Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-24

lily, and quarTels became implacable
feuds which embrOiled the entire neigh
bOrhOOd and perhaps were often the in
cipient causes of immersing a whole
people in internecine strife resulting
in wars Of savage determination. In
this immediate neighbOrhOOd stands
the house in which SmOUett wrote the
adventures of Perigrine Pickle, and
near by still stands the tower house OF
the Earls Of Moray, on the balcony OF
which stood the Marquis of Argyle and
his rednue as the doleful procession
passed up from Cannongate towards
the Cross, a public place Of execution,
escorting the bound Marquis OF Mont
rose. who was the object OF sacrifice.
According to the story, Argyle, as the
MARQUIS of AIontrose came within reach,
sDat uDOn him. An old sJanZa thus re-
fors to- The event:
..Thev brought him TO the watergate,
Hard bound with hempen span,
As though they held lion there
Nut not @ lcucelcSs man. -,
There stood the Wing West-country lords
ga balcony ana bow, , ,.-.
There SAT- their gaunt ana Wilhe.ed udHie'
.ud their daughters all arrow
These lines suggest that these I'M
ralau-ing lairds had less OF the
milk of human kindness in their
composition than the Red skins Oh
the American forest.
This part Of the town, as minated
above. is replete with interest. Scores
of houses Vet standing were The abodes
of prominent historic figures or marx
the spot where some important event
occurred. IL may have been plot 10
murder king. queen, or other noble
sc.Ons who stood in the way OF some
oae's ambition, or had aroused the lat
emit spirit OF hatred and revenge; 1t may
have been the scene of royal entertain
m6n-, or the birthplace or deaCh-place
OF some renowned parsonage whose
fame. good or bad. has been told IN prose
and verse. A short distance further on IS
HolyrOOd Palace and the ruined Abbey.
The insufficient remains Ot the la,ler
give one an imperfect conception or us
former beauty and grandeur. No
doubt when intact it was as handsome
rs mos. ancient English church archi-
lecture. but I was not impressed WITH
. that feature Of IT'S greatness so much as
with It's vicissiudes and the scenes
which have occurred w.hin It's sacred
+ r~aclno.s. such as the marriage and cor
ouaticu of so many of the Kings and
+ Queens Of Scotland, the holding Of
F councils Of peace or war, of pTh1meAts,
MARY PLIGHTING HER TROTH
To- the weak and dissipa-ed Darniey and
much more to- the same effect. Scat
tered about are stone collins, slaos
marking che iu.ermenJ of great lords
high officials. much defaced and worn,
/ with iuegible inscriptions, an in rap
I id state OF decay, obliteration and pros
/ Dserive rubbish. Usually the visitor is
attracted to- the spot from his readings
concerning it. and 1 think is often dis
10Dc.lled 3- appearances; for his list
less movements. vacant stare ~ the
sky Gor there IS mo roof. and through
the LARGE p3ueless circular window in
The east. q few minutes stroll from
point 60 point. and JLeN ont again COM
prise his research. If such a halo OF ro-
nance and splendor had not been
-hrowu around the tr2gic and historic
f scenes enacted therein It would have
attracted less interest than half the Old
ruins i'm the kingdom.
Holyrood Palace. a portion Of which
/ uresp1sses upon The Abbey, although