The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09

" thV utnotS tnOtv IN N ihtke buuubl ONBEuOW
OF people into foreign lands who cannot fnd
sustenance at homo.
In the time OF the Romans this country
had a native population whom they called
PIcti or Picts. from their habit Of picking
figures on their bodies By means OF burning
with q sharp pointed instrument These dis
tinRuishing marks were found on the bodies
OF the slain on the fields Of battle. Hence the
name Picti or Painted given to them by Taci-
tus and the Romans.
Tho writer's OF the country who followed
wrote this term Plots, Pike. and Picks.
Hence We draw an inference that when the
fashion OF surnamos began to become general.
which 10 hardly moro than 500 years ago,
some OF those Plots or Piks, who had driftod
Into England. were distinguished by their
national appellation. and that hence has come
the surname OF Pix or Pike. This was the
case with tho English who moved into scot-
land. They wero called Englice or English.
which soon got corrupted into Inglls. which is
now one OF the Oldest surnames In Scotland
or even in Britain.
The city or Glasgow.
The original inhabitants are hold to have
boon that numerous and warlike race who
repelled the Romans. driving them nrst be-
yond the wall OF Antonine. running from the
Firth OF Clyde to the Firth OF Forth. and after
ward beyond tho Solway Firth and the wall
there built by Hadrian first and by Severus
afterward. which extended across the coun-
try to the Tyne. or Newcastle Twenty Ave
thousand tourists annually 60 up Lake Kater-
Inc to see where Roderick Dhu and Rob Roy
played their pranks. but how many visit the
seat OF modern Sootland's true pride and
glory Glasgow and the Clyde1 Who sings OF
the wonders OF which she 10 the theatre
her finished agriculture. her amazing mo-
chanical and manufacturing Development
Look at this prodietous city OF Glasgow. with
its 100000 inhabitants. and its outlying ap-
pendaRes extending twenty miles to Greenock
and the seq. Observe this vulcanic popula.
tion headed by Its merchant princes and mas.
ter mechanics. covering tho ocean with its
fleets. and crowding its steamers into every
port OF tho civilized world. SEQ them con.
structing pleasure ships for tho Pasha OF
Egypt and ironclad rams for the Sultan. block
ade runners for rebels: supplementing the
naval and mercantil marine OF the world every
where at q cost which defies competition.
The Bay OF Greenock Is wonderful for It's
beauty. 1t Is encompassed on every side By
the towering highlands, with Ben Lomond in
full view from its upper waters. The scene be-
tween Glasgow and Greenock almost rivals
the com m ercial animation OF the Thames. and
its land beauties are I'm mensurably superior.
heTe ID eNeEy variety Oh idHuscAp0. 1lhin ana
slore. warm hilsides, and smooth shaven
lawns. crag and glade and barren hillside.
all intermingled. Those lofty sugar-lo rocks.
known as tho Dumbarton Crags. have been
used as fastness and fortress for o thousand
years. But the poets seem to have all lived
on the Edinburgh side. and tho beautiesof the
Clyde are comparatively unsung.
Yet Glasgow 10 blenr-eyed. Its laooring pop
ulation look hard-featured and scrubby.
Ragged children and barefootad women dis
figure the streets no less than the swarms Of
that unhappy class who live By debauchery.
whose responsiveness never seems hero to be
relieved either by grace OF person or beauty of
feature. The streets Of Glasgow at night are
dismal spectacle even compared with Lon
don. Lake Lomond is q channel OF deep water.
lying In mountain gorge hardly wider than
the river Rhine The scenery Is bold and the
lofty hills are, as elsewhere In this country.
wholly bare They are sometimes rounded and
clad in the velvety mantle which marks tho
high moors. but oftener rugged and rocky.
especially toward the head Of the lake. We
see Ben LON ond In full view, and It never falls
to be the most conspicuous object on the way
up and down. It was particularly SO now. for
It's top was white with snow. as were some
other very distinct peaks beyond the lake.
Loeb Lomond is not unlike the Lake of
Geneva In minlature-the same abruptness
OF outline at its upper end. and the same
abatement OF these features toward the out
let. But on the hills OF Loeb J,omond nothing
grows except the heather while on those
OF Lake I.eman the picturesque vineyard
clothes much Of the surface Still. Looh Lo-
mond is beautiful and the charm OF romance
thrown around 1t enhances its beauties.
The humorous islands which We circumnavi-
gate in making our various landings on the
1ol-a aI,, Low No lor
are In forest. especially that which is the
burial place OF tho McGregors.
Leavin: our water communication for the
cars wo found that the weather cleared in
time to give US sight OF that world-renown-
ed Wow from Stirling Castle. This castle Is
only little over two hundred feet high above
the plain. but the view Is Incompatible 1t 10
difficult to find its equal In Europe. The cas-
tie is ct the foot Of the long vale OF Monteith,
which stretches away for thirty miles, with
a width OF four mlos. This is bordered by a
highly cultivated country. rising into the
Highlands in the distance. Tho vast sweep Of
view shows every variety OF plain. hill. noun
tain, and river. Our way from Sterling lay up
this lovely vale of Monteith. and gave US the
best possible view OF the Highlands we had
visited. They were In full relief for an hour
while We skirted the noble valley at their feet
After leaving Scotland. our next objective
point was the lake district OF England. into
which we very soon run. Our ride to Penrith
was through a well-oultivated. rolling coun-
try. 1t not having lost its Scotch character
istics. This we soon left and entered upon the
moor lands. now "Westmoreland" whore the
way was rough and the country piled full OF
tho round hills OF coarse gravel and rocks
which give 1t its name. This moor" country
is good for nothing for cultivation. not even In
the valleys. and furnishes but poor susie
nance for the sheep which feed upon it.
We now made our first acquaintance with
Sklddaw. tho Hottest and most renowned
OF the mountains OF the Lake district, which
here reared Its rounded form upon our right
hand. The aspect Of the country Is not unlike
the rougher parts Of New England, only there
is less forest. Its picturesque appearance i'm
proves as We approach Windermore.
The great popularity Of this lake Is its
double and triple outline. The first embraces
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