The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-06

there without her Ben constantly BY
her side, to comfort and protect her, |
as on earth?
Mrs. Loeb Lomond has delight.
full neighhor st some half dozen miles
distance, known as Mrs. Loeb Kat.
rine, very petite lady in compari-
son with Mrs. Loeb Lomond. There
is not G heater and nicer little lady
anywhere than Mrs. Loeb Kstrine. |
They say she is one OF the purest as
we'll as one OF the prettiest OF all the
Lady Locbs. and vsrily believe she
is. Ben Veuu keeps immediate
watch and ward ovsr her on the
south, snd Ben An on the north,
while Ban Ledi ID never far away,
and there ara several other brother
Bens around. But they do tell me
that Ben Lomond loves Katrine, as
a sister, and with very good cause, for,
in my humble opinion, though the
northwestern part OF her might dis
appoint at first sight, there is nothing
more lovely on earth than the south
eastern part OF her, where she finds
the Trosachs here very near and dear
neighbors, who pay constant court to
her, and very pleasant neighhors
they are, I do assure you, having had
the honor of brief acquaintance
with them and with Mrs. Loeb Kat
rine, as we'll as Mrs. Loeb Lomond,
during which 1 was greatly charmed
NTH nil fhnir pOmnapv
But about Ben Nevis. Well, he is
an aspiring gentleman, having his
habitat in Invernesshire. That
county may well be proud of him.
For long time in the popular esti-
nation be was the tsllest gentleman
in the United Kingdom. But the
ordnance survey dethroned him from
the proud position of monarch of bis
kind in his country, and gave the
sceptre to Ben Macdhui, who is per-
manently located in Aberdeenshire.
The ordnance survey said he exceeded
the altitude of Ben Nevis by twenty
feet, and consequently was of the very
respectable height of 4. 400 feet, lack
ing ten feet. But later it is said thai
Ben Nevis has been re-enthroned al
the grand monarch, with the claim,
that he is sixteen feet taller than
Ben Macdhui. However, / have
found the same authorities giving
different attitudes to the samC
Ben. When scientific men anC
doctors disagree, and especially wher
a scientific man and learned doctor
disagrees with and contradictI him.
self, it would be presumptious in me
to step in and attempt to definitely
decide. Therefore I leave the battle
of these two biggest Bens as to alti
tude to be fought out between them
selves at their leisure. They have
plenty of ii.
Ben Tasker scarcely deserves men
ton in this connection, but l suppose
in Justice he ought to be, though l d
it reluctantly. He is q gentleman o
mesner pretensions and less sltitudi
nous capacity, by several thousand
feet, than either OF the other Bens
l have not the honor of his acquaint
ance, ye! do not desire it. Neithel
do l envy those who do Ell JOY TIA
honor. 1 can enjoy life quite q,
well without it. l believe he is not a
all a popular gentleman. If l an
correctly informed, his habitat i
rather uncertain, and consequently
difficult to determine and designate
as he is reputedly of a somewhat
nomadic disposition and habit. Bur
1 have understood tha. somewhere or
or near our southern hills he feeds hi
fathers flock, or his own flock, if j
is his own. or. il neither his own no.
his fathers, then somebody else'l
flock. But of these proprietary rights
l know nothing, nor do l wish Il
know anything. Anybody, who doe!
wish to know, can go to the law anC
the testimony, of which Ben PROCESSES
to think q great deal, and well he
may.
Ofall these Bens, however, good OF
bad, I am satisfied to remain, 40 Ovor
yours truly,
BEN LoMoND.