Berwick The early Morse kinsA. the
Saxon Thames and Eldormen, the Norman
Conqueror, Rufus, the Edwards, Henry
vi and Margaret of Anjou. followed by
! Warwick. Surrey, Somerset, Norfolk, Rus
sell. Dacres, Bolingbroke and Northum-
berland, with Queen Mary, England's first
James, Charles / and ii. relentless Crom-
well, grim John Knox and the dauntless
Scottish kings, David. Gregory, Donald,
Alexander aud the iron hearted Bruce; all
and countless more are wrought into the
brilliant perspective Of its history, AID
spring into wraithful being with every
football upon its grim old streets
Taking ones way along the scottish
border 20 the southwest. every hill, haugh,
brae, burn or acre Of ground has its glori-
ous OF bloody memory. Some portion Of
the Cheviots, LammermoorS. EildorS or
Kylo hills are ever in sight Wherever
one turns it seems that there must be
heard though the screech Of she pibFoch.
March rnnrchl Ettrick and TevioadAle.
Why. my LAda. dinna ys naSSh forward In
order,
1 march, march Eskdalc and I.iddcsdAls.
All the blue bonnsts are Over The hnresrf
Here at Coldstream you can look over
upon Flodden Field where James "
brought his army and himself 70 slaughter.
They passed its ford, as have scores Of
Scottish and English armies before and
since It was Monks headquarters befOre
he marchec 70 London 10 restore Charles
| ii, and it WAS In this lovely old town upon
the Tweed IN which be raised the regiment,
existing 70 this day, and known the world
over as the famous Coldstream Guards. A
wonderful old priory for Cistercian nuns
once existed here. but all that is left Is tons
Of human bones, for the Scottish heroes OF
Flodden were borne back here for burial.
The dreamful old place once enjoyed nearly
/
lerity with which scotch marriages" wero
performed by the priests" Of Hymen, all
the runaway couples of northeastern Eng
land securing safety and consummation
here, the ford Of the Tweed once Icing
crossed.
! A little tsrther on Is aneient kelso.
| where the Teviot stream forms IA -conrn-
ence with the Tweed. What tourist ever
came heres Yet il is one Of the quaintest
and most beautiful places in Britain.
Built around huge market sqCare, its
line old structures, shady wynds AID closes,
give you an al0ost exact reproduction OF
the oldest burghs Of Holland. Its abbey
ruins. Of which few outsidecf .ts own shire
know, or ever looked upon. aru among the
dnest to be found in Europe. The abbey
was built early In the Twelfth century,
and received its confirmation from Pope
Innocent H. A few miles to the south is
Yetholm, cradled in the Cheviots and head
quarters Of the Scottish gipsies.
Ii was In kelso that the 10y Walter
Scott. afterward Sir Walter, passed his
first school years at public school, which
had been fitted mp within the old abbey
walls, and formed the acquaintance of the
brothers Ballentyne. the printers Of the
Keiso Mail, who aftervard became the
II great novelist's publishers IL is but three
miles, for have tramped II. from Kelso TO
the former home Of ThomsOn. author Of
'srhe Seasons.n And over. then on thai
4 emerald haugh opposite the city, where the
Teviot and Tweed unite. once stood the
! royal castle of Roxhurgh. perhaps the drst
Of Scotlnnd's E1upsndouz borller castles,
| now the site Of famous annual border
fair.
A little farther TO the westward are the
sylvan Jed" of Thomson and its lovely
vale. aud the odd shire town Of Roxbnrgh-
shire, wnsptnh, unogmprunzisinE bun baAn-
tiful gedburgh. No tonFisrs ever cnms a
Il. but here Is known antiquity Of oveE
loo years, and an abbey nearly 500 yeAxn
old, wonderfully interesting IN the mixed
character Of ifs hrchas and ideerinclsi AZ
cade; khs ssehooIboy homeof Fhsniasn. And
the place In who's nnciEn1 nastis. oalahraosd
IN song and story, the spsotral mask ap-
I peared e the marriage festivities of Ajax
ander LII
In thehard old burgh. the scene of count
less grim and CORY clashings In border war
, fare, in ancient times scores Of male gip.
} sies were hanged. and dozens Of femAls
dpsies were drowned In Teviot's singing
} waters. Indeed here originated the term
Scotch justice" OF "Jethart justice. " inn
; plying the practice Of first hanging and
subsequently judging a culprit And
} roundabout, every hill, stream and noun
p tain glen is given weird fascination by 70
} mains OF Roman camps and fortress,
with uncounted relies In tumuli and crom.
Z lechs Of the Gaelic age beyond
/ And thus. all the way through this Dor
3 derland Of cloud kissed hills and misty val
/ leys TO the Irish sea. q book thrilling with
! legend. romance and sad and glorious his.
tory could be made upon every city, town
) or slumberous clachan and hamlet Herr
{ at Langholm. az the meeting Of the water'
r Of the Ewes and Esk In lovely kskdale
with ancient Wanchope castle hanging
. from the brow Of the precipioe above. Is :
) perfect mine Of weird memories for TO
D mancer or poet. with a myriad scenic gems
D for the artist Besides. who has not heard
! Of the Langholm witches. and the
> hIanks" TO subdue themf This was q
! simple instrument formed 50 a. 70 flt nrm'
3 ~ on the head, and 70 prolect into the
: mouth a sharp spike for suhlugating the
tongue. Il was much preferred 20 the
+ ducking stool. which not only endan'
{ gered the health Of the patient, but also