Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-11-15


witches rode his mare-the noble
Maggie &c. We visited the house
where 'Tam O'Shanter" aud ''Seater
johnnie" held their drunken revels.
The mention OF Burns sugges's S
the name Of his Highland Mary
to whom be was early attached aud
betrol he'd; but she died sndd My; her
name was M.ry Campbeli. she was
from the Highlands Of Scotland, and
during Burns attachment to her,
lived as ,iairy maid ia the fdmlly oi
the Montgomerles, near the residence
of the poet. She wens to the High
lands TO visit Der family, bat was ia
ken sick and died on the journey.
They never MET again. She WAS
buried where she died. aud an ap-
propriate monument marks the spot
Of her reposs. On separating, Burns
gave her Bible. which afteE having
been taken to Am RIGA By Mary's
b1other. has been recovered and IS
now shown at her monument.
There is no couatry in all Europe
more interesting to the foreigner
than the lake district and Highlands
of Scotland, so fraught with historical
interest. SO full of romance and poet
IicaI associations, and SO Intimately
connected with Scott's S tales Of border
| life.
From Glasgow we directed our
course to the upper Highlands, pass
| ing through the lakes and Caisdo-
uian canals to Inverness on the bor-
! ders of he North Sea. On the route
we visited, among other places. the
beautiful lakes of the interior LocH
LoMoND and LocH KATRINE; pac7s
rendered Immortal by Scots hob
Roy" and Lady of the Lake. 10
all admirers Of the author these To-
cal;ties are deeply interesting The
scenery is beautiful and grand, and
thought by many, to surpas',ia grand
eur and variety, the lovely lakes OF
Killar pey ia Ireland Loeb Lomond
presents diversity Of scenery from
/ the sof5est landscape to mountains oi
an imposing height; but Losb K#tr'ne
is perfect gem in the midst OF !hese
Highland f.stnessas; surlounded by
towering mountains, wood land ana
threatbing crags, and dotted ever
with islands thickly covered with
copse. willow and cypress, just as we
/ find it so well described in the "Ltdy
of the Lake" truly a fit place to es
Iinha 5ited by fairies, sea pymPbs'
heroes aud heroines; such as have
been placed :bere by the genids o.
romance and poetry This whole re.
pion is called Rob Roy's country
to this day, aud the peasantry be
lieye every incident mentioned by
\
Scott in his novels, and have thou
sand legends to relate to traVe!"r'
: portraying the characters oil nl'
heroes and showing the very spo'
where the scenes were enacted. =
Near here is shown "Rob Roy
: cave and watch tower, and at tn
b head of The lake is GLEN GYLE, wber
e this renowned outlaw levied tn
IL celebrated black mail by which b
q agreed With the "Lnirda of the L'"
y land that for specified sum, b
At voula bind himself not to steal the
ST cattle DOR permit it to be done D
70 :, his clan. IS g
', " A wonderful work of art has bee
!, y recently completed here. TIE city
- =; Glasgow is supplied with water ifo
',' ! this lake. The distance is abo.
Z thirty miles, aud to accomplish tn
lit was necessary to make a tunn
- through the mountain. blasted o
Of solid rock fot several miles. =
ns ns water is cool and very pure; q
as "d lake being supplied by springs a a
=. mountain streams.
sv Tho most rsmaykable pecnl1ll'Ii
e q in this northern, region is, the p
3 ) ''ttac,ed twilight, or NJ more proper
NO the absence Of night et tnHs this seas
Iedlof the year, i seems seen S. strnnge. frh1i
trv one unaccustamad to the ch"',
II. We can see sdistincaiy 10 read
i ! tween eleven and twelve Q clock
ces night; and it is fully daylight, !,
in two or hree 'cleck ip tse srnoff''
de-. | sat up two or three nights s.;
nj. until a late hour 10 wiscess tns
of appearance Of day, bat visible d
lear light fingered through the Ion
his hours Of watching, as Il jealous
and Its right to be perpetual possess0'