The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
good old Scotch home.

Still filled with the rowing spirit |
took the fast steamer, the Isle of Ar.
ran" and left the beaten path of tour.
lists and went far out in the ocean.
Captain Buchanan showed me great
honor by taking me up on the bridge
of the ship, and | guess | felt like
king. although | don't know how a
king feels. This was a fine voyage,
because of the splendid landscape
along the river as we passed out INTO
the ocean Our steamer stopped at
several cities out of the river as at
Dumbarton. fine town in which Is
the famous Dumbarton castle, situat-
ed on high rocky cliff overlooking
the city and the bay. Other stopping
places were Port Glasgow, Greenok,
Innellan, kim, until we came at last
to the charming city of Rothesay on
the Isle of Butte. This isle out in the
ocean is three miles wide and fifteen
miles long. The land is all owned by
John c. Stuart, the marquis of Butte,
who rents it to the farmers. of whom
there are one hundred. This is de.
lightfully quiet place and the city tow.
ering up the mountain side is one of
unsurpassed charms, and the Esplan-
AIDE, the main street skirting along
the bay, is ornamented with a park
three or four miles in length.
came up to Rothesay more espe-
cially because | had letter from Mr..
William Graham, whom | have men
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was he was born and lived previously
to being allured to America. Well, !
presented my letter and was received
with open arms, and was entertained
at the home of Dugald Gillies, "A broth.
er-in-law of Mr.. Graham. But in the
evening the relatives and friends gath
cred at the home and | was given a
great banquet, and such Scotch songs
as annie Laurie" and AUD Lang
| Syne" were sung and this feast lasted
until the coming of the morning. This
was not all That day | was taken far
across the Isle of Butte on the electric
car to Ettrick Bay, which is sum
mer excursion station. This was very
| interesting because we passed grove
in which were image stones which the
Druids worshipped long time ago, in
fact, before Caesar came to the British
Isle in 30 B. c.
| There is a famous castle in Rothe-
America was discovered. Besides,
saw here an old flour MILL established
| in 1850, called the Kings Mill, and it
is still used.
1t is marvellous with what skill the
workmen of these countries built their
homes and palaces. Most of the build
ings are of stone or hard brick.
Is Offered Church.
| These people that | visited are lead
ers in the United Free Church of Scot
land, and it happened that just now
their minister is leaving, so they in
formed me, an American Methodist
minister, that they were going to give
me a call to become their pastor at
| c 500 and a beautiful manse and villa
for a home to use while pastor. How
ever, | doubt if my Norfolk parish and
friends would listen to me becoming
foreign Presbyterian minister. |
shall always remember with pleasure
this delightful voyage out to the Isle
of Butte. l may add that the young
people of these Scotch families are
soon to come to America to make tneir
home and fortune. 1t is amazing the
great number of people who are leav-
ing Scotland for the United States and
Canada. After his splendid eXcur-
sion ! returned to Glasgow, where |
am awaiting my party. Glasgow has
beautiful Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w. c. A.
building. The people are so accom-
modating-fOr example, | stopped one
day to ask a policeman where the mu-
nicipal building was, and after he told
me how to go, he said, wait and I'll
go with you" so he left his beat" and
| walked four blocks with me, and even
showed me through the hall, but it did
cause a little stir on the streets. as
many thought l was being taken TO
Jail.
In sightseeing | have not forgotten
my own country, but | see congress
voted appropriation of one billion and
| fifty-five million dollars for expenses,
which is the largest ever voted.
And the pope of Rome is again hav-
| ing trouble, this time with Spain,
which has granted the dissenting
churches the right to carry and dis.
play the symbols of their faith in pub
lie, which the pope thinks belongs to
the Roman church alone. Such big
otry should be buried so deep that not
even Gabriel could resurrect it.
| must close, but will first say, the
Alexandra hotel, where | am housed,
has a record for weddings. There has
just been a marriage here, another to-
morrow and five in all this week. |
hope | can get some pointers for the
Norfolk girls and maybe | can find
them a few Scotchmen to walk with
them the even tenor of life.
The lady of the house just now
brought me a piece of the wedding
| cake.