La Junta tribune., 1908-11-28
FROM FOREIGN CLIkEs
By r. ". PATTERSON
QUA sesc,al EUROPEAN ceaaEssosDEsr

/ landed in Naples, July the I'd, and
will sail from Queenstown. Novem-
ber 7th. which will make tour OF
a little more than four months. They
have been energetic months, months
OF hard work. as we'll as months of
great pleasure. l am. however, some
what weary. for my travels have bee
strenuous.
Since my last letter, just after
had entered Scotland. have made
the tour of Bonnie Scotland, visiting
several cities OF Importance. passing
through the Highlands with their
beautiful natural scenery and sailed
from her shores across the Irish Sea.
to Ireland.
Edinburg is the capital. the eduea-
tional and art center of Scotland. 1t
Is styled the Modern Athens" be-
cause of its literature, art and re-
finement, and well does this beauti-
full city on the Forth. deserve the
glory of the title. Edinturg is not
the largest city of Scotland. nor is II
the most important commercially In
manufactures or business. for Gias-
gov Is three times as large city,
more than three times excelling In
commercial business and manufactur-
ing, and much the more progressive
and carries more weight. not only in
the British Empire, but In the world.
i have written OF Edinburg quite fully
TO the Democrat. and will not repeat
what l have said. love Edinburs'
Her people have always been sincere
friends OF America. She has honor
ed our great Lincoln with monu.
ment, along with her own great men,
and she honored her own sons by
a monument--those who gave their
lives in the American civil war.
At Edinburg l met my friend. Mr..
J. C. Johnston. formerly manager OF
the Prairie Cattle Company, who had
lived in Colorado. at Higbee. num-
ber of years. He now resides In
Edinburg. He is In good health,
looks we'll, although like the rest OF
Jus, is growing little older. yet still
enjoying lie to the full. He told
me he was to play game OF golf
the next day. Mr.. Johnston was
very much interested In Colorado and
inquired after his many friends. He
repeatedly requested me to give
them his best respects. He mentioned
many OF them, Mr.. Rourke. T. q.
Scott, Daimler. Leroy. Bomeardner.
Hex potter, John Nelson. Phillips. and
many others. MIR. Johnston paid
very high compliment to Billy Wilson
ana his wife, OF Higbee.
At 2 D. M, / took train for Aber-
deem, l3l miles distant. Shortly at
ter leaving Edinburg. crossed the
Firth OF Forth, by one OF the great
est bridges in the world. which Is
27e5 Yards long. Each Of It's main
spans are 17OO-17i0 feet In length,
one hundred feet longer than that
OF the Brooklyn bridge. and Is form
ed OF two cantileyers. each $50 feet
long. united by gifders $50 feet long.
The steel towers are 80 feet high.
The bridge Is ISL feet above hign
water, its deepest foundations " teet
bettw high water. The metal in the
bridge weighs fifty thousand tons.
This bridge is pronounced by M.
Eaffel. the builder OF the great Elf
fel tower, as "the greatest construc-
rtion OF the world" The journey to
Aberdeen was monotonous. for the
nkeather was full Of fog. so that notn-
Ing could be seen except at very
short distance. The road lay near
the sea coast, and darkness came on
early.
/ passed through Dundee. an i'm
portant manufacturing city OF scot
land. Among other manufactures
an important one Is the manufacture
OF liuoleum. | felt strong desire
to stop at Dundee. sentimental
wish. NO doubt, for recalled peau'
tifuI Scotch song. great ravori.e,
..Bonnie Sweet Bessie, the MAID OF
Dundee" / had heard my sister
sing this touching song, In the years
long gone by, and have called for II
again and again, many time since.
Although it has often been beauti-
fully sung, somehow, never thought
any one sang 1t quite so well as
did my sister. Perhaps this Is only
one Of the many experiences which
comes to all OF us. when we are dis
appointed in the pleasure. as we grow
older, Of those things which were
so greatly enjoyed In our early years
the years Of our home life. TINS
Is why, and from the same principle,
ao,,ht thaf We think SO fOndly OF