. Eight journeys abroad. have sent up guides to hunt him, but they were unsuc-cessful and they think he must have perished. What an awfulthing it is! Last evening we walked across about two miles to an oldruin called Inverlochy Castle. It is supposed to be a thousandyears old, or rather its origin is unknown. From its appear-ance w^e judged the materials must have all been broughtthere by hand, none of the stones being larger than a strongman could carry. We stayed there during the sunset and hada superb view of the surrounding mountains. Mother wentwith us but her foot is feeling sore this mo
. Eight journeys abroad. have sent up guides to hunt him, but they were unsuc-cessful and they think he must have perished. What an awfulthing it is! Last evening we walked across about two miles to an oldruin called Inverlochy Castle. It is supposed to be a thousandyears old, or rather its origin is unknown. From its appear-ance w^e judged the materials must have all been broughtthere by hand, none of the stones being larger than a strongman could carry. We stayed there during the sunset and hada superb view of the surrounding mountains. Mother wentwith us but her foot is feeling sore this morning. I think sheuses it too much. We leave for Oban this evening and thenceto Fingals Cave to-morrow, so I will say good-bye for thistime. I am afraid you wont have patience to read it now. Your aff. sister, M. D. R. P. S. The children ought to trace out our route onthe map. The party all went yesterday to hear NormanMcLeod, except mother and myself. We were so sorry,father says he is the finest preacher he ever SWEDEN, FINLAND AND RUSSIA Gotha Canal, Sweden, August 22nd. 1870. Last Tuesday morning we left the pier of Granton, theport of Edinburgh, in the steamer Scandinavia, bound forGothaborg, Sweden. The only lady on board, besides motherand myself, was from Dublin, and we three had the ladiescabin together. We were glad there were no more of us forwe were so dreadfully seasick that we could not have borneit at all if we had been obliged to stay in our close berths. Asit was we lay on our backs three nights and two days withoutbeing able to lift our heads. Im sure I never suffered so inmy life, even father and all the gentlemen were terribly German Ocean is an awfully rough customer. I canwell realize that the Swedes and Norwegians must have al-ways been capital sailors to follow such a sea. About forty-eight hours out we reached Christiansand, asmall town on the coast of Norway. The vessel stopped thereonly half an hour but we had time to land and take a
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