Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-05
Through War; Ridden Europe

the road passes through an altitude
Of more than 1000 feet. Night was
fast coming on and there were occas-
ional showers from the northwest.
Far below me | could see the winding
road | had travelled, while high ele-
vations in front invited me to ad-
vance.
Where the Heather Grows.
No vegetation but the heather
grows in this inhospitable region.
Occasionally from a safe retreat
among the heather | could hear the
growing OF grouse while far down
among the rocks the mountain
streams murmured their ceaseless
music.
There is an indescribable charm
and grandeur in these scenes, but as
1t was necessary for me to reach
Braemar. seven miles from the sum
NIT of the hill, / could nOt stop long
to enjoy them.
Not far from the top Is the Devils
Elbow, a very bad Jog in the road"
the result of mi~scalculations on the
part OF two contractors who laid out
the highway. There is an end to
every road. and so finally I stood on
the dividing line and looked down
into the valleys beyond. now dark
and gloomy as night was fast coming
on and a dri2zling rain was beginning.
to fall.
Coasts Many Miles.
Mounting my wheel, | coasted for
miles, but | did o dare to
90 very fast as the ground was some
what slippery. When ! reached Brae-
mar ! was Well-nigh exhausted and ut
once sought a hotel and ordered sup
per. A good nights rest found me
ready for my journey the next morn
ng. However, before starting away
went out and took a look about the
place.
This Picturesque little town is IS
niles from the railroad, but it Is we'll
quilt and has an air of prosperity
md independence seldom found in
sc far from the more %populous
The hills and valleys ad-
AGENT to Braemar belong to the es-
ate of the Duke Of Fife and some
'ther nobleman.
| was quite surprised to learn from
man of the town hat these lords
nd dukes keep SO many deer that IN
he winter the animals come down :
nto the valleys in such numbers as :
0 become positively a great nuisance. :
tut they must not be killed because =,
hey are the property of the aristoc- !
acy. =
On the banks of the River Dee not !
ar below Braemar is the Mar castle !;
hitch Is, l think, the property of the
duchess of Fife. =
From Braemar to Bailater the road :
blows close to the River Dee through !.
he most charming valley / have ever !
eheld. Much of the way is through :
of pine, fir, and spruce, and =
bracing mountain air was frag- :
ant with their odor. 9
Visits 5aImoral. e
You will agree, / am sure, that four !.
astles is quite enough for one days =
.ightseeing. The first OF these which
passed is Mar castle already refer
I'd to. The second is Balmoral,
lit during the reign of Queen Vic z
,ria. In times of peace visitors are a
ermitted here, but now a policeman A
yards the gate. When / arrived at h
lie etrance to the grounds, Mr.. Po- ii
ceman was ct dinner, SO l rode v
into the prohibited area. v
the suspicious glances at me a
a passing castle attendant, ! sus D
that | was considered an in
uder. Upon inquiry 1 learned that a
, one could get through the place Il
aless he were connected with 1t. My, ii
formant also gave me the cheering ii
that the gate policeman, al
ould probably cause me trouble If he, al
w me inside the grounds. II
Second Invitation Not Needed. Is
] didn't need q Second warning, !.
It Immediately turned around and =
AIDE directly for the gate, at the :.
me time ~fervently hoping that today +,
Q kings finely uniformed gatekeep- -
had sat down to an exceptionally &
worry dinner and would linger long
lough for me to evade his vigilance, !,
rely Queen Victoria knew the ines =
nable charms of the Dee side when :,
e chose it as the site of her sum- =,
er residence. Although do not Z,
We very much admiration to bestow II
oh IueSe mOueFn ChStlGS u N,
d class distinctions they foster, yet
Balmoral were offered to me as a
It I would accept II.
Reaches the Granite City. N
Abergeldie castle, a short distance &,
on, becomes the establishment
the Prince of Wales when he is "
4 enough to have q home OF his 81
IN. Late In the afternoon, Aboyae
site. the last n for the day, came
TO view, but the River Dee lay be-
reen me and ii SO ] was not near
.ough to get more than a general Y
Of the place. From Braemar !,
aveled almost east, following the I.
Dee the etire distance. The y y
III night ! stayed at q hotel on the
INK OF the River Dee. twenty-four :
Hes from Aberdeen. AT one o'clock
the sixth day ! reached the HGran- !,
i City, which is Ia OF the finest, L
Scotland. y
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