The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-03-31
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fascinating to US Americans.
On one side of the street stands the an
cient mint, where, when Mary, Queen Of
Scots, was q baby, the first coin bearing
her image was struck. She was present,
and when she saw the pictured baby on
the pretty gold piece, she reached out her
tiny hand for it and cried "bawbie !'
Since that time babies in Scotland have
been called "bawbies." A little further
on the old Grey Friars' Abbey stands at
the entrance to the cemetery. In this
church the same winsome "bawbie'' was
crowned Queen of the Scots when she
was three years old. Her son, James,
was also crowned there at the age OF
eighteen months. There is something
very peculiar to US about this Church,
and that is that two congregations wor-
ship there at the same time. One is Free
Kirk and the other English Church. The
Abbey has been partitioned so as to make
two places of worship. 7 imagine they
disturb each other considerably at times!
Past the Abbey we 60 into the old
Churchyard, which contains many tombs
of historical and romantic interest.
Among the former is the tomb of Marga-
ret and Agnes, the two virgin martyrs,
who died for the Protestant faith. They
were tied to stakes in the Solway and
drowned by the rising tide. At one end
of the Cemetery is the "Ladies' Rock"
steep knob of rock reached by grassy
path up gradual ascent. At the top are
stone seats, where the ladies of the
Queen S household formerly placed them
selves in order to zee the knights play at
tourney and round table in the plain be-
yond, Here we have our first good view
Of the castle, standing like gloomy 90
tinel overlooking the entire count. !.
Stirling was our first castle, and we may
be forgiven for going into raptures over
it. It is a magnificent, strong stone
structure, crowned with turrets and
flanked with round towers. There is
kind of balustrade around the top OF Its
highest walls, which are about eight feet
wide, and one may walk the circuit OF the
castle. On the south side 1t is called the
Princess Walk. Two sides of the cas-
castle are protected by deep most, while
the other two are perfectly inaccessible,
from the fact that the solid rock descends
abru btly $50 feet to the plain below.
We crossed the draw-bridge and found
ourselves in the oldest and most impor-
taut castle in all Scotland. The fact that
it is the ''key" to the Highlands has
made Stirling the scene of many bloody
battle, In the outer court stands bronze
statue of Robert Bruce, sheathing his
sword, his face turned towards the field
of Eananock burn, a mile off, where flag
waves to mark the spot. Turning to-
wards the south you may see the Links
o. Forth" or windings of the bonnie riv-
er Forth, where it lies level with the
green pastures, like silver ribbon turn
ed hither and yon by fairy fingers. Three
miles away, "as the crow flies," the rib
bon vanishes behind the Abbey Craig, a
hill on which stands the beautiful monu-
menr of Wallace. Nearer is the "Auld
Brig O. Forth" where the English were
first defeated by the "Scots wha hae WI
Wallace bled." 1t is beautiful old
those old monuments and battlefields is
thoroughly "blood.stirring," l assure
you; they made me want to yell "Scot-
land foreverm One room in the castle is
called the douglas Room" where James
I stabbed the Earl of Douglas and
threw his body from the window into the
garden below. From the garden you
may ascend by steps to the topmost walls
from which you have view Of the finest
plain in Scotland, the Vale Of Menteith.
It is % miles in extent, and as level as a
tennis court. It is shnt in by Ben Lo-
mond, Ben Ledi and Uam Var, melting
away from deep purple to lilac and rose
color in the distance. Here in ancient
DAYS the tournaments were held, and
there is still the place laid off for the game
of round table, which the kings and
knights used to play. The game itself
has been forgotten, so I can't tell you
how it was played. On high tower is q
little round turret window called "Queen
Mary's LooE out" 1t is now nest for
DAVIS. They flew in and out unmolested.
Little do they know what youth and
loyeliness once adorned that bower, and
looked from that turret window! Here,
too, lived James V, the "Gudeman OF
Ballengeich," who went about the town
in disguise, and passed himself off for a
merry gentleman, which he truly was.
And in one of these rooms Charles I, of
England, was once the guest of the Duke
of Argyle. The king little thought that
his host was so soon to lead him TO the
scaffold!
The finest thing about the castle was
the regiment of Scotch soldiers. We saw
them on parade, and fine sight they
were with their short white skirts, red
and gold jackets, and their pink, bare
knees, showing above their plaid stock
ings.
But you should have seen US two art
students roaming about Stirling and
sketchipg bits Of the castle and scenery
in the pouring rain. 1t was finally ne
cessary to bid goodbye to the fine old
town and set forward 10 Edinburgh. An
other piece Of our tickets gone, and We
got out of the train and sat on our trunks
until our friends came and carried us of,
to another lovely Scotch home. We went
on top the bus, and my first impression
Sc DF
guarded at each end by the castle and the
two of the most forbidding, gloomy-look-
several delightful days with our lovely,
hospitable friends, and consider ourselves
extremely fortunate in having had such
a charming glimpse of Scotch home life.
We had five meals day, and on each one
we brought to bear marvellous appetites.
The first night we were there bell rang
downstairs about 10 o'clock, and we were
invited to 20 down to supper. Every
thing they have to eat is 80 delightful.
The Scotch scones are the nearest things
to buscuit that I've seen since l left
home And on Sundays they always had
the meals at different hours, 80 we never
knew what to expect nor when to expect
it. Oar host was very old gentleman,
who has seen a great many Americans.
We Americans am used him ever 80 much.
When we raved over Scotch scenery,
etc., ne said, "Ab, well. weall know you
Americans use plenty of red in your
brushes" which says many things to the
art student. These kind friends drove us
all over the city and showed us all the
'isights' of old Edinburgh. We saw the
Heart of Mid Lothian, which is simply
stones laid in the pavement in the shape
of large heart to mark the centre Of the
county Lothian; the Cannongate, the
school which Sir Walter Scott attended
as 8 boy, and Holyrood Palace, the resi-
dence Of the Scotch kings and queens,
among them again, Mary, the unfortu
nate. There are several portraits of her
there, and she is in striking contrast with
her ugly, naughty cousin, Queen Eliza
beth. I saw the bed Mary slept in, her
chairs dresses, mirror, and cruelest irony
of all was Elizabeth's portrait hung over
the mantle in Mary's room! That finish
ed the great things of Edinburgh, and we
for our trip to London, OF which
I shall tell you next week. d. j. B.
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