The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-09-18
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EnRopEAN LETTER.


SCOTLAND, August, 1870 The Wilson
line of steamers from Norway to Hull,
England, is so filthy and piratical that
many travellers go by other routes on this
account, and choose very well in doing
80. The United Kingdom every where
is suffering from too much rain the crop
is badly injured and if the cold and wet
continues much longer the loss will be
widespread and terrible.
OF the great Cathedrals at York and
Durham, Lincoln and Ely, 30 much has
already been said and in such fitting
terms, that 1 will only say | endorse ev-
cry expression of admiration, spoken or
written, with withering reflection that
to apprehend, even approximately, one
must make them dillgent study.
The finest ancient castle is that at Ain
wick, the seat of the Dukes of Northum'
berland. In equal state of preservation
finer is rarely to be found anywhere. Its
first foundation was laid by Saxon per-
haps 1900 years ago. The wall of some
of the more stately apartments are pol
ished marble. The present nobleman
has done much to restore it to it's ancient
perfection. Some of the banisters and
steps are of wrought marble. Amongst
the pictures in the gallery may be noticed
the names of the best masters of the
highest periods Of art. The legends con-
nected with this old and magnificent
pile remind one of the romanCes of an
Arabian tale.
It has been said of Scotland that it is
adear place to travel in. However, when
it is considered how admirable the ar.
rangements are made for the tourist and
80 plain that the veriest stranger moves
along as we'll as the native, it will be
found that more is received and cheer
fully given for the money laid out than
in countries apparently much cheaper
per day. 1t would be safe to say that in
no land could such a journey be made in
one day as that from Ballachulish via
Oban, the canal with thirteen locks to
Ardrishaig and thence via the Kyes of
Butte, the Firth of Clyde and the,river to
Glasgow. Who does not like Edinburgh
If you don't admire Ednburg, Just say
what you do admire. In fact, in the
United States we read and study the
English literature and speak this Ian
guage; the literature was produced by
the residents and natives of these islands,
and so it comes to pass that the average
read American grows up with greater
desire to see and visit the scenes of Scott
and Ramsay, Wilson and Burns, than
the far more magnificent scenery of his
own country. Who would not like to go
into the cottage where JEANNE Deans
lived2 Her pictureis stained and wealth.
erbeaten, but it hangs in the cottage
where the cowfeeder lived, and there
right above is Salisbury Craig where poor
Efie kept her usual tryst. Eiinburg is
now built round the Midlothian Hills.
So do we live on our side the Atlantic in
the splendid past Of Queen Anne's time
of our literature that the native of her
heath scarcely understand us. asked
a score of well read SCotsmen to point
out the house in the garret of which the
great Review was invented, with Sidney
Smith at it's head, and not one could say
nor did the present native remember that
the first motto was /" We cultivate litera-
ture on a little oatmeal"
More and more universal every day be-
comes the verdict that the monument to
Sir Walter Scott is the most fitting and
pleasing, venerable and imposing. From
Edinburg via Sterling and its castle, Wal.
lace Monument and thousand legend
tales we pass Calande, the great noun
tains, the Trossachs, Loeb Katrine, and
from the base of Ben Lomond behold
the Loeb. From here to the head oi
Loeb Lomond and to the waterfalls from
opposing mountains into the same valley
at Invervarhan is perhaps one of the
most beautiful and imposing portions OF
natural scenery in Scotland. In'the re-
gion of the glen of the river COe, or Glen
Coe, the scenery is more wild but not SC
grand and imposing. In the latter is the
scene of the slaughter of the Clan Mac
Donald, who were massacred by order o.
the English king. But the ScotChmar
triumphantly points out to you that the
sole right that Queen Victoria has anC
holds to the English crown is derived
through the Scottish Stuart line, and thai
since the union no foreign nation hat
undertaken to invade any portion of the
Island.
The occasion Of absorbing interest tc
allthisseasoni in Scotland occurred to-day
atKllmarnock, the principal town in Ayr
the land of Burns. A year ago it was thu
1,,,~o, ha Of n IN
to the farmer poet. To-day it is the un
yelling of the statue which stands on the
monument completed. All the Glars
were represented in their plaids and cos
tunes; the procession was an hour anC
ahalflong, perhapsi90 600 people. On th
ground was steel engraving of the poet
and when this was passed all took off thei
hats and many shed tears. An odd incl
dent of the procession was the presence
of Burnss niece, a grayNheaded old lad.
and the nephew of the Highland Mary,
gray headed old man. Many speeChe
were made many songs of Burns wer
sung, and the dozens of brass bands ant
bag pipes played scores of the melodie
which the boy poet has rendered as uni
Versal as immortal. A vast body Of peo
pie more moved in delight, in tears an,
laughter.
Mr.. Murdoch read the following poem
THE BURNS STATUE, KILMARNoCK.
&" Go, read The names that k1lotO mt death,
FetD nObJer ones than Burns are there:
And none have tyon nobIer lOredh
Than that tOhtch binds his Shdtr."-HALLECF
handle lite's kaleidoscope, and 10, as round
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