Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16

to see the guard at the gate to get 1t
back. Visions OF 'lese majesty and pos
slbla detention or confiscation crossed our
minds and occasioned some dlsquietude
until our apparent innocence Of any intent
10 do evil convinced them that we were
not spies and the instrument was handed
to us as we left. II the picture turns out
well, we have in our possession something
unusual at any rate. whether valuable or
not I hope It will turn out well, for it
will serve to caution us in future so that
We will not again step in where angels
fear to tread"
Statues of Great Dead.
Cation hill has a splendid monument to
Burns And Walter Scott has also been
remembered by his proud countrymen. We
were struck by the great difference be-
tween Edinburgh and Glasgow-a differ
ence that applied not only TO the appear
ancS Of the cities as far as the streets
and buildings were concerned, but also
applied to tho people Glasgow, the com
mercial city, busting with business. its
people rather careworn. or at least, carry
ing the strenuous look; Edinburgh, ele-
giant, fastidious, with its elegantly dressed
people, suggesting leisure and refinement.
Both cities look after the education and
culture OF their inhabitants. Indeed, as
far as I could judge this is characteristic
Of the Scotch
We were sorry to take the train for Eng
land, but at last got started. Our train
went through historic ground-not the least
important being the home OF the author
| OF "Sartor Rsssrtus" / Was amused on
our steamer by a conversation between a
somewhat pompous and rather offensive
individual and a seotchman from Port
land. 10 whom referred before. The
pOmpous one was pratlng about his gen
eraI and world-wide knowledge OF places
and things, He remarked, among other
things, to my Scotch friend, II know Scot
land better than you do" IF that is 30"
! said the Portland man, where is Eccle-
fachan?'
This stumped the airy individual and
the name has almost stumped me. 1 am
not real sure now that l have spelled II
correctly. Looking at the bare hills as
/ We came through / can picture Carlyle
gazing at them, head In hand, and pen
ming his vigorous English and coming new
and rugged words.
visiting Ancient Chester.
In due course we reached Liverpool
which was to serve as base for several
/ trips. First We visited Chester, took a
car at the station and rode out to the
end OF the city road. l never enjoyed
anything quite so much, 1 think, as our
visit to this medieval town. The walls
| surrounding the city are very complete
and afford a splendid promenade. Its age
/ will not attempt TO set down. but one
] Is carried through the seventeenth, six
teenth and fifteenth centuries and so on
back through the centuries away before
i the Roman invasion. The old cathedral
the Kale gardens, Newton's tower. where
Y Charles stood on September "A, 1915 and
saw his army defeated on Rowton Heath
From Morgan's Mount you see the Welsh
mountains and get an excellent view OF
the former home OF Engiand's grand old
man Hawarden Castle" The eyes TAX,
in the Dee where MARY went to call th'
cattle home" The Chester infirmary. bull
In 100. seems modern. A short distanc,
away Is the Old IAnen hall. once famoui
Tor It's Irish linens.
The Westminsteru have done much To-