Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-14
Che FREEMAN.
Scotland.
JUNE II,

against us at the rate OF hve miles the
hour. So we must anchor at Grennock
and take cars to Glasgow. Grennock is
work. Miles of ride in the cars. and you
do not escape the rolling mills, etc of
this wonderfully active place. AS no war
demands the products. all these labors are
turned to steamship purposes, for the
traffic of the world. One gets u full idea
of this busy state Of probation as We ride
along.
Glasgow has gone up from about four hun
dred thousand to a million people, embrac-
ing its suburbs. since 1861. This gives an
idea of what benefit to the old country our
war was, rs it sent out its gold from south
and north for material to fight the fearful
national fratrcdal war May it never be re
peated. Arbitration must triumph and
peaceably install everywhere the right for
humanity's and Gods sake. Glasgow is
full of stir, and modern mostly in its style
of stores and doings. 1t gives one the
feeling that New York gives. You do
not seem to be in Scotland; and would
question it, were it not for the invariable
type of human form and look. The Scot
tish people predominant so largely you
can recognize no other nationality. How
safe one is, and his goods, among the pure
Scotch, is evident in the dense city. They
do not think of checking baggage. If
carried to Il wrong hotel, it is returned to
the depot and marked, with date of return.
An unclaimed luggage room is open to the
disappointed.
The two objects of greatest interest in
Glasgow are its cathedral and its fine nec-
ropols. The latter is, both for situation
and grouping Of high monuments, not
outdone anywhere. AS one approaches it,
n new modern village appears to come
into view. The chief height is given to
Scotlands greatest reformer, John Knox.
On the monument is an &C acknowledgement:
of Indebtedness to him for Scotland's great
reformation many years after his death.
SO II man cannot do all the good he may
do in his lifetime. So man may do good
after he has departed this life. How much
Christian character, influence, work is
worth in the light of such facts.
The cathedral is very old. Centuries
are standing here in stone. The marks of
the rush of these numerous years are visi-
bic inside and outside of the building.
We have no such ancient things; but we
may have, if it is best; and it may not be.
There is wonderful reverence here for
these old, tme-gone, telling piles. They
are filled with memorial shields and fig
ures on their walls. In the crypt below
lies one headess form on his stone tomb,
Indicating the method Of his death. No
name; no knowledge certain about it. To
us it was very repulsive; to descendants
it must be more 50. There are in some of
these cathedral5 Preparations of the past
that ought to be removed. They are as
coarse ms the language of the people was
when they were just out of the realm of
matters to the value of diviney gifted
architects, painters and sculptors, whose
works are preserved in these great church
buildings. The modern builder is obliged
to study the dclicacy, variety, symmetry
of door, window and steeple, to do the best
work of the hour. There is truthfulncss.
fidelity, perfectness in most Of these old
productions of art that gratifes the mind,
and makes one delight 10 linger among
them with the memories they furnish.
Edinburgh is beautiful city, the new
part having wide streets and wide walks,
and all laid out in regular order. The old
part stands up, with some of its buildings
thirteen stories high, and overlooks the
new. There is no business rush here.
Education has had more influence than
commerce. 1t is a delightful city to dwell
in, having most pleasant and long drives
in every direction. Opposite our hotel is
Edinburgh castle, having ii history running
back to times before Christ. 1t is four
hundred and eighty feet high. A wonder
full flslness never but once taken in all its
history. The old method of warfare de-
manded this style of security for kings and
princes of the earth. A key to this fact is
the window defences against arrows,
causing peculiar building of windows with
iron to turn aside the shot arrow. At
Edinburgh was Humes home, and Scott
resided here often and wrote beneath the
crag Of Arthur's seat.
The ride by boat and stage through the
scenes of SCOTS writings is most charm
ing and romantic. We sailed on a lovely
day through Loch Lomond. The mountain
that gives name to the lake revealed him
self in all his majesty. The water course
gives also many surprises, as the boat
moves here and there. We noticed one
that surpasses all our efforts to have peo-
Pile in the hills of giant size. As the boat
moves along, by watching. you will see an
opening upon The heights, on which sets
the cobber and his wife, vis-a-vis. They
are giants in size, and appear as sociable
rs Germans in beer garden. The Tros-
sacks are what they assert themselves to
be, serratcd country. Here is the Rob
Roy" country. We pass the site of Helen
McGregor's cottage, then enter the coun'
try of the 4" Lady of the Lake" In Loeb
Ktlrine is Ellens Isle, where the meeting
between Fitz James and Douglass is sup.
posed to have occurred. And every ben.
mountain we saw, the day being one o.
the most charming experienced in the
Highlands of Scotland.
The landing from Katrino was made
rcgretfuly. On we rode through mount
ain scenery, reminding us of that at Fran
cunia Notch, till we came to the little ole
tom Of Callandar and took railway fol
Slrrl'ng. After visiting the castle anc
rambling through the old town, taking