And "Stuart's" voice rose there, as when, 'midst fate's disastrous

war,

He led the wild, ambitious, proud, and brave "Ich Ian Vohr."

Next, marvelling at his sable suit, the "Dominie" stalked past, With "Bertram," "Julia" by his side, whose tears were flowing fast;

"Guy Mannering," too, moved there, o'erpowered by that afflicting sight;

And "Merrilees," as when she wept on Ellangowan's height.

Solemn and grave," Mo kbarns" approached, amidst that burial line;

And "Ochiltree" leant o'er his staff, and mourned for " Auld lang syne!"

Slow marched the gallant "M'Intyre," whilst "Lovel" mused alone;

For once. "Miss Wardour's" image left that bosom's faithful

throne;

With Coronach and arms reversed, forth came "M⭑Gregor's clan"

"Red Dougal's" cry peeled shrill and wild-"Rob Roy's" bold brow looked wan;

The fair" Diana" kissed her cross, and blessed its sainted ray; And "Wae is me!" the "Bailie" sighed, "that I should see this day!"

Next rode in melancholy guise, with sombre vest and scarf, Sir Edward, Laird of Ellieslaw, the far-renowned "Black Dwarf;"

Upon his left, in bonnet blue, and white locks flowing freeThe pious sculptor of the grave-stood " Old Mortality!"

"Balfour of Burley," "Claverhouse," the "Lord of Evandale," And stately" Lady Margaret," whose wo might nought avail! Fierce "Bothwell," on his charger black, as from the conflict

won;

And pale" Habakkuk Mucklewrath," who cried "God's will

be done!"

And like a rose, a young white rose, that blooms 'mid wildest

scenes,

Passed she-the modest, eloquent, and virtuous "Jeannie Deans;"

And "Dumbiedikes," that silent laird, with love too deep to smile,

And" Effie," with her noble friend, the good " Duke of Argyle,"

M

With lofty brow and bearing high, dark "Ravenswood" advanced,

Who on the false "Lord Keeper's" mein, with eye indignant glanced ;

Whilst graceful as a lonely fawn, 'neath covert close and sure, Approached the beauty of all hearts-the "Bride of Lammermoor!"

Then "Annot Lyle," the fairy queen of light and song, stepped

near.

TheKnight of Ardenvohr," and he the gifted Hieland Seer; Dalgetty," "Duncan," " Lord Monteith," and " Ranald" met my view

The hapless

Dhu !"

"Children of the Mist," and bold "Mhich Connel

On swept "Bois Guilbert"-" Front de Bouf"-"De Bracy's" plume of wo;

And" Cœur de Lion's" crest shone near the valiant " Ivanhoe;" While, soft as glides a summer cloud, "Rowena" closer drew, With beautiful "Rebecca," peerless daughter of the Jew!

Still onward, like the gathering night, advanced that funeral train

Like billows when the tempest sweeps across the shadowy main;

Where'er the eager gaze might reach, in noble ranks were seen Dark plume, and glittering mail and crest, and woman's beauteous mein!

A sound thrilled through that lengthening host! methought the vault was closed,

Where in his glory and renown, fair Scotia's bard reposed; A sound thrilled through that lengthened host! and forth my vision fled!

But ah! that mournful dream proved true, the immortal Scott was dead!

OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL AND

CLASSICAL INTEREST.

THE EILDON HILLS.

THESE picturesque hills are the most prominent, and, in many respects, the most interesting objects in the neighbourhood of Melrose. Presenting their bold and beautiful outline in some new variety of form in whatever direction we turn, they relieve the landscape from a degree of tameness which it must otherwise have exhibited. According to tradition, the Eildon Hills were originally one, the forming of which into three was the work of a demon, for whom the celebrated Michael Scott, in fulfilment of some infernal contract, was obliged to find employment, and by whom the mighty task was achieved

in a single night. On the top of the northeast hill are distinct vestiges of what Mr Milne considers to have been a Roman camp, though others are of opinion that it was merely a British strength; but, be this as it may, it has been regularly fortified with two fosses and dykes of earth, more than a mile and a half in circuit, upon a large plain near the top of the hill, called the Floors, whilst on the very top is still to be seen, surrounded with the remains of earthen huts, what might have been the Prætorium or General's quarter. "It has" says Mr Milne, "all the properties of a well chosen camp, according to the rules Vegetius has given for a camp. It has a large prospect of all the countries lying upon each side of it. It hath many springs of good water near it; the sides of the hill have been covered with wood, and the camp is of that extent that neither man, beasts, nor baggage, could be pinched for want of room."

In 1831 a quarry was opened on the south-west side of the southern hill, for the purpose of obtaining stones to build dykes, when there were laid bare a number of perpendicular pentagonal pillars of beautiful flesh coloured felspar, the angles of which are

remarkably sharp and clean. For the expense of "L.20,000," says a newspaper published at the time that they were discovered, "these elegant columns might be exhibited 400 feet high, when they would far exceed in magnificent grandeur and sublimity any other phenomena of the kind in the whole world."

The view from the top of the Eildons is not only the best that can be obtained in the district of Melrose, but forming, as they do, the centre of a circle which cannot be less than seventy or eighty miles in diameter, we should conceive it to be the most extensive that could be obtained from any other point on the Scottish border. The view to the north is bounded by the Lammermoors; to the east and south-east by the Cheviots, and that range of hills called the Carterfells, on the south by Millenwood-fell and other hills in Liddisdale; and on the west by those dark masses of mountain scenery which form the southern highlands of Scotland. Within this range of vision is displayed every variety of scenery, from the lofty mountain to the cheerless moorland waste, from the rich, highly cultivated and expansive straths of the Tweed and the Te