. Records of the Scottish settlers in the River Plate and their churches. ggons—and as theyemerged into the bright sunshine and bracing air of thecountry, their spirits rose at the novel sights around them ?the wide extended view over treeless plains, broken only atlong intervals by a human habitation of the humblest kind, 16 Records of the Scottish Settlers but often surrounded by many lowing kine and neighingsteeds which claimed the general admiration, or a peachorchard in full blossom, with a peaceful, white-washed resi-dence nestling in the centre, would form an agreeable picture inthe lan
. Records of the Scottish settlers in the River Plate and their churches. ggons—and as theyemerged into the bright sunshine and bracing air of thecountry, their spirits rose at the novel sights around them ?the wide extended view over treeless plains, broken only atlong intervals by a human habitation of the humblest kind, 16 Records of the Scottish Settlers but often surrounded by many lowing kine and neighingsteeds which claimed the general admiration, or a peachorchard in full blossom, with a peaceful, white-washed resi-dence nestling in the centre, would form an agreeable picture inthe landscape; but the dense fields of Scotlands emblem,the bonnie Scotch thistle, were hailed as an old friend, thatwould ever remind of a permanent existing link between theold Home and the new. They arrived safely at their destination early in the day,and were comfortably placed in temporary quarters at SantaCatalina, until they could be distributed on their respectiveallotments, and we shall endeavour to meet them when theyhave gone in and possessed the promised CHAPTER III THE MONTE GRANDE COLONISTS None can describe the sweets of country life, But those blest men that do enjoy and taste them ; Plain husbandmen, though far below our pitch Of fortune placed, enjoy a wealth above us : To whom the earth, with true and bounteous justice Free from wars cares, returns an easy food. Mays Agripjrina. These lines are suggestive of the feelings of our country-loving city brethren on their repeated riding and shootingexcursions to the hospitable and smiling homesteads andgreen fields of Monte Grande, which in two short years hadbeen changed, by the energy, practical knowledge, and tasteof the colonists, from a thistly waste into a model ofindustry, comfort, and agricultural improvement. In thosehappy bygone days no odious game laws had yet disgracedour democratic Argentine legislation, and our city sportsmencould lay aside their brain-racking ledgers and doubtfulbalance-sheets and
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