The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-07-28
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he hanIict Of Claclancorr:c, in the wild
OF Aberdccn>hirc, is some little distance on
OF the tourists ordinary route: but ii is wei
situated, ana has al aspect of rude >im,lct,
not unattractvc TO him whose customary a
bo'!c Is the prosaic town. VI ANY rate. wa
tired, for had been on foot from sunrise
ana IT was how The afternoon ard finding IL
one OF the hut> cleaner bed than might hav,
been expected, which the inhabitants. not
witlistan.ing their surprise at the request
were willing to give up TO me. resolved e
halt for the nj "ht in C!achancorrie. O.tmca
cakes, cheese. milk and whisky lasr
without the ttlnte>t flavor of dutv-tormcd a
luxurious rcraSt; ard As sat cniovnr il in
lie little spence where was TO scrn. INV ia
f!""e wore OF. and gradually bean to feel
that with Il sure bivouac to t,ll lari, upon,
might see little more of the country before
'hiS lovely afternoon became di.nmcd with
the t,.Ii.-, slta,,,-S nj r,cnin~
at length snatchcd up my cap and walked
forth. sa"ntcrcd along path tla, led 10
the top OF low rounded hill close 10 the ham
let, an" there eniovcd a view of a very ric
tnrcSq"" cxpan>c o. country. framed all round
al irregular distance. with gigantic mountains.
dt>ccndcd the hill on the other side and
walked on-anI on-.,nd on. Every stem
opened mew picture, and ,rolur,J 4 new
arrangement OF linht> and ,lia lows: and ;,,.,,.
became more beautiful, al,l,orrb les, definite.
as 'he sun continued TO descend towards TIE
horizon IN OBJECT in the distance had io,.
some timc attracted me II seemed Ike a
tower, perhaps the runs Of = fortress. anil
was Placed close 10 the nearest part Of the
'io"h'a!h'US rang. and where 4 b.caI, took
,'"'e III '"c iF"iiir' permitting is outline 10
"c >Ne''hrd upon The skv behind. Il was a.
greater distance than had supposed, d.
c.ivcd as was hv the un,!rl,,inr Fl ,arart,r Of
the country; but As there was no risk of los
IN" my wav-th' rounded hill above the ham
let beng distinctly visible from the cninr,r,
! resolved that it should be the outward
terminus of my wax
1t was. in reality. a ruin. and Of chara,
ter very common in Scotland. The tower
had been square. and from the hcirht above
the ground OF the narrow windows. had cy;
IDENTIFY been intended for defence. 1t must
have commanded. IN a mi'itar" point of view.
the cap in The hills ! have mentioned and
was probably IN rs day and generation the
frontier stronghold Of a comnaratiy,ly level
country. AZ present. II presented not even
III" Outline OF us or.nal form. for only on,
OF rs four walls was entire and the roof. of
course, entirely zone. The aspect Of the
building. a> apron he'd. was rim and ,,c>-
olatc IN the extreme: it wa, Of a orav;>h
brown color, scarcely different from that of
The heather winch clothed the hills, and II
had thus the appearance o. beng Of the same
antiquity with them. | h. observation ! have
made IN other parts OF The lliahlanl>. who's,
runs have the ar OF belonging to a rude and
primitive race now COM Vctrlv extinct. Their
whliomc habitat i new country. where. on
" lew groups OF furnished settlers OF A Who'll
y Inherent rhara''"r are T. b" seen: and
where NE caGtc >9lln- III the ar, and the
whale roiiln" IN IN" deep. are the only living
Inks that connect the present w:;h a bvconc
wort
| here was nothing to indicate the site Of a
doorway h"' entering hy Great 93r N ON"
o' Tue "''>' ''uhi th' interior ."r the ..,o>t
part S'i'""'h Sward. irhvrT>rd hy IRREGULAR
rih res showing the course ot the part, walls
III cnr corner there was a rude construction
= ''t' "Vi h'iitli>'ii oD-
'l"n>!v. OF som" solitary hrri>ntn. who Dur
,'- III, az! '''' 'r'arv employment sought
mere >"oi''r 'foih the sun or the wind In
'h' INTERIOR II was cartrtrd iuNuri"E>iv with
>"'' "t''i'F' mere was noihn" here To rX-
'''' VI fc"aF" CURIOSITY: ani A. The >hy was
'!'''"i'': ~ lost, ~ m"iiow"i brightness.
.'''c' i'''''' To MAKE my wav back toih" ham
it'' IL STRUCK me, however. that II could
.e' n,' TO one "' 'ii' narrow windows. ! mirh
re ahic 10 ohaIn mo!c unmi>takahc map
"' my fou'" than thcn had IN nv mind. for
II was no" some i'ttit TINE since had been
on an rnInence lofty enough 10 Afford view
o' .he 10" rounded hi.l
~ one >ldc OF the HHafranclr. there was
cHaoS OF stones t!ll' might have seemed de-
'f'H 'hat had de>r"n'ic'! from one OF the .x-
terror walls although they were in al ,rob,
n!.i'v 'hr ruins OF lnore than one plr-v-wall.
'"'H ''",r'1 upwards, % near thr highest cl-
c'a,Ioh "i the tower. and seemed to ailorl
>ich ca'' arrc>S that was tempted t., MAKE
me experiment, say tempted: .or in real
ltv the feat was no triflc to m. am n,
more imprc>>ihic with regard 20 d,u.rr N
General than other people: hut from. NV very
hoEhood have had a horror OF lookin. down
from any lofty height, and to this d,v. on nut-
tinr nv head comnl,t,lv an, or
the second floor, | feel as II wis ah,,,to
S"oon HE ascent in this ease. however
10y no means steep; the vcry mas>ivcnc>s Of
the debris rca>>urcl me: and Im,,le n,v way
TO the window had fixed upon VIII, \ nonI
heart 1t was in the wall rl!nnin, at r;,ht
angles with TIE one against which the SHINES
appeared 10 slope: and to INV GREAT ,l;sqp-
pontmcnt it proved. as well as | conIl si,.
through the thickness the apertnr. TO com
mand quite different view from IN, o,,.
desired. Eu, the information i, ,tIor,l,.J wa.
important the sun was inst ,,,o,,. 70 H., J..