New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27
10 THE
ORKNEY ISLANDS
oo,iut Spot, Whose Inhabi'
s.,s Have Neither Periods
Nor Commas to Waste.

Net SV'
,,,s eFer more Of interest in
Sn,ss to the traveller than the
s l.lsnds. Eleanor Root tells Of
49, curious experiences during a visit
.n..,le here do not speak with near
s.o.d an accent as the people in
$3.50 remarked TO my landlady
arninr after my arrival in the
.1sapds. and notice the names
sound Scotch Cult, Twatt,
cnrsitor, and SO on. How is
NV hostess stiTened visibly.
gs.r are not Scotch we are not
-, ~ did not come from Scotland
never heard Of the NOrsemen
- bsvond the seas we are the de-
snts Of them we are not of Scotch
s 40 net call the English Irish
not to call US Scotch"
- utteraaec Of the typical orca-
5eliyered as 1t is without single
~ change of infection, is very
..,setive Of sag2-repcating ancestors
n ,Aeir Morse ancestry the natives
vsry proud, Indignantly repudlat-
~ 81 viii be seen, the idea that their
.s,ss,rs Sers Calcdonians.
eSCc your prrdon.' ] returned hum-
FL cb5nre the subject plunged
~ theme of afforeStation. The
,,re was an unfortunate one, as
~ ref,rse 10 grow in the islands.
sTrses spoil the scenery, declared
sostess. Eve would not have them
80 could il We go 20 the Southland
,snnot see ANYTHING OF the scenery
~ trecs we like 10 see the scenery
80 hoard there were Picts' houses
49, ~ said desperately. Can you tell
q where there is one of these houses
On. cot wanting ye 20 wander around
s6g Old stones it's the truth I'm tell
s. ~ III tax yc 20 see the WIDOW
,.fs new house it is borny.'
ssut Il is the old things | am most
,,ioos TO seei I've seen new houses
III my life. but I never saw anything
aal belonged 10 a Pict. ! think III
:, tomorrow and visit the Maeshowe.
S,me people think the Picts built that.
~ fhey? And there's a circle of
sanding Stones near by, I've been
$50 There was some further talk
bopt the Widow Flett's house, but |
afyied my point. My companion vol
nteering 70 write on ahead and en-
Aa nights lodging for me at her
.is4fr's mother-in-law's cousins, in the
-illsve of StromnesS, which overlooked
he Stones. ! deferred my departure
'er twenty-four hours.
lstarted on. i'm a burst of sunshine
"a INV uine-milc walk-therc are no
rains in the Orkneys but reached my
estimation in a deluge. As ! traversed
As harrow streets, cobbled to the eX-
.l1t of dircst discomfort. trying in
ain to see the sky through roofs
-hieh apparently met overhead, ] eN-
claimed inyoluntariiy, "IlOw awful"
However, all discomfort WAS forgotten
shtn. at my abiding place, ! was
feeted in tones of warmest cordially
q an old body with befrilled mulch
iiaming her smiling face.
"Come ava ben she exclaimed in
,ones of warmeSt cOrdiality. yell be
De lady frae Kirkwall | was eNpectin."
was at once conducted to a room
ghere q brightly burning lamp showed
ne q table literally groaning under the
weight OF good things provided for me.
here were fowls, ham, mutton, beef
teak pic. scenes, biscuits, pancakes,
gead and butter. mRrmalade. honey,
beese, Jam, tea and cakes. After seat
rs me She hustled away, closing the
ioOr behind her. Considerable time
dapsed before her return, during
hich period ! was well employed
"This is most unpleasant weather"
I remarked when she appeared again.
We do not often have such storms in
america this time Of year. And how
@ld il is getting outdoors," ! shivered
Immediately / saw that | had made
3 mistake. The smile left her round
see and she answered somewhat Sc
lgelI "Weli folk dinna drop do IN
sad frae the heat here the way they
q IN the streets Of America in sum-
reI we are comfortable all the time it
neither too hot or too cold but I
roBld rather be too cold than to drop
aoEn dea6 frae the heat "--Lippin-
srfEf.