The New York herald., 1878-11-14

every year to wash out the stain: On the other side
OF the chapel. prone upon the green turf. lies
| splendid hawthorn tree with widespreading
branches II fell in ls39feil but did not die for at
returning springie it puts forth its fragrant
blossoms. The shade of the Iadye Isabelle is not
regular in its annual visit the stair Of death
than is the hawthorn its obedience to the COM
mand of nature. Altogether il is quaint reverie,
here in the old castle court from which the jangng
| bell of the steamer starcs We hurry on board,
the hawsers cast and of for the Kyles
| of Butte.
OF Butte.
Thus called the straits narrows between the
northern end OF the island of Butte and tbs south
shore Of Argyll, the word s'kyle being corruption
OF the Gaelic cdot cao,as meaning narrowness.
This winding road is of the most beautiful
Scottish scenes. especially when tho summer sun
lights up the surrounding hills and throws the gens
and hollows into shade. Nowhere mile wide.
the straits form three sides OF square and extend to
length Of sixteen miles before opening out into
Inchmarnock water. just year ago was steaming
along among the isles Of Greece and the rhythm of
the poet ringing in my ears. .The isles of Greece.
the isles of Greece. where burning Sappho loved
and sung"
Scarcely less lovely is this far northern land and
and the sound Of the song haunts still in the
selfsame rhythm. "The Kyles Of Butte. the Kyles of
Butte! whcrc-,' but never got any further. Tho
idea of amy burning here ont OF the question;
the poetic failed the eye wouldn't roll in fine
| frenzy
oAMrELL oNRII.
We strike the Campbels again in the Kyles of Butte.
Glen-daruel, which opens out norhward at the head
of the kyles still retained by branch Of the family
On the of expected visit from great Irish
chief ONeil) who related to the Canipbclls
| of their early chiefs Colin the Singular tCalean
Iongataich) deliberately burned down his resi-
dence in this quarter. not deeming it suitable to his
| dignity for such occasion, and that
| his visitor and his suite then
| tertained right royalty in tents erected
at spot convenient to their hunting grounds. On
of the islands in tho Kylcs Of Butte Ean Dearg, the
Red Isand) the Earl OF Argyll during his rash in
vasion Of Scotland in 1855, before mentioned. de-
posted his stores of gunpowdcr and arms. leaving
1 garrison of $50 men, who hastily retired the ad-
| Of King James forces after blowing up the
Notifications. steaming ont Of the kyles rounding
| Ardlamont Point and crossing Lamont Bay (anothcr
member of the ancient Campbell hating clan lives
here) the vessel reaches Loeb Fyne, "the most won
derful of all those deep indentations by which Old
Ocean finds his way far into the bosom OF the west
ern wilds. carrying wealth and civilization in his
/ track and the head of which, forty miles up
stands the ancestral seat in the ancestral domains
handed down through direct male line for over six
hundred years to the MacCailean Nor, chief Of the
| Clan Campbell-Inyerary Castle.
/ THE cAMpBELLs FyNE.
| The sail mp the loch is glorious one. There are
Campbells seated upon its shore all the way up.
mindng us long before get to the chiefs castle
that have entered the territory of the great clan At
Lochgair House, the left shore is MacIver Campbell
| Esq. ut Minard. on the same sde is modern "cas-
tlc occupying the site OF ancient fortress of the
1
erty Of Sir A. s. L. Campbell. Bart. and them eight
miles below Inversry. the property Of the chief be-
gins. Then. at last, mverary itself comes into view
I When the hand of Sir Walter Scott has pcnned the
first impressions Of the scene there need of fur
4 ther witness -
! THE APPROACH INvERARy.
Embarked on the bosom of Loeb Fyne, CAPTAIN
| Dalgetty might have admired of the grandest
scenes which nature affords. He might have noticed
the rival rivers. Array and Shiray which pay tribute
to the lake. each issuing from its own dark and
wooded retreat. He might have marked on the soft
and gentle slope that ascends from the Shores the
noble old Gothic CASTLE with its varisd outline,
battled walls. towers and outer and inner courts.
which, far the picturesque is concerned, pre-
sented aspect much striking than the present
massive and uniform mansion. He might have ad-
mired those dark woods which for many mile snr-
rounded this strong and princey dwelling. and his
| eye might have dwelt the picturesque peak Of
4 Duniquoch. starting abruptly from the lake and
raising its scahcd brow into the msts of middle sky.
| while solitary watchtower. perched its top like
eagles nest gave dignity to the scene by awaken
/ ing n of possible DANGER
The ancient castle, the ancient town, the market
place with it's hvc occupied gibbets. the
mourning and singing the coronach OF the dead, the
castle enclosure with tho block and the bloody axe
the Redeemed sawdpst. tho head the pole-a these
sights and such these, which caused Captain Du-
gald Dalgetty soul to sink into his boots have long
| vanished. Peace quiet and order are the gcnii
! OF the place.
| THE TowS.
| A hundred years ago the old town, composed Of
the most wrctched novels that could be imagined"
says Pcnnant lay the feet Of the old bsronal CASTLE
hut now il IL q quarter of mile away, and is q neat
and chamingly situated place of 900 inhabitants.
II IL the capital of Argyllshrc, having provost.
/ two bailics dean Of guild. seven common
| councillors. two branch banks ana the central
telegraph station for the Western Highlands. With
all this the town dead and deserted There is
no trade 'Ichabod" is the motto. for the glory Of
Invcrary departed with the failure Of the herring
| fishery The arrnorial insignia of the ''burgh
herring net with a number of fish mmeshed and the
| motto, always TO Thee may Herring Hang!'' The
efficacy Of the prayer writes local wag. must also be
held to be in suspense present and tho population
is almost entirely dependent upon the ducal estate
| for employment and the means Of living "Thc
whole parish town and country belongs 70 the Duke
Of Argyn as also portions Of the adjoining parishes
No feuing is allowed the present Duke being opposed
to any such permanent alienation Of small por-
| tions Of the property
| DEropULAroR THE HIGHLANDS.
! In that sngularly bumptious work. the land Of
Lornc" by Robert buchanan. offered by the author
a. wedding gift" TO the Princess Lonise her
| marriage with the Marquis OF Lornc. the present
Duke Of Argyll her fatherin-law. is TINS arraigned
in connection with tho suTerings OF the Highanders
of Scotland. who. Mr. Buchanan asserts. have been
| almost exierminatcd that London may get jucier
.u4tas aud the wealthy aho butcher hs aftx