. The land of heather . ifev,,,,;:-;:.---/ Ruins of a Cotters Home VIII LOCHS AND BENS LAKES and mountainsabound throughoutthe Highlands to anextent that in many sectionsleaves little else. Very fewareas of any size have escapedthe general upheaval, andsuch aspects of gentleness asthese northern regions dis-play are usually confined tonooks and corners. Of thiscountry of the lochs and bensno district possesses morecharm in itself and in itsliterary and historic associa-tions than that which containsWater from the Well Lochs Katrine and Lomond, and, like most visitors to Scotland, I succumbed t
. The land of heather . ifev,,,,;:-;:.---/ Ruins of a Cotters Home VIII LOCHS AND BENS LAKES and mountainsabound throughoutthe Highlands to anextent that in many sectionsleaves little else. Very fewareas of any size have escapedthe general upheaval, andsuch aspects of gentleness asthese northern regions dis-play are usually confined tonooks and corners. Of thiscountry of the lochs and bensno district possesses morecharm in itself and in itsliterary and historic associa-tions than that which containsWater from the Well Lochs Katrine and Lomond, and, like most visitors to Scotland, I succumbed to theattraction of these twin lakes, and early one evening 149. 150 The Land of Heather took a coach at Callander, the end of the railway Hne,to go through the Trossachs. The name Trossachsmeans bristled region, that is, a region of rocks, forest,and craggy mountain ridges, thrown together in rudedisorder; and this very aptly describes not a little ofthe landscape neighboring Katrine and Lomond. The coach was a great high affair with four seatsrunning crosswise of its upper story, each intended toaccommodate four persons. Every one wanted tomount aloft to get the benefit of the view, and thebody of the conveyance was simply a hollow storagecompartment for baggage. The place on a coach mostcoveted by the passengers is the front seat with thedriver. Thence you get an unimpeded outlook and achance to chat with the man who holds the reins andpick up information. On this trip two hustlingAmericans snapped up the sittings on the front was a gray little man with a toothless Hsp. Theother was his wife, a ponderous, red-faced woman whowas scarcely
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