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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIERARY 75753

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOOT DARIOS. 1808

CONTENTS.

Embarkation for Scotland-Mister Brophy-Off the Goodwins—

Fleet of Colliers-Farne Islands-Pennant's Visit-St. Cuth-

bert's Ducks-Wreck of the Forfarshire-Grace Darling-

Bamborough Castle-Holy Island-Berwick-upon-Tweed......

Berwick as a Fortress-Halidon Hill-Defeat of the Scotch-

Personal Encounter-Similar occurrence at Castalla-Old

Stuart-Piscatorial Essay-A primitive Establishment-Fish

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Cornhill Bridge of Coulson - Beautiful Pool - A Sporting

Salmon-Hymeneal Statistics-Angling Incident-The Bo-

mont-Black-headed Gulls-Border Melodies-A Rent day

Dinner, and Deep Potation

Flodden-James of Scotland-Scan. Mag.- Saint Cuthbert's

Banner-Civil Campaigning-Position of the Scotch Army-

Previous Occurrences-Battle of Flodden Field-Scott's De-

scription Sad Consequences-Historic Doubt-A Dangerous

Locality-Twisel Castle-Making Cutties

Norham Castle-Former Strength and Extent-Ancient Appear-

ance-Recent Demolition-Modern Improvements-Passage

at Arms—The Tweed-Evening in Norham-Confluence of

the Till-A pet Pool-Howking a Water-rat-Safely landed. 56

Notions of the Picturesque-The Source of Tweed-Its Course

and Debouchement-Foreign Travel-Pius the Second-His

Adventure on the Border-Sea Fishing-The Ey-Burn-

mouth-Eymouth-Guns-Green-Fish and Children-Affect-

The Whitadder-The Swallow-The Silver White-Difference

in Trouts-The Shepherd's Dog-My Dog Philip-Irish

Duck Shooting-Death of Philip-Anecdote of Poisoning-

Animal Attachment-Story of Jim Crow-A Temperance

The Scottish Sabbath-Difference and Effects of Forms and Faith

-The Cuttie-stool--Anecdote-Hutton-Hall-The Beauties

of the Border-Fatal Accident-Romantic Occurrence

Border Insecurity—A Peninsular Veteran―The Lady's Cove

A Blind Comrade-War of the Kirk-A Minibus-Run down

the Firth-Tantallan Castle-The Bass Rock-Solan Geese-

Dunbar Castle-Adjacent Battle-Fields-Defeat of Leslie—

Coldingham-Enormous Halibuts- -Berwick Harbour-An

Irish Ruse.......

The King's Arms-A Wet Sunday-Legs and Buskins-Fuller's

History The Picturesque, Gallows included-Dark Nights,

closed Gates, and an Irish Sentry-A Non-Believer-Man-

ners and Customs-Horn Spoons-Matrimonial Statistics-

An Auspicious Union-A Hint on Hymeneals-Cow-House

and Kitchen-An Advertisement.

Apology for Romance-Melrose Abbey-Variety of Embellish-

ment-Ancrum Moor-Jedburgh-A Ghost Story-Jedard

Justice-Abbot Kennock-The Church Militant-Border Law

-Severe upon the Clergy..

Roxburgh Castle-Death of James II.-Irish Volunteers-An

Official Despatch-Kelso and Dryburgh-Statue of Wallace-

The Leister-Sunning Salmon-Burning- Raking — The

Wizard of the North-Smailholme Tower-" Smailholme's

Lady gay"-Scott's Ballad-Memorial of a double Fratricide... 154

Visit to Holy Island-St. Cuthbert-Necrologic Reminiscences

-A Gentleman who lived a pleasant Life-Philosophy and

Music-A Disturbed Bagman-Public Reform-Passage to

Holy Island-Accidents frequent-Lindisfarn-Marmion and

Miss Beverley-Castle on Holy Island-Its Seizure-The

Erringtons-Death of the Elder

Return to Berwick-Epistle in Reply-Anecdote-No Justice

for Ireland-Letter from the Stout Gentleman-Farewell to

the Borders-A Lowland Mansion-A Scottish Landlord-

Routes to Inverary-Rest, and be Thankful-Angling in

Glencroe-Carrick Castle-Journey to Loch Awe-Anecdote 186

Drive to Oban-Ben Cruachan-Inn of Taynuilt-Castle of

Dunstaffnage The Stone of Scone-The Ruined Chapel—

Dunolly-A Saintly Visitation-Legend of Castle Duart-

Murder of Glencoe-Fort William-Ben Nevis-Inverlochy

-Valley of Arkaig-An ancient Camarado-My Visit to

Arkaig-Military Retirement-Hibernian Symposia............. 198

Life, as it was, in Ireland...............

Fort Augustus-Military Roads-Fall of Foyers-Road to Dores

-Inverness-Civic Anecdotes-Rate of Living, auld lang

syne--Life olim in Inverness-Culloden-Mistake in accept-

ing Battle-Defeat of the Highland Army......................

Departure for Wick-Intermediate Country-Beauly Salmon-

An Hour too late—Herring Fishing in the Far West—Caith-

ness Fisheries -

Fish Curing- Process of Evisceration

A Peninsular Fair one-A Column in "a fix "-An Irish

Interpreter-General Reflections upon Matrimony............. 248

Wick in the Herring Season-Scotch Fisheries-Herrings, pro

and con.-Visit to Sinclair Bay-Castles of Girnigoe and

Sinclair-Legend of its Dungeon-Preserved Birds-Thurso

-A new Acquaintance-Mr. Robertson

The Story of Mr. Robertson-Cross the Pentland Firth-Island

of Hoy-The Dwarfie Stone-Stromness-Stones of Stennis

-Matrimony and Divorce

An Orcadian Haven-The Sailor's Retreat-A Wanderer's

Domicile - Winter Preparations - The Host's Sanctum

Evening Excursion-Skerries-Sporting Incident-A Stand

of Plover-Wild-fowl Shooting-Sea-fishing-Return to the

Orcadian Fowling Season Incubation The Skua - Eider

Duck-Departure from Kirkwall-Conclusion.......................

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