Stories of persons and places in Europe . king of Scot-land, and that he should beperfectly happy if he ownedthe farm. John then in-quired of the stranger hisname. James answered asusual that he was the Good-man of Ballengiech,who hadsome work to do about thepalace and ended by invitingJohn to come and see himthe following Sunday. On the day appointedJohn came dressed in hisbest. James had given or-ders that he should be ad-mitted and received him inthe same dress he had wornwhen out on his showed John about the palace, and finally asked if he would like to see the king. John confes
Stories of persons and places in Europe . king of Scot-land, and that he should beperfectly happy if he ownedthe farm. John then in-quired of the stranger hisname. James answered asusual that he was the Good-man of Ballengiech,who hadsome work to do about thepalace and ended by invitingJohn to come and see himthe following Sunday. On the day appointedJohn came dressed in hisbest. James had given or-ders that he should be ad-mitted and received him inthe same dress he had wornwhen out on his showed John about the palace, and finally asked if he would like to see the king. John confessedthat he should like nothing better, but feared the king would be that all would be right, he then wished to know how he should beable to tell the king from the nobles who would be around him. Easily, said his companion, all the others will be bareheaded, the kingalone will keep his bonnet on. As they entered the hall John looked in vain for the king, everybody wasbareheaded but himself and the Goodman of MARY STUART. 174 Persons and Places in Europe. I told you you would know Mm by his wearing Ms hat, said James, Well then, said John, it must be either you or me, for everybody elseis bareheaded. James was much amused at this speech, but he gave the poor man a greatpleasure in return, for he assured him that the farm he was workingshould be his on only one condition, that was that he should alwayshave a basin of water for the king to wash his hands in when he came thatway. Holyeood—Upon ? the heights of Edinburgh stands the palace of Holy-rood begun by James Y., and completed during the reign of his daughterMary Queen of Scots. It was here she passed the few years of her troubledreign before going to Elizabeth for protection and death. Her private roomstill remains just as she left it. The royal curtains about the bed are oldand faded and the furniture rickety with age, but it will always be lookedupon with great interest as long as the story
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