Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15

holding on to the tail of Tam's horse, hav-
ing in the flight slid from the saddle-pad.
We took pleasure in going down under the
bridge and picking up II few pebbles out of
the waters of the "Bonnie Doom" The
country all about here is so lovely no Won
der it could raise poets. on getting back
into town we went into Tam's house, saw
his identical old chair and table and silver
mounted beer mug. 1t is queer old wood
oeied house, and bore evidences of a good
time long, long ago. We also visited, near
by, the "Wallace Tower" on the site of the
old dungeon where Wallace was confined.
on top is the same old bell and clock, and
also a statue of the hero. The old castle is
not far away; we found only the ruins
standing there alone upon the seashorc
As we gazed upon them we thought Of the
time when Wallace lived there in his glory,
and what terrible battles il had seen. We
spent fine day in Ayr, full Of interest, and
returned to Glasgow in the evening well
paid. n. one coming here should fail to
sec Ayr.
Tho next day we left Glasgow for Edin
burgh. The direct railroad route is only
an hour and a halr's ride; but most tourists
go via the "Trossochs," ," which is some $50
miles around, through the lakes and high
lands, and we took that route. We take the
cars to the foot of "Loch Lomond,' then we
take a small steamer to go the length of this
lake. some 10 miles. The steamer was not
much crowded, the greatest number being
Americans, though we did not know many
of them, all on deck, of course, book in
haud to see and if possible identify every
thing and spot spoken of in SCOTS lady
of the Lake." &c. Now | wish I had the
power of language to describe this lake and
its surroundings. 1t would require man
of more language and ideaity than l COM
mand. As we wind about midst the little
| doep-wooded evergreen isles, on that clear
| CLASSY water, which reflects the ragged,
rocky cliffs of the lofty and almost perpen-
| dcular mountains on all sides of us, and
now and then look up through the deep ra-
vines and passes which divide them, it
seems as if we must see or hear some of the
| Alpine Scottish clans that used to dwell
among them; or perhaps ike Lady of the
| Lake, Fitz James, Douglass, ROderick Dhu,
or McGregor darts out upon us from some
hiding place, for it was here they lived.
Here towers to the clouds "Ben Lomond,'
"Ben Dhu," "Glen Lass" the iavorite
haunts of "Rob Roy" and the very cave
he made his prison house for his enemies.
Scott has so perfectly pictured out these
places that they can be recognized at once.
We made two landings at where there was
but hotel. People stop sometimes weeks
to hunt and fish. 1t would be just the place
for the Brattleboro fishing club. The trout
they take here weigh from one to six lbs.
and are as fine rs salmon. At little place
called Inversnaid there is "a fort, which was
built they say, in 100, as defense agains
the McGregors, with Rob Roy at their head
We leave the steamer here and take opeI
carriages for a drive of five miles through
the wild mountain pass. to the foot of Loci
Katrne, which is the Rob Roy country
on the way the driver pointed ont the spo
where only few years ago stood the cot
tage of Helen McGregor. There were fiv,
stage e-loads of us in all, and we had mer'
ry time till we reached the hotel, where VT
took lunch, and got ON board another
steamer for 20 mile ride, the length of this
lake, noted as being the home of the Lady
Of the Lake" The beauties in scenery are
charming. one desires to sit and gaze ano
drirl, If in undisturbcd. but one would
o,,1oin, "TLore. tbcre is the very suot 90
&C., &C. We passed Ellen's Isle, which
was the meeting place of Fitz James and
p podoricl, Dbu-mortal enemies. Also
y,horo ,l,o, immortal little lady was seer
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