Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-07-20
MARGARET LAUT
ENJOYING TOUR
VISITS FAMOUS CASTLES
IN SCOTLAND AND
ENGLAND

Miss Margaret Laut, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Laut, is enjoying
an European tour at present. During
the past several weeks she has been
in England and Scotland where she
has visited many famous castles and
centers. Her parents have received
very interesting letters from Edin-
burgh, Lancashire and Inverness Ter
race, excerpts from which The Pilot
requested.
Following are some of the interest
ing portions from Miss Laut's letter:
''Royal Hotel, Edinburgh,
June 80, 1922.
My Dear Family:
We spent all day Monday on the
train from London to Edinburgh.
had wired Mrs. Oliver (mother of j.
P. P. Oliver, who resided here until
month ago) so she came to the hotel
that evening. She is quite an elder
ly lady and very nice | visited with
her for about half an hour. She
wanted me to come out the next
evening and was going if we got
back in time, but we didn't so l saw
her only once.
Tuesday morning we walked across
the street to the Princes ST. Gardens.
We saw a floral clock in the garden
which keeps regular time The Scott
Memorial is in this same garden, a
high Gothic structure with a statue
OF the poet laureate and statues of
the characters in his books about the
structure
That same morning we drove
around the city of Edinburgh, past
quite few of their buildings and
stopped at Holyrod castle where
Mary Queen of Scots lived. We went
then to the John Knox home, st. Giles
Cathedral where he preached, Edin-
Castle where James I of England was
born, and Grayfriars church yard. It
was wonderful trip, chock full Of
history
Tuesday afternoon we went to Abb
botsford, Scott's home, Dryburgh ABB
bey where he was buried, Melrose
Abbey and drove through wonder
fui bit of country about SCOTS home.
We saw chair in Scott's study in
which Sir William Wallace was cap
tured. We did not get through with
supper until after ten so | went
straight to bed.
Wednesday morning we took the.
train for Glasgow, dropped our bags
at the hotel, and then took another
train for Ayr to visit the Burns coun-
try. We stopped at Robert Burns
monument for only few minutes,
walked over the Brig O'Doone where
Tan o'Shanter's horse lost it's tail,
passed church where the witches
dances and then went to Burns cot
tage, low building with stone floors
and low white-washed walls. The
bed was in a small room just large
enough ,(sort of an alcove) off the
kitchen. There was a museum near
with many original manuscripts in it.
We found the other day that the
knife we had been using for butter
was fish knife. The folks here use
a fork with knife for everything.
Much love,
Margaret
In an addition to the letter Of June
Both, Miss Laut tells about trip
from Glasgow to Collender, through
the highlands. In Glasgow she met
several family relatives, Miss Jessie
Gray and her brother, Robert Gray,
medical student.
1--WE went to the English Lake dis
trict today" she continues. ut was
perfectly beautiful but our cover was
up to keep the rain out and it cut
off our view to good degree. The
hotel we are at, t1e Furness Abbey,
is the best yet, as Helen says, like a
quaint old castle.
Everybody goes to work so late
over here that we have had quite a
time getting money cashed. Nothing
opens till nine o'clock and some
places not till ten."
In letter written on July 5th,
Miss Laut tells of the party's visit
to Kenilworth Castle where Queen
Elizabeth was often entertained.
Then we went on to Stratford," she
continued. I'VE passed the gate where
Shakespeare was caught poaching 1t
is on hunting grounds of an estate he
used to be invited to. We visited the
Birthplace. The interior contained old
furniture, manuscripts, china and
documents Of great historical value.
In the rear was a lovely garden In
which are grown every flower men,
TONED in Shakespeare's works. At
Ann Hathway's cottage we found the
various rooms in fine condition. AZ
ter that we went to Holy Trinity
church where Shakespeare was bu-
ried On the woor of the church was
sanctuary ring to which a person
who was being prosecuted might
cling in peace.
"In the afternoon we went to WAR
wick castle, one of the few old oner
still in liyable condition. There are
only few that happened to be in
control of the Communists when
Cromwell destroyed the others. The
grounds are beautiful and have pea
cocks, dark ones and pure white
ones on the grounds. There are won
derful paintings, fine old tapestry,
furniture, armour all over the place.
At present II has been leased to an
American millionaire for twenty
years Over the weekend William
Howard Taft and Ambassador Har-
vey were entertained there and they
left just few hours before we came.
AS we entered the courtyard they
were taking down fhp American aaOa