The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-25
HOME OF THE SCOTS.
Miss Anderson's Description of Edin-
burgh, Scotland.


entrance them.
A friend and myself upon arriving
was simply lost in admiration as we
gazed with delight upon the magniti-
cent buildings and fine pictu; esque
scenery.
Leaving Waverly station, which is
said to be the largest in the empire,
we wendell our way toward Princess
street, the pride of bonnie Scotland.
On one side are the gardens and the
Scott monument. The latter is truly
a work of art and fitting tribute to
the great poet. The air was fragrant
with the perfume of the flowers
blooming in the gardens. the sun
was shedding his genial rays, casting
a brightness and warmth DER all and
as such is unusual at that season we
indeed felt fortunate,
Our next step was to do the stores.
which is ever dear and a great JOY to
the ladies, although my friend laugh
ingly states, she might as well have
had a stupid man with her, for all the
interest | took in the magnificent
blouses shirt waists displayed. Her
one hobby was blouses and it was
with great difficulty l pulled her
away from such attractions. Our
time was limited and | preferred ex,
ploring old castles, cathedrals, etc.
sympathize deeply with man. when
he summons the courage to be logged
into shops (stores) with woman.
The shops are really very handsome,
velvet carpets cover the floors and
the great stairways. Mirrors every
where and during the openings an
orchestra, partly hidden behind
potted palms and ferns pours forth
sweet melodious strains, the sales
ladies all robed in soft trailing gowns
of black, as they glide back and forth
exhibiting their goods, presents a
fine scene.
am told American ladies are a
great annoyance to Scottish and
English merchants; as they very often
only 90 in to look around. A Regent
street shop in London displays this
sign-"Americans please note, this
is not museum" However, notice
in many of the Glasgow store win
dows. a notice cordially inviting Wis
itors to enter and inspect goods, no
pressing to buy. This is quite Amer
lean and made me feel very comforta-
BILE
Feeling the pangs of hunger we
entered Jenner's Cafe on Princess
street, and refreshed ourselves with
q delightful lunch. Prices are very
high; the butter was in little pats the
size and thickness of our silver
quarter dollars, and each one was a
penny e cents.
From there we mounted the hill to
Edinburg castle and obtained a full
view of the city, which is indeed i'm
pressive, rising upward and crowned
in the back ground by the picturesque
columns on Cation Hill, Arthurs Seat
and Salisbury Crags. These columns
are termed Poverty and Pride, or The
National Disgrace, owing to the fact
thew were never completed, for lack
of money. Each column cost 1000
pounds ($5000). A wealthy American
offered fabulous price for them
but it was not accepted. Besides
these magnificent columns, stand the
Nelson monument, upon which a
large ball atone o'clock every day, au-
! Dramatically rises and instantaneously
a great cannon at the castle, mile
away goes off, the ball then falls
and magically disappears. We were
standing on an elevated portion of
the castle wall, right in front of a
cannon (unloaded) watching the ball
as it gradually appeared, when sud
denly this awful report rang out quite
near and frightened us to such an ex-
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After drinking in the beauties of
nature, we entered the castle and are
conducted through various portions
the prison, jewel rooms, ect., and
then into tiny little room, (hardly
big enough to stir around with COM
fort which the guide said was used
as a bed room by Scotland's I'M
fortunate queen, the beautiful
Queen Mary"
In this room her son, afterwards
James list of England, and 18th of
Scotland) was born. From the win
dow in this room, Queen Mary lower
ed her son in a basket, in order to
escape from her husband, Lord Darn
ley. He was wicked cruel man and
met an untimely end, by the hands
of Boutwell,, sutton for the hand of
the queen, whom she married three
months after the death of Darnley.
| saw the costly jeweled crown worn
by the kings, when Scotland had