The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-03
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
Correspondence ofthc htellioencer.

having asked IT we were not from Sect.
land; and after our visit there we are
strangly inclined to his opinion. Like
his nieghbor across the North channel,
the scotchman loves his drink and eyi.
IDENTIFY gets an abundance of it; but as a
people they are Industrious, intelligent,
faithful to friends and principles, and en-.
dowed with strong love of liberty and
country, which we caunot but admire.
We steamed up the Clyde early one
morning, from Belfast, and nature eyi.
IDENTIFY wept at our arrival; for we were
greeted with drizzling rain. 1t was,
however, we were informed, only speci.
men Of Clyde weather; as tho warm
winds from the Atlantic meeting the
cooler breezes from the highlands produce
rain on the slightest provocation.
Glasgow is the commercial metropolis
of Scotland and the third city in Great
Britain in population. It's manufactu.
ring interests are very large and Clyde
built ships are known the world over.
To one, however, who has had the pleas.
ure of sail up the narrow and shallow
Clyde it is wonderful how this CONNER.
cial supremacy has been attained. For
miles on both sides of the river shin
yards are seen and the clang of the ham,
mer is heard on every hand. The pres.
ent season is very dull for business
throughout the United Kingdom and
complaints of over.production are fre.
quently heard, and the shipping interests
of Glasgow are as comparatively low
ebb. The principal attraction in the
city for a tourist is the Cathedral, which
was built in the twelfth century and is
in g good state of preservation. Its
crypts are the finest in the kingdom and
its forty. four stained glass windows are
among the best specimens of that branch
of modern art; the iconoclasts of the
Reformation having destroyed the origi-
nal windows and these being only about
fifteen years old. In the metropolis, an
ornamental cemetery which vadjoius the
Cathedral, is q fine monument to John
Knox. whose body, however, is buried at
Edinburgh.
Ayr, ,1e birthplace of Burns, the poet,
is about forty miles southwest of Glasgow
and is easily reached by rail- The low,
thatched cottage, where the author of
Highland Mary" and "The Cotter's
Saturday Might" was born is two miles
south of Ayr and with some modern ad.
ditions is now used as q public house.
About half mile farther on il Gallo.
ways auld haunted kirk" and near by is
the Doom, with its old stone bridge, made
famous by Tam OShanter's memorable
ride. In the v'llage is found the Tam
O'Shanter Eo'eI, wnere are still shown
the chairs used by Tam and Souter
Johnny, and also the very cup. from
which they drank. Near the Bridge of
memory of Burns and this completes the
attractions Of the place.
From Glasgow, 10 Edinburgh, by way
of the Scottish Lakes and Stirling, is a
route that is much travelled by tourists
aud furnishes some most beautiful scene.
ry. Its great charm however, was thrown
around it by the writings of the great
"Wizzard Of the North,' Sir Walter
Scott; who has invested every lake and
island, every mountain peak and lovely
glen with some story of chivalrous de.
votion or bloody strife. In fact the mat.
ter was tersely summed up Dy our driver
from Inversnaid to Stronachlachei. 10
whom we remarked that Scott was re.
sponsible for a largo number of the
travellers through that region. "Yes,"
he responded with shrug, "if it warn't
for him the whole route wouldn't be worth
tuppence.ha penny" Not an exorbitant
estimate to say the least. We leave
Glasgow by an early train for Balloch.
where we take the Loch Lomond steam.
or for Inversnaid, at the opposite end of
the lake, sail of nearly thirty miles.
The lake is surrounded by the highest
mountains in Sco' land, Ben Lomond.
which overlooks it on the northeast,
being abou: 3,100 feet high. we pass
many beautiful wooded islands, which,
as we'll rs the villages on the shore, are
associated with come of SCOTS choral:
ters. At InSsrsnaid a coach. and -four
was awaiting us, with driver dressed in
the good old English style, with red coat,
top boots and high hat, and we are soon
on our way over the mountains to Loeb
Katrine. The road lies through desc.
late region, the heather on the mountain
sides 5o:rg the Frinespa! vegetation.
We pass the ruins of hut in which
Helen McGregor, Rob Roy's wife, was
born and also an old fort which was
built to check the plundering of the
McGregors, early in the last century, and
after ride Of about five miles We reach
Loch Katrine at StroaachIacher. Here
We again take steamer and the sail
down tho lake is delightful one. Loeb
Katrine is frequently compared to Lake
George and certainly its lovely scenery
and its romantic associations give it q
wondrous charm. On our left, as We
leave Stronachlacher, Glen Gyle, once q
stronghold and even now the burial place
of the McGregors, stretches back into the
mountains. At the eastern end of the
lake We pass "Ellen's Isle" and the
eSilver Strand" and land only short
distance from the "Gobliu's Cave"
where the Douglas and his daughter
took refuge when they left Rodorick
Dun's island: Here VIC again take
coaches and ride on through q narrow,
rocky defile known as the '"rrossnchs" or
"Bristling county,. passing 'The lovely
margin Of Achray," and on to "Where
Vennachar in silver fows." A little
farther on,
ADuncragsans. huts appear at last,
And peep like nioss grown rocks, half SEEN
Half hidden in the eopse 90 green"
Still later we reach "Coilantogle Ford ;"
Far past Clan Alphine's outmoet
guard )" the scenes Of the fight between
Roderick Dun and Fitz James, and a
ride of two or three miles beyond brings
rs TO Cailendsr, where we take train for
| The historian cannot find a timo, when
there was not q fortress; on the site of the
present castle at Stirling. The city It.