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Title: Travels in Europe and America
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Bolton, Charles E(dward), 1841-1901. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, T. Y. Crowell & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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l castle, and the distinguished of Europe wereproud to partake beneath its roof of his hospitality.Suddenly his book-firm failed, and Scotts liabilitieswere $750,000. At fifty-five years of age, refusingto compromise with his creditors, he heroically setto work to cancel his obligations. His life of Napo-leon brought $70,000. He and his executors paidthe debts but he died from over-work. DryburghAbbey to-day contains a hero far grander thanScotts pen ever created. Sir Walter abounded inthe joyousness of youth. Sunshine played roundhis heart, and his simplicity of manner charmedeverybody, even his cats and dogs. Irving calledhim * Golden hearted. We stopped at Sterling, a river port, on the rightbank of the Forth, about thirty-one miles north-west of Edinburgh. Of the origin of the ancientCastle, which stands on a high hill, little or nothingis known. No wonder it was the favorite residenceof James V., for the view of the windings of theForth is unequaled. In sight also is the historic
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77?^ VELS, 69 field of Bannockburn, where on June 24, 1314, wasfought the famous battle between the brave Scotchand the larger English army. Artists, for their studies, visit the lovely valleybeyond Sterling Castle, at Callander ; red tiled roofs,threshed straw, garden vegetables, clear river,bridges, fertile farms and rich foliage. In the dis-tance soars Ben Ledi, Hill of God, which Scottalso immortalized. The patriotism, thrift and witof the Scotch are proverbial. At the Trossachs is a delightful hotel on theeast approach. Mountains like sentinels guard thepass. The smooth road to the right of the hotelpasses into the shady gorge, a mile in length ; ash,beech and oak trees cover crevices and hilltops.Macaulay says, The Trossachs wind betweengigantic walls of rock, tapestried with broom andwild roses. Inversnaid Falls, between Loch Lomond and LochKatrine, is the scene of Wordsworths poem To aHighland Girl. Sweet Highland girl, from thee I part,For I, methinks till I grow oldAs fair b

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