The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-08-02
WHERE HEROES BLED AND POETS SUNG.
Walter Williams Writes of the Land of Wallace and Knox,
of Bruce and Burns
EDINBURGH THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OF CAPITOLS
He Pays Visit to the "Covenanters Prison and the
Martyrs Monument"

near 1t "the Bridge o'Doon," over |
which Tam o. Shanter's steed, carry
Ing its master to escape the wiches,
lost its tail. An old Scotchman, or |
the "brig," recited the Burns poem,
with all the exquisite flavor of the
Scotch accent. "More Americans
than any other people, except our
own Scotch, come to see the Burns
cottage" said the custodian. "He
seems to appeal to the Americans.
1t was not unexpected, therefore, to
find that in the walls Of the Burns
cottage the three poems framed were
all by Americans-Ro Robert G., Inger-
soil, whose lecture on Burns was a
marvel of eloquenee, Wallace Bruce,
lately American consul in Edinburgh,
and James Russell Lowell.
The grave of the poet himself is
not in Ayr but in Dumfrles a few
miles toward the south.
THE HIGHLANDS WITH THE LAKES.
The Highlands Of Scotland have
been idealized by prose-wrlter and
poet. There are undoubtedly fine
bits Of scenery within the Highland
region but the estimate Of their love-
illness may be exaggerated. With
this indefinite reservation, however,
it can be truthfully said that more
glorious days journey can scarcely oe
found in all the British isles thar
what is known as the Trossach
Route from Glasgow to Edinburgh
This route includes travelling by rail
way, coach and steamer. 1t traverse
the cbaHming Loeb, Lomond and tin
4 picturesque Loeb Katrine and theI
through the briStling forests knowT
as the Trossachs winds over noun
tain road to Aberfoyle and thence b.
slow railway TO Stirling Castle, acros
the great Forth Bridge, into TIN
| Waverly station at Edinburgh.
Sir Waiter Scott has made all thl
region familiar to those who hav
read the writings OF the Wizard 0
the North. On Lock Katrine
.,Ellen'S Isle, " the home Of the Lad
OF the Lake. Under the shadow Q
the majestic Ben Lomond, nobl
mountain, is "Rob Roy's Prison.
Helen McGregor's cottage is by th
roadside. Here is the scene Of tn
memorable combat between FitzjamC
and Roderick Dhu. The entire cOur
try teens with suggestions of th
! ScOttstories
Stirling Castle, with its fine ol
ruins, we'll repays a passing visll
) 1t stands upon an emlnence sever;
hundred feet in height rising abrupt
from the middle Of large plain. Tt
view from the battlements is superl
The castle itself played promneT
part In Scotch history. Edward |.
England captured it, but ten yea
> later Robert Bruce, whose statue IS
feature Of the castle yard, retook
after Bannockburn. James III. ar
:, James V. were born in the cast
J and here James III. stabbed Il
5 rebellious Earl Of Douglas. The fie
d of Bannockburn, where Bruce defea
; the English army, thrice the size
e his own, is easily seen from Il
Il castle and the huge stone upon whiC
q the Scottish standard was planted
pointed out. At Stirling Castle Il
Kodaker endeavored to take pictu
Ie Of the Highlander who, 10 tartI
4 and kilt, stood as sentinel at 4
y gateway. Now the Kodaker,
le occasion, can wear gum shoes al
move steathily but here he was d
covered The huge highland
marched over sharply and ordered hi
to stop, We wondered if impriso
" ment in a castle dungeon was
IS follow and trembled. But no; '
Is sentinel merely said that he won
le order out the entre guard and !
,e Kodaker could take photograph
t. all; and be did. 10 the late aft
le noon, under the ancient gateway
Df the still mUre ancient castle, I
Of bugle sunded, the guard turned Q
S. aud the Kodaker added a group
lg Killed Highlauders to his collection.
ID Between Stirling and Edinbur