Telegram-herald., 1890-10-27

GAe.se. .-xlses Il the frs slgel,sies
Aeay sa,thxssanth essss ts.ausa sits 3leeo-
t4ln Nklls nion shat IN O-ea Anfss -
ia noT1h
IL lae BRITISH Natioaai tfaiiers es
sonaes here ia lon1oa, - . Non-isfiNl
pAnilug Of StgAthE.ass. AsN tilitIs
painter of the .'1hrsS ofaoos. tetitS
tae marvellous strait, lfeN in tas
Nance for li4e raznx, laaof nsonths he
Nks 81 WSIk Ana sh0ugh he ffo4es'oa
UuaoabtediN tia n4osi nsAeE ti1,snt
landscape eNef riaeeo up2n eAiifSsi tis
9en deepef4lr discourse Eclllcilt ~ ps -
unable 10 canTss IL otAert What ht
himself s2s ana ltI W4s q ptdui cs'ni-
nlentsry upon tot t,oc4sloDAl after
lnAdeouAcy ~ Iae suoAMeSt AZ
terpreiAflSns of Al. here Upon
ths 1Utlng cfaK AZ si<'>'4-
il i ahe1e tae stralh breaks O. ths
northwest II tbs hlgAeg, gioonlltr.
grAuder reach 81 Glen Anflc. ct1Ssh'
elSss Itself sweeps - Tie east sna wtst
alth unonslfucled views Ter bal
seone of miles ln either direction, II
year fancy hs = glowing ont, put = -
is m0sl feINenl tesf in pleiuiias tAe
widest, sweetest. Nelfdcst aAo most
El0ri0usy beautiful spot "iNilA -
powers of creation. and you have het
teen got even elimpse 81 the hi"e ga.
fasclnauops ci Stratng ass.
The entire southern hoNson Tor
range OF ~ mllEs ~ . seTratc1 cage 81
rock and fir-crowned mount&ln-nt3gAk,
above escarpments ~ steci gray . stuti
ol lichened masses of gock and deSa
trees upro0ted Is hoNllng eifpesisi ~
alder, OAK Gn1 birch With ioiiAge 80
iuxur.ant that, ln the distance, they
seem IKE hsngingbAnks ~ nlossi 81 NE
50 dark ln Their green as Z almost stand
there Ike upught beds oi pu1'ie
heather. and II countless misty luoen-
t4tions aud depths. here and there sii-
uOusly inCd by the tratherY course ot
some foaming waterfall. The bed ~
the strAtn. tor al tlls distance, wflle
1900 feet below where YOU are slandng
appears 70 The eye az smooth and leNtl
~ the hUs0ed waters ~ some dreNufUi
loch- Only for that one thread oi SD
VeT gray, tue Glass river, winding ffom
slde - eide lu mslCnless curves and
lines, and the white specks 81 croittrs'
huts, which, ln yOur fancy, are trans
formed into far, FAINT salls ~ouia
the illusion remain complete
Whle 10 your left, mountain masses in
gigantic sNatAs, OF Akc emerald Dead
lands ia endless succession above some
peaceful shore, burst INTO view ,sdNaile-
ing, retreatng, Wlth lniersllces oi opa-
line hue, where the burns and mighty
cnasms are, as II color Ia nature
ihr0bbed and ebbeo until fading away
into ianguOrOus death ln blue and
purple and mist.
TO the west more glorious still are
Z fraf 81 =
north a Wild torrent comes pOui
down from weird Glen CannIch through
a gorge 60 deep and vast that even the
roaring OF the catsracts is muitied and
/ still. High above this Tor 2o00 feet
/ leaps grand Knockfn or "FingAls
| Fort, iis summit giTdled by two enor-
mOusly thick walls of stone. Past this
/ 10 the south and west upianos Use and
roll IN matches valley ssceuts 20 the
wilds and mysteries Of zone Glen Afirlc.
| Behind, 10 the north, far Ben WyVs.
giant monarch OF the North. thrusts "a
| peak above dark and stately mountain
! piles. Nam sui, "hili Of the eye or
mount of the extensive view." stands
guard IN the west; while tle whole far
horizon pierced by hundreds of grim
/ old peaks, wre4thed IA endless bands
and wings Of mist, seems Ike some
vast archipelago of MASSIVE crags end
! iesslY beaten by the ghOstly
spume OF laundering seas. il tie
mere outlining OF THIS enchanted
spot 30 inadequ4teiy fails al power Of
description. what inspired pen or brush
could nty hmm its eyer-changlng form
ings, scenes and hues7 GlIiterng peak.
blanChed cliff and threatening pIeci-
pice burst through the heather and sea-
green copse. Away among tbo heights
the eagle wheels above tie gorge. of
calls b the echoing peaks Tor compan.
lonship IA lie s0lltuacs. Iumllng
burns Qulver and issh, or show cas-
cades Ike fiecks of lace from within
the shadows. And over al song 81
rivulei. burn aud river, over covert,
copse and glen. over islet. bog and iarn,
floods the September sunshine, paint
ing for your feaefing IN unbound dyes.
Grand Strathglassl Noblest Of al Scot
lands wondrous strains and valleys, De-
cause the grandestone fashioned by TIE
| infinite Arutoer. and a. yet nnsmii cbec
by the deflibg touch of INNS and guides
and Gain. EDGAR J.. NAKLNAN.