Daily Kennebec journal., 1873-07-07

fore US. Farther along we coasted py tle sue
of Rutland Island which, like the Giants
Causeway, is composed of basaltic columnar
rock rising even to greater height. but less
romantic in general construction. Four hours
later We passed by Ilsia Craig, spherical
rock, rising eleven hundred feet out of the
water. Tradition says that the devil threw
this at St. Patrick while he was fleeing from
Scotland to Ireland. If he did not it is great
wonder how it came there. BY eight o'clock
Tuesday morning we were fairly up the Firth of
Clyde. IL the far distance the Arran noun
tains were clearly seen, which form a back
ground to the estate to the Marquis of Butte,
the richest young man in the world. The
farms are regularly divided. They are un-
der high state of cultivation as they must
needs be to pay the rents. The husbandman
tills the soil, but the Marquis reaps the har-
vest
The first place of Importance after entering
the Clyde is the town of Largs. This place is
mentioned in history as the battle ground
where King Alexander of Scotland defeated
King Hago of Norway in the thirteen century.
Directly. opposite this is the summer residence
of the Marquis of Butte. The river scenery
from this point up to Greenock is conceded to
be the most romantic in the world, the Hud-
son not being excepted. On the tops of some
of the highest hills are still standing the look
out stations, or castles, built in the thirteenth
century, which the Scottish Chiefs used as
telegraph stations to announce the ap-
proach of the advancing foe. We passed by
Dumbarton Rock, on the summit of which is
Dumbarton Castle, which Sir William Wal
lace, scaling the heights with chosen few,
rescued from the English in 1896. 1t is
grand old monument to commemorate the
deeds of Wallace and Bruce. Its moss and
ivy covered walls are still in good state of
preservation, though having been beaten by
the storms of centuries. just beyond this are
Rothsay and Innerskip, two charming villages
and farther along the palatial residence OF
Burns, tho heaviest owner in the Cunard Line
of steamships. Next beyond we passed by
Dunnoon, a watering place. Here stands
castle which Mary Queen of Scots occupied
as a summer residence. 1t is impossible to
describe the scenery of this the most romantic
part of the Clyde. Ben Lomond rising over
three thousand feet, and also Ben Nevis, be-
sides the ragged cliffs of other mountains,
form the background to this delightful spot.
About mile up the river with the same COM
manding background, is the summer residence
of the Duke of Argyle, now occupied by his
son, the Marquis OF Lorne, and the Princess
Louisa. A shoft distance up the river stands
Bells Monument to the memory of Bell, the
man who first applied steam to navigation.
Alongside Of the monument is the identical
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MY attention was called to the little craft by
the captain, and will take this opportunity
to say that was greatly indebted to him for
the Information upon the topics herein con-
tained.
The Clyde from Greenock up to Glasgow is
the blacksmith shop of the world. | attempt.
!, ed to count the iron steamships on the stocks.
: but after counting hundred and fifty l
-, thought there would be no end to them and
. gave it up. Some yards contained five or six
9 standing in compact row, at no greater dis
tance than two feet, varying in size from two
thousand to three thousand five hundred TONS
Our steamship arrived in Glasgow at z.
M. The greater part of the party put up at
the Waverly temperance hotel. We were
charged one SHILLING sxpehce for bed, about
thirty EIGHT cents in American currency.
Thursday our party visited the Cathedral
and the Metropolis, where sleep the dead of
many centuries. The Cathedral founded in
l408 is the Cathedral of Scotland. The ar
) chitectural features Of the Cathedral are al
G lowed to possess one Of the finest examples Of
; early English or uudecorated Gothic. The
; vast length of the vista formed by the nave
and choir, with the lofty vault overhead, the
g lines of beautifully clustered columns and
arches on each hand, the large and beautiful
window that casts its light down from behind
the choir, at the termination of the view, all
= contribute to produce upon the spectator an
, overpowering impression and solemnity.
One might spend whole day about the
Cathedral and Metropolis and all the while
find something new. The elevation of the
Metropolis being very considerable, the whole
city is stretched out beneath the eye of the
spectator, while on the opposite side the eye
ranges over a large expanse offertile and we'll
cultivated country, embracing the upper val
ley of the Clyde, including the princely do
mains of Hamilton and Boutwell,. On black
and mouldering tomb stone, which Old Nor
tality must have passed over while recutting
the disfgured grave stones, with difficulty l
deciphered the following:
Doctor. Peter Low
Stay Passenger: And view This Stone
| For. Under. It. Lies. Such. "A. one.
| Who. Cured Many. Whill. He Lived.
soc. Gracious. He. No. Man. Grleved.
Yea. When. HIS Phisicks. Force. on. Failed
His. Pleasant. Purpose Then EN- Prevailed
For or His God He Got The Grace
To. Live In. Mirth. And. Die. In. Peace
Heaven. Hes. His. soul His. Corps This. stone
| Sigh Passenger. And So. BE Gone.
On the martyrs stone copied the follow
| ing.
! HERE LIES TIE CoRrs OF
Robert Burton. John Hart. Robert Scott Mathew
| Patoun. John Richmond. James Johnson Archi.
bald stewart. James Winning. John Main. who
suffered at the Cross of Glasgow for their lestmo-
ny to the Covenants and work OF Reformation. be-
cause they burst not then tho authority of the
then tyrants de troying the betwixt ldjj and
1868 kPITAPH
They'll find at the resurrection day
To murder saints was 5weetplay
On the top of the Metropolis ia a monument
to the memory of John Knox. | should like |
to linger here and give you more of the notes
which have taken, but fearing that my letter
will be too long will close by giving briefly
some notes of my visit to the West End Park |
and the New University.
The park like the Metropolis has COM
mandng view of the city. 1t is beautifully |
laid out In the centre Ia a larpa fnnnt In |