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SCOTLAND, 1892.
" W.B GALLAnER- Ucar Sir.

SCOTLAND 1892
W. VI. B. GALLAHER- Dear Sir:
7gc59qg. HqV 16h.-G Glasgow, the COM
mereial capital Of Scotland, is finely situa-
ted on the river Clyde, at head Of nayiga-
ton. Ii has a population of 10000 inhab-
jtauts. and contains many handsome build
ings and fine statues. T. was here James
Walt. i'm 1862, 6rst applied steam as mo-
+ tive power and the first steamer launched
By Bell in 1872 The city is noted fer It's
abundant supply OF fresh water, brought
from the romantic L0ch katrn, distance
of 40 miles. The Great Western Cooking
Depot, estaEiishcl ly one of her philanthro-
Di.ts. i i novel ard admirable Institution.
There most excellent meal CONSISTING OF
soup. meat yerttables, Sc. is served to the
working people at six cents l3 pence each.
( The most important object to be seen IN
+ Glasgow is the Cathedral which ranks next
to Westminster in the Kingdom. and has
many lovely and exquisitc stained LASS
windows It is situated IN a picturesque
spot. partly surrounded by an old church
ward called the Metropolis, which rises ter
raced in the background and contains some
beautiful monuments, the most conspicuous
of which is that erected t. the memory OF
John Knox, the great Reformcr. The Ca
thedral was built in the 18th ccntury,-is IN
the form of Latin cross, and of the hiothlc
stvle. The Nave IS l5S tr 81 feet, and said
10 be the fnes. in Che world. -. Georges
sauare. located in the centre of the city, Is
I charming SPOT In ii are the statues OF Wal
ter Scott, Duke Of Wellington, James Watt
Prince Alhert and Victoria, and is surround
ed by the Roya Ranf, Mechanics Institute,
ROYAL Exchange, and Post Office. The
Glasgow University. fine building costing
millions ofdullars. Is located on high ground
! sloping 10 the river KelFing, erd the city Il
bound. in frc churches ard handsome resi-
dcncc,. Taking a boat down the Clyde we
uasscd hundreds of the largest iron vessels
3 in all STAGES of construction which l. Il sight
10 behcN 4fd neve- forgotten. Ayr forty
mile, from Glasgow hv -a1l has 10000 in
habitants. and is located on the Ayr river,
which is crossed by the twa brigs immor-
/ tailed by Burns. On the site OF the prison
: where Wallace was confined a structure Is
now erected and called the Wallace Tower,
in front of which is statue of the hero and
I in the tower are the clock and bells OF the
/ old dungeon stecplc Two miles from AyT
I isthe cottage divided into two rooms where
the poet Burns was born January 25th, l139,
and the bed vet stands in the original nIcie
where he first saw tie light Of day. Two
miles from this is Alloway's auld haunted
kirk" which Las been immoTtalizcd by
Burns in his Tam O'Shanter. In the adjoin-
ing church-yard are the graves Of his father
aud mother. and on the sto0e is Inscribed
the beautiful cptaph comrosClhy Burns to
his father here, also, Is the grave OF lam
O'SEanicr. or Tam Laughlin. as his name
was. from the farm "Sharter" The Aud
Kirk " is in ruins, but the interest Of the lo-
calty lies in the graveyard \ short dis
lance 20 the west IS the well where 50 Nungo $
mithCr hanged herscl" Near by IS iine
monument TO BARNS, in the intcrloroi which
arerelics belonging 70 bim,-orginai manu-
script. wcddng-ring, q lock Of lis Highland
Mary's hair and two bihles given her by
the poet. l. a cave Cl Tho grounds is q
monument 70 Tam O'Shantcr and Soutcr
Johnnie, aud few steps further on Is the
Aud Brig ODoon," over which Tam took
his famous ride From here we drove back
to Ayr by another road. passing the cottage
where two Of Burns Hitc.s lie old ladies
upwards of 80l. and then visited the tav-
ern where Tam and Souter Johnnie used to
meet. sat in their chairs and drank from their
cups
'Iyriasf-. tfag 7H-Lcft Glasgow at
7.80 by rail as miles and arrived AT Dunn
bartonCostlc. This fortress stands on a rocky
height 600 cctabOve the rive- commanding
expansive views in every direction. The q. p
cent is made by many steps cut IN the solid
rock: the armory contains the sword OF
Wallace. vhic% Is over seven feet Tong, and
room over h iuner-gate Is where be was
confined a prisoner the faceo Wallace, and
Nonteith his hetrayer. being cnt IN the wall
outside. He Mary Queen of Scots was
brought when q child: Charles and CrOm-
well successivclv occupied it, and Queen
Victoria visited it in ! S47. Two miles from
here is Cardress Castle, where Robert Bruce
died II 1929. Taking rail againfor half an
hour arrived =. H2liock Pier on Lock LC
m0ud and took boat This lake j. p miles
long and contains 20 lovely islands sail
inc for two hours through the lake. with
beautiful mountain views and rustic scenes
passing Ben I.omond, high mountain peak
in the distance. and nearing Rob koy cave
ard rock whcre he suspended his prisoners
by Il rope until they made up their minds
what ransom they would pay, we landed 1t
Ipversnaid. and took stage through q noun
famous cguntrv. the scene OF Walter scott
i Rob Row" On the -oad side Is a stone
cottage oice occupied by Helen McGrego-
Rob Roy's wife, After an hours drITe to
Stonachlacher, took sIeGner Rob Roy
through Loeb Katrin which teens with the
poetry of SCOTS Lady Of the Lake" pass
ing the island where Rob Roy put the stew
ard and left him alone after taking his mo
ney: then Ellen Douglass Isle" the Sl-
yer Strand " Bcu-Yenue," and the place
where Jane. and Rhoderiek Dhu first mot
landed at end Of lake md took stage leight