St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-27

cept to describe few things about the
castle. One noticeable thing is an i'm
mense cannon, said to have been forged
out in 1897 and it certainly looks the
part. 1t burst in 1852, when fired as a
salute to the Duke of York and now
stands as grim relic of the past. 1t
fired ball about 16 inches in diameter
and must have been quite persuader in
those times. St. Margaret's chapel
stands directly behind the old gum ST.
Margaret was one of the first to intro
duce Christianity to the wilds of Scot
land. There is in the wall of one of the old
houses near the entrance to the castle, a
solid shot embedded, it is said, in Crom-
wells time. This ball must be nearly
one foot in diameter. The well house
tower, containing the old well, Queen
Mary's room, the old parliament hall,
still containing collection of arms and
armor, were all observed. There are
numerous old cannons placed about at
the openings in the walls, which still
gives the place business like and sug-
gestive air. Our guide took us down
through the Edinburgh Tenderloln" and
High street, when we drove away from
the castle and showed us the town mar
ket, Brodie's close, where old Deacon
Brodie was hanged on gallows which
he had helped construct when president
of the law and order league. At 1863, the
Baxter's close, is tablet announcing
that Burns once lodged there. We saw
the place of Scott's birth, No. 8 Cham
bers street; St. Giles cathedral, where the
Jenny Geddis incident occurred; Parlia-
ment House and Square, which contains
the supposed grave ofJohn Knox. All
that marks it is 81. K. 1872" on flag
stone. We saw Holyrood Palace, and
near it a little round house where it is
said Queen Mary used to battle daily in
white wine. In Hollywood we saw the
bed chamber OF Mary, now containing
her bed with its covering, some pictures,
etc. Passing from Holyrood we went up
Cotton Hill. Here splendid view of the
city is obtained. Here again among
Others is monument to Lord Nelson.
1t is 102 feet in height and can be seen
from almost any point i'll the city. Be-
low the Nelson column is seen row of |
heavy pillars, which resemble some old
Greek ruins. These were started as a
monument to commemorate the victory
OF Waterloo, but as our guide said, are
simply a national disgrace There were
evidently grafters in those days, for these
II pillars cost 100000, and the work
ceased and has never been resumed. |
They are, however, imposing, and if
one was informed of their history,
they might easily be regarded as an in |
teresting relic of 600 years before. Prin-
cess street is a long row of fine shops
on one side and gardens, etc, on the
other. The Scott monument is here and |
is one of the most noted monuments in I
the world. 1t is 200 feet high and |
shaped like spire with space below,
underneath dome surrounded bv its
four corner supports, for marble statue
Of the poet. These are few of the
notable points and things ofinterest.
There are, of course, fine universities and
hospitals here. AT the Western Inhrmary
met two typical old Scotchmen, Profs.
Amandale and Cheine. They were most
men, who in the rush of
busy professional life have found time for
| very liberal education. Both are six
ooters, heavy of frame, with large heads
Ind wonderfully strong faces. A few
tours spent with these men in their
operating rooms and in their clinics,
eaching at the bedside of the patients in
he wards, gave me very pleasant
ecollection of the typical Scotch char
lcter, which | believe they represent. They
re above all teachers and their sharp
trusts of wit and sternness combined
annot fail to impress the lesson at
nd +ha ,,,,Ie e 1 | .
heir charge Both of these men have
cen in America and both told me they
ad operated on patients in our chief
tiles, by invitation. Prof. Cheine told
! most laughable way of being invit-
to operate at clinic in Louisville,
~, and when he got to the room
'und the patient was black man.
We left Edinburgh with regret. 1t is a
ty one could not soon tire of. OIL
cotland as whole we saw but little.
ut 1t is not hard to imagine a race of
ghters being reared in these rugged
Ills, and the stories of ancient Scotland.
hen one did not know whether his
eIghbor was going to open the CONVEX
alton with an axe or say goodmorn-
g, could easily be believed, even if not a
ipported by authentic history. 1t is q
ute easy to see how Scotch people S
,uld be attracted to New England
here they emigrated, for the general @.
'ntour OF the two countries is much the D.
lme. | must say, however, that the
rms OF Scotland compared to our New
ngland farms stand in about the same
latlon as the ace and the deuce. A finer AZ
rmlng section never saw than from
asgow to Carlysle, via Edinburgh. 1t
as field on field of cultivated land. 1t
rtalnly is fine country and why a
an leaves it | cannot see.
]. M. ALLEN.
ondon, October %, 1907. n