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the Palace ruins well worthy a visit. Take a day and 

 see them, is my advice. Queen Margaret, King Robert 

 the Bruce, and many other Kings and Queens are in- 

 terred in the Abbey, for this was the capital of Scotland 

 long ere Edinburgh rose to importance. Who does not 

 remember the famous ballad of Sir Patrick Spens : 



" The King sits in Dunfermline toon, 

 Drinking the bluid red wine ; 

 Oh where will I get a skelly skipper 

 To sail this ship of mine." 



Dunfermline is now the principal seat of the damask 

 manufacture. Americans will be interested in knowing 

 that at least two-thirds of all the table linen made in 

 the eleven factories here are for republican use. While 

 we were there the rage was for designs showing the 

 American race-horse Iroquois leading all the fleet steeds 

 of England; now it is said to be for " Jumbo " patterns. 



A visit to one of the leading factories cannot fail to be 

 interesting to the sight-seer, and to such as may go I sug- 

 gest that a good look be taken at the stalwart lassies and 

 good-looking young women who work there. Several 

 thousand of them marched in the procession formed to 

 greet us at the city line, and their comely appearance 

 and the good taste shown in their dress surprised the 

 coaching party very agreeably. Indeed, our Poetaster 

 improvised a verse which illustrates the change which 

 has come over the ancient capital since the days of Sir 

 Patrick Spens, and gave it to us as we rolled along : 



