The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-09-12
LETTER FROM SCOTLAND

Booltish and American Scenery Comparot
Among tho Scottish Lhkoa -rhe High
land noathor Tho mounlniua OF Glorh
cd B0pg..-A Venerable Scotch Babkor.-
lhv reduol Lauau-'ilow tho Scotch
1.-Two,
GLASGOW, August 20
From Aberf0yle Uur c0ul0a was over
the mountain 10 L0ch katrlne over
the purple heather clad hills, with the
shepherd and his ll0oks Ia sight and The
skimmuring llrths aud lOfths seo llEJ
Jewels in tno BOmbre gleno ScOtss
Lady OF the Lake gives an accurate
description OF this most beautiful fe'
Join. We drive across the lr0ssackB
Tor bristlng country to Loeb katlint,
where we take the boat, past "lsilenb
l6le' 10 Slr0naChlacher M thu east euu
OF Loeb katuue; thence Via coach 10
lnvursngid, followed by boat uONn
beautiful Loeb LamOnd TO BallOch,
and after that by rul 10 Glasgow
"And Is the scenery as hne a5 IN
American
40 this answer both ayes and No.
The awful Bublimity OF the vast hnd H.
limitabl0 Rocky Mountain region has,
perhaps, no parallel IN the world Zoe
scottish lake,, compared with our great
American lakes, are as diHprOpOrtloned
me- their rivers 10 our rivers. Our cOuu'
iry is on such q mighty scale. COmpar'
isons, IN truth, cannot be made
But this much can bO tfuthiully nuld,
that the Scottish lake scenery ~ iacOm
pnrable, IL Is unique. 1o begin with,
the Scottish country W almost destitute
of timber the forests having been pur'
posely exterminated by The Romans
One lOman historian says that OOOOO
men were employed ten years IN cut
ting down tlln0er. This peculiarly
alone has It's pleasant aspect, as ~ TO
yenls all the gienB aud daleB and lOYely
proporliOnB OF the mountain aspect
Then the vivid, mantliug, all'pelyading
green is IN itself an ADDED charm. But
heat OF all is the rosy purple Of the
Highland heather, covering every noun
tain with It's royal t0ga, ana trailing it5
frinqes far over the moorland where
tho grouse and ployer call.
II you eau Imagine inc Alegneuy
ranges half lllled with water ana the
rounded peaks clothed In purple, and
layed, now In pearly mist aud again IN
llquld sunshine, and yourself III ialry
boat, darting ia and out among the is'
lands glorihed in poetry and song, you
will have some sense Of the wierd, Wild
loy OF trip through the Scottish lakes
The shooting season Ia on, and when
was In the Highlands, there were nu
merous parties OF lords and lairds ont
In quest Of grouse, hareD, rabbits ana
deer. They are a sturdy, vigorous race
OF men, with good appetltee for noun
tain mutton, peas and potatoes. AZ
for peas, they are an unknown article
in our country, compared with the sue.
culent, tender, delicious vegetable that
passes by that name IN Scotland
"What will You drink " said . grave,
stalwart in kilt and philibeg TO his
neiqhbor Of the same ilk. "WhlBky,'
was the frank reply, and whisky II was,
diluted with water. They drank spar,
inQly, however, about o gill each, and
had 10 renewal OF the glasses.
AZ Strathavon met an old gentle
man. Mr.. Tenant, President Of tho
StrathavOn branch Of the Bank Of Scot
land. who was q boy Is years old when
INV grandfather, Alexander, went TO
America In 1899. IIo is an active old
gentleman, who remained q bachelor
nntil he was 70, and now az ~ years he
has a wife and two children.