The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-17
THE Land Of SIR
WALTER SCOTT
Abbotsford, His Historic Home in
the Country Of
Heather.
THE HERALD VISITS SCOTLAND

On our trip around the world with
Dwight L. Elmendorf, the famous lee
| turer and traveller. which The Herald is
giving. we will next visit Scotland, the
Land of Song and Scenery" In Scot
| romance and heroism go hand in
hand. Here have been done deeds that
are the theme of song and story. Here
are places closely associated with myth
| and history-Robert Burns Cottage. FL
! lens Isle, Mefrose Abbey, Abottsford,
Stirling Castle, and Fingals' Cave.
No one has told us better of Scotland
| and her people than Sir Walter Scott.
| No one loved the land of heather better
than he. and no one has given such
glowing descriptions of it's natural beau
ties as the author of Rob Roy The
Heart of Midlothian" and THE Lady of
the Lake.
AS Scott was the poet and novelist of
| the romance and history, of Scotland, so
Robert Burns was the poet of the COM
mon people and everyday life-the
| peasant poet" The songs of no other
! poet are so well loved. We will tell you
about this unfortunate genius In The
Herald OH Monday of next week.
Ellens Isle, the beautiful home of the
heroine of Walter Scott's poem, 1.-The
Lady of the Lake" will be the subject
of Tuesdays daily story. This little is
land Is situated in Loeb Katrine, the
wonderfully beautiful lake in the heart
of the Trossachs.
The mere mention of the name Of Rob-
ert Bruce is enough to send a patriotic
thrill through every Scotsman The
heart of this mighty hero and king-the
Heart of Bruce"-lies buried in Melrose
Abbey, which will be the subject of the
daily story on Wednesday.
Abbotsford was the name that Scott
gave to his home in Scotland. The story
of this beautiful house, of which the
great writer dreamed for years before
he built it, is a tragedy in itself. You
will read this story in Thursdays paper.
The subject of the daily story for FRI
day will be Stirling Castle. the scene of
many a historic event in Scottish his
tory. This stronghold was built so long
ago that no one knows exactly how old
it is Here the beautiful and unhappy
Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of
Scotland when she was only nine months
old.
On Saturday you will read about Fin
gals Cave on the Isle of Stuffa, which
runs hack into the land a distance OF
over 225 feet.
Then I'm next weeks Mentor Mr. Elm
endorf will give you his delightful COM
ment on these six places, and many
OtneTS ne StelHS 10 CdttH III hNCiy
little talk the very spirit of Scotland.
The pictures that come with The Men
tor are beautiful photographers Of the
six spots visited. They are indeed worth
owning, as you UNl admit when you see
them.
The daily stories that are being pub
lished in our columns are part of the
plan of the Associated Newspaper
School to give you just what you have
always wanted to know about art, trav-
el, history, science. natural history. and
literature. The Herald gives you, day
by day. and week by week, the Dement'S
of this plan. The daily feature is the
human interest story. The weekly feat
ure of the plan is The Mentor, issued
every Monday and containing an Illus
trated article by an eminent authority.
The Mentor also contains six beautiful
pictures, either in color or in intaglio-
gravure.
The price Of The Mentor is 10 cents,
and it can be purchased at The Wash
ington Herald office.