A Tour in the Highlands in 1803; A Series of Letters (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...in his error.' We at length set the ladies ashore and took our leave of them. I gave Miss Flora two letters to her father, and promised to dine with them next day. Mr. Macrae, after taking leave of them, cried out shrewdly, ' Now farewell, Miss Floral Without pretending to the spirit of prophecy I could tell you who you will dream of to-night.' Considering of what inflammable materials my frame is composed, it was probably very fortunate that I was disappointed of ever seeing Miss Macrae again, as I might have felt the inconvenience of falling in love with an object in that remote country. I received word next day at Ardhill that she was taken very ill of the influenza, then raging in Kintail with great violence, and that Ardintoul, her father, was confined to bed, so that I was persuaded by the company to relinquish my intended visit as inconvenient. About eight o'clock, p.m., we landed at Ardhill, the house of the Rev. Alexander Downie, minister of Lochalsh, to whom I had likewise a letter of introduction, from his cousin, Colin Mackenzie, Esquire, W.S. This district of Glen Shiel which I now had left, is like the greatest part of the countries on that coast, very mountainous. Although the whole parish is thus denominated, Glen Shiel properly is that straight glen which terminates at the outer end of Loch Duich, and, stretching to the south-east, includes agreat part of Glen Morison, and on the east is bounded by the heights of Affarick, one of the branches of the Glass. those of them most contiguous to the sea. The mountains are very high and steep, especially They are very rocky and often bare of soil, but the rocks are everywhere interlined with green stripes covered with sweet and nutritious grasses, which...