Telegram-herald., 1890-11-09
AFOOT IN SCOTLAND
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IN ths Lsna q CAKES.
TIE WORLD SENS COED TO HIY
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GL1S AFsAHiG. scotland seot "a
II a. snesn IA the prsced NJ article.
$500. go . anaualiy expended b.
bEisisn sportsmen u Aantnx and fsa-
sns IN Scotland, e nay to easily under.
stood tnats OF tne three great Brtsh
days. "berhy Day. whieh = a move
abe sporting day. Banker. Holiday.
Ga shien day every British subject feels
entitled ~ hls ease and sDors. and the
statutory fsast-eag og the Twslfth %
August. me latter, which : the annual
day dedicated 70 slaughter Of grouse,
= always ria Niia the most Intense
tariffs q AntieipatoFy pleasure.
The penEUp warnings OF an army Of
hntlsh NimFods explode on THIS day
The very mention OF the glorious
Twelfth &C any other season OF the year
MIS- their shols beings With flashes and
qalsers Of hunger FOR tbe moors and
Media IL N0Gid Dc a national crisis
indeed hat would compel Parliament
- hold over this initial epoch OF the
season = outdoor sport II last week
tne social, political and financial ''sea-
SOD Nas AZ rs height Il all toe
intord., The n0nofab.es THIS OF That.
ana tne whole nst u artists, actors.
2 ltefato4si bankers, manufacturers cleT-
les scientists, and wnat-uots. whose do
inSs make London the Feal center 81 the
world, and this whole eight little ISL
and" the brain anu Drawn workshops
Tor European CIVILIZATION and progress.
were &C their tensest stranings OF ac-
tieitiesi TINS week. III % contain the ex-
altlng Twelfth" the foremost of
Great Britain are wholly different set
or human belngN. There IS now an en-
tnus.asfn, heartsuess, genialty and
hiAriousness about the British man
thAt makes yOg feel you have ms
judged hin. tie q no longer stone. lie
= a radiant, generous human. In JUS
uee, TINS VII even apply % the grave
and austere scotch. High-lOws and
CATERS, oalm0rals aud Tam O'Shanters,
corduroys and cOllariess necks, end
less hap-pocSets and suggestions
OF tasks. show this British man OF
the hunting season on 20 good sdvan-
tage. besides His language il honest
and hearty, his laughter has. l an
sorry TO say, moro integrity than the
American laugh, whom always seems
10 b begging a pardon or casting
challenge, and his face IS continually
wreathed IN smiles. Tue world seems
good % him. and anybody where he -.
And, therefore, IL ne spends forty IN
stead OF twenty millions for the thing
which makes him for even a BRET
period Of tho year A bTight-faced IN
stead Of a beAr-tsced Briton, he has not
done amIss- After all. the beggarly
brace OF grouse, ptarmigsn or phea-
SAINTS, or the trembling kneed and
skinny deer he has Knocked over
with his expensive foghng-piece,
Is not 50 much the yearly motive
which impels him % immense expense
and labor. Whether or not himself
conscious, the impalpabls, undesirable
witcheries OF that sweet nature ever
ealing 10 man 90 Re bettered, Is what
draws him. The vide, free mOOrlands
GLORIOUS with countless flowers and
vagrart weeds; the glorious sides OF
mountains, endless panOramas of scene
and color "a the shine and cloud chase
each other across them: the white
wings Of mountains mist softly Tapping
the grim old peaks, the purple heather;
the rocky glens; the stupendOus strains;
the feathery waterfalls: the whipping
burns. and above al the deep and
dreamful lOchs of Scotland; these are
the British sportsTnaa's real quarry
after al.
For a month before the Twelfth all
kinds Of preparation are making. The
nrst eleven days IN August almost
gives the impression OF the gathering OF
an army Of militia, and on the day
itself and indeed for a week before, the
Princess-st. station, Edinburgh, Ex-
change aud Lime-st. stations, Liver
pool. and particularly the Eustou
square station OF the London 4 North
western Railway. IN London. present
most animated scenes. All other pas
senger traffic gives way % the hunter
hosts. Horses and heavy luggage have
been sent on By the goods trains"
ia advance. but the platforms are
massed with hampers. pouches, cases Of
fawling-piece dogs, boxes OF dogs
food. and countless psraphernsla OF
hunting. While excited groups Of
kennel keepers, masters, servants
ssloaders." old hunters who are clad IN
the toughest and xreasiest OK garments,
and excited amateurs dressed to pro-
clam thsir destination. jostlo each
other I'm good-nstured desperation IN
extraordinary effort 90 mOnopoiizs the
attentions 0f porters. guards and train
men. From SIX 90 eighteen hours
BRING them al to their journeys end ,
for there "a no shooting" IN the re-
hottest portion Of Scotland which can
not b reached IN the latter time from
London.
The moorlsnd cabin and the High
land shseiinx. which were formerly the
abode OF the British sportsmen, have
given wsv 60 the modern shooting
box which q never less than a hand
some cottage. and the lodge" which
Is 0tten "a grand "a The magnificent
paiace. ASIDE from these exclusive
couvsniences for sportsmen. lt = be-
coming mere and more the custom on
the part of titled owners Of large north
ern estates, Who retain possession Of
their own "shootinCs. or Who ease
them Co others WITH privilege ot them
selves aud a certain number ot guests
shooting over tbelr Own preserves, %
Il scharre many IL their London sccisi
obligations ~ entertaining their
city friends with - few dsys shoot
ing" We Americans have ma con1pre-
ksrs'ou Of tha universally ct the
sportsman instinct snd education IN
Great Brain. Reading Eng en- notion,
and particularly Kingsley novels,
gives an insight INTO the importance Of
bnnHug and shooting to every hng sh
bred man. So that tne grester ne
man he socially. politically or imam
csliv. IN Erriaud. che more likely Is