The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-02

We bid adieu to the solitary state OF hbbots.
ford and ride back to the Melrose, stopping al
the famous abbey Of that name. which is now
converted into an object Of comm ercial specu.
lation. 1t lies In the village. and we enter
the grounds through locked gate In a high
fence. 1t is clean cut, beautiful specimen Of
a gothic ruin. which looks as 10 It existed to
| show how an attractive and orderly ruin could
30 manufactured. The grass grows In the
most approved style Of English shaven lawns.
and nothing can be more dainty than the man.
| ner In which everything Ia kept. Some longer
| wilder. and more withered grass and even
weeds. would he more In keeping with the
place. But 1t is Mcroso Abbey kept In order
| for dainty people, and It is not worth while to
be hypercrticnl
| We trod tho grounds rs we had done those
OF Abbotsfor6. remembering with amazemcnt
how the marvellous power OF Scott had peo-
| pied this whole region with the children OF his
imaa ination.
He brings a fat annual harvest OF tourists to
Ill the rockets of railway owners. hotel keep
| ers. hack drivers, and portcrs and endows
with perennial prosperity whole districts OF
| country. IL anybody can be called q public
benefactor In Scotland. 1t is certainly Scott
Eiinbu,gi.
| After viewing the ruins in Scotch mist and
drizzle. we hurried into the cars and went on
| to Edinburgh. the road thither running
through charming country all the way. We
meet with very few Of the barren gravel hills
which abound a little further south and form
the moors. The cultivation ia even more neat
than in England. The grain stacks are circu-
lar. and sometimes twenty OF them lie together
In yard, we'll thrapped over the matching
These small stacks are necessity OF the
climate. as fine weather in autumn and winter
cannot be depended on. The days are short
no more than seven hours between sunrise and
sunset in midwinter in Edinburgh. and sh ort or
still as you 60 north. The sun rises here in
January at a quarter before 8 and sets at q
quarter before 4.
1t is n striking popularity OF Edinburgh that
Its buildings are constructed Of n stone Of
gray color. which does not blacken by time
and smoke. a great relief In these high and
gloomy atitudes. deep ravine splits Edin-
burgh in two lengthwise. which is crossed by
several bridges 1t Is broad at the bottom.
and affords commodious outlet for the rail-
road trains Princess street, the chief street
OF the city. runs along the top OF the ravine on
one side. and throughout it's broad and airy
way fronts the opposite hillside. whose build
ings rise story after story above one another.
showing by night a brilliant hroadside OF
illumination. rising In places no less than six
tceh otoiieb. n iltelo way w lnc soIeo tu0
castle projects into view. standing steep over
the ravine. the hither side lined with gar
dens. All the streets In this part Of the town
are wide and and airy from their height and
open spaces and squares surround them
On Gallon Hill Is an unfinished monument to
tho heroes Of Waterloo consisting OF a few
columns. which are yet to swell into an ediflcc
when the original plan is carried out.
At the foot OF the hill lies the palace OF Holy
rood Beyond are the craRs and rising still
higher in their rear is the single round abrupt
hill with the fiat top known to all the world as
Arthur's Seat.
At Holyrood We examined the long line OF
portraits Of the Kings OF Scotland. actual and
fabulous. amounting to some 100 and over.
As tho Kings themselves are mostly apochry
phal it Is not to be presumed that tho
likenesses are In all cases exact In this gal
lery the Pretender kicked his heels high after
his two victories over the English. Just before
the final settlement at Culloden. 1t is o good
dancing hall. but he danced too soon.
The rooms OF Mary Queen OF Scots remain
theatre OF a, romantic page in the history Of
Scotland. and while other parts of the castle
haze renewed these are allowed to
bed and cham Der furniture: her little supper
room. from whence Rizzio was dragged out to
secs whe her sso was ne despatehed
with nfty-six wounds. remain unchanged. the
mirror still hangs on the waii and a fragment
o. one OF her blankets remains on the bed.
by her N from France. looking Old and faded.
and darned in places to keep !, from falling to
vices h1s d the ssp
velvet curtains hanging in rags and tatters
The staiITays remain up Which RzTios
s 6 ee mary
e1nc shs
building very habitable air.
eq shaRs Tn ana s Mary ao
is well known as the romans OF an abbey OF
From At the Palace Of holyrood we rode up
thr9ugh the CsnonEHte passing John k1 i,
we reached the castle. Here is a large old
id oas in ike to so hsss os1s
still to be seen on the Continent. II, has a
ek d Ike the saves Of
barrel and jacketed with wrought-Gon hoops
three inches in thickness.
eminence was shortened. We could see how
Indeed. all Edinburgh. and everything in its
vicinity Is to be seen from various points in
views about Edinburgh. The surrounding
snd S fss
But the drizzle and darkness Of autumn IN
these ATTITUDES damp the ardor OF the travel
Ter as well as restrict the dimensions Of his
the broad sweep OF cultivated country. the
picturesque hills and high bluffs all within
Burns's monument in Edinburgh Is q circu-
lar tower. ornately finished. with a room Mt the
base in which is bust OF the poet and a great
number OF his panu1;ccrnts and letters framed
sword cane. used whom he was nm exciseman.
In his signatures to the most OF these letters
Burns spelt his name Burmese potable Pc
euliarity Of Edinburgh is to bs seen IN the num-
Der oil Its institutions called hospitals, which
have been founded from time to time by rich
men. and go, by their name. for the pur-
pose OF affording education and home for
orphans. Some Of them are Of magnificent
proportions. The Queen wished to purchase
one Of them for a palace. but iteould not be
diverted from tho purpose to which it had
been devoted.
One OF the show places Of Edinburgh inter-
esting to descendant OF the Pilgrims, IL the
house where John Knox dwelt. 1t was huilt
10 lao II remains unchanGed. and the chair
ings are low and the rooms as dark and