The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-10-28
eE THY eoO's, rHY coUNTRYs AND TRuT


compagnons de voyage, who made
it a matter Of wonder that I could
lose my gravity amid such "sterna
realities as rocks, glens, and
waterfalls. ii ot
We found the coach still ON
hand; with many Of our, fellow
passengers We at once mounted.
and, with . sigh of relief, I sank
among the cushions We had
now time to note, what in our hur-
ried ascent we had scarcely done,
the beauty through which we took
our winding way. The whole
mountain side, which, from the lake
seemed a perfect tangle-wood Of
shrubbery, we found to be 2beau-
tiful terraces, and truly serpentine
walks, in the most perfect. order,
making the most novel and beau
tifui drive Lever had, and at the
same time furnishing some charm
ing g.impses of the mountains and
glens on tue opposite side Of the
lake. The whole Of this with the
falls themselvs, are included in
the pleasure grounds of gBoleskine
House, the property of Lord Lovat,
the chief Of the Frasers, whose
ancestor was one Of the victims
of Culloden, and who was the last
to use the ancient gathering sym
boil by which the clans were as
semdled-the fiery cross Of Scot
land .c, ..,,f+6 ea. t.r
When we reached the pier no one
was more surprised to see US back
with the coach than the, steward,
whose prophetic soul had told him
we should be left, but IL appears I
was the better prophet, for l insist
ed the boat. would wait for US. Loeb
Ness is beautiful sheet OF water,
nearly twenty four miles in length.
and in some places nearly one thou :
sand feet deep. AS to most of the
places on the route which we,
merely passed without visiting, I
shall merely give their history as
have found it. Fort Augustus
dates back to 1929. "In 1746 it was
the headquarters Of the, Duke of
Cumberland, the conqueror Of Cul-
loden. The old Castle of Inver
garry was the stronghold of the
Macdonnells, of Glengatry. The
rock upon which it stands, named
Crag-gan-an- pithic, meaning .the
rock Of the raven was the war cry
of the clan. Colonel Mcdonnell
was the origin OF Sir W alter Scott s
'Waverly.'" 2" Near Loeb Aich,
. Prince Charles Edward ASSEM- bled
his army before entering the Low
lands" t"Loch Lochy is ten miles
; in extent. About two miles from
the shores, upon the left, is the ro-
! mantle LochIAskaig, with its island
burying ground, where lie the ash
} es of the ,chieftains of Lochiel, Or
its wooded shores Prince Charlie.
: Edward formed an ssylr,m after tht
battle Of Culloden.- In Glen Ask ie
is the residence of Lochiel, besid,
the ruins of his former residence
Of Lochiel, beside the ruins, of bis
former mansion, burned by thu
J Duke of Cumberland in 1746 A,
we approach Banavie we see To-
Castle, o stronghold of the clal
CHATEAU, Torlundic House, til,
seat of Lord .Abinger- ,InperlochJ
) Castle, upon the left. is said 70
have been palace of the Pictis il
, kings Here, in 1645, the Marqui
OF Argyle was routed with grea
slaughter by the Marquis OF Mon.
, trose, afortling subject matter 70
Sir Walter Scott's Legend o
! Montrose !" s.a.pa,r.u m ia,
: At Banavie we d;sem barked AMI
: proceeded to Fort William b,
coach, for the purpose Of avoidin,
i the disagreeable canal locks, her,
!, called "Neptune's Stairease.'''i r. For
William is, next to Oban the grea,
J. entree for tourists to and from th
e Western Highlands and Islands
It Here Ben Nevis rises majestieall,
p to an altitude OF 4,4o6 feet, and i
acknowledged to be the highes
O mountain in Scotland; his head wa
n among the clouds, and ahhoua
,;1we watched long anil anxiously
It fthey never lifted, and we we're DC
4 I g atificd with sight of his vener
J. able forehead On Loch Eli W
3. were within the district of th
j. Camerons, SO heroic in their 10y alt
v and noble in their MEN, 'ali 81
e In Glen Nevis is cave Gale
d Samuel's cave, where many Of I'd
IS fugitves from Culloden found
d hiding place Entering Loc
l. Leven, not Queen Mary's Loo
1T Leven, but another and fairer on,
: we have the district Of Ardgour O
,r the left and Lochaber.s CLASH
st Lochaber, on the right. And her,
" mon ami, language fails me. Ho
r, can ! tell you of this lovely pc
d, luced lake, whose bright miro
d reflects on every hand the "eve1
) lasting hills that lift their head
IS to heaven through wreaths ?,
Vt white curling clouds, that seem
= chase each other in their glel
IS and gorges. When once with
ye this fairy loch, the lofty mountain
" joining hands, encircle it complet
ct y 20 There is no visibleaoutlet e1
10 cept through the gloomy pass
1t Glencoe, wrapped in the blat
.e mantle of tragedy-for lookir
ID through its dark shadows one ms
eff almost see the spot where terrib
OF massacre of the Mscdonalds tos
;h ! place. 1t is deep and narrow, Il