Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-06-14
IN THE LAND OF THE elue6elt
AND HEATHER.
NO. 8.


and the length OF the qusy-wall Is 6 miles.
Ii Is sight indeed TO 60 up on the
Metropolis and look down on this great
city Of ships. The Metropolis, or Gene
terry, contains the monument OF John
Knox, that sturdy champion Of pure re-
ligiou, whose great bsttle-v0ice could
move the hearts Of his countrymen as
the trees Of the wood are moved by the
wind. He Is the one who originated the
expression Of "cslliug q spade spade"
In one of his sermons he said he ''had
learned to call wickedness by its own
nsme-s fig a tx, and spade spade" )"
But the best thing about Glasgow is 4
large tract Of land called Kelvin Grove
on the borders Of the city, the other side
bordering on the river kelvin-but no
description Of II could give such vivid
idea OF il as q few lines OF the old Scotch
song, "Kelviu Grove"
Thro its mazes lee Us rove. bonnie iassie q.
Wbere the roees In their pride
DECK the bonnie dingie side,
Where the midnight fairies glide
Bonnie lassie %
o sweet Kelvin banks are fair. bonnie iassie O.
when In summer We there. bonnie lassic o,
There the Maypink's golden plume
Throws . soft but sweet perfume
Round the yellow banks o broom,
Bonnie lass!e o.
Adjoining the park Is Lsngside, where
Mary Queen OF Scots met with her finsl
defeat In 1868. OF course there are
csthedrals, museums, art galleries,
famous cathedral windows, the magni-
ficent University Of Glasgow, and many
other great public buildings, but you and
|, who have seen so many OF these things,
Can see no poetry In great city, 80 we
will spend but u short time here, but
board one Of the little steamers In the
Broomieid,r (harbor) whose destination
is Gourock, the place where the interns-
tional Yacht races are held.
A short half hours ride brings US TO
Dunglass Point, where tall monument
has been erected to Henry Bell, the first
man who ever made q stezmboat--and
here can be seen the western termins-
ton Of the famous wall OF AntOninus,
begun in the year 81 BY the Roman SOL
diers when they first invaded Scotland,
or Caledonia, Ms they named 1t, by CALI
ing the inhs sbitants Cdisdonidns People
of the ~oods) This wall WAS originally
80 miles long, ~ feet high, 40 feet wide,
with q ditch 20 feet deep and - feet
wide on one side. Ii 10 still as conspic-
uous In some places as railway emoank-
meut.
What q vast change since the Gale
donisn warrior, from his ancient strong
holds whose ruins are still to be seen on
Wonder distant hills, watched the Roman
soldier pacing with shouldered spear,
this same old rampant our feet now tread
with nothing but our peaceful umbrella
handle for spear.
Below, as we stand on this old grassy
mound which the hands OF the Roman
soldiers raised seventeen centuries ago,
train on the Edinburgh and Glasgow
Railway darts like great shuttle across
the many colOred web Of meadow, moor
and winding streamlet, and distant haze
of purple heather. The huge barges,
drawn by = single horse pacing on the
bank, drag slowly along the canal. On
one end Is little cabin in which the
boatmsn and his gudewife, and their
bairues now playing al hide and seek on
the lumber strewn deck, live the whole
year through. Beyond rise the hills OF
Kilsyth aud Campsie. A little beyond Is
Dunbarton Castle rising to the skies on
rock 240 feet high. One tower is call
ed wsilace's Toxe-, and his huge two
ed ged sword Is shown to visitors.
This great barrier Of nearly 300 feet OF
solid wall was once scaled by Wallace
aud his followers, who routed It's garri-
son OF THOUSAND and rescued Lord Mar
imprisoned there, the father OF the beau
teous and loyal-hearted Helen Mar, Of
Scotland; n little farther on once stood
the Castle of CsrdrOss, where King Rob
ert Bruce died. IL Is said that lion was
kept here for his amusement when he
could no longer attend TO the activities
of life, and he found much comfort in
watching this King of the Forest.
But the object OF this visit IL not TO see
the relics of nations ancient glory and
prowess, nor the towering monuments to
its heroes of warlike and other kinds OF
fame, but 10 look upon the grave OF one
who, though associated with no sort OF
warfare, whose achievements were only
the faithful performance OF simple daily
duties, vet whose name will live as long
ss the centuries, which cannot dim the
lustre of the greatest names In Scottish
history-the grave of Highland Mary!
In the little old moss-grown kirkysrd
of the Aud West Kirk In Greenock, on
the banks of the Clyde, sleeps TRANQUILITY
that humble personality which moved to
sublimest pathos the soul OF Scotland's
greatest genius. That obscure and
humble spot Is the most touching spot In
this gray old Galloway land-next to the
resting place Of the one who made her
immortality. There Is nothing but a
grew stone TO tell the stOry-.hst simple
story told Ia two words-Msry Campbell! |!
The date Is obscured by ravages Of time
and the elements, but NO figures Of the
calendar are needed, for the date Is
craven In golden letters upon every
heart that feels the thrill OF true poetry
and we see q halo around this humble
headstone that we see not around y0n
towering monument 235 feet high, erect
ed to the memory of James Watt, the In
ventor of the steam engine.
The only personal description Of the
subject Of this sketch IL found In some
Of the literature of Hugh Miller, q
Scotchman and great friend Of Burns.
Some years after the death Of the poet,
Miller wrote Of the fret and only time be
had ever seen Highland Mary. He vent
TO zee Burns once 1t Kirkosnald where
he Was attending school for few weeks,
who insisted on his going home with him
TO see his father at Lochlea. On their
way thi ough the field they CINE upon q
young and beautiful girl, gathering up
some clothes that had been spread upon
green grassy knoll TO dry. Burns
rushed to her exclalming "Dearest
Mary!- He then introduced his friend 10
these words, "Aary this 70 loved friend
whom have valued ever since we herd
ed our sheep together under cover Of th<
same plaid"
Miller also tslls Of how be very con
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