Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-08-24
ROBERT THE BRUCE
Scenes In the Sweet and Pastoral
An1andals.
WHERE CARLYLE FIRST SAW LIGHT
Eikht Garioss Little Lakss the H0aas sf
ths Dsadly Adder sna ktis fmFlae-
able Zoe the hsFos-A Castle
CsEsrtag sIzreea Acres.

ala ) tLsaale GA the west . the sweet
and pastoral Anusldsle, though NOT
among the most noted yet one OF the
most lovely valleys of the scottish
Border To the le.sIroiv ana senLl-
mental p grms t-ryng among rs
pleasing scenes, it appeals With sOoaiy
fascoaEou. It Is Ut q tiny vale, thirty
miles long, Tie uver Amman, from
wh.eh it takes ts name, having Us
source 10 the Hsrtte4 Mountains, and
winding with gen ie How through and
between Characteristic Scottish villages,
JOS banks dotted with humble erOtls.
larger iarmsleats, and All the lang syne
features OF the countryside Scottish
ho1es. Though the little valley 5 ac-
corded no special fame among the scot
ush people themselve, and is scarcely
ever visited by tourists, % me u seems
that la few particulars It possesses
exIraord nary interest. Within the
distance 0f one days tramp across five
parishes, through which wind, the gen
&c AMMAN, eau De- seen one OF the most
ancient. and certainly one OF the most
historic, castle ruins OF Scotland, the
first home 20 scotland of Robert the
Bruce, ~ L0thulhcu tine birth place
at ALnau, ot tae creates amt most un-
fortunate OF al scottish preachers,
Edward Irving the wonderful phenom-
ena the tides OF >0lUay Firth, which
are perhaps better observed from the
great Annan vHtIuct connecting Eng
land With Scotland tnau at any other
spot along the S0lway shores; and the
birthplace and burial-place Of the one
philosopher. essayIst and critic vino has
undoubtedly LETT deeper impression
upon intellectual minds IA Great Britain
and America than any other Individual
who ever adorned and perplexed this
country Grabbed, crafty, mighty and
glorious old Thomas Carlyle.
At about the center OF Annandale in
the parish Of LOchmaben. are eight
curious little lakes shallow and with
sedgy shores. In these are found the
vendace fishes from . 10 o inches in
length, nowhere else dIscOverable IN
Great Britain. of n brilliant sllvery ap-
pearance, and IN anatomy and flavor
much resembling those famous A;aeri-
can clscOes which, IN June attract sucn
hosts OF anglers, 20 the shores OF Lake
Geneva, IN Wisconsin. They are the
most delicate fish known TO the British
gOurmand. Their heads are extra
ordinarily marked. IN a puce-colored
transparent substance, with the per
;ectly-dehned figure OF = heart, through
which, when freshly caught. the BRAN
may Dc seen. Along the haughs aud
mOss-tauks of the lochs the deadly
adder turks; and the peasantry Will tell
you that these dreadful reptiles are
kept down by their implacable foes,
the heIOns. which are certainly con-
tuually seen lodging IA ana out
among. and lowering over, the sur
rOuatug reeds and MOSES. About
male from the ancient burgh town OF
Locumaben, on a tOngue-shaped PENN
sula wRlch extends IutO the lake called
The Castle-lOch, are found the ruins
Of the grandesJ fortress The Border
ever knew. Whether or not It
was the original residence OF the Bruces
granted by David /, IN 1924, or an
enlarged successor built in the 18th
century, u covered sixteen acres of
ground, and is known To have been ali
soiuteiy lmprvguable before the iuvcn-
ton 0f guup0Wder. 10 was stupen-
d0us and magnificent pile, and the care
and perfection with winch 10 was built
are attested n the immense walls still
traceablc, and i'm the fact tnat though
IT. masonry has been exposed TO the
elements for 600 years, one viii today
AS often break Csc stone itself as sep
arate ty strokes 0t sledge hammer the
81 q. b. O.. .
were constructed 10 seems unt0rtu-
nate that so rob. 4 ruin could TJt
have been gwen better care and preaer-
vaton. one nalt 90 the structures OF
IOthuabeu bug- have been built from
the material u csc uisl estlc stone pile.
Cow-n0uses and tvre-Halis Tor half
dozen miles boz every direct on q disclose
the source from winch their material
was ravagcd ~ EIouudng moulding.
splendid asalar WORK or gr.nniug gar
govICs; it ls SAID case . citizen 81 Lo,h-
mabou hurgl warns his Sims ne tbc
identical peir 90 lames wmgu once
rested GA tac pa-etual leartn ot bruce,
and tle ola KEY 80 tHc outer gate OF the
majestic pile. % wh.ch bad beer nur-
tered the proudts ire ot scottish pa
trut kings. one 81 1- a severed q hH.f-
century since ~ Che lr7don-re aided
binds 6f th. distritt. was REGARDED "a
such an auuqusr.-s PRIZE. asst weighed
several pouu1s. tfat n was No 0urU
tnrned over I'D che Toehuaben black
smith for Conversi1 Ut0 a PAR OF utl-
itl-tan turf-suades.
The Of m and 8ccieut town Of AMMAN.
AZ tae s,dn ~ tre ~of.rav where the
AMMAN water flows mo- taat estuary. =
iunab'fe1 hv quaint. o.,l rrtn. te scotch
falk. rch. contcnted. maolent G-oat.