Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-25
GEO. o. BARNES In SCOTLAND
PErERHEAD, SCOTLAND. I
NOVEMBER 2S,iSs3


still yields lie chslybeate treasures an,
once made Peierhead a watering place, not
ed for liz health giving fountain. Then h
took us 10 the granite polishing works
whence many tombstone goes 10 Ameri
ca. BY steam and improved mschiner,
the polishing process Is reduced to a scienc'
and we we're well repaid for going over thu
establishment, where again and again thu
workmen called us by name and gave kind
ly greeting, showing that they lad been IL
attendance on the meeting. Sand, ther
emory, then Raer polishing preparation
like a chalk paste, used in succession, viii
circular discs, fitted on spidly.revolvinl
rods and moved over the surface Of IN,
granite at pleasure, awe the exquisite, mir
ror like polish we are 30 familiar with Ia
our home cemeteries.
Monday we hired machine" rs vehi
Gle for pleasuring are genericslly termed
holding with the driver; and sesin hsv
ing the company Of our good John Buch
en-, who declined going TO sea, though il
was fine day for ishins, because be wish
ed TO accompany ne, we set out for iauni
20 some ancient castles In the neighborhood
'1nverugie" and Ravens Crag"-aged
200 and l 900 Yeas respectively, or reput-
ed thus aged-no one being able 10 sue
cessfully dispute the current leg'nds-lie
about three miles out from Psterhead on
"Inverueie Water" beautiful brock that
drops into the ocean it's sparkling con,ribu-
ton, Just north o. the town. We rambled
over them enjoying the mouldy flavor OF
everything with our usual gusto, for. very
strange TO relate, these frequent ruins do
not pail upon one, as might be expected.
On the surface there il the element OF
sameness about the relics Of ancient dining
halls; the great ERE place, 5xl0 feet; the
winding stone steps up ancient turreis
dungeon-like apartments below; with the
ivy and arched windows Of ecclissticsl
ruins added to some; yet each has such an
unique history Of its own, as quite 10 in
vest its stone and mortar with q new and
strange charm, albeit, Il seems like twin
brother Of the last wreck Of architecture
you inspected. So we enjoyed Inverugie
and Ravens Crag like the rest. The Keith
family were once the great ones Of this ilk,
and fronting the main street. just before the
Town Hall, on a halfcircular platform
about 20 yards each way and mounted by
three rows Of granite steps from the street.
favorite play ground Of the "bairns" Of
Peterhesd, stands bronze statue, larger
than life, Of one Of the family, whose histo-
~ is briefly told by this inscription
Field Marshal Keith. Born at Inverugie
in 1896. Killed at the battle Of Hochkir-
chen Oct. IA, 175S. The gin Of William
King Of Prussia to the town Of Peterhesd,
August %, 1868. Rrobus ririt; forts orbit
The Norman family OF Cheyne were the
proprietors Of the stately Ravens Crsg and
Inverugie fell to the Keiihs through .
marriage into the Cbeyns family. Both
castles are 10 picturesquely beautiful plsc-
es-the winding Inverugie Water LAYING
the base Of the pretty eminsnces on which
both are built. Ravens Crsg is about =
mile higher up the stream than Inverugie
Il was q charming jsunt in the pleasant
autumn weather. Between The castles We
noticed an entrance into one OF the mead
ows was under II foot arsh made BY the
lower Jaw bone Of a whale. Il was neat and
unique. There are three such near Peter
head -relics Of the capture Of thsss sea
monsters by Pet<rhead whslers.
The .Reform Bill" must have been .
popular measure With the people Of Buch-
an, for there IL In the middle of Main street
Of our little city Handsome. round, pol
he'd granite shsft IS feet in height, with
Scotch lion rampant on the spez. only the
paws are not separated ss In the original
emblem. but here placed In peculiar sup
plicstory attitude, o. II returning thanks
for the passage Of the bill; and little i'm.
sgination can even throw CLEAN OF Crate
fal Joy into the grim visage Of the roysi
beast, usually expressing no other emotion
than vehement purpose to hold all he
had and get all the rest. Underneath, on
the two tablets Of the square block that
supports this aggressive animal, Ia written
ON the one, "Concordia. Rss paruae eTeeu,t,
Disoordia, Marimae dlabsmtur, on ths other
Servaie terminus unanimitats VIRTUE et midas
sria. doubt much whether many Of thsss
things will interest my readers Ia the de-
.crip,ion as they do me in the observation
Of them, but put them down to read or
skip az each may incline.
The meeting goes on and OF course IL the
chief thing. sspping and mining are dull
things TO describe. though all important.
We have two services daily and have had
since arrival. The weather. 80 fine for
touring, has been fatal 10 the attendance
Of many fishermen. who have been too busy
to come. The "faiih cure" "a making way
slowly. The waters behind the dam are
rising am sure, but when the Overflow
will come know not. Only Is confess
ions for soul thus far; Is for body. The
people are learning. We must be patient,
because there is 80 much 10 unlearn, which
Is the hardest Of all. viii writes cheerful
u from London. xhsrs he is doing what he