The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-01

Dy tndfltS on
the scanold. The saint and his horse Is
one mass of diamonds. which conceals a
miniature OF Henrietta Maria. This
relic was left by Cardinal York. the last
of the s;tuarts. 10 George Nv, and he
sent il 10 lie beside the Stusrts' crown
in Edinburgh.
In 1852 the regala was in the castle
of Dunottar. which was the only place
Of strength I'm the kingdom that still re-
sisted The English arms, Cromwell had
fought the battle of Dunbar. occupied
Edinburgh and reduced Stirling. ani
the committee of estates (Which was
trying 20 keep alive the royal cause at
the time) sent the regalia 10 Duncttar
under the care OF the carl marischal.
The garrison held out bravely for many
months. The earl marisshal had been
captured and shipped off. prisoner. TO
London. Ogilyle. who commanded in
the fortress, saw that the end was very
near and that. if he wished TO save the
lives OF his people. he must soon capitu-
late. And he knew very we'll thnt "thr
Honors" must then be surrendered.
fact which CALLED him more than all the
rest of his miserable plight.
One day a lady. the wife OF the minis.
ter OF Kineff, asked 60 SEE Lady Ogilvie.
She was Mistress Christian Granger
and she had n pass from the English
commander. Little curiosity was ex-
cited by so insignificant a visitor. Ogil
vie himself not hearing OF her at all
But she brought with her key which
the earl marischal had managed tv
smuggle into her hands--the key Of the
chest where "the Honors' lay.
Lady oeilvie promptly seized her idea
Of conveying the regslia to place OF
hiding, and, without consulting or in
forming her husband, took affairs into
her own hands. The crown was bum
died into the cloth riding dress which
sat i'm many plated fuIlness about the
waistof the minister's wife, and the scep-
ter and sword were wrapped In long
hanks of lint and placed on the shoulders
Of her maid. When the lady and her
attendant returned through the be-
leaguering camp, II appeared as though
she were taking away some lint 10 be
spun for Lady Ogilvie, and the unsus-
pecting English officer politely assisted
Mistress Granger TO mount her horse
and watched her ride away without a
thought OF trlckery.
For three more months the castle
held out, and when at last 1t surrender-
ed great was the rage of the English at
finding the Honors'' gone II was
adroitly given out that Sir John Keith.
Younger brother OF the earl marischal.
had carried them over the sea to King
Charles i'm Paris. But i'm reality Mrs.
Granger and her husband had buried
them under zane braid stane" i'm the
floor Of their own little kirk at Kineff.
telling To no human being the secret Of
the hiding place. Eight years after
ward the wheel OF fortune brought
Charles stuart TO the top again. aud
Christian Granger took Sir John Keith
10 the corner where 'the Honors" Were
buried and proudly bade him reSume his
charge. An order of the Scottish par
lament, dated January. 1861, rewarded
Mrs. Granger with 1000 marks, while
Sir John Keith (whose immediate share
in the affair was certainly OF the slightr
est) was created knight marischal Of
Scotland, with salary of c 400 year.
20 which afterward was added peer
age under the title OF Earl OF kintore.
"The Honors' were brought hack to
Edinburgh castle. but in the days ~
Queen Anne and the earlier Georges
thoy were kept locked out of sight In
a huge oak chest. which eventually WAS
huddled into a lumber room and forgot
ten. Sir Walter Scott instituted n
search, which was. To his pride and de-
light successful. and the regalia was
borne with due ceremony before. that
very self sufficient and theatrical king
OF Scots" George ". as he made king
ly progress up the high street from
Holyrood To the castle II had its lord
keeper and then deputy keeper. and the
Celtic society. "all plaided and plumed
i'm their tartan array" mounted guard
over Il while il was absent from the
jewel room in the castle.