Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-08-11

EDINBJRGH, July z, 1897.
There is pleasure in going to place
the second time-in fact most of the
places visited are second time visits,
and the pleasure is not only in seeing
again, but seeing " hat you regretted
you 80 much missed the first time
something someone saw you did
not see and they filled you with re-
grets, then to find it not so much after
all. Then too, one gets Especial fa-
vors' as the guide oftimes says. with
the exception OF Cd Edinboro in Wis
ion ard reality has always been rich
to me and real Edinboro is as gloriops
as Edinboro in vision, however grand4y
pictured. ~ Al aa5 a%azs 1
The old and new touch. the modern
and ancient, are not a stones throw
from each other. l spend most of my
time in the old town. love it's haunts.
Every house. every ''close'' and street
tells of somebody aud so often Of blood
split. raatssg
Grassmarket is dingy looking square,
down by the castle, and one in which
person wonders how soon he can get
out of it, being ignorant of all these
things, turns away saying New York
has finer squares in its poorest parts. y
True. But history makes place, and
1t means something to stand on the
stone, q cross imbedded in the street,
and remember that there the hundreds
Of Coyenanters suffered to their death,
and just ten steps Off the Porteons mob,
which the Heart of Midlothian makes
10 vivid, used the two so effectually.
looked upon the spot from the castle
"a most perfect fortress-ou of Mary 3
bedroom and wondered at the scene
not then beheld, which took place
during those days Tod d's servants suf.
fered for the sake of his name. 1t
meant to climb hill of steps and 20
through wynd and then q CLOSE
and then down hi to get to the cross
where once stood the prison--the Heart
of Midlothian, and just around where
now the new parliament buildings
stand, and where once was gravey ard,
iSa six inch inch piece of brasp on
which is II. K. 1872" the only. CT
there remains to tell where JohpsK nox
sleeps, and the only monumeit 4his
city has erected to the man who Made
the Queen Of Scots tremble, sad who
feared no man. But Knox ,bs4 Sbis
monument in the redemption pf kpt.
land.
Wherever one goes Knox is realized.
not in stone either. stood 10 the wi
dow from which he spoke. and just
above that, in the one where he passed
away. Those last days were terrific to
him.
A woman who has the spirit of Knox
alphabetically took me through his
house and charged me not cent, for
II had been there before she said. II
was pleasure to hear her talk. She
"filt's guides and cicerones of all kinds
are blotches. They are talking ma
chimes which kill impressions.
Knox has quaint little study.
rested in 1t in one Of his chairs and
thought as / looken in and out. The
whole house is ceiled and boarded with
carved oak, and is most beautiful-so
necessarily antique. Down the Canon
gate went to Holyrood where he de
family spoke to Mary. The place, save
the chapel, is in state OF preservation
Mary, Knox, Darnley and Rizzio make
the quartet which became my com
panions. Mary's bed is there and heI
mirror too, in which l looked. Hell
box, opened by Especial favorr to &C
commodate two Australian Troopers,
contained her tear bottle. put it tc
a,a fa,. .;e 49,. ;.L,
| dron I'M, ,hs. ,ora ~ hass,,, 20.
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case a,d toucbed ,he .,ora ~ ,.h;ot
sha Lnal. whan .he = rownad ".
.noke ringing wo,as 70 har ~ Tho .d
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,caiIv dressad' ,horoht a . r;,v,ha,
4 daath sbouid Iovo 81, IA srnod
them. -.
Most Of the rooms and walls are Gov
1 cred with tanestrv of delicate need,,
work. The doors are low and as q
trooper aaid ..small neonla lived than /,
| Ont tovard lean ,Daan,s trvstino
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