Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-26

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the school for her aeatness and In
nuencs Ii the world. These. gave In
telligence to the people. and laid the
foundations for noble character. IT
Is true that all Scotchmen do not pos
sess noble characters. for there are
some bad ones among them; and yet
for the most part we may be proud In
a good sense. that Scotland il the
home of our ancestry. A mother pur-
chased a fine pair of shoes for her lit
tie boy; he put them on and exclaim-
ed, 20 mother, l am so proud Of them"
The mother said. MY son. you must
not be proud" The son replied, "Wel
then, / am SO glad that ! got them"
So then we may be glad tonight that
we have a Scotch ancestry.
There is infinite variety in the beau-
tiful spots and places OF historic inter-
est in Scotland. Go where you may, in
city or village, in lowland or highland,
in the county or among the islands,
you are never out OF sight of some
thing to attact and interest.
Burns sings of "Bonny Doom" near
his birth place. Its banks are indeed
fresh and fair" and in summer time
especially are absolutely laden with
floral richness and beauty.
Loeb Lomond is unquestionably the
pride of Scottish lakes. DR.. Chalmers
unconciously exclaimed when he look
cd upon this lake, Would that there
right be a Loch Lomond in heaven"
When | was a boy / had a primer
with the picture of Staffa and Fingals
cave in it; and ever after had a desire
to see the island and the ave. Provi-
dentially the time came when I saw 1t
under the most favorable circum-
stances; the day was clear and the sea
calm, so that we had no difficulty in
passing from the steamer to the little
boats which carried us into the mouth
Of the cave. Fingal's cave is indeed
a most magnificent specimen of ma
lures architecture.
And why so warmly cherished is this
Iona?
1t is because the dead who sleep
around the fragments of her towers
sublime, once taught the world and
swayed the realm of thought, and
ruled the warriors of each northern
Cline"
The guests were cordially welcomed
by those in charge and all spent a
most enjoyable social evening. The
reception committee was composed of
Messrs. Alexander LANG, Will Nc
Donald, Thomas Wallace, F. P. Nc
Nell, H. P. McGregor, William Mann,
D. F. Fyfe, John McFedries and Don
aid Mckay piper
Each toast was quite appropriate to
the occasion, being interspersed with
quotations from Burns most popular
works, and served to more thoroughly
inform the audience of the life and
character of the immortal bard of
Scotland. The musical part of the
programme, consisting of many of the
tuneful airs of Scotland, were extreme
ly charming, and the various dances,
including the Highland Fling" and
the sword dance, were specially attrac-
tive features.
Messrs. D. F. Fyfe, r. P. Mcneil,
John McFedries, John L. Diamond and
George w. Greig composed the COM
mittee of arrangements, and to their
efforts Is due, in a large measure, the
success of the celebration The Off
GERS of the Thistle Society, which was
organized at a meeting of the Scotch
men last Tuesday, are as follows: Geo.
w. Greig, president; D. w. Fyfe, vice
president; John L. Diamond, secretary;
John McFedries, treasurer.
Among those who added very ma
terially to the success Of the entertain
ment were Miss May Taylar, Of For
rest, Scotland, a visitor at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Laing, in
this city, and Miss Maggie Maitland.
The former sang two selection, respsc-
lively entitled There Grows a Bonnie
Brier Bush" and 1--WE Better Bide
AVA and the latter appeared in the
Sword Dance" and the Highland
Fling"