IN THE

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS,

WITH

Sketches taken on the Scottish Border;

BEING A SEQUEL TO

"WILD SPORTS OF THE WEST."

BY

W. H. MAXWELL, ESQ.

AUTHOR OF STORIES OF WATERLOO," ETC.

"For the loud bugle, pealing high,

The blackbird whistles down the vale,

And sunk in ivied ruins lie

The banner'd towers of Evandale."--SCOTT.

IN TWO VOLUMES.-VOL. I.

LONDON:

A. H. BAILY & CO. CORNHILL.

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.

1898.

INTRODUCTORY EPISTLE

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.

A first Visit to Scotland-My Friend's Yacht-Run across

Channel-Kilbrenan Sound-Loch Fyne-Evening-A High-

land Gentleman-Night on Loch Fyne-Rose of Allandale—

Inverary-Yacht-Fleet-Morning Preparations-Scene from

the high Ground-Gunpowder-A Blow-up-Hoisting of the

Commodore's Swallow-tail-Dinner-Anecdote-Cath sleibh

an t' Shiora—the Ball-Highland Costume-the Ladies—

An Invitation — A Scottish Sabbath-Singular Incident—A

Highland Home.............

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CHAPTER II.

Departure from Loch Fyne-Bute-The Cumbrays and Clyde-

Dumbarton-Inn of Ballock-The Album-Loch Lomond-

Character of its beauty-Rowandennan-The Stout Gentle-

man-Ben Lomond-Expansive View-Descent and Dinner 50

CHAPTER IV.

Route to Loch Katrine-Inversnaid-Rob Roy Macgregor-

Ruins of the Fort Wolfe-The Highland Girl—The Hostelrie

-Highland Boatmen - Loch Katrine-The Trosachs-Ard-

kenachrochan-Clachan of Aberfoil-Town and Castle of

Doune-Reappearance of the Stout Gentleman-Church and

Castle View from the Ramparts-Historic Recollections—

The Town Treasurer

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CHAPTER V.

Edinburgh - The Auld Town - New Year's Day - Unlucky

Number Necrological Reminiscences—The Senior Major—

Napoleon and the Empress-Murty Donovan-Gazetted out

-Otium cum dignitate Battle of the Bellows-Ensign

Rogers-An Alarm-The Catastrophe

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CHAPTE VI.

Castle of Edinburgh-The Regalia-Dunnottar-A Law Opinion

-Castle besieged-Regalia preserved-Dunnottar surrenders

-Denouement-The Sixty-sixth-An affectionate Relative—

The Grass-market-The High-street- Holyrood - Royal

Accommodation

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CHAPTER VII.

An old Town Hostelrie-Proposed Excursion-The Chevalier's

Descent-Highland Clans-Royal Army-Artillery and Ca-

valry-Singular Panic-Royal Infantry-Cope's Misconduct

-Edinburgh Volunteers-The City surprised-Battle-field... 145

CHAPTER VIII.

Welcome of an Inn-Fashionable Hotels-A City Episode-

Fancy for Portrait Painting-The Sea Captain-Lady Por-

traits-A Pictorial Abomination-Our young Governor--

Master Dick-In with the Fish

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