Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-03

the most historic part of Scotland AL
 eXander I. died here: it was the scene ,of several sieges in the various wars:
 James H. and V. were born here: here
 James VT. was brought to be baDtized
 We saw the Tower where he was ed- 1 ucated. In the Parliament House was hetu the last Parliament of Scotland
 We saw the room where James II.
 stabbed the Earl of Douglas, the win dow out of which he threm him has a DouSias memorial on it of stained glass. We saw the Heading Hill and stone where so many nobles were ey- ecuted. We went in Old Gravfriar.s church where James VT was crowned when 13 months and 10 days old. Ma ry. Queen of Scots. having been de posed John Knox preached the coro- nation sermon. Mary had been crown ed m the castle when a child.
 We went from Stirling to Collander
 and started on the Trossacks trip at
 the next morning; the coach was nam ed Lady of the Lake," We went the
 way F1tz James did on his hunt in
 Lady of the Lake. past BreastIe Loch Vennachor, etc. Nearly evarv interesting point We passed is men
 tloned in Lady of the Lake" It made the trip so interesting. Passed Cor | iahtogle Ford where Roderick Dhu and
 James fitz James had the combat Saw lAaurick Ulead, the McGracor's muster place. This picture is Dun- cfaggln the scene of Duncan funeral from which the weeping heir was sumnnolled to go forth with the Fiery cross, We passed along the road where the cross is supposed to have passed We passed the Earl of uo- ray Shooting Lodge and the Braes- hllls-of Glenfelnes. Mary's deer fer
 st. In the heart of the mountains or
 loNelE Loch Achray' is the Tres sachs Hotel-called the most sianifi- cant monument to Sir Walter Scott
 LOT ne made this country famous. We soon came to Loch Katrine, where ve LOOK the boat Sir Walter Scott" and sa''ed for some time on the lake. past
 tilens Isle The ride was lovely
 We saw the Silver Stand thouob
 part or It has been washed away. Tho
 IoDllns Cave was up on the moun- tam side, where Douglas and Ellen took refuge. It seemed almost real to
 He. we saw Rob Roy s house in the distance; also the "Glengyle.' where the McGresor s are buried. Of coursa we saw Ben Venne, Ben A'an, and all the others. At Stronanlacher we tool, coaches again and drove five miles to Loch Lomor1; passed the house from which Rob Roy carried off his wife Loch Lomond is more beautiful than Loeb katrine, if such thing is possi- ble. It is surrounded by all kinds of "Bens"-Ben Lomond being the tall- est. We stopped at Inversnaid Hotel for lunch. Behind the hotel in a wood- ed glen are fnversnaid Falls, of which
 Wordsworth writes in ITO Highland Girl.''
 We should have taken boat on Loeb
 Lomond for Balboch Pier, then Glas- Sow by train. but we came up the oth
 CT end of the Lake, which is much
 wilder, and took train for Oban. Loeb
 Lomond has many islands, which adds to the beauty; this is feature of it. From Ardlin to Oban We passed a number of locks. The whole trip was just perfect to me, not so grand but beautiful. The coloring ill the dis tance was so soft and grass on the mountains an emerald green. AS soon as we reached Oban and got settled we arranged for trip to Stafsa and Iona. When we first started there was Ia fog; but it soon lifted and we had another splendid day.
 Sailed out of the Firth of Lorne ir- to the Atlantic-only few islands be- twee nus and America. This trip was ideal-considered the finest in Scot