The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-06
ON THE SCOTTISH WEST COAST

Al the Crinan end of the Crinan canal the big steamer Iona waits for the little steamer Linnet. The mountains of bag gage have to he brought over from Ard rshlns by great four-horse vans, and as the vans have no locks to go through the luggage Is generally on the Iona by the time the passengers are there. The Iona IS the sister boat of the Columbia and Is d paiatial boat, many Of the oid-iimers on the route preferring her 10 the newer and larger steamer. The coast of Ar gyie, along which the Iona sails with great speed, is the celebrated land of L'rn, and sometimes it's rugged sterility recalls the ancient joke about the all for-Lorn." Downie House ls passed at distance. The L.ace was residence of the poet Campbell in his early student days. The visitor to the Highlands will md that he passes quite often residence of the poet Campbell. Talk ing of Campbell reminds me of the strange legend of white house that you see on the mountain side on the Lorn coast, and another house that you can't see on the Island of Scarba. In the white house that you can see, lived MT. Angus Campbell and his seven hand some daughters, and in the house, of whatever color lt my be, on the island facing the rude Atlantic. resided Mir Duncan Cumming, who was no ancester of the late divine. Duncan had seven stalwart sons, and the house of Cumming t Is needless to sly, was at deadly feud with the house of Campbell. In going through the strait between Scarba and jura the boys got into a controversy with the tide which there rushes in at the rate of eighteen miles an hour with terrlhe roar. reminding person somewhat of the Niagara rapids, and the result was that the seven were swept up in a very demorali1ed condition at the foot of the lawn of Mir. Campbell, of the white house. They were not the first young men who were wrecked trying to reach the White House. This b d patent American presidential joke The affair speak oi happened several hundred years ago. and II Is hard to get al the real particu- lars of the case. but believe ,ha, the seven young ladies a, once stopped play ing lawn teams and croquet, and at once went to the rescue of the seven young men. You see. the McBrayne line of steamers was not running al that time and society was somewhat scan,y out in the Highlands. and the seven eligible young men received warm welcome at Mr. Campbell pleasant summer resort an., as they had h.d quite enough of hydr Dpa,hi ( ,rea,men, they were very glad 10 get Il nice boardlng-house with all the comforts ot d home. and so they said their collective name was smith and discreeily 'sfbore 10 mention anything about the m Ieh warmer reception they had eN, pecied. Well. alter the boys got over the colds they had go, in thcir struggle with the waves, they proposed and were accepted, and Tn the words os-Words- worth. wasn't it:-,he fourteen were in a position to say. We are seven" There was nearly sad hitch at the wedding. Waei the minister sald to the fist couple:
 Do you take this man Smith to be"
 The supposed smith said omnously, Cumming. slr.
 And terrible hush fell on the as- senbly tn. asei fl.her of the seven girls placed his hand oa the hlt of his Ciaymore, while the seven young men who had not looked for iii with either father Gr mo,heIln-,aw so soon. felt rather III at ease. However. the pres ence oi mind of the to-5e mo,her-in-law avcrted a disaster. She whispered 10 the old man iha, while there was no scarcity of men brave enough 10 fight on the smalles, provocation Tn the Highlands. the brave young men who would face the marriage altar were not. as experience had shown very plentifal
 Mir. Campbell arose and said, " There $ a good time, Cumming, 10 settle old dis putes, and that is just now. Bless you my children
 So they were married, and thus origin ated the celebrated line
 The Campbell's are Cumming"
 This legend is copyrighted, bu, local guide books are given the liberty to use it-sparingly. The whirlpool of Corry- Wechan still rages over the sunken rock at times, but it was still enough while the Iona passed 1t.
 The three conical mountains of Jura 1000 feet high, were also doubtless in their places, bat a fine rain coming in from the Atlantic covered them from vsew. However, as person returns by the same way he has two chances of viewing any bit of scenery, and so the rain or mist is not much to be deplored.
 Agreat number of islands occur at this stage of the journey. One of them File acha Naombh, the Holy Isle, was the residence of St. Columba. Columba did a good deal of preaching around that district and doubtless they needed it. ak that time. His reward has been great. One of the handsomess steamers afloat has been named after him.
 Ooe of the islands at which we stopped coatained the largest slate quarry in the world. The last time saw the largest quarry in the world was down in Pennsyl- vania. and consequently l felt an interest