The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-12-09
LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AlMsT At, BE THY GODS
And mountains that, like gian,s, stan
To sentinel enchanted land"

Loeb Katrine! Toe shrine Of
my earliest devotion, and fair Ell
len Douglas, the earliest and best
beloved Of my heroines, when
. "a simplc child, that lightly drew its breath,
And felt its lite in every limb"
I wandered over the hills aud
meadows of my country home, and
drank in with its pure breezes an
inspiration which the "stern real
tiles" Of city deny 10 the young
and tender mimi; and as / gazed
upon this idol of my youthful i'm
agination so fopdly dreamed Of,
yst scarcely hoped to see, had to
resort to various means, pinching,
DC. /. to ascertain if it really was /,
A II S. who stood on 'sthis lakes
romantic strand" The tests be.
ing satisfactory. and having con-
cluded that it was /. in proper per
son. and also having to wait for
the boat, We set about exploring
the vicinity, and discovered some
lovely rambles along the lake side
where
"Creeping shrubs of thousand iyes
Waved ia the west Winds summer sighs."
The ferns growing here we're very
beautiful, and We gathered them
as souvenirs. Returning to tho
hotel. We found the boat awaiting
us, and We embarked. The first
island we passed is called Rob
Roy's prison. Here, it is said.
he used to keep his captives, and
it was sometimes his custom to
promise freedom to such as could
swim ashore. You may easily i'm
agine the fate OF many poor Low
lander who then made his first cf-
fort At striking out" sThe beauty
of this lake l shall only attempt TO
describe in the words of Scott.
What he has painted in such un-
dying colors may not be desecra:cd
by words Of mine. Our sail up
that lake. ! am sure, cen never be
forgotten by any of us The CON-
bined in6uance of matchless beauty
of scene, brilliant sunshine, and
romantic circumstances. raised our
enthusiasm to the highest pitch,
and the mountains echoed and re-
echoed our merry songs. s, true
to his musical reputation, cxcelled
himself. and>gave us
"Away, away to the mountain > brow"
in superb style, for which he was
encored, and. more amiable than
Carlotta Patta, did not refuse t.
repeat
AS We approached .Ellen's Isle
the gentlemen, In several voices,
gave US . boat song, which remind
ed me of that boa. song sung in
honor Of Clan Alpine's proud chief
tain in times long go1e:
"IIail to the chief who in triumph advances
Honored and blest be the evergreen pine,
Long may the tree, in his banner that giances
Flourish and shelter and grace our line;
ss Heaven send it happy dew,
Earth lend il sap anew,
Gaily to burgeon aud broa .ly to grow;
While every highlani glen
Sends our shout back again.
| Roderick vich Alpine dhu, no! Ieroe!"
As We passed .Eilen's Isle q
little boat, rowed byStwe white
robed fairies, shot from the silver
strand and almost persuaded
myself that it really was the lady
of the bleeding heart and one ol
her attendants.
We reared the pass Of the Tros.
saehes, and the scene was so won
drouslv beautiful that my enthu-
siasm bcrst all bounds, and fair
ly shouted as stood and gazed
around me. Some one noticing my
emotion, said, 'Oh, wait until you
zee Switzerland, you'll forget all
this l answered, Excuse me, bu,
l don't believe it, In en'erihg the
Trossachs We had again to take
coaches, and according to the phi
losophy Of spiritual af1inities, oul
congenial party again filled The
the same coach, in the hurry ol
getting good seats, without an,
effort in that direction The spiri
OF our wag was contagious, ant
II! venture te say that a merrier
patty never passd through thi
I glen, where
Highest of alb where whito peaks glanced
Where glistening streamers waved an,
dan ed,
TIE wanderers ey, could barely view
The summer heavens delicious blue;
20 wondrous wild, the whole might seem
The scenery Of . fairy dream"
One must see these places to ap
pr. ciate the exquisite beAu,y o
Scotrs descriptions. which arc tru
To the letter; but l think no Ian
guage can give more than a very
faint idea Oi their wOndrous beauty
Excepting Ben Lomond who's,
lofty grandeur must ever s,ant
unchalienged in my admiration,
can scarcely believe earth holds .
:airar scene.
The ~ag gave us his funnies
sonss;the chorus OF one, And sh,
tripped ac' oss the grass Ikea dar.
fal, da, da,' will be immortal in ou
memories, for he brought it Gu
upon every occasion, ana witt
great gusto when hs was particu
larry enthusiastic. S. treated u
TO q bunch OF water cresses,' an,
in the hei bit Of our merliment ou
coach came to dead halt. VIVA
is The matter we asked from I'll,
back.
oh, said an old American lady
IN . spirit more republican thai
polite, 1t is some of these ariste
Gratis, aud they expect us to get ou
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